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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2023)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
January 1995 1-Month	3.18" (80.77mm)	2.31" (58.67mm)	0.87" (22.10mm)	120th Driest	Driest since: 1994	1981
	3.18" (80.77mm)	2.31" (58.67mm)	0.87" (22.10mm)	10th Wettest	Wettest since: 1993	1916
	Ties: 1978
Dec 1994–Jan 1995 2-Month	5.37" (136.40mm)	4.66" (118.36mm)	0.71" (18.04mm)	105th Driest	Driest since: 1994	1981
Dec 1994–Jan 1995 2-Month	5.37" (136.40mm)	4.66" (118.36mm)	0.71" (18.04mm)	24th Wettest	Wettest since: 1993	1932
Nov 1994–Jan 1995 3-Month	8.27" (210.06mm)	6.89" (175.01mm)	1.38" (35.05mm)	114th Driest	Driest since: 1994	1977
Nov 1994–Jan 1995 3-Month	8.27" (210.06mm)	6.89" (175.01mm)	1.38" (35.05mm)	15th Wettest	Wettest since: 1993	2016
Oct 1994–Jan 1995 4-Month	11.13" (282.70mm)	9.06" (230.12mm)	2.07" (52.58mm)	120th Driest	Driest since: 1994	1981
Oct 1994–Jan 1995 4-Month	11.13" (282.70mm)	9.06" (230.12mm)	2.07" (52.58mm)	9th Wettest	Wettest since: 1984	2016
Sep 1994–Jan 1995 5-Month	13.27" (337.06mm)	11.55" (293.37mm)	1.72" (43.69mm)	115th Driest	Driest since: 1994	1940
Sep 1994–Jan 1995 5-Month	13.27" (337.06mm)	11.55" (293.37mm)	1.72" (43.69mm)	14th Wettest	Wettest since: 1987	2019
Aug 1994–Jan 1995 6-Month	15.81" (401.57mm)	14.17" (359.92mm)	1.64" (41.65mm)	108th Driest	Driest since: 1994	1940
Aug 1994–Jan 1995 6-Month	15.81" (401.57mm)	14.17" (359.92mm)	1.64" (41.65mm)	21st Wettest	Wettest since: 1993	2019
Jul 1994–Jan 1995 7-Month	18.90" (480.06mm)	16.96" (430.78mm)	1.94" (49.28mm)	112th Driest	Driest since: 1994	1940
Jul 1994–Jan 1995 7-Month	18.90" (480.06mm)	16.96" (430.78mm)	1.94" (49.28mm)	17th Wettest	Wettest since: 1993	2019
Jun 1994–Jan 1995 8-Month	21.80" (553.72mm)	19.88" (504.95mm)	1.92" (48.77mm)	110th Driest	Driest since: 1994	1981
	21.80" (553.72mm)	19.88" (504.95mm)	1.92" (48.77mm)	19th Wettest	Wettest since: 1993	2019
	Ties: 1969
May 1994–Jan 1995 9-Month	24.23" (615.44mm)	22.79" (578.87mm)	1.44" (36.57mm)	99th Driest	Driest since: 1994	1918
May 1994–Jan 1995 9-Month	24.23" (615.44mm)	22.79" (578.87mm)	1.44" (36.57mm)	30th Wettest	Wettest since: 1993	2016
Apr 1994–Jan 1995 10-Month	27.05" (687.07mm)	25.32" (643.13mm)	1.73" (43.94mm)	101st Driest	Driest since: 1994	1940
Apr 1994–Jan 1995 10-Month	27.05" (687.07mm)	25.32" (643.13mm)	1.73" (43.94mm)	28th Wettest	Wettest since: 1993	2016
Mar 1994–Jan 1995 11-Month	29.41" (747.01mm)	27.83" (706.88mm)	1.58" (40.13mm)	96th Driest	Driest since: 1991	1957
Mar 1994–Jan 1995 11-Month	29.41" (747.01mm)	27.83" (706.88mm)	1.58" (40.13mm)	33rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1994	1974
Feb 1994–Jan 1995 12-Month	31.56" (801.62mm)	29.96" (760.98mm)	1.60" (40.64mm)	94th Driest	Driest since: 1990	1931
Feb 1994–Jan 1995 12-Month	31.56" (801.62mm)	29.96" (760.98mm)	1.60" (40.64mm)	35th Wettest	Wettest since: 1994	1974
Aug 1993–Jan 1995 18-Month	45.42" (1,153.67mm)	44.14" (1,121.16mm)	1.28" (32.51mm)	86th Driest	Driest since: 1991	1955
Aug 1993–Jan 1995 18-Month	45.42" (1,153.67mm)	44.14" (1,121.16mm)	1.28" (32.51mm)	42nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1994	2020
Feb 1993–Jan 1995 24-Month	63.22" (1,605.79mm)	59.93" (1,522.22mm)	3.29" (83.57mm)	99th Driest	Driest since: 1991	1918
Feb 1993–Jan 1995 24-Month	63.22" (1,605.79mm)	59.93" (1,522.22mm)	3.29" (83.57mm)	29th Wettest	Wettest since: 1994	2020
Feb 1992–Jan 1995 36-Month	95.60" (2,428.24mm)	89.86" (2,282.44mm)	5.74" (145.80mm)	109th Driest	Driest since: 1992	1957
Feb 1992–Jan 1995 36-Month	95.60" (2,428.24mm)	89.86" (2,282.44mm)	5.74" (145.80mm)	18th Wettest	Wettest since: 1994	2020
Feb 1991–Jan 1995 48-Month	127.75" (3,244.85mm)	119.76" (3,041.90mm)	7.99" (202.95mm)	110th Driest	Driest since: 1993	1957
	127.75" (3,244.85mm)	119.76" (3,041.90mm)	7.99" (202.95mm)	16th Wettest	Wettest since: 1994	2020
	Ties: 1974
Feb 1990–Jan 1995 60-Month	159.50" (4,051.30mm)	149.63" (3,800.60mm)	9.87" (250.70mm)	110th Driest	Driest since: 1994	1957
Feb 1990–Jan 1995 60-Month	159.50" (4,051.30mm)	149.63" (3,800.60mm)	9.87" (250.70mm)	15th Wettest	Wettest since: 1987	2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 29, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings