National Rankings

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Contiguous U.S.

Precipitation Rankings, January 1895

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2023)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
January 1895 1-Month	3.32" (84.33mm)	2.31" (58.67mm)	1.01" (25.66mm)	125th Driest	Driest to Date	1981
January 1895 1-Month	3.32" (84.33mm)	2.31" (58.67mm)	1.01" (25.66mm)	5th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1916

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on June 3, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings