Climate at a Glance
National Rankings
Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of May 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Precipitation Rankings, November 2020
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
November 2020 1-Month |
1.94" (49.28mm) | 2.23" (56.64mm) |
-0.29" (-7.36mm) | 35th Driest | Driest since: 2019 | 1917 |
| 93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 2002, 2019 | ||||||
|
Oct–Nov 2020 2-Month |
4.12" (104.65mm) | 4.40" (111.76mm) |
-0.28" (-7.11mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: 2012 | 1917 |
| 86th Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 1985 | ||||
| Ties: 1897, 2007 | ||||||
|
Sep–Nov 2020 3-Month |
6.56" (166.62mm) | 6.88" (174.75mm) |
-0.32" (-8.13mm) | 45th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1939 |
| 83rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 1985 | ||||
| Ties: 1958 | ||||||
|
Aug–Nov 2020 4-Month |
8.98" (228.09mm) | 9.50" (241.30mm) |
-0.52" (-13.21mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 2012 | 1952 |
| 92nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1948 | ||||||
|
Jul–Nov 2020 5-Month |
11.92" (302.77mm) | 12.28" (311.91mm) |
-0.36" (-9.14mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 2012 | 1952 |
| 82nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jun–Nov 2020 6-Month |
14.65" (372.11mm) | 15.20" (386.08mm) |
-0.55" (-13.97mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: 2012 | 1952 |
| 89th Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 2004 | ||||
|
May–Nov 2020 7-Month |
17.74" (450.60mm) | 18.12" (460.25mm) |
-0.38" (-9.65mm) | 47th Driest | Driest since: 2012 | 1952 |
| 81st Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 2004 | ||||
|
Apr–Nov 2020 8-Month |
20.26" (514.60mm) | 20.63" (524.00mm) |
-0.37" (-9.40mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 2012 | 1952 |
| 80th Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 2015 | ||||
|
Mar–Nov 2020 9-Month |
23.12" (587.25mm) | 23.14" (587.76mm) |
-0.02" (-0.51mm) | 55th Driest | Driest since: 2012 | 1956 |
| 73rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 1973 | ||||
| Ties: 2006 | ||||||
|
Feb–Nov 2020 10-Month |
25.57" (649.48mm) | 25.28" (642.11mm) |
0.29" (7.37mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 2012 | 1910 |
| 67th Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jan–Nov 2020 11-Month |
28.33" (719.58mm) | 27.59" (700.79mm) |
0.74" (18.79mm) | 80th Driest | Driest since: 2014 | 1910 |
| 48th Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1942 | ||||||
|
Dec 2019–Nov 2020 12-Month |
30.90" (784.86mm) | 29.94" (760.48mm) |
0.96" (24.38mm) | 82nd Driest | Driest since: 2014 | 1931 |
| 45th Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1932 | ||||||
|
Jun 2019–Nov 2020 18-Month |
47.39" (1,203.71mm) | 45.16" (1,147.06mm) |
2.23" (56.65mm) | 94th Driest | Driest since: 2014 | 1931 |
| 33rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 2018–Nov 2020 24-Month |
66.40" (1,686.56mm) | 59.90" (1,521.46mm) |
6.50" (165.10mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1931 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 2017–Nov 2020 36-Month |
99.39" (2,524.51mm) | 89.86" (2,282.44mm) |
9.53" (242.07mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1956 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 2016–Nov 2020 48-Month |
132.83" (3,373.88mm) | 119.78" (3,042.41mm) |
13.05" (331.47mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1956 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 2015–Nov 2020 60-Month |
165.59" (4,205.99mm) | 149.66" (3,801.36mm) |
15.93" (404.63mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1956 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 2019 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 3, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/