National Rankings
Contiguous U.S.
Precipitation Rankings, April 2020
Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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April 2020 1-Month |
2.52" (64.01mm) | 2.52" (64.01mm) |
0.00" (0.00mm) | 63rd Driest | Driest since: |
1987 |
66th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1957 | ||||
Ties: 1965, 1982 | ||||||
Mar– 2-Month |
5.38" (136.65mm) | 5.03" (127.76mm) |
0.35" (8.89mm) | 93rd Driest | Driest since: |
1910 |
36th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1973 | ||||
Feb– 3-Month |
7.83" (198.88mm) | 7.16" (181.86mm) |
0.67" (17.02mm) | 101st Driest | Driest since: |
1910 |
28th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1983 | ||||
Ties: 2018 | ||||||
Jan– 4-Month |
10.59" (268.99mm) | 9.47" (240.54mm) |
1.12" (28.45mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: |
1910 |
18th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1998 | ||||
Dec 2019– 5-Month |
13.16" (334.26mm) | 11.82" (300.23mm) |
1.34" (34.03mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: |
1931 |
17th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1983 | ||||
Nov 2019– 6-Month |
15.10" (383.54mm) | 14.05" (356.87mm) |
1.05" (26.67mm) | 101st Driest | Driest since: |
1977 |
27th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1983 | ||||
Ties: 1938 | ||||||
Oct 2019– 7-Month |
18.29" (464.57mm) | 16.22" (411.99mm) |
2.07" (52.58mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: |
1981 |
14th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1983 | ||||
Sep 2019– 8-Month |
20.74" (526.80mm) | 18.71" (475.23mm) |
2.03" (51.57mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: |
1918 |
17th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Ties: 1978 | ||||||
Aug 2019– 9-Month |
23.52" (597.41mm) | 21.33" (541.78mm) |
2.19" (55.63mm) | 110th Driest | Driest since: |
1918 |
18th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Jul 2019– 10-Month |
26.28" (667.51mm) | 24.12" (612.65mm) |
2.16" (54.86mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: |
1931 |
17th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Ties: 1903 | ||||||
Jun 2019– 11-Month |
29.65" (753.11mm) | 27.04" (686.82mm) |
2.61" (66.29mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: |
1931 |
14th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
May 2019– 12-Month |
34.12" (866.65mm) | 29.95" (760.73mm) |
4.17" (105.92mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: |
1918 |
6th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Nov 2018– 18-Month |
51.37" (1,304.80mm) | 44.02" (1,118.11mm) |
7.35" (186.69mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: |
1931 |
1st Wettest | Wettest to Date |
2020 | ||||
May 2018– 24-Month |
70.38" (1,787.65mm) | 59.92" (1,521.97mm) |
10.46" (265.68mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: |
1955 |
1st Wettest | Wettest to Date |
2020 | ||||
May 2017– 36-Month |
100.79" (2,560.07mm) | 89.88" (2,282.95mm) |
10.91" (277.12mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: |
1955 |
1st Wettest | Wettest to Date |
2020 | ||||
May 2016– 48-Month |
133.90" (3,401.06mm) | 119.77" (3,042.16mm) |
14.13" (358.90mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: |
1956 |
2nd Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
May 2015– 60-Month |
169.85" (4,314.19mm) | 149.63" (3,800.60mm) |
20.22" (513.59mm) | 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 27, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings