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Precipitation Rankings, January 1969

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2023)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
January 1969 1-Month	3.01" (76.45mm)	2.31" (58.67mm)	0.70" (17.78mm)	115th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1981
January 1969 1-Month	3.01" (76.45mm)	2.31" (58.67mm)	0.70" (17.78mm)	15th Wettest	Wettest since: 1950	1916
Dec 1968–Jan 1969 2-Month	5.83" (148.08mm)	4.66" (118.36mm)	1.17" (29.72mm)	117th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1981
Dec 1968–Jan 1969 2-Month	5.83" (148.08mm)	4.66" (118.36mm)	1.17" (29.72mm)	12th Wettest	Wettest since: 1937	1932
Nov 1968–Jan 1969 3-Month	8.65" (219.71mm)	6.89" (175.01mm)	1.76" (44.70mm)	119th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1977
Nov 1968–Jan 1969 3-Month	8.65" (219.71mm)	6.89" (175.01mm)	1.76" (44.70mm)	10th Wettest	Wettest since: 1949	2016
Oct 1968–Jan 1969 4-Month	10.72" (272.29mm)	9.06" (230.12mm)	1.66" (42.17mm)	114th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1981
Oct 1968–Jan 1969 4-Month	10.72" (272.29mm)	9.06" (230.12mm)	1.66" (42.17mm)	15th Wettest	Wettest since: 1932	2016
Sep 1968–Jan 1969 5-Month	13.03" (330.96mm)	11.55" (293.37mm)	1.48" (37.59mm)	108th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1940
	13.03" (330.96mm)	11.55" (293.37mm)	1.48" (37.59mm)	21st Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	2019
	Ties: 1927
Aug 1968–Jan 1969 6-Month	15.91" (404.11mm)	14.17" (359.92mm)	1.74" (44.19mm)	112th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1940
Aug 1968–Jan 1969 6-Month	15.91" (404.11mm)	14.17" (359.92mm)	1.74" (44.19mm)	17th Wettest	Wettest since: 1927	2019
Jul 1968–Jan 1969 7-Month	18.68" (474.47mm)	16.96" (430.78mm)	1.72" (43.69mm)	110th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1940
Jul 1968–Jan 1969 7-Month	18.68" (474.47mm)	16.96" (430.78mm)	1.72" (43.69mm)	19th Wettest	Wettest since: 1942	2019
Jun 1968–Jan 1969 8-Month	21.80" (553.72mm)	19.88" (504.95mm)	1.92" (48.77mm)	110th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1981
	21.80" (553.72mm)	19.88" (504.95mm)	1.92" (48.77mm)	19th Wettest	Wettest since: 1946	2019
	Ties: 1995
May 1968–Jan 1969 9-Month	25.13" (638.30mm)	22.79" (578.87mm)	2.34" (59.43mm)	112th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1918
May 1968–Jan 1969 9-Month	25.13" (638.30mm)	22.79" (578.87mm)	2.34" (59.43mm)	17th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	2016
Apr 1968–Jan 1969 10-Month	27.59" (700.79mm)	25.32" (643.13mm)	2.27" (57.66mm)	109th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1940
Apr 1968–Jan 1969 10-Month	27.59" (700.79mm)	25.32" (643.13mm)	2.27" (57.66mm)	20th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	2016
Mar 1968–Jan 1969 11-Month	29.75" (755.65mm)	27.83" (706.88mm)	1.92" (48.77mm)	104th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1957
Mar 1968–Jan 1969 11-Month	29.75" (755.65mm)	27.83" (706.88mm)	1.92" (48.77mm)	25th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1974
Feb 1968–Jan 1969 12-Month	31.23" (793.24mm)	29.96" (760.98mm)	1.27" (32.26mm)	87th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1931
Feb 1968–Jan 1969 12-Month	31.23" (793.24mm)	29.96" (760.98mm)	1.27" (32.26mm)	42nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1962	1974
Aug 1967–Jan 1969 18-Month	45.41" (1,153.41mm)	44.14" (1,121.16mm)	1.27" (32.25mm)	85th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1955
Aug 1967–Jan 1969 18-Month	45.41" (1,153.41mm)	44.14" (1,121.16mm)	1.27" (32.25mm)	43rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	2020
Feb 1967–Jan 1969 24-Month	60.85" (1,545.59mm)	59.93" (1,522.22mm)	0.92" (23.37mm)	73rd Driest	Driest since: 1968	1918
Feb 1967–Jan 1969 24-Month	60.85" (1,545.59mm)	59.93" (1,522.22mm)	0.92" (23.37mm)	55th Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	2020
Feb 1966–Jan 1969 36-Month	88.10" (2,237.74mm)	89.86" (2,282.44mm)	-1.76" (-44.70mm)	41st Driest	Driest since: 1968	1957
Feb 1966–Jan 1969 36-Month	88.10" (2,237.74mm)	89.86" (2,282.44mm)	-1.76" (-44.70mm)	86th Wettest	Wettest since: 1962	2020
Feb 1965–Jan 1969 48-Month	117.92" (2,995.17mm)	119.76" (3,041.90mm)	-1.84" (-46.73mm)	46th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1957
Feb 1965–Jan 1969 48-Month	117.92" (2,995.17mm)	119.76" (3,041.90mm)	-1.84" (-46.73mm)	80th Wettest	Wettest since: 1963	2020
Feb 1964–Jan 1969 60-Month	148.09" (3,761.49mm)	149.63" (3,800.60mm)	-1.54" (-39.11mm)	51st Driest	Driest since: 1968	1957
Feb 1964–Jan 1969 60-Month	148.09" (3,761.49mm)	149.63" (3,800.60mm)	-1.54" (-39.11mm)	74th Wettest	Wettest since: 1963	2020

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