Regional Rankings

Regional Data Info
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Upper Midwest Climate Region

Precipitation Rankings, January 1917

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PeriodValue1901-2000
Mean		AnomalyRank
(1895-2023)		Wettest/Driest
Since		Record
January 1917
1-Month		1.10"
(27.94mm)		1.14"
(28.96mm)		-0.04"
(-1.02mm)		73rd Driest
Driest since:
1981
57th Wettest
Wettest since:
1969
Ties: 1953, 2004
Dec 1916–Jan 1917
2-Month		2.35"
(59.69mm)		2.39"
(60.71mm)		-0.04"
(-1.02mm)		62nd Driest
Driest since:
1961
67th Wettest
Wettest since:
1969
Nov 1916–Jan 1917
3-Month		3.67"
(93.22mm)		4.22"
(107.19mm)		-0.55"
(-13.97mm)		43rd Driest
Driest since:
2003
86th Wettest
Wettest since:
2016
Oct 1916–Jan 1917
4-Month		6.07"
(154.18mm)		6.52"
(165.61mm)		-0.45"
(-11.43mm)		46th Driest
Driest since:
1977
83rd Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Sep 1916–Jan 1917
5-Month		9.78"
(248.41mm)		9.90"
(251.46mm)		-0.12"
(-3.05mm)		65th Driest
Driest since:
1977
64th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Aug 1916–Jan 1917
6-Month		12.97"
(329.44mm)		13.46"
(341.88mm)		-0.49"
(-12.44mm)		53rd Driest
Driest since:
1977
76th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Jul 1916–Jan 1917
7-Month		14.94"
(379.48mm)		17.05"
(433.07mm)		-2.11"
(-53.59mm)		29th Driest
Driest since:
1977
100th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Jun 1916–Jan 1917
8-Month		19.85"
(504.19mm)		21.07"
(535.18mm)		-1.22"
(-30.99mm)		45th Driest
Driest since:
1977
84th Wettest
Wettest since:
2011
May 1916–Jan 1917
9-Month		24.02"
(610.11mm)		24.46"
(621.28mm)		-0.44"
(-11.17mm)		54th Driest
Driest since:
1977
75th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Apr 1916–Jan 1917
10-Month		26.67"
(677.42mm)		26.96"
(684.78mm)		-0.29"
(-7.36mm)		55th Driest
Driest since:
1977
74th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Mar 1916–Jan 1917
11-Month		28.58"
(725.93mm)		28.68"
(728.47mm)		-0.10"
(-2.54mm)		56th Driest
Driest since:
1911
73rd Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Feb 1916–Jan 1917
12-Month		29.27"
(743.46mm)		29.70"
(754.38mm)		-0.43"
(-10.92mm)		54th Driest
Driest since:
1911
75th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Aug 1915–Jan 1917
18-Month		44.09"
(1,119.89mm)		43.18"
(1,096.77mm)		0.91"
(23.12mm)		65th Driest
Driest since:
1911
63rd Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Feb 1915–Jan 1917
24-Month		62.39"
(1,584.71mm)		59.40"
(1,508.76mm)		2.99"
(75.95mm)		79th Driest
Driest since:
1931
49th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Feb 1914–Jan 1917
36-Month		92.17"
(2,341.12mm)		89.04"
(2,261.62mm)		3.13"
(79.50mm)		76th Driest
Driest since:
1935
51st Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Feb 1913–Jan 1917
48-Month		121.28"
(3,080.51mm)		118.69"
(3,014.73mm)		2.59"
(65.78mm)		69th Driest
Driest since:
1937
57th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Feb 1912–Jan 1917
60-Month		149.28"
(3,791.71mm)		148.35"
(3,768.09mm)		0.93"
(23.62mm)		56th Driest
Driest since:
1934
69th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020

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