National Rankings
Contiguous U.S.
Precipitation Rankings, January 2021
Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean | Anomaly | Rank (1895-2023) | Wettest/Driest Since | Record |
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January 2021 1-Month | 2.09" (53.09mm) | 2.31" (58.67mm) | -0.22" (-5.58mm) | 45th Driest | Driest since: | 1981 |
85th Wettest | Wettest since: | 1916 | ||||
Ties: 1970, 2012 | ||||||
Dec 2020– 2-Month | 4.14" (105.16mm) | 4.66" (118.36mm) | -0.52" (-13.20mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: | 1981 |
93rd Wettest | Wettest since: | 1932 | ||||
Nov 2020– 3-Month | 6.08" (154.43mm) | 6.89" (175.01mm) | -0.81" (-20.58mm) | 24th Driest | Driest since: | 1977 |
105th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2016 | ||||
Oct 2020– 4-Month | 8.26" (209.80mm) | 9.06" (230.12mm) | -0.80" (-20.32mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: | 1981 |
99th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2016 | ||||
Sep 2020– 5-Month | 10.70" (271.78mm) | 11.55" (293.37mm) | -0.85" (-21.59mm) | 33rd Driest | Driest since: | 1940 |
96th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2019 | ||||
Aug 2020– 6-Month | 13.12" (333.25mm) | 14.17" (359.92mm) | -1.05" (-26.67mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: | 1940 |
99th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2019 | ||||
Jul 2020– 7-Month | 16.06" (407.92mm) | 16.96" (430.78mm) | -0.90" (-22.86mm) | 33rd Driest | Driest since: | 1940 |
96th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2019 | ||||
Jun 2020– 8-Month | 18.79" (477.27mm) | 19.88" (504.95mm) | -1.09" (-27.68mm) | 31st Driest | Driest since: | 1981 |
98th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1898 | ||||||
May 2020– 9-Month | 21.88" (555.75mm) | 22.79" (578.87mm) | -0.91" (-23.12mm) | 37th Driest | Driest since: | 1918 |
92nd Wettest | Wettest since: | 2016 | ||||
Apr 2020– 10-Month | 24.40" (619.76mm) | 25.32" (643.13mm) | -0.92" (-23.37mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: | 1940 |
95th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1923, 2002 | ||||||
Mar 2020– 11-Month | 27.26" (692.40mm) | 27.83" (706.88mm) | -0.57" (-14.48mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: | 1957 |
87th Wettest | Wettest since: | 1974 | ||||
Feb 2020– 12-Month | 29.71" (754.63mm) | 29.96" (760.98mm) | -0.25" (-6.35mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: | 1931 |
81st Wettest | Wettest since: | 1974 | ||||
Ties: 1970 | ||||||
Aug 2019– 18-Month | 45.40" (1,153.16mm) | 44.14" (1,121.16mm) | 1.26" (32.00mm) | 84th Driest | Driest since: | 1955 |
44th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2020 | ||||
Feb 2019– 24-Month | 64.73" (1,644.14mm) | 59.93" (1,522.22mm) | 4.80" (121.92mm) | 112th Driest | Driest since: | 1918 |
16th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2020 | ||||
Feb 2018– 36-Month | 100.09" (2,542.29mm) | 89.86" (2,282.44mm) | 10.23" (259.85mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: | 1957 |
2nd Wettest | Wettest since: | 2020 | ||||
Feb 2017– 48-Month | 131.01" (3,327.65mm) | 119.76" (3,041.90mm) | 11.25" (285.75mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: | 1957 |
4th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2020 | ||||
Feb 2016– 60-Month | 163.63" (4,156.20mm) | 149.63" (3,800.60mm) | 14.00" (355.60mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: | 1957 |
4th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on April 2, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings