Regional Rankings

Regional Data Info
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Upper Midwest Climate Region

Precipitation Rankings, January 1898

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PeriodValue1901-2000
Mean		AnomalyRank
(1895-2023)		Wettest/Driest
Since		Record
January 1898
1-Month		1.24"
(31.50mm)		1.14"
(28.96mm)		0.10"
(2.54mm)		87th Driest
Driest since:
1981
43rd Wettest
Wettest since:
1969
Ties: 2008
Dec 1897–Jan 1898
2-Month		2.56"
(65.02mm)		2.39"
(60.71mm)		0.17"
(4.31mm)		78th Driest
Driest since:
1961
51st Wettest
Wettest since:
1969
Nov 1897–Jan 1898
3-Month		3.75"
(95.25mm)		4.22"
(107.19mm)		-0.47"
(-11.94mm)		47th Driest
Driest to Date
2003
82nd Wettest
Wettest since:
2016
Oct 1897–Jan 1898
4-Month		5.43"
(137.92mm)		6.52"
(165.61mm)		-1.09"
(-27.69mm)		34th Driest
Driest since:
1977
95th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Sep 1897–Jan 1898
5-Month		7.25"
(184.15mm)		9.90"
(251.46mm)		-2.65"
(-67.31mm)		14th Driest
Driest to Date
1977
115th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Aug 1897–Jan 1898
6-Month		9.51"
(241.55mm)		13.46"
(341.88mm)		-3.95"
(-100.33mm)		3rd Driest
Driest to Date
1977
126th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Jul 1897–Jan 1898
7-Month		14.32"
(363.73mm)		17.05"
(433.07mm)		-2.73"
(-69.34mm)		17th Driest
Driest since:
1977
112th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Jun 1897–Jan 1898
8-Month		18.72"
(475.49mm)		21.07"
(535.18mm)		-2.35"
(-59.69mm)		26th Driest
Driest since:
1977
103rd Wettest
Wettest since:
2011
May 1897–Jan 1898
9-Month		20.71"
(526.03mm)		24.46"
(621.28mm)		-3.75"
(-95.25mm)		14th Driest
Driest to Date
1977
115th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Apr 1897–Jan 1898
10-Month		23.52"
(597.41mm)		26.96"
(684.78mm)		-3.44"
(-87.37mm)		18th Driest
Driest since:
1977
111th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Mar 1897–Jan 1898
11-Month		25.88"
(657.35mm)		28.68"
(728.47mm)		-2.80"
(-71.12mm)		24th Driest
Driest since:
1911
105th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Feb 1897–Jan 1898
12-Month		27.15"
(689.61mm)		29.70"
(754.38mm)		-2.55"
(-64.77mm)		24th Driest
Driest since:
1911
105th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Aug 1896–Jan 1898
18-Month		42.47"
(1,078.74mm)		43.18"
(1,096.77mm)		-0.71"
(-18.03mm)		47th Driest
Driest to Date
1911
81st Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Feb 1896–Jan 1898
24-Month		61.38"
(1,559.05mm)		59.40"
(1,508.76mm)		1.98"
(50.29mm)		69th Driest
Driest since:
1931
59th Wettest
Wettest to Date
2020
Feb 1895–Jan 1898
36-Month		85.08"
(2,161.03mm)		89.04"
(2,261.62mm)		-3.96"
(-100.59mm)		29th Driest
Driest to Date
1935
98th Wettest
Wettest to Date
2020

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