National Rankings

Parameter:

Year:

Month:

Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI), Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI), and Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) are not offered for multiple-month time scales.

Contiguous U.S.

Precipitation Rankings, April 1949

View Period (Months):

All

Download:

Record Driest

Bottom 1/10

Bottom 1/3

Normal

Top 1/3

Top 1/10

Record Wettest
Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
April 1949 1-Month	2.09" (53.09mm)	2.52" (64.01mm)	-0.43" (-10.92mm)	22nd Driest	Driest since: 1946	1987
	2.09" (53.09mm)	2.52" (64.01mm)	-0.43" (-10.92mm)	107th Wettest	Wettest since: 1948	1957
	Ties: 1916
Mar–Apr 1949 2-Month	4.56" (115.82mm)	5.03" (127.76mm)	-0.47" (-11.94mm)	32nd Driest	Driest since: 1946	1910
	4.56" (115.82mm)	5.03" (127.76mm)	-0.47" (-11.94mm)	97th Wettest	Wettest since: 1948	1973
	Ties: 1911, 1954
Feb–Apr 1949 3-Month	6.96" (176.78mm)	7.16" (181.86mm)	-0.20" (-5.08mm)	63rd Driest	Driest since: 1947	1910
	6.96" (176.78mm)	7.16" (181.86mm)	-0.20" (-5.08mm)	66th Wettest	Wettest since: 1948	1983
	Ties: 2004
Jan–Apr 1949 4-Month	10.12" (257.05mm)	9.47" (240.54mm)	0.65" (16.51mm)	99th Driest	Driest since: 1948	1910
	10.12" (257.05mm)	9.47" (240.54mm)	0.65" (16.51mm)	30th Wettest	Wettest since: 1945	1998
	Ties: 1929
Dec 1948–Apr 1949 5-Month	12.71" (322.83mm)	11.82" (300.23mm)	0.89" (22.60mm)	101st Driest	Driest since: 1948	1931
	12.71" (322.83mm)	11.82" (300.23mm)	0.89" (22.60mm)	27th Wettest	Wettest since: 1945	1983
	Ties: 2008
Nov 1948–Apr 1949 6-Month	16.10" (408.94mm)	14.05" (356.87mm)	2.05" (52.07mm)	116th Driest	Driest since: 1948	1977
Nov 1948–Apr 1949 6-Month	16.10" (408.94mm)	14.05" (356.87mm)	2.05" (52.07mm)	12th Wettest	Wettest since: 1903	1983
Oct 1948–Apr 1949 7-Month	17.64" (448.06mm)	16.22" (411.99mm)	1.42" (36.07mm)	101st Driest	Driest since: 1948	1981
Oct 1948–Apr 1949 7-Month	17.64" (448.06mm)	16.22" (411.99mm)	1.42" (36.07mm)	27th Wettest	Wettest since: 1938	1983
Sep 1948–Apr 1949 8-Month	19.45" (494.03mm)	18.71" (475.23mm)	0.74" (18.80mm)	88th Driest	Driest since: 1948	1918
Sep 1948–Apr 1949 8-Month	19.45" (494.03mm)	18.71" (475.23mm)	0.74" (18.80mm)	40th Wettest	Wettest since: 1942	2019
Aug 1948–Apr 1949 9-Month	21.69" (550.93mm)	21.33" (541.78mm)	0.36" (9.15mm)	78th Driest	Driest since: 1948	1918
Aug 1948–Apr 1949 9-Month	21.69" (550.93mm)	21.33" (541.78mm)	0.36" (9.15mm)	50th Wettest	Wettest since: 1947	2019
Jul 1948–Apr 1949 10-Month	24.75" (628.65mm)	24.12" (612.65mm)	0.63" (16.00mm)	82nd Driest	Driest since: 1948	1931
Jul 1948–Apr 1949 10-Month	24.75" (628.65mm)	24.12" (612.65mm)	0.63" (16.00mm)	46th Wettest	Wettest since: 1946	2019
Jun 1948–Apr 1949 11-Month	27.98" (710.69mm)	27.04" (686.82mm)	0.94" (23.87mm)	87th Driest	Driest since: 1948	1931
Jun 1948–Apr 1949 11-Month	27.98" (710.69mm)	27.04" (686.82mm)	0.94" (23.87mm)	41st Wettest	Wettest since: 1946	2019
May 1948–Apr 1949 12-Month	30.75" (781.05mm)	29.95" (760.73mm)	0.80" (20.32mm)	82nd Driest	Driest since: 1948	1918
May 1948–Apr 1949 12-Month	30.75" (781.05mm)	29.95" (760.73mm)	0.80" (20.32mm)	46th Wettest	Wettest since: 1947	2019
Nov 1947–Apr 1949 18-Month	45.58" (1,157.73mm)	44.02" (1,118.11mm)	1.56" (39.62mm)	91st Driest	Driest since: 1948	1931
Nov 1947–Apr 1949 18-Month	45.58" (1,157.73mm)	44.02" (1,118.11mm)	1.56" (39.62mm)	36th Wettest	Wettest since: 1946	2020
May 1947–Apr 1949 24-Month	61.42" (1,560.07mm)	59.92" (1,521.97mm)	1.50" (38.10mm)	78th Driest	Driest since: 1945	1955
May 1947–Apr 1949 24-Month	61.42" (1,560.07mm)	59.92" (1,521.97mm)	1.50" (38.10mm)	49th Wettest	Wettest since: 1948	2020
May 1946–Apr 1949 36-Month	92.32" (2,344.93mm)	89.88" (2,282.95mm)	2.44" (61.98mm)	84th Driest	Driest since: 1946	1955
May 1946–Apr 1949 36-Month	92.32" (2,344.93mm)	89.88" (2,282.95mm)	2.44" (61.98mm)	42nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1948	2020
May 1945–Apr 1949 48-Month	123.56" (3,138.42mm)	119.77" (3,042.16mm)	3.79" (96.26mm)	95th Driest	Driest since: 1948	1956
May 1945–Apr 1949 48-Month	123.56" (3,138.42mm)	119.77" (3,042.16mm)	3.79" (96.26mm)	30th Wettest	Wettest since: 1909	2019
May 1944–Apr 1949 60-Month	154.03" (3,912.36mm)	149.63" (3,800.60mm)	4.40" (111.76mm)	92nd Driest	Driest since: 1948	1957
May 1944–Apr 1949 60-Month	154.03" (3,912.36mm)	149.63" (3,800.60mm)	4.40" (111.76mm)	32nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1946	2020

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published February 2023, retrieved on February 8, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings