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Upper Midwest Climate Region

Precipitation Rankings, December 1943

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
December 1943 1-Month	0.36" (9.14mm)	1.25" (31.75mm)	-0.89" (-22.61mm)	1st Driest	Driest to Date	1943
December 1943 1-Month	0.36" (9.14mm)	1.25" (31.75mm)	-0.89" (-22.61mm)	128th Wettest	Wettest since: 1942	2015
Nov–Dec 1943 2-Month	2.08" (52.83mm)	3.10" (78.74mm)	-1.02" (-25.91mm)	21st Driest	Driest since: 1939	1976
Nov–Dec 1943 2-Month	2.08" (52.83mm)	3.10" (78.74mm)	-1.02" (-25.91mm)	108th Wettest	Wettest since: 1942	2015
Oct–Dec 1943 3-Month	3.89" (98.81mm)	5.38" (136.65mm)	-1.49" (-37.84mm)	18th Driest	Driest since: 1939	1976
Oct–Dec 1943 3-Month	3.89" (98.81mm)	5.38" (136.65mm)	-1.49" (-37.84mm)	111th Wettest	Wettest since: 1942	1982
Sep–Dec 1943 4-Month	5.93" (150.62mm)	8.74" (222.00mm)	-2.81" (-71.38mm)	7th Driest	Driest since: 1939	1976
Sep–Dec 1943 4-Month	5.93" (150.62mm)	8.74" (222.00mm)	-2.81" (-71.38mm)	122nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1942	2019
Aug–Dec 1943 5-Month	9.97" (253.24mm)	12.27" (311.66mm)	-2.30" (-58.42mm)	20th Driest	Driest since: 1939	1976
Aug–Dec 1943 5-Month	9.97" (253.24mm)	12.27" (311.66mm)	-2.30" (-58.42mm)	109th Wettest	Wettest since: 1942	2019
Jul–Dec 1943 6-Month	13.44" (341.38mm)	15.84" (402.34mm)	-2.40" (-60.96mm)	19th Driest	Driest since: 1939	1976
Jul–Dec 1943 6-Month	13.44" (341.38mm)	15.84" (402.34mm)	-2.40" (-60.96mm)	110th Wettest	Wettest since: 1942	1900
Jun–Dec 1943 7-Month	19.08" (484.63mm)	19.89" (505.21mm)	-0.81" (-20.58mm)	49th Driest	Driest since: 1939	1976
Jun–Dec 1943 7-Month	19.08" (484.63mm)	19.89" (505.21mm)	-0.81" (-20.58mm)	80th Wettest	Wettest since: 1942	2010
May–Dec 1943 8-Month	23.58" (598.93mm)	23.31" (592.07mm)	0.27" (6.86mm)	62nd Driest	Driest since: 1940	1976
May–Dec 1943 8-Month	23.58" (598.93mm)	23.31" (592.07mm)	0.27" (6.86mm)	67th Wettest	Wettest since: 1942	2019
Apr–Dec 1943 9-Month	25.46" (646.68mm)	25.81" (655.57mm)	-0.35" (-8.89mm)	55th Driest	Driest since: 1939	1976
Apr–Dec 1943 9-Month	25.46" (646.68mm)	25.81" (655.57mm)	-0.35" (-8.89mm)	74th Wettest	Wettest since: 1942	2019
Mar–Dec 1943 10-Month	27.33" (694.18mm)	27.52" (699.01mm)	-0.19" (-4.83mm)	55th Driest	Driest since: 1939	1910
Mar–Dec 1943 10-Month	27.33" (694.18mm)	27.52" (699.01mm)	-0.19" (-4.83mm)	74th Wettest	Wettest since: 1942	2019
Feb–Dec 1943 11-Month	28.26" (717.80mm)	28.54" (724.92mm)	-0.28" (-7.12mm)	55th Driest	Driest since: 1939	1910
Feb–Dec 1943 11-Month	28.26" (717.80mm)	28.54" (724.92mm)	-0.28" (-7.12mm)	74th Wettest	Wettest since: 1942	2019
Jan–Dec 1943 12-Month	29.53" (750.06mm)	29.68" (753.87mm)	-0.15" (-3.81mm)	55th Driest	Driest since: 1940	1910
Jan–Dec 1943 12-Month	29.53" (750.06mm)	29.68" (753.87mm)	-0.15" (-3.81mm)	74th Wettest	Wettest since: 1942	2019
Jul 1942–Dec 1943 18-Month	46.90" (1,191.26mm)	45.59" (1,157.99mm)	1.31" (33.27mm)	77th Driest	Driest since: 1940	1976
	46.90" (1,191.26mm)	45.59" (1,157.99mm)	1.31" (33.27mm)	51st Wettest	Wettest since: 1942	2019
	Ties: 1912
Jan 1942–Dec 1943 24-Month	61.78" (1,569.21mm)	59.39" (1,508.51mm)	2.39" (60.70mm)	78th Driest	Driest since: 1940	1989
Jan 1942–Dec 1943 24-Month	61.78" (1,569.21mm)	59.39" (1,508.51mm)	2.39" (60.70mm)	50th Wettest	Wettest since: 1942	2019
Jan 1941–Dec 1943 36-Month	94.30" (2,395.22mm)	89.07" (2,262.38mm)	5.23" (132.84mm)	94th Driest	Driest since: 1942	1989
	94.30" (2,395.22mm)	89.07" (2,262.38mm)	5.23" (132.84mm)	33rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1905	2019
	Ties: 1972
Jan 1940–Dec 1943 48-Month	123.78" (3,144.01mm)	118.71" (3,015.23mm)	5.07" (128.78mm)	82nd Driest	Driest since: 1942	1936
Jan 1940–Dec 1943 48-Month	123.78" (3,144.01mm)	118.71" (3,015.23mm)	5.07" (128.78mm)	44th Wettest	Wettest since: 1906	2019
Jan 1939–Dec 1943 60-Month	149.06" (3,786.12mm)	148.36" (3,768.34mm)	0.70" (17.78mm)	56th Driest	Driest since: 1941	1936
Jan 1939–Dec 1943 60-Month	149.06" (3,786.12mm)	148.36" (3,768.34mm)	0.70" (17.78mm)	69th Wettest	Wettest since: 1942	2019

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on April 1, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings