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Precipitation Rankings, January 1916

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
January 1916 1-Month	3.79" (96.27mm)	2.31" (58.67mm)	1.48" (37.60mm)	128th Driest	Driest since: 1915	1981
January 1916 1-Month	3.79" (96.27mm)	2.31" (58.67mm)	1.48" (37.60mm)	1st Wettest	Wettest to Date	1916
Dec 1915–Jan 1916 2-Month	6.42" (163.07mm)	4.66" (118.36mm)	1.76" (44.71mm)	125th Driest	Driest since: 1915	1981
Dec 1915–Jan 1916 2-Month	6.42" (163.07mm)	4.66" (118.36mm)	1.76" (44.71mm)	3rd Wettest	Wettest to Date	1932
Nov 1915–Jan 1916 3-Month	8.52" (216.41mm)	6.89" (175.01mm)	1.63" (41.40mm)	116th Driest	Driest since: 1915	1977
	8.52" (216.41mm)	6.89" (175.01mm)	1.63" (41.40mm)	12th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2016
	Ties: 2019
Oct 1915–Jan 1916 4-Month	10.37" (263.40mm)	9.06" (230.12mm)	1.31" (33.28mm)	107th Driest	Driest since: 1915	1981
Oct 1915–Jan 1916 4-Month	10.37" (263.40mm)	9.06" (230.12mm)	1.31" (33.28mm)	21st Wettest	Wettest to Date	2016
Sep 1915–Jan 1916 5-Month	13.14" (333.76mm)	11.55" (293.37mm)	1.59" (40.39mm)	112th Driest	Driest since: 1915	1940
Sep 1915–Jan 1916 5-Month	13.14" (333.76mm)	11.55" (293.37mm)	1.59" (40.39mm)	16th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2019
Aug 1915–Jan 1916 6-Month	16.57" (420.88mm)	14.17" (359.92mm)	2.40" (60.96mm)	119th Driest	Driest since: 1915	1940
Aug 1915–Jan 1916 6-Month	16.57" (420.88mm)	14.17" (359.92mm)	2.40" (60.96mm)	9th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2019
Jul 1915–Jan 1916 7-Month	20.14" (511.56mm)	16.96" (430.78mm)	3.18" (80.78mm)	122nd Driest	Driest since: 1915	1940
Jul 1915–Jan 1916 7-Month	20.14" (511.56mm)	16.96" (430.78mm)	3.18" (80.78mm)	6th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2019
Jun 1915–Jan 1916 8-Month	23.32" (592.33mm)	19.88" (504.95mm)	3.44" (87.38mm)	123rd Driest	Driest since: 1915	1981
Jun 1915–Jan 1916 8-Month	23.32" (592.33mm)	19.88" (504.95mm)	3.44" (87.38mm)	5th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2019
May 1915–Jan 1916 9-Month	27.21" (691.13mm)	22.79" (578.87mm)	4.42" (112.26mm)	125th Driest	Driest since: 1915	1918
May 1915–Jan 1916 9-Month	27.21" (691.13mm)	22.79" (578.87mm)	4.42" (112.26mm)	3rd Wettest	Wettest to Date	2016
Apr 1915–Jan 1916 10-Month	29.53" (750.06mm)	25.32" (643.13mm)	4.21" (106.93mm)	123rd Driest	Driest since: 1915	1940
Apr 1915–Jan 1916 10-Month	29.53" (750.06mm)	25.32" (643.13mm)	4.21" (106.93mm)	5th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2016
Mar 1915–Jan 1916 11-Month	31.04" (788.42mm)	27.83" (706.88mm)	3.21" (81.54mm)	117th Driest	Driest since: 1915	1957
Mar 1915–Jan 1916 11-Month	31.04" (788.42mm)	27.83" (706.88mm)	3.21" (81.54mm)	11th Wettest	Wettest since: 1907	1974
Feb 1915–Jan 1916 12-Month	33.81" (858.77mm)	29.96" (760.98mm)	3.85" (97.79mm)	120th Driest	Driest since: 1915	1931
Feb 1915–Jan 1916 12-Month	33.81" (858.77mm)	29.96" (760.98mm)	3.85" (97.79mm)	8th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1974
Aug 1914–Jan 1916 18-Month	48.43" (1,230.12mm)	44.14" (1,121.16mm)	4.29" (108.96mm)	117th Driest	Driest since: 1915	1955
Aug 1914–Jan 1916 18-Month	48.43" (1,230.12mm)	44.14" (1,121.16mm)	4.29" (108.96mm)	10th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2020
Feb 1914–Jan 1916 24-Month	62.87" (1,596.90mm)	59.93" (1,522.22mm)	2.94" (74.68mm)	96th Driest	Driest since: 1915	1918
	62.87" (1,596.90mm)	59.93" (1,522.22mm)	2.94" (74.68mm)	31st Wettest	Wettest since: 1908	2020
	Ties: 1942
Feb 1913–Jan 1916 36-Month	92.34" (2,345.44mm)	89.86" (2,282.44mm)	2.48" (63.00mm)	86th Driest	Driest since: 1915	1957
Feb 1913–Jan 1916 36-Month	92.34" (2,345.44mm)	89.86" (2,282.44mm)	2.48" (63.00mm)	40th Wettest	Wettest since: 1909	2020
Feb 1912–Jan 1916 48-Month	123.74" (3,143.00mm)	119.76" (3,041.90mm)	3.98" (101.10mm)	94th Driest	Driest since: 1915	1957
Feb 1912–Jan 1916 48-Month	123.74" (3,143.00mm)	119.76" (3,041.90mm)	3.98" (101.10mm)	31st Wettest	Wettest since: 1910	2020
Feb 1911–Jan 1916 60-Month	152.77" (3,880.36mm)	149.63" (3,800.60mm)	3.14" (79.76mm)	80th Driest	Driest since: 1915	1957
Feb 1911–Jan 1916 60-Month	152.77" (3,880.36mm)	149.63" (3,800.60mm)	3.14" (79.76mm)	44th Wettest	Wettest since: 1910	2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 8, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings