Divisional Rankings

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Montana, Climate Division 3. North Central

Precipitation Rankings, January 2023

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2023)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
January 2023 1-Month	0.36" (9.14mm)	0.79" (20.07mm)	-0.43" (-10.93mm)	18th Driest	Driest since: 2021	1944
	0.36" (9.14mm)	0.79" (20.07mm)	-0.43" (-10.93mm)	112th Wettest	Wettest since: 2022	1971
	Ties: 1941, 1958
Dec 2022–Jan 2023 2-Month	1.56" (39.62mm)	1.56" (39.62mm)	0.00" (0.00mm)	76th Driest	Driest since: 2022	1944
	1.56" (39.62mm)	1.56" (39.62mm)	0.00" (0.00mm)	53rd Wettest	Wettest since: 2018	1918
	Ties: 1951
Nov 2022–Jan 2023 3-Month	2.35" (59.69mm)	2.29" (58.17mm)	0.06" (1.52mm)	73rd Driest	Driest since: 2022	1944
Nov 2022–Jan 2023 3-Month	2.35" (59.69mm)	2.29" (58.17mm)	0.06" (1.52mm)	56th Wettest	Wettest since: 2020	1907
Oct 2022–Jan 2023 4-Month	3.94" (100.08mm)	3.11" (78.99mm)	0.83" (21.09mm)	100th Driest	Driest since: 2022	1908
Oct 2022–Jan 2023 4-Month	3.94" (100.08mm)	3.11" (78.99mm)	0.83" (21.09mm)	29th Wettest	Wettest since: 2018	1907
Sep 2022–Jan 2023 5-Month	4.61" (117.09mm)	4.41" (112.01mm)	0.20" (5.08mm)	72nd Driest	Driest since: 2022	1988
Sep 2022–Jan 2023 5-Month	4.61" (117.09mm)	4.41" (112.01mm)	0.20" (5.08mm)	57th Wettest	Wettest since: 2020	1912
Aug 2022–Jan 2023 6-Month	5.43" (137.92mm)	5.76" (146.30mm)	-0.33" (-8.38mm)	56th Driest	Driest since: 2022	2002
Aug 2022–Jan 2023 6-Month	5.43" (137.92mm)	5.76" (146.30mm)	-0.33" (-8.38mm)	73rd Wettest	Wettest since: 2020	1912
Jul 2022–Jan 2023 7-Month	7.15" (181.61mm)	7.34" (186.44mm)	-0.19" (-4.83mm)	63rd Driest	Driest since: 2022	1905
Jul 2022–Jan 2023 7-Month	7.15" (181.61mm)	7.34" (186.44mm)	-0.19" (-4.83mm)	66th Wettest	Wettest since: 2020	1912
Jun 2022–Jan 2023 8-Month	10.24" (260.10mm)	10.29" (261.37mm)	-0.05" (-1.27mm)	71st Driest	Driest since: 2022	1905
Jun 2022–Jan 2023 8-Month	10.24" (260.10mm)	10.29" (261.37mm)	-0.05" (-1.27mm)	58th Wettest	Wettest since: 2020	1912
May 2022–Jan 2023 9-Month	11.32" (287.53mm)	12.45" (316.23mm)	-1.13" (-28.70mm)	50th Driest	Driest since: 2022	1905
May 2022–Jan 2023 9-Month	11.32" (287.53mm)	12.45" (316.23mm)	-1.13" (-28.70mm)	79th Wettest	Wettest since: 2020	1928
Apr 2022–Jan 2023 10-Month	12.13" (308.10mm)	13.56" (344.42mm)	-1.43" (-36.32mm)	44th Driest	Driest since: 2022	1905
Apr 2022–Jan 2023 10-Month	12.13" (308.10mm)	13.56" (344.42mm)	-1.43" (-36.32mm)	85th Wettest	Wettest since: 2020	1928
Mar 2022–Jan 2023 11-Month	12.89" (327.41mm)	14.37" (365.00mm)	-1.48" (-37.59mm)	42nd Driest	Driest since: 2022	1905
Mar 2022–Jan 2023 11-Month	12.89" (327.41mm)	14.37" (365.00mm)	-1.48" (-37.59mm)	87th Wettest	Wettest since: 2021	1928
Feb 2022–Jan 2023 12-Month	13.45" (341.63mm)	14.98" (380.49mm)	-1.53" (-38.86mm)	39th Driest	Driest since: 2022	1919
Feb 2022–Jan 2023 12-Month	13.45" (341.63mm)	14.98" (380.49mm)	-1.53" (-38.86mm)	90th Wettest	Wettest since: 2021	1928
Aug 2021–Jan 2023 18-Month	18.53" (470.66mm)	20.76" (527.30mm)	-2.23" (-56.64mm)	26th Driest	Driest since: 2022	2002
Aug 2021–Jan 2023 18-Month	18.53" (470.66mm)	20.76" (527.30mm)	-2.23" (-56.64mm)	102nd Wettest	Wettest since: 2021	1928
Feb 2021–Jan 2023 24-Month	24.54" (623.32mm)	30.01" (762.25mm)	-5.47" (-138.93mm)	13th Driest	Driest since: 2002	1920
Feb 2021–Jan 2023 24-Month	24.54" (623.32mm)	30.01" (762.25mm)	-5.47" (-138.93mm)	115th Wettest	Wettest since: 2022	1917
Feb 2020–Jan 2023 36-Month	38.07" (966.98mm)	45.06" (1,144.52mm)	-6.99" (-177.54mm)	10th Driest	Driest since: 2002	1921
Feb 2020–Jan 2023 36-Month	38.07" (966.98mm)	45.06" (1,144.52mm)	-6.99" (-177.54mm)	117th Wettest	Wettest since: 2022	1899
Feb 2019–Jan 2023 48-Month	54.97" (1,396.24mm)	60.16" (1,528.06mm)	-5.19" (-131.82mm)	20th Driest	Driest since: 2005	1921
Feb 2019–Jan 2023 48-Month	54.97" (1,396.24mm)	60.16" (1,528.06mm)	-5.19" (-131.82mm)	106th Wettest	Wettest since: 2022	1900
Feb 2018–Jan 2023 60-Month	69.22" (1,758.19mm)	75.31" (1,912.87mm)	-6.09" (-154.68mm)	18th Driest	Driest since: 2022	1922
Feb 2018–Jan 2023 60-Month	69.22" (1,758.19mm)	75.31" (1,912.87mm)	-6.09" (-154.68mm)	107th Wettest	Wettest since: 2021	1900

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Divisional Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on June 5, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/divisional/rankings