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Precipitation Rankings, January 1919

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2023)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
January 1919 1-Month	1.91" (48.51mm)	2.31" (58.67mm)	-0.40" (-10.16mm)	29th Driest	Driest since: 1908	1981
January 1919 1-Month	1.91" (48.51mm)	2.31" (58.67mm)	-0.40" (-10.16mm)	101st Wettest	Wettest since: 1918	1916
Dec 1918–Jan 1919 2-Month	4.57" (116.08mm)	4.66" (118.36mm)	-0.09" (-2.28mm)	64th Driest	Driest since: 1918	1981
Dec 1918–Jan 1919 2-Month	4.57" (116.08mm)	4.66" (118.36mm)	-0.09" (-2.28mm)	65th Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	1932
Nov 1918–Jan 1919 3-Month	6.89" (175.01mm)	6.89" (175.01mm)	0.00" (0.00mm)	70th Driest	Driest since: 1918	1977
Nov 1918–Jan 1919 3-Month	6.89" (175.01mm)	6.89" (175.01mm)	0.00" (0.00mm)	59th Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	2016
Oct 1918–Jan 1919 4-Month	9.81" (249.17mm)	9.06" (230.12mm)	0.75" (19.05mm)	93rd Driest	Driest since: 1918	1981
Oct 1918–Jan 1919 4-Month	9.81" (249.17mm)	9.06" (230.12mm)	0.75" (19.05mm)	36th Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	2016
Sep 1918–Jan 1919 5-Month	12.25" (311.15mm)	11.55" (293.37mm)	0.70" (17.78mm)	87th Driest	Driest since: 1918	1940
	12.25" (311.15mm)	11.55" (293.37mm)	0.70" (17.78mm)	42nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	2019
	Ties: 1912
Aug 1918–Jan 1919 6-Month	14.72" (373.89mm)	14.17" (359.92mm)	0.55" (13.97mm)	79th Driest	Driest since: 1918	1940
Aug 1918–Jan 1919 6-Month	14.72" (373.89mm)	14.17" (359.92mm)	0.55" (13.97mm)	50th Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	2019
Jul 1918–Jan 1919 7-Month	17.05" (433.07mm)	16.96" (430.78mm)	0.09" (2.29mm)	59th Driest	Driest since: 1918	1940
Jul 1918–Jan 1919 7-Month	17.05" (433.07mm)	16.96" (430.78mm)	0.09" (2.29mm)	70th Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	2019
Jun 1918–Jan 1919 8-Month	19.30" (490.22mm)	19.88" (504.95mm)	-0.58" (-14.73mm)	43rd Driest	Driest since: 1918	1981
Jun 1918–Jan 1919 8-Month	19.30" (490.22mm)	19.88" (504.95mm)	-0.58" (-14.73mm)	86th Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	2019
May 1918–Jan 1919 9-Month	21.89" (556.01mm)	22.79" (578.87mm)	-0.90" (-22.86mm)	38th Driest	Driest since: 1918	1918
May 1918–Jan 1919 9-Month	21.89" (556.01mm)	22.79" (578.87mm)	-0.90" (-22.86mm)	91st Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	2016
Apr 1918–Jan 1919 10-Month	24.71" (627.63mm)	25.32" (643.13mm)	-0.61" (-15.50mm)	42nd Driest	Driest since: 1918	1940
Apr 1918–Jan 1919 10-Month	24.71" (627.63mm)	25.32" (643.13mm)	-0.61" (-15.50mm)	87th Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	2016
Mar 1918–Jan 1919 11-Month	26.56" (674.62mm)	27.83" (706.88mm)	-1.27" (-32.26mm)	33rd Driest	Driest since: 1918	1957
Mar 1918–Jan 1919 11-Month	26.56" (674.62mm)	27.83" (706.88mm)	-1.27" (-32.26mm)	96th Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	1974
Feb 1918–Jan 1919 12-Month	28.28" (718.31mm)	29.96" (760.98mm)	-1.68" (-42.67mm)	29th Driest	Driest since: 1918	1931
Feb 1918–Jan 1919 12-Month	28.28" (718.31mm)	29.96" (760.98mm)	-1.68" (-42.67mm)	100th Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	1974
Aug 1917–Jan 1919 18-Month	39.29" (997.97mm)	44.14" (1,121.16mm)	-4.85" (-123.19mm)	9th Driest	Driest since: 1918	1955
Aug 1917–Jan 1919 18-Month	39.29" (997.97mm)	44.14" (1,121.16mm)	-4.85" (-123.19mm)	119th Wettest	Wettest since: 1917	2020
Feb 1917–Jan 1919 24-Month	53.85" (1,367.79mm)	59.93" (1,522.22mm)	-6.08" (-154.43mm)	8th Driest	Driest since: 1918	1918
Feb 1917–Jan 1919 24-Month	53.85" (1,367.79mm)	59.93" (1,522.22mm)	-6.08" (-154.43mm)	120th Wettest	Wettest since: 1917	2020
Feb 1916–Jan 1919 36-Month	81.67" (2,074.42mm)	89.86" (2,282.44mm)	-8.19" (-208.02mm)	3rd Driest	Driest to Date	1957
Feb 1916–Jan 1919 36-Month	81.67" (2,074.42mm)	89.86" (2,282.44mm)	-8.19" (-208.02mm)	124th Wettest	Wettest since: 1918	2020
Feb 1915–Jan 1919 48-Month	115.48" (2,933.19mm)	119.76" (3,041.90mm)	-4.28" (-108.71mm)	22nd Driest	Driest since: 1914	1957
Feb 1915–Jan 1919 48-Month	115.48" (2,933.19mm)	119.76" (3,041.90mm)	-4.28" (-108.71mm)	104th Wettest	Wettest since: 1918	2020
Feb 1914–Jan 1919 60-Month	144.54" (3,671.32mm)	149.63" (3,800.60mm)	-5.09" (-129.28mm)	21st Driest	Driest since: 1915	1957
Feb 1914–Jan 1919 60-Month	144.54" (3,671.32mm)	149.63" (3,800.60mm)	-5.09" (-129.28mm)	104th Wettest	Wettest since: 1918	2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 21, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings