Climate at a Glance
Divisional Rankings
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Minnesota, Climate Division 5. Central
Precipitation Rankings, April 2018
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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April 2018 1-Month |
1.14" (28.96mm) | 2.14" (54.36mm) |
-1.00" (-25.40mm) | 17th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1987 |
112th Wettest | Wettest since: 2017 | 2001 | ||||
Mar–Apr 2018 2-Month |
2.47" (62.74mm) | 3.48" (88.39mm) |
-1.01" (-25.65mm) | 27th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1959 |
102nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2017 | 1896 | ||||
Ties: 1898 | ||||||
Feb–Apr 2018 3-Month |
3.47" (88.14mm) | 4.18" (106.17mm) |
-0.71" (-18.03mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1959 |
90th Wettest | Wettest since: 2017 | 1896 | ||||
Ties: 1899 | ||||||
Jan–Apr 2018 4-Month |
3.81" (96.77mm) | 4.95" (125.73mm) |
-1.14" (-28.96mm) | 31st Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1959 |
98th Wettest | Wettest since: 2017 | 2001 | ||||
Dec 2017–Apr 2018 5-Month |
4.23" (107.44mm) | 5.69" (144.53mm) |
-1.46" (-37.09mm) | 24th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1959 |
104th Wettest | Wettest since: 2017 | 2001 | ||||
Nov 2017–Apr 2018 6-Month |
4.59" (116.59mm) | 6.94" (176.28mm) |
-2.35" (-59.69mm) | 14th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1987 |
114th Wettest | Wettest since: 2017 | 2001 | ||||
Oct 2017–Apr 2018 7-Month |
8.87" (225.30mm) | 8.87" (225.30mm) |
0.00" (0.00mm) | 59th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1987 |
69th Wettest | Wettest since: 2017 | 2001 | ||||
Sep 2017–Apr 2018 8-Month |
11.81" (299.97mm) | 11.72" (297.69mm) |
0.09" (2.28mm) | 66th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1911 |
62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2017 | 1969 | ||||
Aug 2017–Apr 2018 9-Month |
19.24" (488.70mm) | 15.34" (389.64mm) |
3.90" (99.06mm) | 110th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1934 |
18th Wettest | Wettest since: 2017 | 2011 | ||||
Jul 2017–Apr 2018 10-Month |
22.30" (566.42mm) | 18.87" (479.30mm) |
3.43" (87.12mm) | 104th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1911 |
24th Wettest | Wettest since: 2017 | 2011 | ||||
Ties: 2016 | ||||||
Jun 2017–Apr 2018 11-Month |
25.43" (645.92mm) | 23.15" (588.01mm) |
2.28" (57.91mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1911 |
38th Wettest | Wettest since: 2017 | 2011 | ||||
May 2017–Apr 2018 12-Month |
29.24" (742.70mm) | 26.43" (671.32mm) |
2.81" (71.38mm) | 92nd Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1911 |
36th Wettest | Wettest since: 2017 | 2011 | ||||
Nov 2016–Apr 2018 18-Month |
36.93" (938.02mm) | 33.37" (847.60mm) |
3.56" (90.42mm) | 92nd Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1911 |
35th Wettest | Wettest since: 2017 | 1966 | ||||
May 2016–Apr 2018 24-Month |
63.17" (1,604.52mm) | 52.85" (1,342.39mm) |
10.32" (262.13mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1924 |
12th Wettest | Wettest since: 2017 | 1986 | ||||
May 2015–Apr 2018 36-Month |
94.50" (2,400.30mm) | 79.21" (2,011.93mm) |
15.29" (388.37mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1935 |
6th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1986 | ||||
May 2014–Apr 2018 48-Month |
121.62" (3,089.15mm) | 105.56" (2,681.22mm) |
16.06" (407.93mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1934 |
11th Wettest | Wettest since: 2017 | 1986 | ||||
May 2013–Apr 2018 60-Month |
151.89" (3,858.01mm) | 131.92" (3,350.77mm) |
19.97" (507.24mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1934 |
7th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Divisional Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 6, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/