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Contiguous U.S.

Precipitation Rankings, January 1926

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PeriodValue1901-2000
Mean
AnomalyRank
(1895-2023)
Wettest/Driest
Since
Record
January 1926
1-Month
2.36"
(59.94mm)
2.31"
(58.67mm)
0.05"
(1.27mm)
76th Driest
Driest since:
1981
54th Wettest
Wettest since:
1916
Ties: 1929, 1966
Dec 1925–Jan 1926
2-Month
4.02"
(102.11mm)
4.66"
(118.36mm)
-0.64"
(-16.25mm)
25th Driest
Driest since:
1981
104th Wettest
Wettest since:
1932
Ties: 1920
Nov 1925–Jan 1926
3-Month
6.18"
(156.97mm)
6.89"
(175.01mm)
-0.71"
(-18.04mm)
29th Driest
Driest since:
1977
100th Wettest
Wettest since:
2016
Oct 1925–Jan 1926
4-Month
9.17"
(232.92mm)
9.06"
(230.12mm)
0.11"
(2.80mm)
63rd Driest
Driest since:
1981
66th Wettest
Wettest since:
2016
Sep 1925–Jan 1926
5-Month
12.05"
(306.07mm)
11.55"
(293.37mm)
0.50"
(12.70mm)
82nd Driest
Driest since:
1940
47th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Aug 1925–Jan 1926
6-Month
14.11"
(358.39mm)
14.17"
(359.92mm)
-0.06"
(-1.53mm)
58th Driest
Driest since:
1940
71st Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Ties: 2004
Jul 1925–Jan 1926
7-Month
16.76"
(425.70mm)
16.96"
(430.78mm)
-0.20"
(-5.08mm)
49th Driest
Driest since:
1940
80th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Jun 1925–Jan 1926
8-Month
19.67"
(499.62mm)
19.88"
(504.95mm)
-0.21"
(-5.33mm)
49th Driest
Driest since:
1981
80th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
May 1925–Jan 1926
9-Month
21.59"
(548.39mm)
22.79"
(578.87mm)
-1.20"
(-30.48mm)
32nd Driest
Driest since:
1918
97th Wettest
Wettest since:
2016
Apr 1925–Jan 1926
10-Month
23.69"
(601.73mm)
25.32"
(643.13mm)
-1.63"
(-41.40mm)
30th Driest
Driest since:
1940
99th Wettest
Wettest since:
2016
Mar 1925–Jan 1926
11-Month
25.25"
(641.35mm)
27.83"
(706.88mm)
-2.58"
(-65.53mm)
19th Driest
Driest since:
1957
110th Wettest
Wettest since:
1974
Feb 1925–Jan 1926
12-Month
27.03"
(686.56mm)
29.96"
(760.98mm)
-2.93"
(-74.42mm)
16th Driest
Driest since:
1931
113th Wettest
Wettest since:
1974
Aug 1924–Jan 1926
18-Month
39.97"
(1,015.24mm)
44.14"
(1,121.16mm)
-4.17"
(-105.92mm)
12th Driest
Driest since:
1955
116th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Feb 1924–Jan 1926
24-Month
53.84"
(1,367.54mm)
59.93"
(1,522.22mm)
-6.09"
(-154.68mm)
7th Driest
Driest since:
1918
121st Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Feb 1923–Jan 1926
36-Month
85.08"
(2,161.03mm)
89.86"
(2,282.44mm)
-4.78"
(-121.41mm)
16th Driest
Driest since:
1957
111th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Feb 1922–Jan 1926
48-Month
115.38"
(2,930.65mm)
119.76"
(3,041.90mm)
-4.38"
(-111.25mm)
19th Driest
Driest since:
1957
107th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Feb 1921–Jan 1926
60-Month
144.08"
(3,659.63mm)
149.63"
(3,800.60mm)
-5.55"
(-140.97mm)
17th Driest
Driest since:
1957
108th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020

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