Regional Rankings

Regional Data Info
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Upper Midwest Climate Region

Precipitation Rankings, January 1948

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PeriodValue1901-2000
Mean		AnomalyRank
(1895-2023)		Wettest/Driest
Since		Record
January 1948
1-Month		0.68"
(17.27mm)		1.14"
(28.96mm)		-0.46"
(-11.69mm)		15th Driest
Driest since:
1981
115th Wettest
Wettest since:
1969
Ties: 1986
Dec 1947–Jan 1948
2-Month		1.79"
(45.47mm)		2.39"
(60.71mm)		-0.60"
(-15.24mm)		23rd Driest
Driest since:
1961
106th Wettest
Wettest since:
1969
Ties: 1911, 1958
Nov 1947–Jan 1948
3-Month		3.95"
(100.33mm)		4.22"
(107.19mm)		-0.27"
(-6.86mm)		53rd Driest
Driest since:
2003
76th Wettest
Wettest since:
2016
Oct 1947–Jan 1948
4-Month		5.86"
(148.84mm)		6.52"
(165.61mm)		-0.66"
(-16.77mm)		41st Driest
Driest since:
1977
88th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Ties: 1998
Sep 1947–Jan 1948
5-Month		9.19"
(233.43mm)		9.90"
(251.46mm)		-0.71"
(-18.03mm)		49th Driest
Driest since:
1977
80th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Aug 1947–Jan 1948
6-Month		12.17"
(309.12mm)		13.46"
(341.88mm)		-1.29"
(-32.76mm)		40th Driest
Driest since:
1977
89th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Jul 1947–Jan 1948
7-Month		14.38"
(365.25mm)		17.05"
(433.07mm)		-2.67"
(-67.82mm)		18th Driest
Driest since:
1977
111th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Jun 1947–Jan 1948
8-Month		19.98"
(507.49mm)		21.07"
(535.18mm)		-1.09"
(-27.69mm)		50th Driest
Driest since:
1977
79th Wettest
Wettest since:
2011
May 1947–Jan 1948
9-Month		23.62"
(599.95mm)		24.46"
(621.28mm)		-0.84"
(-21.33mm)		47th Driest
Driest since:
1977
82nd Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Apr 1947–Jan 1948
10-Month		27.68"
(703.07mm)		26.96"
(684.78mm)		0.72"
(18.29mm)		70th Driest
Driest since:
1977
59th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Ties: 1915
Mar 1947–Jan 1948
11-Month		28.83"
(732.28mm)		28.68"
(728.47mm)		0.15"
(3.81mm)		60th Driest
Driest since:
1911
69th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Feb 1947–Jan 1948
12-Month		29.39"
(746.51mm)		29.70"
(754.38mm)		-0.31"
(-7.87mm)		55th Driest
Driest since:
1911
74th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Aug 1946–Jan 1948
18-Month		43.65"
(1,108.71mm)		43.18"
(1,096.77mm)		0.47"
(11.94mm)		61st Driest
Driest since:
1911
67th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Feb 1946–Jan 1948
24-Month		58.90"
(1,496.06mm)		59.40"
(1,508.76mm)		-0.50"
(-12.70mm)		53rd Driest
Driest since:
1931
75th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Feb 1945–Jan 1948
36-Month		91.98"
(2,336.29mm)		89.04"
(2,261.62mm)		2.94"
(74.67mm)		72nd Driest
Driest since:
1935
55th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Feb 1944–Jan 1948
48-Month		122.82"
(3,119.63mm)		118.69"
(3,014.73mm)		4.13"
(104.90mm)		80th Driest
Driest since:
1937
46th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Feb 1943–Jan 1948
60-Month		151.94"
(3,859.28mm)		148.35"
(3,768.09mm)		3.59"
(91.19mm)		69th Driest
Driest since:
1934
56th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020

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