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Precipitation Rankings, January 1922

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2023)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
January 1922 1-Month	2.03" (51.56mm)	2.31" (58.67mm)	-0.28" (-7.11mm)	38th Driest	Driest since: 1919	1981
	2.03" (51.56mm)	2.31" (58.67mm)	-0.28" (-7.11mm)	92nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1921	1916
	Ties: 1971
Dec 1921–Jan 1922 2-Month	4.27" (108.46mm)	4.66" (118.36mm)	-0.39" (-9.90mm)	41st Driest	Driest since: 1920	1981
	4.27" (108.46mm)	4.66" (118.36mm)	-0.39" (-9.90mm)	88th Wettest	Wettest since: 1921	1932
	Ties: 1951
Nov 1921–Jan 1922 3-Month	6.68" (169.67mm)	6.89" (175.01mm)	-0.21" (-5.34mm)	52nd Driest	Driest since: 1918	1977
Nov 1921–Jan 1922 3-Month	6.68" (169.67mm)	6.89" (175.01mm)	-0.21" (-5.34mm)	77th Wettest	Wettest since: 1921	2016
Oct 1921–Jan 1922 4-Month	8.14" (206.76mm)	9.06" (230.12mm)	-0.92" (-23.36mm)	28th Driest	Driest since: 1918	1981
Oct 1921–Jan 1922 4-Month	8.14" (206.76mm)	9.06" (230.12mm)	-0.92" (-23.36mm)	101st Wettest	Wettest since: 1921	2016
Sep 1921–Jan 1922 5-Month	10.71" (272.03mm)	11.55" (293.37mm)	-0.84" (-21.34mm)	34th Driest	Driest since: 1918	1940
Sep 1921–Jan 1922 5-Month	10.71" (272.03mm)	11.55" (293.37mm)	-0.84" (-21.34mm)	95th Wettest	Wettest since: 1921	2019
Aug 1921–Jan 1922 6-Month	13.31" (338.07mm)	14.17" (359.92mm)	-0.86" (-21.85mm)	34th Driest	Driest since: 1918	1940
Aug 1921–Jan 1922 6-Month	13.31" (338.07mm)	14.17" (359.92mm)	-0.86" (-21.85mm)	95th Wettest	Wettest since: 1921	2019
Jul 1921–Jan 1922 7-Month	16.17" (410.72mm)	16.96" (430.78mm)	-0.79" (-20.06mm)	36th Driest	Driest since: 1918	1940
Jul 1921–Jan 1922 7-Month	16.17" (410.72mm)	16.96" (430.78mm)	-0.79" (-20.06mm)	93rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1921	2019
Jun 1921–Jan 1922 8-Month	19.07" (484.38mm)	19.88" (504.95mm)	-0.81" (-20.57mm)	37th Driest	Driest since: 1918	1981
	19.07" (484.38mm)	19.88" (504.95mm)	-0.81" (-20.57mm)	92nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1921	2019
	Ties: 1936
May 1921–Jan 1922 9-Month	21.62" (549.15mm)	22.79" (578.87mm)	-1.17" (-29.72mm)	33rd Driest	Driest since: 1918	1918
May 1921–Jan 1922 9-Month	21.62" (549.15mm)	22.79" (578.87mm)	-1.17" (-29.72mm)	96th Wettest	Wettest since: 1921	2016
Apr 1921–Jan 1922 10-Month	24.41" (620.01mm)	25.32" (643.13mm)	-0.91" (-23.12mm)	37th Driest	Driest since: 1918	1940
	24.41" (620.01mm)	25.32" (643.13mm)	-0.91" (-23.12mm)	92nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1921	2016
	Ties: 1939
Mar 1921–Jan 1922 11-Month	26.93" (684.02mm)	27.83" (706.88mm)	-0.90" (-22.86mm)	36th Driest	Driest since: 1919	1957
Mar 1921–Jan 1922 11-Month	26.93" (684.02mm)	27.83" (706.88mm)	-0.90" (-22.86mm)	93rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1921	1974
Feb 1921–Jan 1922 12-Month	28.70" (728.98mm)	29.96" (760.98mm)	-1.26" (-32.00mm)	33rd Driest	Driest since: 1919	1931
Feb 1921–Jan 1922 12-Month	28.70" (728.98mm)	29.96" (760.98mm)	-1.26" (-32.00mm)	96th Wettest	Wettest since: 1921	1974
Aug 1920–Jan 1922 18-Month	43.83" (1,113.28mm)	44.14" (1,121.16mm)	-0.31" (-7.88mm)	54th Driest	Driest since: 1919	1955
	43.83" (1,113.28mm)	44.14" (1,121.16mm)	-0.31" (-7.88mm)	74th Wettest	Wettest since: 1921	2020
	Ties: 1938
Feb 1920–Jan 1922 24-Month	59.90" (1,521.46mm)	59.93" (1,522.22mm)	-0.03" (-0.76mm)	61st Driest	Driest since: 1919	1918
Feb 1920–Jan 1922 24-Month	59.90" (1,521.46mm)	59.93" (1,522.22mm)	-0.03" (-0.76mm)	67th Wettest	Wettest since: 1921	2020
Feb 1919–Jan 1922 36-Month	91.96" (2,335.78mm)	89.86" (2,282.44mm)	2.10" (53.34mm)	84th Driest	Driest since: 1921	1957
Feb 1919–Jan 1922 36-Month	91.96" (2,335.78mm)	89.86" (2,282.44mm)	2.10" (53.34mm)	43rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	2020
Feb 1918–Jan 1922 48-Month	120.24" (3,054.10mm)	119.76" (3,041.90mm)	0.48" (12.20mm)	62nd Driest	Driest since: 1921	1957
Feb 1918–Jan 1922 48-Month	120.24" (3,054.10mm)	119.76" (3,041.90mm)	0.48" (12.20mm)	64th Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	2020
Feb 1917–Jan 1922 60-Month	145.81" (3,703.57mm)	149.63" (3,800.60mm)	-3.82" (-97.03mm)	30th Driest	Driest since: 1921	1957
Feb 1917–Jan 1922 60-Month	145.81" (3,703.57mm)	149.63" (3,800.60mm)	-3.82" (-97.03mm)	95th Wettest	Wettest since: 1920	2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on June 2, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings