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Contiguous U.S.

Precipitation Rankings, February 1960

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PeriodValue1901-2000
Mean		AnomalyRank
(1895-2023)		Wettest/Driest
Since		Record
February 1960
1-Month		2.59"
(65.79mm)		2.13"
(54.10mm)		0.46"
(11.69mm)		107th Driest
Driest since:
1947
23rd Wettest
Wettest since:
1998
Jan–Feb 1960
2-Month		4.85"
(123.19mm)		4.45"
(113.03mm)		0.40"
(10.16mm)		101st Driest
Driest since:
1977
29th Wettest
Wettest since:
1998
Dec 1959–Feb 1960
3-Month		7.07"
(179.58mm)		6.79"
(172.47mm)		0.28"
(7.11mm)		84th Driest
Driest since:
1977
45th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Nov 1959–Feb 1960
4-Month		8.79"
(223.27mm)		9.02"
(229.11mm)		-0.23"
(-5.84mm)		54th Driest
Driest since:
1977
75th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Ties: 1991
Oct 1959–Feb 1960
5-Month		12.29"
(312.17mm)		11.19"
(284.23mm)		1.10"
(27.94mm)		102nd Driest
Driest since:
1977
27th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Ties: 1952
Sep 1959–Feb 1960
6-Month		15.11"
(383.79mm)		13.68"
(347.47mm)		1.43"
(36.32mm)		107th Driest
Driest since:
1977
22nd Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Aug 1959–Feb 1960
7-Month		17.87"
(453.90mm)		16.31"
(414.27mm)		1.56"
(39.63mm)		104th Driest
Driest since:
1977
25th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Jul 1959–Feb 1960
8-Month		20.81"
(528.57mm)		19.09"
(484.89mm)		1.72"
(43.68mm)		107th Driest
Driest since:
1977
22nd Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Jun 1959–Feb 1960
9-Month		23.43"
(595.12mm)		22.02"
(559.31mm)		1.41"
(35.81mm)		102nd Driest
Driest since:
1918, 1931, 1977
27th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
May 1959–Feb 1960
10-Month		26.63"
(676.40mm)		24.92"
(632.97mm)		1.71"
(43.43mm)		105th Driest
Driest since:
1918
24th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Apr 1959–Feb 1960
11-Month		28.77"
(730.76mm)		27.45"
(697.23mm)		1.32"
(33.53mm)		97th Driest
Driest since:
1931
32nd Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Ties: 1943
Mar 1959–Feb 1960
12-Month		30.91"
(785.11mm)		29.96"
(760.98mm)		0.95"
(24.13mm)		82nd Driest
Driest since:
1931
47th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Sep 1958–Feb 1960
18-Month		43.33"
(1,100.58mm)		43.65"
(1,108.71mm)		-0.32"
(-8.13mm)		53rd Driest
Driest since:
1918
75th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Mar 1958–Feb 1960
24-Month		60.96"
(1,548.38mm)		59.92"
(1,521.97mm)		1.04"
(26.41mm)		78th Driest
Driest since:
1935
50th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Mar 1957–Feb 1960
36-Month		95.34"
(2,421.64mm)		89.87"
(2,282.70mm)		5.47"
(138.94mm)		108th Driest
Driest since:
1957
19th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Mar 1956–Feb 1960
48-Month		120.04"
(3,049.02mm)		119.77"
(3,042.16mm)		0.27"
(6.86mm)		59th Driest
Driest since:
1957
67th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Mar 1955–Feb 1960
60-Month		148.76"
(3,778.50mm)		149.63"
(3,800.60mm)		-0.87"
(-22.10mm)		57th Driest
Driest since:
1957
68th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Ties: 1969

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