Regional Rankings

Regional Data Info
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Upper Midwest Climate Region

Precipitation Rankings, January 1929

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PeriodValue1901-2000
Mean		AnomalyRank
(1895-2023)		Wettest/Driest
Since		Record
January 1929
1-Month		2.12"
(53.85mm)		1.14"
(28.96mm)		0.98"
(24.89mm)		124th Driest
Driest since:
1981
6th Wettest
Wettest since:
1969
Ties: 1949
Dec 1928–Jan 1929
2-Month		3.07"
(77.98mm)		2.39"
(60.71mm)		0.68"
(17.27mm)		102nd Driest
Driest since:
1961
27th Wettest
Wettest since:
1969
Nov 1928–Jan 1929
3-Month		5.16"
(131.06mm)		4.22"
(107.19mm)		0.94"
(23.87mm)		100th Driest
Driest since:
2003
29th Wettest
Wettest since:
2016
Oct 1928–Jan 1929
4-Month		8.52"
(216.41mm)		6.52"
(165.61mm)		2.00"
(50.80mm)		109th Driest
Driest since:
1977
20th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Sep 1928–Jan 1929
5-Month		11.84"
(300.74mm)		9.90"
(251.46mm)		1.94"
(49.28mm)		96th Driest
Driest since:
1977
33rd Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Aug 1928–Jan 1929
6-Month		17.33"
(440.18mm)		13.46"
(341.88mm)		3.87"
(98.30mm)		116th Driest
Driest since:
1977
13th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Jul 1928–Jan 1929
7-Month		21.24"
(539.50mm)		17.05"
(433.07mm)		4.19"
(106.43mm)		117th Driest
Driest since:
1977
12th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Jun 1928–Jan 1929
8-Month		25.77"
(654.56mm)		21.07"
(535.18mm)		4.70"
(119.38mm)		121st Driest
Driest since:
1977
8th Wettest
Wettest since:
2011
Ties: 1901
May 1928–Jan 1929
9-Month		27.75"
(704.85mm)		24.46"
(621.28mm)		3.29"
(83.57mm)		106th Driest
Driest since:
1977
23rd Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Apr 1928–Jan 1929
10-Month		30.13"
(765.30mm)		26.96"
(684.78mm)		3.17"
(80.52mm)		102nd Driest
Driest since:
1977
27th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Mar 1928–Jan 1929
11-Month		31.53"
(800.86mm)		28.68"
(728.47mm)		2.85"
(72.39mm)		94th Driest
Driest since:
1911
35th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Feb 1928–Jan 1929
12-Month		32.85"
(834.39mm)		29.70"
(754.38mm)		3.15"
(80.01mm)		96th Driest
Driest since:
1911
33rd Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Aug 1927–Jan 1929
18-Month		45.62"
(1,158.75mm)		43.18"
(1,096.77mm)		2.44"
(61.98mm)		90th Driest
Driest since:
1911
38th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Feb 1927–Jan 1929
24-Month		61.42"
(1,560.07mm)		59.40"
(1,508.76mm)		2.02"
(51.31mm)		70th Driest
Driest since:
1931
58th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Feb 1926–Jan 1929
36-Month		91.82"
(2,332.23mm)		89.04"
(2,261.62mm)		2.78"
(70.61mm)		70th Driest
Driest since:
1935
57th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Feb 1925–Jan 1929
48-Month		118.15"
(3,001.01mm)		118.69"
(3,014.73mm)		-0.54"
(-13.72mm)		47th Driest
Driest since:
1937
79th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Feb 1924–Jan 1929
60-Month		146.49"
(3,720.85mm)		148.35"
(3,768.09mm)		-1.86"
(-47.24mm)		42nd Driest
Driest since:
1934
83rd Wettest
Wettest since:
2020

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