National Rankings
Contiguous U.S.
Precipitation Rankings, December 1940
Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
December 1940 1-Month |
2.84" (72.14mm) | 2.35" (59.69mm) |
0.49" (12.45mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: |
1930 |
24th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2015 | ||||
Ties: 2008 | ||||||
Nov– 2-Month |
5.75" (146.05mm) | 4.58" (116.33mm) |
1.17" (29.72mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: |
1976 |
12th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2015 | ||||
Oct– 3-Month |
7.52" (191.01mm) | 6.74" (171.20mm) |
0.78" (19.81mm) | 95th Driest | Driest since: |
1917 |
34th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2015 | ||||
Ties: 1948, 1981 | ||||||
Sep– 4-Month |
9.52" (241.81mm) | 9.23" (234.44mm) |
0.29" (7.37mm) | 74th Driest | Driest since: |
1939 |
55th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2018 | ||||
Ties: 1929 | ||||||
Aug– 5-Month |
12.49" (317.25mm) | 11.85" (300.99mm) |
0.64" (16.26mm) | 83rd Driest | Driest since: |
1917 |
46th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2018 | ||||
Ties: 1991 | ||||||
Jul– 6-Month |
14.99" (380.75mm) | 14.62" (371.35mm) |
0.37" (9.40mm) | 69th Driest | Driest since: |
1917 |
60th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2018 | ||||
Jun– 7-Month |
17.97" (456.44mm) | 17.55" (445.77mm) |
0.42" (10.67mm) | 69th Driest | Driest since: |
1917 |
60th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2018 | ||||
May– 8-Month |
20.19" (512.83mm) | 20.46" (519.68mm) |
-0.27" (-6.85mm) | 51st Driest | Driest since: |
1917 |
78th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2015 | ||||
Apr– 9-Month |
23.23" (590.04mm) | 22.98" (583.69mm) |
0.25" (6.35mm) | 63rd Driest | Driest since: |
1956 |
66th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2015 | ||||
Mar– 10-Month |
25.50" (647.70mm) | 25.49" (647.45mm) |
0.01" (0.25mm) | 59th Driest | Driest since: |
1956 |
70th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2015 | ||||
Feb– 11-Month |
28.48" (723.39mm) | 27.62" (701.55mm) |
0.86" (21.84mm) | 77th Driest | Driest since: |
1910 |
52nd Wettest | Wettest since: |
2018 | ||||
Jan– 12-Month |
30.41" (772.41mm) | 29.94" (760.48mm) |
0.47" (11.93mm) | 69th Driest | Driest since: |
1910 |
60th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1973 | ||||
Jul 1939– 18-Month |
41.57" (1,055.88mm) | 44.58" (1,132.33mm) |
-3.01" (-76.45mm) | 19th Driest | Driest since: |
1954 |
109th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Jan 1939– 24-Month |
56.74" (1,441.20mm) | 59.90" (1,521.46mm) |
-3.16" (-80.26mm) | 20th Driest | Driest since: |
1931 |
108th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Jan 1938– 36-Month |
86.48" (2,196.59mm) | 89.86" (2,282.44mm) |
-3.38" (-85.85mm) | 26th Driest | Driest since: |
1956 |
101st Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Jan 1937– 48-Month |
116.99" (2,971.55mm) | 119.78" (3,042.41mm) |
-2.79" (-70.86mm) | 37th Driest | Driest since: |
1956 |
89th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Jan 1936– 60-Month |
144.27" (3,664.46mm) | 149.68" (3,801.87mm) |
-5.41" (-137.41mm) | 18th Driest | Driest since: |
1956 |
107th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 28, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings