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Upper Midwest Climate Region

Precipitation Rankings, December 1916

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
December 1916 1-Month	1.25" (31.75mm)	1.25" (31.75mm)	0.00" (0.00mm)	61st Driest	Driest since: 1915	1943
	1.25" (31.75mm)	1.25" (31.75mm)	0.00" (0.00mm)	68th Wettest	Wettest since: 1911	2015
	Ties: 1926
Nov–Dec 1916 2-Month	2.57" (65.28mm)	3.10" (78.74mm)	-0.53" (-13.46mm)	40th Driest	Driest since: 1914	1976
Nov–Dec 1916 2-Month	2.57" (65.28mm)	3.10" (78.74mm)	-0.53" (-13.46mm)	89th Wettest	Wettest since: 1915	2015
Oct–Dec 1916 3-Month	4.97" (126.24mm)	5.38" (136.65mm)	-0.41" (-10.41mm)	48th Driest	Driest since: 1914	1976
Oct–Dec 1916 3-Month	4.97" (126.24mm)	5.38" (136.65mm)	-0.41" (-10.41mm)	81st Wettest	Wettest since: 1915	1982
Sep–Dec 1916 4-Month	8.68" (220.47mm)	8.74" (222.00mm)	-0.06" (-1.53mm)	65th Driest	Driest since: 1914	1976
Sep–Dec 1916 4-Month	8.68" (220.47mm)	8.74" (222.00mm)	-0.06" (-1.53mm)	64th Wettest	Wettest since: 1915	2019
Aug–Dec 1916 5-Month	11.87" (301.50mm)	12.27" (311.66mm)	-0.40" (-10.16mm)	53rd Driest	Driest since: 1914	1976
Aug–Dec 1916 5-Month	11.87" (301.50mm)	12.27" (311.66mm)	-0.40" (-10.16mm)	76th Wettest	Wettest since: 1915	2019
Jul–Dec 1916 6-Month	13.84" (351.54mm)	15.84" (402.34mm)	-2.00" (-50.80mm)	28th Driest	Driest since: 1910	1976
Jul–Dec 1916 6-Month	13.84" (351.54mm)	15.84" (402.34mm)	-2.00" (-50.80mm)	101st Wettest	Wettest since: 1915	1900
Jun–Dec 1916 7-Month	18.75" (476.25mm)	19.89" (505.21mm)	-1.14" (-28.96mm)	43rd Driest	Driest since: 1913	1976
Jun–Dec 1916 7-Month	18.75" (476.25mm)	19.89" (505.21mm)	-1.14" (-28.96mm)	86th Wettest	Wettest since: 1915	2010
May–Dec 1916 8-Month	22.92" (582.17mm)	23.31" (592.07mm)	-0.39" (-9.90mm)	50th Driest	Driest since: 1913	1976
May–Dec 1916 8-Month	22.92" (582.17mm)	23.31" (592.07mm)	-0.39" (-9.90mm)	79th Wettest	Wettest since: 1915	2019
Apr–Dec 1916 9-Month	25.57" (649.48mm)	25.81" (655.57mm)	-0.24" (-6.09mm)	56th Driest	Driest since: 1913	1976
Apr–Dec 1916 9-Month	25.57" (649.48mm)	25.81" (655.57mm)	-0.24" (-6.09mm)	73rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1915	2019
Mar–Dec 1916 10-Month	27.48" (697.99mm)	27.52" (699.01mm)	-0.04" (-1.02mm)	58th Driest	Driest since: 1913	1910
Mar–Dec 1916 10-Month	27.48" (697.99mm)	27.52" (699.01mm)	-0.04" (-1.02mm)	71st Wettest	Wettest since: 1915	2019
Feb–Dec 1916 11-Month	28.17" (715.52mm)	28.54" (724.92mm)	-0.37" (-9.40mm)	53rd Driest	Driest since: 1913	1910
	28.17" (715.52mm)	28.54" (724.92mm)	-0.37" (-9.40mm)	76th Wettest	Wettest since: 1915	2019
	Ties: 1921
Jan–Dec 1916 12-Month	30.59" (776.99mm)	29.68" (753.87mm)	0.91" (23.12mm)	71st Driest	Driest since: 1914	1910
Jan–Dec 1916 12-Month	30.59" (776.99mm)	29.68" (753.87mm)	0.91" (23.12mm)	58th Wettest	Wettest since: 1915	2019
Jul 1915–Dec 1916 18-Month	47.72" (1,212.09mm)	45.59" (1,157.99mm)	2.13" (54.10mm)	85th Driest	Driest since: 1915	1976
Jul 1915–Dec 1916 18-Month	47.72" (1,212.09mm)	45.59" (1,157.99mm)	2.13" (54.10mm)	43rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1906	2019
Jan 1915–Dec 1916 24-Month	62.50" (1,587.50mm)	59.39" (1,508.51mm)	3.11" (78.99mm)	84th Driest	Driest since: 1915	1989
Jan 1915–Dec 1916 24-Month	62.50" (1,587.50mm)	59.39" (1,508.51mm)	3.11" (78.99mm)	44th Wettest	Wettest since: 1906	2019
Jan 1914–Dec 1916 36-Month	92.35" (2,345.69mm)	89.07" (2,262.38mm)	3.28" (83.31mm)	76th Driest	Driest since: 1915	1989
Jan 1914–Dec 1916 36-Month	92.35" (2,345.69mm)	89.07" (2,262.38mm)	3.28" (83.31mm)	51st Wettest	Wettest since: 1906	2019
Jan 1913–Dec 1916 48-Month	121.09" (3,075.69mm)	118.71" (3,015.23mm)	2.38" (60.46mm)	66th Driest	Driest since: 1915	1936
Jan 1913–Dec 1916 48-Month	121.09" (3,075.69mm)	118.71" (3,015.23mm)	2.38" (60.46mm)	60th Wettest	Wettest since: 1908	2019
Jan 1912–Dec 1916 60-Month	148.96" (3,783.58mm)	148.36" (3,768.34mm)	0.60" (15.24mm)	55th Driest	Driest since: 1914	1936
Jan 1912–Dec 1916 60-Month	148.96" (3,783.58mm)	148.36" (3,768.34mm)	0.60" (15.24mm)	70th Wettest	Wettest since: 1915	2019

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on June 2, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings