National Rankings
Contiguous U.S.
Precipitation Rankings, January 2022
Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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January 2022 1-Month |
1.65" (41.91mm) | 2.31" (58.67mm) |
-0.66" (-16.76mm) | 15th Driest | Driest since: |
1981 |
114th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1916 | ||||
Ties: 2011 | ||||||
Dec 2021– 2-Month |
4.05" (102.87mm) | 4.66" (118.36mm) |
-0.61" (-15.49mm) | 27th Driest | Driest since: |
1981 |
101st Wettest | Wettest since: |
1932 | ||||
Ties: 1902 | ||||||
Nov 2021– 3-Month |
5.35" (135.89mm) | 6.89" (175.01mm) |
-1.54" (-39.12mm) | 12th Driest | Driest since: |
1977 |
116th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2016 | ||||
Oct 2021– 4-Month |
8.50" (215.90mm) | 9.06" (230.12mm) |
-0.56" (-14.22mm) | 41st Driest | Driest since: |
1981 |
87th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2016 | ||||
Ties: 1900 | ||||||
Sep 2021– 5-Month |
10.89" (276.61mm) | 11.55" (293.37mm) |
-0.66" (-16.76mm) | 41st Driest | Driest since: |
1940 |
87th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Aug 2021– 6-Month |
14.03" (356.36mm) | 14.17" (359.92mm) |
-0.14" (-3.56mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: |
1940 |
72nd Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Jul 2021– 7-Month |
17.44" (442.98mm) | 16.96" (430.78mm) |
0.48" (12.20mm) | 80th Driest | Driest since: |
1940 |
48th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Jun 2021– 8-Month |
20.41" (518.41mm) | 19.88" (504.95mm) |
0.53" (13.46mm) | 79th Driest | Driest since: |
1981 |
49th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
May 2021– 9-Month |
23.39" (594.11mm) | 22.79" (578.87mm) |
0.60" (15.24mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: |
1918 |
56th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2016 | ||||
Apr 2021– 10-Month |
25.45" (646.43mm) | 25.32" (643.13mm) |
0.13" (3.30mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: |
1940 |
72nd Wettest | Wettest since: |
2016 | ||||
Mar 2021– 11-Month |
27.96" (710.18mm) | 27.83" (706.88mm) |
0.13" (3.30mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: |
1957 |
66th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1974 | ||||
Feb 2021– 12-Month |
29.98" (761.49mm) | 29.96" (760.98mm) |
0.02" (0.51mm) | 57th Driest | Driest since: |
1931 |
71st Wettest | Wettest since: |
1974 | ||||
Aug 2020– 18-Month |
43.10" (1,094.74mm) | 44.14" (1,121.16mm) |
-1.04" (-26.42mm) | 38th Driest | Driest since: |
1955 |
89th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2020 | ||||
Feb 2020– 24-Month |
59.69" (1,516.13mm) | 59.93" (1,522.22mm) |
-0.24" (-6.09mm) | 57th Driest | Driest since: |
1918 |
70th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2020 | ||||
Feb 2019– 36-Month |
94.71" (2,405.63mm) | 89.86" (2,282.44mm) |
4.85" (123.19mm) | 101st Driest | Driest since: |
1957 |
25th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2020 | ||||
Feb 2018– 48-Month |
130.07" (3,303.78mm) | 119.76" (3,041.90mm) |
10.31" (261.88mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: |
1957 |
6th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2020 | ||||
Feb 2017– 60-Month |
160.99" (4,089.15mm) | 149.63" (3,800.60mm) |
11.36" (288.55mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: |
1957 |
7th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 4, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings