Regional Rankings

Regional Data Info
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Upper Midwest Climate Region

Precipitation Rankings, December 1896

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PeriodValue1901-2000
Mean		AnomalyRank
(1895-2022)		Wettest/Driest
Since		Record
December 1896
1-Month		0.75"
(19.05mm)		1.25"
(31.75mm)		-0.50"
(-12.70mm)		17th Driest
Driest to Date
1943
112th Wettest
Wettest since:
2015
Nov–Dec 1896
2-Month		3.67"
(93.22mm)		3.10"
(78.74mm)		0.57"
(14.48mm)		93rd Driest
Driest since:
1976
36th Wettest
Wettest to Date
2015
Ties: 1926
Oct–Dec 1896
3-Month		6.23"
(158.24mm)		5.38"
(136.65mm)		0.85"
(21.59mm)		87th Driest
Driest since:
1976
42nd Wettest
Wettest to Date
1982
Sep–Dec 1896
4-Month		9.83"
(249.68mm)		8.74"
(222.00mm)		1.09"
(27.68mm)		89th Driest
Driest since:
1976
40th Wettest
Wettest to Date
2019
Aug–Dec 1896
5-Month		12.97"
(329.44mm)		12.27"
(311.66mm)		0.70"
(17.78mm)		76th Driest
Driest since:
1976
53rd Wettest
Wettest to Date
2019
Jul–Dec 1896
6-Month		16.58"
(421.13mm)		15.84"
(402.34mm)		0.74"
(18.79mm)		77th Driest
Driest since:
1976
52nd Wettest
Wettest to Date
1900
Jun–Dec 1896
7-Month		19.97"
(507.24mm)		19.89"
(505.21mm)		0.08"
(2.03mm)		60th Driest
Driest since:
1976
69th Wettest
Wettest to Date
2010
May–Dec 1896
8-Month		25.06"
(636.52mm)		23.31"
(592.07mm)		1.75"
(44.45mm)		88th Driest
Driest since:
1976
41st Wettest
Wettest to Date
2019
Apr–Dec 1896
9-Month		29.77"
(756.16mm)		25.81"
(655.57mm)		3.96"
(100.59mm)		110th Driest
Driest since:
1976
19th Wettest
Wettest to Date
2019
Mar–Dec 1896
10-Month		31.27"
(794.26mm)		27.52"
(699.01mm)		3.75"
(95.25mm)		104th Driest
Driest since:
1910
25th Wettest
Wettest to Date
2019
Feb–Dec 1896
11-Month		31.88"
(809.75mm)		28.54"
(724.92mm)		3.34"
(84.83mm)		98th Driest
Driest since:
1910
31st Wettest
Wettest to Date
2019
Jan–Dec 1896
12-Month		32.80"
(833.12mm)		29.68"
(753.87mm)		3.12"
(79.25mm)		98th Driest
Driest since:
1910
31st Wettest
Wettest to Date
2019
Jul 1895–Dec 1896
18-Month		45.79"
(1,163.07mm)		45.59"
(1,157.99mm)		0.20"
(5.08mm)		60th Driest
Driest to Date
1976
68th Wettest
Wettest to Date
2019
Jan 1895–Dec 1896
24-Month		56.88"
(1,444.75mm)		59.39"
(1,508.51mm)		-2.51"
(-63.76mm)		33rd Driest
Driest to Date
1989
95th Wettest
Wettest to Date
2019

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