National Rankings
Contiguous U.S.
Precipitation Rankings, January 1974
Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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January 1974 1-Month |
3.15" (80.01mm) | 2.31" (58.67mm) |
0.84" (21.34mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: |
1981 |
13th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1916 | ||||
Dec 1973– 2-Month |
6.24" (158.50mm) | 4.66" (118.36mm) |
1.58" (40.14mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: |
1981 |
4th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1932 | ||||
Nov 1973– 3-Month |
9.41" (239.01mm) | 6.89" (175.01mm) |
2.52" (64.00mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: |
1977 |
2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date |
2016 | ||||
Oct 1973– 4-Month |
11.78" (299.21mm) | 9.06" (230.12mm) |
2.72" (69.09mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: |
1981 |
3rd Wettest | Wettest to Date |
2016 | ||||
Sep 1973– 5-Month |
15.24" (387.10mm) | 11.55" (293.37mm) |
3.69" (93.73mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: |
1940 |
2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date |
2019 | ||||
Aug 1973– 6-Month |
17.30" (439.42mm) | 14.17" (359.92mm) |
3.13" (79.50mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: |
1940 |
4th Wettest | Wettest to Date |
2019 | ||||
Jul 1973– 7-Month |
20.26" (514.60mm) | 16.96" (430.78mm) |
3.30" (83.82mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: |
1940 |
4th Wettest | Wettest to Date |
2019 | ||||
Jun 1973– 8-Month |
23.31" (592.07mm) | 19.88" (504.95mm) |
3.43" (87.12mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: |
1981 |
6th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
May 1973– 9-Month |
26.34" (669.04mm) | 22.79" (578.87mm) |
3.55" (90.17mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: |
1918 |
6th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2016 | ||||
Apr 1973– 10-Month |
29.67" (753.62mm) | 25.32" (643.13mm) |
4.35" (110.49mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: |
1940 |
3rd Wettest | Wettest to Date |
2016 | ||||
Mar 1973– 11-Month |
33.67" (855.22mm) | 27.83" (706.88mm) |
5.84" (148.34mm) | 127th Driest | Driest since: |
1957 |
1st Wettest | Wettest to Date |
1974 | ||||
Feb 1973– 12-Month |
35.63" (905.00mm) | 29.96" (760.98mm) |
5.67" (144.02mm) | 127th Driest | Driest since: |
1931 |
1st Wettest | Wettest to Date |
1974 | ||||
Aug 1972– 18-Month |
52.31" (1,328.67mm) | 44.14" (1,121.16mm) |
8.17" (207.51mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: |
1955 |
2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date |
2020 | ||||
Feb 1972– 24-Month |
67.48" (1,713.99mm) | 59.93" (1,522.22mm) |
7.55" (191.77mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: |
1918 |
2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date |
2020 | ||||
Feb 1971– 36-Month |
98.11" (2,491.99mm) | 89.86" (2,282.44mm) |
8.25" (209.55mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: |
1957 |
10th Wettest | Wettest to Date |
2020 | ||||
Feb 1970– 48-Month |
127.75" (3,244.85mm) | 119.76" (3,041.90mm) |
7.99" (202.95mm) | 109th Driest | Driest since: |
1957 |
16th Wettest | Wettest to Date |
2020 | ||||
Ties: 1995 | ||||||
Feb 1969– 60-Month |
157.46" (3,999.48mm) | 149.63" (3,800.60mm) |
7.83" (198.88mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: |
1957 |
18th Wettest | Wettest to Date |
2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 8, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings