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Contiguous U.S.

Precipitation Rankings, February 2019

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Period Value 1901-2000
Mean		 Anomaly Rank
(1895-2022)		 Wettest/Driest
Since		 Record
February 2019
1-Month 		3.28"
(83.31mm)		 2.13"
(54.10mm)		 1.15"
(29.21mm)		 127th Driest
Driest since:
 1947
2nd Wettest
Wettest since:
 1998
Jan–Feb 2019
2-Month 		5.84"
(148.34mm)		 4.45"
(113.03mm)		 1.39"
(35.31mm)		 125th Driest
Driest since:
 1977
4th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1998
Dec 2018–Feb 2019
3-Month 		9.09"
(230.89mm)		 6.79"
(172.47mm)		 2.30"
(58.42mm)		 127th Driest
Driest since:
 1977
1st Wettest
Wettest to Date
 2019
Nov 2018–Feb 2019
4-Month 		11.80"
(299.72mm)		 9.02"
(229.11mm)		 2.78"
(70.61mm)		 127th Driest
Driest since:
 1977
1st Wettest
Wettest to Date
 2019
Oct 2018–Feb 2019
5-Month 		15.23"
(386.84mm)		 11.19"
(284.23mm)		 4.04"
(102.61mm)		 127th Driest
Driest since:
 1977
1st Wettest
Wettest to Date
 2019
Sep 2018–Feb 2019
6-Month 		18.80"
(477.52mm)		 13.68"
(347.47mm)		 5.12"
(130.05mm)		 127th Driest
Driest since:
 1977
1st Wettest
Wettest to Date
 2019
Aug 2018–Feb 2019
7-Month 		21.78"
(553.21mm)		 16.31"
(414.27mm)		 5.47"
(138.94mm)		 127th Driest
Driest since:
 1977
1st Wettest
Wettest to Date
 2019
Jul 2018–Feb 2019
8-Month 		24.64"
(625.86mm)		 19.09"
(484.89mm)		 5.55"
(140.97mm)		 127th Driest
Driest since:
 1977
1st Wettest
Wettest to Date
 2019
Jun 2018–Feb 2019
9-Month 		27.79"
(705.87mm)		 22.02"
(559.31mm)		 5.77"
(146.56mm)		 127th Driest
Driest since:
 1918, 1931, 1977
1st Wettest
Wettest to Date
 2019
May 2018–Feb 2019
10-Month 		30.81"
(782.57mm)		 24.92"
(632.97mm)		 5.89"
(149.60mm)		 127th Driest
Driest since:
 1918
1st Wettest
Wettest to Date
 2019
Apr 2018–Feb 2019
11-Month 		33.27"
(845.06mm)		 27.45"
(697.23mm)		 5.82"
(147.83mm)		 127th Driest
Driest since:
 1931
1st Wettest
Wettest to Date
 2019
Mar 2018–Feb 2019
12-Month 		35.75"
(908.05mm)		 29.96"
(760.98mm)		 5.79"
(147.07mm)		 127th Driest
Driest since:
 1931
1st Wettest
Wettest to Date
 2019
Sep 2017–Feb 2019
18-Month 		48.57"
(1,233.68mm)		 43.65"
(1,108.71mm)		 4.92"
(124.97mm)		 120th Driest
Driest since:
 1918
7th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2020
Mar 2017–Feb 2019
24-Month 		67.31"
(1,709.67mm)		 59.92"
(1,521.97mm)		 7.39"
(187.70mm)		 122nd Driest
Driest since:
 1935
5th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2020
Mar 2016–Feb 2019
36-Month 		100.25"
(2,546.35mm)		 89.87"
(2,282.70mm)		 10.38"
(263.65mm)		 124th Driest
Driest since:
 1957
2nd Wettest
Wettest to Date
 2020
Mar 2015–Feb 2019
48-Month 		135.24"
(3,435.10mm)		 119.77"
(3,042.16mm)		 15.47"
(392.94mm)		 124th Driest
Driest since:
 1957
1st Wettest
Wettest to Date
 2019
Mar 2014–Feb 2019
60-Month 		166.04"
(4,217.42mm)		 149.63"
(3,800.60mm)		 16.41"
(416.82mm)		 122nd Driest
Driest since:
 1957
2nd Wettest
Wettest to Date
 2020

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