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Contiguous U.S.

Precipitation Rankings, January 1914

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Period Value 1901-2000
Mean		 Anomaly Rank
(1895-2023)		 Wettest/Driest
Since		 Record
January 1914
1-Month 		2.50"
(63.50mm)		 2.31"
(58.67mm)		 0.19"
(4.83mm)		 91st Driest
Driest since:
 1981
39th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1916
Dec 1913–Jan 1914
2-Month 		4.81"
(122.17mm)		 4.66"
(118.36mm)		 0.15"
(3.81mm)		 72nd Driest
Driest since:
 1981
57th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1932
Nov 1913–Jan 1914
3-Month 		7.12"
(180.85mm)		 6.89"
(175.01mm)		 0.23"
(5.84mm)		 79th Driest
Driest since:
 1977
50th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2016
Ties: 1921, 2006
Oct 1913–Jan 1914
4-Month 		9.64"
(244.86mm)		 9.06"
(230.12mm)		 0.58"
(14.74mm)		 87th Driest
Driest since:
 1981
42nd Wettest
Wettest since:
 2016
Sep 1913–Jan 1914
5-Month 		12.77"
(324.36mm)		 11.55"
(293.37mm)		 1.22"
(30.99mm)		 98th Driest
Driest since:
 1940
31st Wettest
Wettest since:
 2019
Aug 1913–Jan 1914
6-Month 		14.67"
(372.62mm)		 14.17"
(359.92mm)		 0.50"
(12.70mm)		 77th Driest
Driest since:
 1940
52nd Wettest
Wettest since:
 2019
Jul 1913–Jan 1914
7-Month 		17.31"
(439.67mm)		 16.96"
(430.78mm)		 0.35"
(8.89mm)		 74th Driest
Driest since:
 1940
55th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2019
Jun 1913–Jan 1914
8-Month 		20.02"
(508.51mm)		 19.88"
(504.95mm)		 0.14"
(3.56mm)		 58th Driest
Driest since:
 1981
71st Wettest
Wettest since:
 2019
May 1913–Jan 1914
9-Month 		22.53"
(572.26mm)		 22.79"
(578.87mm)		 -0.26"
(-6.61mm)		 49th Driest
Driest since:
 1918
80th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2016
Apr 1913–Jan 1914
10-Month 		24.58"
(624.33mm)		 25.32"
(643.13mm)		 -0.74"
(-18.80mm)		 40th Driest
Driest since:
 1940
89th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2016
Mar 1913–Jan 1914
11-Month 		27.57"
(700.28mm)		 27.83"
(706.88mm)		 -0.26"
(-6.60mm)		 46th Driest
Driest since:
 1957
83rd Wettest
Wettest since:
 1974
Feb 1913–Jan 1914
12-Month 		29.47"
(748.54mm)		 29.96"
(760.98mm)		 -0.49"
(-12.44mm)		 45th Driest
Driest since:
 1931
84th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1974
Aug 1912–Jan 1914
18-Month 		43.65"
(1,108.71mm)		 44.14"
(1,121.16mm)		 -0.49"
(-12.45mm)		 50th Driest
Driest since:
 1955
78th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2020
Feb 1912–Jan 1914
24-Month 		60.87"
(1,546.10mm)		 59.93"
(1,522.22mm)		 0.94"
(23.88mm)		 74th Driest
Driest since:
 1918
54th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2020
Feb 1911–Jan 1914
36-Month 		89.90"
(2,283.46mm)		 89.86"
(2,282.44mm)		 0.04"
(1.02mm)		 63rd Driest
Driest since:
 1957
64th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2020
Feb 1910–Jan 1914
48-Month 		115.10"
(2,923.54mm)		 119.76"
(3,041.90mm)		 -4.66"
(-118.36mm)		 18th Driest
Driest to Date
 1957
108th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2020
Feb 1909–Jan 1914
60-Month 		145.70"
(3,700.78mm)		 149.63"
(3,800.60mm)		 -3.93"
(-99.82mm)		 27th Driest
Driest since:
 1957
98th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2020

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