National Rankings
Contiguous U.S.
Precipitation Rankings, January 2020
Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
January 2020 1-Month |
2.76" (70.10mm) | 2.31" (58.67mm) |
0.45" (11.43mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: |
1981 |
22nd Wettest | Wettest since: |
1916 | ||||
Dec 2019– 2-Month |
5.33" (135.38mm) | 4.66" (118.36mm) |
0.67" (17.02mm) | 104th Driest | Driest since: |
1981 |
24th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1932 | ||||
Nov 2019– 3-Month |
7.27" (184.66mm) | 6.89" (175.01mm) |
0.38" (9.65mm) | 88th Driest | Driest since: |
1977 |
40th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2016 | ||||
Oct 2019– 4-Month |
10.46" (265.68mm) | 9.06" (230.12mm) |
1.40" (35.56mm) | 109th Driest | Driest since: |
1981 |
19th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2016 | ||||
Sep 2019– 5-Month |
12.91" (327.91mm) | 11.55" (293.37mm) |
1.36" (34.54mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: |
1940 |
26th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Aug 2019– 6-Month |
15.69" (398.53mm) | 14.17" (359.92mm) |
1.52" (38.61mm) | 103rd Driest | Driest since: |
1940 |
25th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Jul 2019– 7-Month |
18.45" (468.63mm) | 16.96" (430.78mm) |
1.49" (37.85mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: |
1940 |
23rd Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Jun 2019– 8-Month |
21.82" (554.23mm) | 19.88" (504.95mm) |
1.94" (49.28mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: |
1981 |
17th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
May 2019– 9-Month |
26.29" (667.77mm) | 22.79" (578.87mm) |
3.50" (88.90mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: |
1918 |
7th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2016 | ||||
Apr 2019– 10-Month |
29.50" (749.30mm) | 25.32" (643.13mm) |
4.18" (106.17mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: |
1940 |
7th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2016 | ||||
Mar 2019– 11-Month |
31.74" (806.20mm) | 27.83" (706.88mm) |
3.91" (99.32mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: |
1957 |
7th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1974 | ||||
Feb 2019– 12-Month |
35.02" (889.51mm) | 29.96" (760.98mm) |
5.06" (128.53mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: |
1931 |
3rd Wettest | Wettest since: |
1974 | ||||
Aug 2018– 18-Month |
53.52" (1,359.41mm) | 44.14" (1,121.16mm) |
9.38" (238.25mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: |
1955 |
1st Wettest | Wettest to Date |
2020 | ||||
Feb 2018– 24-Month |
70.38" (1,787.65mm) | 59.93" (1,522.22mm) |
10.45" (265.43mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: |
1918 |
1st Wettest | Wettest to Date |
2020 | ||||
Feb 2017– 36-Month |
101.30" (2,573.02mm) | 89.86" (2,282.44mm) |
11.44" (290.58mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: |
1957 |
1st Wettest | Wettest to Date |
2020 | ||||
Feb 2016– 48-Month |
133.92" (3,401.57mm) | 119.76" (3,041.90mm) |
14.16" (359.67mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: |
1957 |
1st Wettest | Wettest to Date |
2020 | ||||
Feb 2015– 60-Month |
168.72" (4,285.49mm) | 149.63" (3,800.60mm) |
19.09" (484.89mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: |
1957 |
1st 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 January 31, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings