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Precipitation Rankings, January 1920

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2023)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
January 1920 1-Month	2.21" (56.13mm)	2.31" (58.67mm)	-0.10" (-2.54mm)	59th Driest	Driest since: 1919	1981
	2.21" (56.13mm)	2.31" (58.67mm)	-0.10" (-2.54mm)	71st Wettest	Wettest since: 1918	1916
	Ties: 1962, 2008
Dec 1919–Jan 1920 2-Month	4.02" (102.11mm)	4.66" (118.36mm)	-0.64" (-16.25mm)	25th Driest	Driest since: 1904	1981
	4.02" (102.11mm)	4.66" (118.36mm)	-0.64" (-16.25mm)	104th Wettest	Wettest since: 1919	1932
	Ties: 1926
Nov 1919–Jan 1920 3-Month	6.82" (173.23mm)	6.89" (175.01mm)	-0.07" (-1.78mm)	66th Driest	Driest since: 1918	1977
	6.82" (173.23mm)	6.89" (175.01mm)	-0.07" (-1.78mm)	63rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1919	2016
	Ties: 2012
Oct 1919–Jan 1920 4-Month	10.27" (260.86mm)	9.06" (230.12mm)	1.21" (30.74mm)	104th Driest	Driest since: 1919	1981
Oct 1919–Jan 1920 4-Month	10.27" (260.86mm)	9.06" (230.12mm)	1.21" (30.74mm)	25th Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	2016
Sep 1919–Jan 1920 5-Month	12.61" (320.29mm)	11.55" (293.37mm)	1.06" (26.92mm)	95th Driest	Driest since: 1919	1940
Sep 1919–Jan 1920 5-Month	12.61" (320.29mm)	11.55" (293.37mm)	1.06" (26.92mm)	34th Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	2019
Aug 1919–Jan 1920 6-Month	15.09" (383.29mm)	14.17" (359.92mm)	0.92" (23.37mm)	91st Driest	Driest since: 1919	1940
Aug 1919–Jan 1920 6-Month	15.09" (383.29mm)	14.17" (359.92mm)	0.92" (23.37mm)	38th Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	2019
Jul 1919–Jan 1920 7-Month	18.13" (460.50mm)	16.96" (430.78mm)	1.17" (29.72mm)	97th Driest	Driest since: 1919	1940
Jul 1919–Jan 1920 7-Month	18.13" (460.50mm)	16.96" (430.78mm)	1.17" (29.72mm)	32nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	2019
Jun 1919–Jan 1920 8-Month	21.10" (535.94mm)	19.88" (504.95mm)	1.22" (30.99mm)	99th Driest	Driest since: 1919	1981
Jun 1919–Jan 1920 8-Month	21.10" (535.94mm)	19.88" (504.95mm)	1.22" (30.99mm)	30th Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	2019
May 1919–Jan 1920 9-Month	24.30" (617.22mm)	22.79" (578.87mm)	1.51" (38.35mm)	100th Driest	Driest since: 1919	1918
May 1919–Jan 1920 9-Month	24.30" (617.22mm)	22.79" (578.87mm)	1.51" (38.35mm)	29th Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	2016
Apr 1919–Jan 1920 10-Month	26.71" (678.43mm)	25.32" (643.13mm)	1.39" (35.30mm)	98th Driest	Driest since: 1919	1940
Apr 1919–Jan 1920 10-Month	26.71" (678.43mm)	25.32" (643.13mm)	1.39" (35.30mm)	31st Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	2016
Mar 1919–Jan 1920 11-Month	29.42" (747.27mm)	27.83" (706.88mm)	1.59" (40.39mm)	97th Driest	Driest since: 1919	1957
Mar 1919–Jan 1920 11-Month	29.42" (747.27mm)	27.83" (706.88mm)	1.59" (40.39mm)	32nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	1974
Feb 1919–Jan 1920 12-Month	32.06" (814.32mm)	29.96" (760.98mm)	2.10" (53.34mm)	104th Driest	Driest since: 1919	1931
Feb 1919–Jan 1920 12-Month	32.06" (814.32mm)	29.96" (760.98mm)	2.10" (53.34mm)	25th Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	1974
Aug 1918–Jan 1920 18-Month	46.78" (1,188.21mm)	44.14" (1,121.16mm)	2.64" (67.05mm)	96th Driest	Driest since: 1919	1955
Aug 1918–Jan 1920 18-Month	46.78" (1,188.21mm)	44.14" (1,121.16mm)	2.64" (67.05mm)	32nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	2020
Feb 1918–Jan 1920 24-Month	60.34" (1,532.64mm)	59.93" (1,522.22mm)	0.41" (10.42mm)	66th Driest	Driest since: 1919	1918
Feb 1918–Jan 1920 24-Month	60.34" (1,532.64mm)	59.93" (1,522.22mm)	0.41" (10.42mm)	62nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1917	2020
Feb 1917–Jan 1920 36-Month	85.91" (2,182.11mm)	89.86" (2,282.44mm)	-3.95" (-100.33mm)	22nd Driest	Driest since: 1919	1957
Feb 1917–Jan 1920 36-Month	85.91" (2,182.11mm)	89.86" (2,282.44mm)	-3.95" (-100.33mm)	105th Wettest	Wettest since: 1918	2020
Feb 1916–Jan 1920 48-Month	113.73" (2,888.74mm)	119.76" (3,041.90mm)	-6.03" (-153.16mm)	13th Driest	Driest to Date	1957
Feb 1916–Jan 1920 48-Month	113.73" (2,888.74mm)	119.76" (3,041.90mm)	-6.03" (-153.16mm)	113th Wettest	Wettest since: 1919	2020
Feb 1915–Jan 1920 60-Month	147.54" (3,747.52mm)	149.63" (3,800.60mm)	-2.09" (-53.08mm)	46th Driest	Driest since: 1919	1957
Feb 1915–Jan 1920 60-Month	147.54" (3,747.52mm)	149.63" (3,800.60mm)	-2.09" (-53.08mm)	79th Wettest	Wettest since: 1917	2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 23, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings