Climate at a Glance
National Rankings
Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Precipitation Rankings, January 1940
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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January 1940 1-Month |
1.93" (49.02mm) | 2.31" (58.67mm) |
-0.38" (-9.65mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1981 |
| 99th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1916 | ||||
|
Dec 1939–Jan 1940 2-Month |
3.81" (96.77mm) | 4.66" (118.36mm) |
-0.85" (-21.59mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: 1931 | 1981 |
| 112th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1932 | ||||
|
Nov 1939–Jan 1940 3-Month |
4.80" (121.92mm) | 6.89" (175.01mm) |
-2.09" (-53.09mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1940 | 1977 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2016 | ||||
|
Oct 1939–Jan 1940 4-Month |
6.40" (162.56mm) | 9.06" (230.12mm) |
-2.66" (-67.56mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1918 | 1981 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 1918 | ||||||
|
Sep 1939–Jan 1940 5-Month |
8.02" (203.71mm) | 11.55" (293.37mm) |
-3.53" (-89.66mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1940 | 1940 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1939–Jan 1940 6-Month |
10.73" (272.54mm) | 14.17" (359.92mm) |
-3.44" (-87.38mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1940 | 1940 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1939–Jan 1940 7-Month |
13.09" (332.49mm) | 16.96" (430.78mm) |
-3.87" (-98.29mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1940 | 1940 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1939–Jan 1940 8-Month |
16.41" (416.81mm) | 19.88" (504.95mm) |
-3.47" (-88.14mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1931 | 1981 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2019 | ||||
|
May 1939–Jan 1940 9-Month |
18.61" (472.69mm) | 22.79" (578.87mm) |
-4.18" (-106.18mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1918 | 1918 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2016 | ||||
|
Apr 1939–Jan 1940 10-Month |
20.77" (527.56mm) | 25.32" (643.13mm) |
-4.55" (-115.57mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1940 | 1940 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2016 | ||||
|
Mar 1939–Jan 1940 11-Month |
22.84" (580.14mm) | 27.83" (706.88mm) |
-4.99" (-126.74mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1931 | 1957 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1974 | ||||
|
Feb 1939–Jan 1940 12-Month |
25.77" (654.56mm) | 29.96" (760.98mm) |
-4.19" (-106.42mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1931 | 1931 |
| 122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1974 | ||||
|
Aug 1938–Jan 1940 18-Month |
37.79" (959.87mm) | 44.14" (1,121.16mm) |
-6.35" (-161.29mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1940 | 1955 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2020 | ||||
|
Feb 1938–Jan 1940 24-Month |
55.89" (1,419.61mm) | 59.93" (1,522.22mm) |
-4.04" (-102.61mm) | 17th Driest | Driest since: 1935 | 1918 |
| 110th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2020 | ||||
|
Feb 1937–Jan 1940 36-Month |
84.86" (2,155.44mm) | 89.86" (2,282.44mm) |
-5.00" (-127.00mm) | 15th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1957 |
| 111th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2020 | ||||
|
Feb 1936–Jan 1940 48-Month |
112.91" (2,867.91mm) | 119.76" (3,041.90mm) |
-6.85" (-173.99mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1957 |
| 116th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2020 | ||||
|
Feb 1935–Jan 1940 60-Month |
142.87" (3,628.90mm) | 149.63" (3,800.60mm) |
-6.76" (-171.70mm) | 11th Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1957 |
| 113th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on September 26, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/