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Precipitation Rankings, January 1968

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2023)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
January 1968 1-Month	2.17" (55.12mm)	2.31" (58.67mm)	-0.14" (-3.55mm)	54th Driest	Driest since: 1967	1981
	2.17" (55.12mm)	2.31" (58.67mm)	-0.14" (-3.55mm)	76th Wettest	Wettest since: 1966	1916
	Ties: 1987
Dec 1967–Jan 1968 2-Month	5.23" (132.84mm)	4.66" (118.36mm)	0.57" (14.48mm)	99th Driest	Driest since: 1967	1981
	5.23" (132.84mm)	4.66" (118.36mm)	0.57" (14.48mm)	30th Wettest	Wettest since: 1965	1932
	Ties: 1943
Nov 1967–Jan 1968 3-Month	6.84" (173.74mm)	6.89" (175.01mm)	-0.05" (-1.27mm)	68th Driest	Driest since: 1967	1977
Nov 1967–Jan 1968 3-Month	6.84" (173.74mm)	6.89" (175.01mm)	-0.05" (-1.27mm)	61st Wettest	Wettest since: 1965	2016
Oct 1967–Jan 1968 4-Month	9.18" (233.17mm)	9.06" (230.12mm)	0.12" (3.05mm)	64th Driest	Driest since: 1967	1981
Oct 1967–Jan 1968 4-Month	9.18" (233.17mm)	9.06" (230.12mm)	0.12" (3.05mm)	65th Wettest	Wettest since: 1965	2016
Sep 1967–Jan 1968 5-Month	11.67" (296.42mm)	11.55" (293.37mm)	0.12" (3.05mm)	67th Driest	Driest since: 1967	1940
Sep 1967–Jan 1968 5-Month	11.67" (296.42mm)	11.55" (293.37mm)	0.12" (3.05mm)	62nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1965	2019
Aug 1967–Jan 1968 6-Month	14.18" (360.17mm)	14.17" (359.92mm)	0.01" (0.25mm)	62nd Driest	Driest since: 1967	1940
	14.18" (360.17mm)	14.17" (359.92mm)	0.01" (0.25mm)	67th Wettest	Wettest since: 1966	2019
	Ties: 1913
Jul 1967–Jan 1968 7-Month	17.07" (433.58mm)	16.96" (430.78mm)	0.11" (2.80mm)	60th Driest	Driest since: 1967	1940
	17.07" (433.58mm)	16.96" (430.78mm)	0.11" (2.80mm)	69th Wettest	Wettest since: 1965	2019
	Ties: 1915, 1941
Jun 1967–Jan 1968 8-Month	20.65" (524.51mm)	19.88" (504.95mm)	0.77" (19.56mm)	84th Driest	Driest since: 1967	1981
Jun 1967–Jan 1968 8-Month	20.65" (524.51mm)	19.88" (504.95mm)	0.77" (19.56mm)	45th Wettest	Wettest since: 1962	2019
May 1967–Jan 1968 9-Month	23.61" (599.69mm)	22.79" (578.87mm)	0.82" (20.82mm)	82nd Driest	Driest since: 1967	1918
May 1967–Jan 1968 9-Month	23.61" (599.69mm)	22.79" (578.87mm)	0.82" (20.82mm)	47th Wettest	Wettest since: 1962	2016
Apr 1967–Jan 1968 10-Month	26.28" (667.51mm)	25.32" (643.13mm)	0.96" (24.38mm)	88th Driest	Driest since: 1967	1940
Apr 1967–Jan 1968 10-Month	26.28" (667.51mm)	25.32" (643.13mm)	0.96" (24.38mm)	41st Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	2016
Mar 1967–Jan 1968 11-Month	28.20" (716.28mm)	27.83" (706.88mm)	0.37" (9.40mm)	70th Driest	Driest since: 1967	1957
Mar 1967–Jan 1968 11-Month	28.20" (716.28mm)	27.83" (706.88mm)	0.37" (9.40mm)	59th Wettest	Wettest since: 1965	1974
Feb 1967–Jan 1968 12-Month	29.62" (752.35mm)	29.96" (760.98mm)	-0.34" (-8.63mm)	46th Driest	Driest since: 1967	1931
Feb 1967–Jan 1968 12-Month	29.62" (752.35mm)	29.96" (760.98mm)	-0.34" (-8.63mm)	83rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1966	1974
Aug 1966–Jan 1968 18-Month	43.54" (1,105.92mm)	44.14" (1,121.16mm)	-0.60" (-15.24mm)	46th Driest	Driest since: 1967	1955
Aug 1966–Jan 1968 18-Month	43.54" (1,105.92mm)	44.14" (1,121.16mm)	-0.60" (-15.24mm)	82nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1966	2020
Feb 1966–Jan 1968 24-Month	56.87" (1,444.50mm)	59.93" (1,522.22mm)	-3.06" (-77.72mm)	23rd Driest	Driest since: 1965	1918
Feb 1966–Jan 1968 24-Month	56.87" (1,444.50mm)	59.93" (1,522.22mm)	-3.06" (-77.72mm)	105th Wettest	Wettest since: 1967	2020
Feb 1965–Jan 1968 36-Month	86.69" (2,201.93mm)	89.86" (2,282.44mm)	-3.17" (-80.51mm)	29th Driest	Driest since: 1966	1957
Feb 1965–Jan 1968 36-Month	86.69" (2,201.93mm)	89.86" (2,282.44mm)	-3.17" (-80.51mm)	98th Wettest	Wettest since: 1967	2020
Feb 1964–Jan 1968 48-Month	116.86" (2,968.24mm)	119.76" (3,041.90mm)	-2.90" (-73.66mm)	36th Driest	Driest since: 1967	1957
Feb 1964–Jan 1968 48-Month	116.86" (2,968.24mm)	119.76" (3,041.90mm)	-2.90" (-73.66mm)	90th Wettest	Wettest since: 1963	2020
Feb 1963–Jan 1968 60-Month	143.42" (3,642.87mm)	149.63" (3,800.60mm)	-6.21" (-157.73mm)	13th Driest	Driest since: 1967	1957
Feb 1963–Jan 1968 60-Month	143.42" (3,642.87mm)	149.63" (3,800.60mm)	-6.21" (-157.73mm)	112th Wettest	Wettest since: 1966	2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on May 30, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings