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Precipitation Rankings, February 1920

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2023)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
February 1920 1-Month	1.61" (40.89mm)	2.13" (54.10mm)	-0.52" (-13.21mm)	14th Driest	Driest since: 1895	1947
February 1920 1-Month	1.61" (40.89mm)	2.13" (54.10mm)	-0.52" (-13.21mm)	116th Wettest	Wettest since: 1919	1998
Jan–Feb 1920 2-Month	3.82" (97.03mm)	4.45" (113.03mm)	-0.63" (-16.00mm)	23rd Driest	Driest to Date	1977
Jan–Feb 1920 2-Month	3.82" (97.03mm)	4.45" (113.03mm)	-0.63" (-16.00mm)	107th Wettest	Wettest since: 1919	1998
Dec 1919–Feb 1920 3-Month	5.63" (143.00mm)	6.79" (172.47mm)	-1.16" (-29.47mm)	7th Driest	Driest to Date	1977
Dec 1919–Feb 1920 3-Month	5.63" (143.00mm)	6.79" (172.47mm)	-1.16" (-29.47mm)	122nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1919	2019
Nov 1919–Feb 1920 4-Month	8.43" (214.12mm)	9.02" (229.11mm)	-0.59" (-14.99mm)	39th Driest	Driest since: 1918	1977
Nov 1919–Feb 1920 4-Month	8.43" (214.12mm)	9.02" (229.11mm)	-0.59" (-14.99mm)	90th Wettest	Wettest since: 1919	2019
Oct 1919–Feb 1920 5-Month	11.88" (301.75mm)	11.19" (284.23mm)	0.69" (17.52mm)	91st Driest	Driest since: 1918	1977
	11.88" (301.75mm)	11.19" (284.23mm)	0.69" (17.52mm)	38th Wettest	Wettest since: 1919	2019
	Ties: 1937, 1942
Sep 1919–Feb 1920 6-Month	14.22" (361.19mm)	13.68" (347.47mm)	0.54" (13.72mm)	84th Driest	Driest since: 1918	1977
	14.22" (361.19mm)	13.68" (347.47mm)	0.54" (13.72mm)	45th Wettest	Wettest since: 1919	2019
	Ties: 1915
Aug 1919–Feb 1920 7-Month	16.70" (424.18mm)	16.31" (414.27mm)	0.39" (9.91mm)	76th Driest	Driest since: 1918	1977
Aug 1919–Feb 1920 7-Month	16.70" (424.18mm)	16.31" (414.27mm)	0.39" (9.91mm)	53rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1919	2019
Jul 1919–Feb 1920 8-Month	19.74" (501.40mm)	19.09" (484.89mm)	0.65" (16.51mm)	88th Driest	Driest since: 1919	1977
Jul 1919–Feb 1920 8-Month	19.74" (501.40mm)	19.09" (484.89mm)	0.65" (16.51mm)	41st Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	2019
Jun 1919–Feb 1920 9-Month	22.71" (576.83mm)	22.02" (559.31mm)	0.69" (17.52mm)	86th Driest	Driest since: 1919	1918, 1931, 1977
	22.71" (576.83mm)	22.02" (559.31mm)	0.69" (17.52mm)	43rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	2019
	Ties: 1899
May 1919–Feb 1920 10-Month	25.91" (658.11mm)	24.92" (632.97mm)	0.99" (25.14mm)	87th Driest	Driest since: 1919	1918
May 1919–Feb 1920 10-Month	25.91" (658.11mm)	24.92" (632.97mm)	0.99" (25.14mm)	42nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	2019
Apr 1919–Feb 1920 11-Month	28.32" (719.33mm)	27.45" (697.23mm)	0.87" (22.10mm)	80th Driest	Driest since: 1919	1931
Apr 1919–Feb 1920 11-Month	28.32" (719.33mm)	27.45" (697.23mm)	0.87" (22.10mm)	49th Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	2019
Mar 1919–Feb 1920 12-Month	31.03" (788.16mm)	29.96" (760.98mm)	1.07" (27.18mm)	88th Driest	Driest since: 1919	1931
	31.03" (788.16mm)	29.96" (760.98mm)	1.07" (27.18mm)	41st Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	2019
	Ties: 2004
Sep 1918–Feb 1920 18-Month	45.92" (1,166.37mm)	43.65" (1,108.71mm)	2.27" (57.66mm)	96th Driest	Driest since: 1919	1918
Sep 1918–Feb 1920 18-Month	45.92" (1,166.37mm)	43.65" (1,108.71mm)	2.27" (57.66mm)	32nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	2020
Mar 1918–Feb 1920 24-Month	60.23" (1,529.84mm)	59.92" (1,521.97mm)	0.31" (7.87mm)	66th Driest	Driest since: 1919	1935
Mar 1918–Feb 1920 24-Month	60.23" (1,529.84mm)	59.92" (1,521.97mm)	0.31" (7.87mm)	62nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1917	2020
Mar 1917–Feb 1920 36-Month	85.71" (2,177.03mm)	89.87" (2,282.70mm)	-4.16" (-105.67mm)	22nd Driest	Driest since: 1919	1957
Mar 1917–Feb 1920 36-Month	85.71" (2,177.03mm)	89.87" (2,282.70mm)	-4.16" (-105.67mm)	105th Wettest	Wettest since: 1918	2020
Mar 1916–Feb 1920 48-Month	113.57" (2,884.68mm)	119.77" (3,042.16mm)	-6.20" (-157.48mm)	12th Driest	Driest to Date	1957
Mar 1916–Feb 1920 48-Month	113.57" (2,884.68mm)	119.77" (3,042.16mm)	-6.20" (-157.48mm)	114th Wettest	Wettest since: 1919	2019
Mar 1915–Feb 1920 60-Month	146.38" (3,718.05mm)	149.63" (3,800.60mm)	-3.25" (-82.55mm)	36th Driest	Driest since: 1919	1957
Mar 1915–Feb 1920 60-Month	146.38" (3,718.05mm)	149.63" (3,800.60mm)	-3.25" (-82.55mm)	89th Wettest	Wettest since: 1917	2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on May 29, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings