National Rankings
Contiguous U.S.
Precipitation Rankings, November 1972
Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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November 1972 1-Month |
3.05" (77.47mm) | 2.23" (56.64mm) |
0.82" (20.83mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: |
1917 |
12th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1983 | ||||
Oct– 2-Month |
5.80" (147.32mm) | 4.40" (111.76mm) |
1.40" (35.56mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: |
1917 |
10th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1985 | ||||
Ties: 1946 | ||||||
Sep– 3-Month |
8.54" (216.92mm) | 6.88" (174.75mm) |
1.66" (42.17mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: |
1939 |
12th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1985 | ||||
Aug– 4-Month |
11.18" (283.97mm) | 9.50" (241.30mm) |
1.68" (42.67mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: |
1952 |
9th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2018 | ||||
Jul– 5-Month |
14.11" (358.39mm) | 12.28" (311.91mm) |
1.83" (46.48mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: |
1952 |
11th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2018 | ||||
Ties: 1919 | ||||||
Jun– 6-Month |
17.21" (437.13mm) | 15.20" (386.08mm) |
2.01" (51.05mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: |
1952 |
9th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2004 | ||||
Ties: 1906, 1992 | ||||||
May– 7-Month |
20.16" (512.06mm) | 18.12" (460.25mm) |
2.04" (51.81mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: |
1952 |
15th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2004 | ||||
Apr– 8-Month |
22.42" (569.47mm) | 20.63" (524.00mm) |
1.79" (45.47mm) | 104th Driest | Driest since: |
1952 |
25th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2015 | ||||
Mar– 9-Month |
24.55" (623.57mm) | 23.14" (587.76mm) |
1.41" (35.81mm) | 94th Driest | Driest since: |
1956 |
35th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1973 | ||||
Ties: 1923, 1946 | ||||||
Feb– 10-Month |
26.35" (669.29mm) | 25.28" (642.11mm) |
1.07" (27.18mm) | 84th Driest | Driest since: |
1910 |
45th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Jan– 11-Month |
28.68" (728.47mm) | 27.59" (700.79mm) |
1.09" (27.68mm) | 92nd Driest | Driest since: |
1910 |
37th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Dec 1971– 12-Month |
31.88" (809.75mm) | 29.94" (760.48mm) |
1.94" (49.27mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: |
1931 |
29th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Jun 1971– 18-Month |
47.75" (1,212.85mm) | 45.16" (1,147.06mm) |
2.59" (65.79mm) | 100th Driest | Driest since: |
1931 |
28th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Dec 1970– 24-Month |
61.23" (1,555.24mm) | 59.90" (1,521.46mm) |
1.33" (33.78mm) | 80th Driest | Driest since: |
1931 |
47th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Dec 1969– 36-Month |
91.65" (2,327.91mm) | 89.86" (2,282.44mm) |
1.79" (45.47mm) | 79th Driest | Driest since: |
1956 |
47th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Dec 1968– 48-Month |
122.16" (3,102.86mm) | 119.78" (3,042.41mm) |
2.38" (60.45mm) | 83rd Driest | Driest since: |
1956 |
42nd Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Dec 1967– 60-Month |
152.79" (3,880.87mm) | 149.66" (3,801.36mm) |
3.13" (79.51mm) | 80th Driest | Driest since: |
1956 |
44th 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 29, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings