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Precipitation Rankings, January 1937

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2023)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
January 1937 1-Month	3.65" (92.71mm)	2.31" (58.67mm)	1.34" (34.04mm)	128th Driest	Driest since: 1936	1981
January 1937 1-Month	3.65" (92.71mm)	2.31" (58.67mm)	1.34" (34.04mm)	2nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	1916
Dec 1936–Jan 1937 2-Month	6.44" (163.58mm)	4.66" (118.36mm)	1.78" (45.22mm)	127th Driest	Driest since: 1936	1981
Dec 1936–Jan 1937 2-Month	6.44" (163.58mm)	4.66" (118.36mm)	1.78" (45.22mm)	2nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1932	1932
Nov 1936–Jan 1937 3-Month	7.58" (192.53mm)	6.89" (175.01mm)	0.69" (17.52mm)	101st Driest	Driest since: 1936	1977
	7.58" (192.53mm)	6.89" (175.01mm)	0.69" (17.52mm)	28th Wettest	Wettest since: 1932	2016
	Ties: 1943
Oct 1936–Jan 1937 4-Month	9.66" (245.36mm)	9.06" (230.12mm)	0.60" (15.24mm)	88th Driest	Driest since: 1936	1981
Oct 1936–Jan 1937 4-Month	9.66" (245.36mm)	9.06" (230.12mm)	0.60" (15.24mm)	41st Wettest	Wettest since: 1933	2016
Sep 1936–Jan 1937 5-Month	12.65" (321.31mm)	11.55" (293.37mm)	1.10" (27.94mm)	97th Driest	Driest since: 1936	1940
Sep 1936–Jan 1937 5-Month	12.65" (321.31mm)	11.55" (293.37mm)	1.10" (27.94mm)	32nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1932	2019
Aug 1936–Jan 1937 6-Month	14.86" (377.44mm)	14.17" (359.92mm)	0.69" (17.52mm)	88th Driest	Driest since: 1936	1940
Aug 1936–Jan 1937 6-Month	14.86" (377.44mm)	14.17" (359.92mm)	0.69" (17.52mm)	41st Wettest	Wettest since: 1932	2019
Jul 1936–Jan 1937 7-Month	17.17" (436.12mm)	16.96" (430.78mm)	0.21" (5.34mm)	70th Driest	Driest since: 1936	1940
	17.17" (436.12mm)	16.96" (430.78mm)	0.21" (5.34mm)	59th Wettest	Wettest since: 1933	2019
	Ties: 1913, 1971
Jun 1936–Jan 1937 8-Month	19.08" (484.63mm)	19.88" (504.95mm)	-0.80" (-20.32mm)	39th Driest	Driest since: 1936	1981
Jun 1936–Jan 1937 8-Month	19.08" (484.63mm)	19.88" (504.95mm)	-0.80" (-20.32mm)	90th Wettest	Wettest since: 1933	2019
May 1936–Jan 1937 9-Month	21.33" (541.78mm)	22.79" (578.87mm)	-1.46" (-37.09mm)	30th Driest	Driest since: 1935	1918
May 1936–Jan 1937 9-Month	21.33" (541.78mm)	22.79" (578.87mm)	-1.46" (-37.09mm)	99th Wettest	Wettest since: 1936	2016
Apr 1936–Jan 1937 10-Month	23.33" (592.58mm)	25.32" (643.13mm)	-1.99" (-50.55mm)	25th Driest	Driest since: 1935	1940
	23.33" (592.58mm)	25.32" (643.13mm)	-1.99" (-50.55mm)	104th Wettest	Wettest since: 1936	2016
	Ties: 1898
Mar 1936–Jan 1937 11-Month	25.43" (645.92mm)	27.83" (706.88mm)	-2.40" (-60.96mm)	22nd Driest	Driest since: 1935	1957
Mar 1936–Jan 1937 11-Month	25.43" (645.92mm)	27.83" (706.88mm)	-2.40" (-60.96mm)	107th Wettest	Wettest since: 1936	1974
Feb 1936–Jan 1937 12-Month	28.05" (712.47mm)	29.96" (760.98mm)	-1.91" (-48.51mm)	27th Driest	Driest since: 1935	1931
Feb 1936–Jan 1937 12-Month	28.05" (712.47mm)	29.96" (760.98mm)	-1.91" (-48.51mm)	102nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1936	1974
Aug 1935–Jan 1937 18-Month	41.28" (1,048.51mm)	44.14" (1,121.16mm)	-2.86" (-72.65mm)	20th Driest	Driest since: 1935	1955
Aug 1935–Jan 1937 18-Month	41.28" (1,048.51mm)	44.14" (1,121.16mm)	-2.86" (-72.65mm)	108th Wettest	Wettest since: 1936	2020
Feb 1935–Jan 1937 24-Month	58.01" (1,473.45mm)	59.93" (1,522.22mm)	-1.92" (-48.77mm)	35th Driest	Driest since: 1936	1918
Feb 1935–Jan 1937 24-Month	58.01" (1,473.45mm)	59.93" (1,522.22mm)	-1.92" (-48.77mm)	93rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1933	2020
Feb 1934–Jan 1937 36-Month	84.38" (2,143.25mm)	89.86" (2,282.44mm)	-5.48" (-139.19mm)	10th Driest	Driest since: 1936	1957
Feb 1934–Jan 1937 36-Month	84.38" (2,143.25mm)	89.86" (2,282.44mm)	-5.48" (-139.19mm)	117th Wettest	Wettest since: 1934	2020
Feb 1933–Jan 1937 48-Month	111.45" (2,830.83mm)	119.76" (3,041.90mm)	-8.31" (-211.07mm)	5th Driest	Driest since: 1934	1957
Feb 1933–Jan 1937 48-Month	111.45" (2,830.83mm)	119.76" (3,041.90mm)	-8.31" (-211.07mm)	121st Wettest	Wettest since: 1936	2020
Feb 1932–Jan 1937 60-Month	140.89" (3,578.61mm)	149.63" (3,800.60mm)	-8.74" (-221.99mm)	6th Driest	Driest since: 1935	1957
Feb 1932–Jan 1937 60-Month	140.89" (3,578.61mm)	149.63" (3,800.60mm)	-8.74" (-221.99mm)	119th Wettest	Wettest since: 1936	2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 22, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings