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Upper Midwest Climate Region

Precipitation Rankings, January 1950

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2023)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
January 1950 1-Month	2.22" (56.39mm)	1.14" (28.96mm)	1.08" (27.43mm)	126th Driest	Driest since: 1949	1981
January 1950 1-Month	2.22" (56.39mm)	1.14" (28.96mm)	1.08" (27.43mm)	4th Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	1969
Dec 1949–Jan 1950 2-Month	3.73" (94.74mm)	2.39" (60.71mm)	1.34" (34.03mm)	125th Driest	Driest since: 1949	1961
Dec 1949–Jan 1950 2-Month	3.73" (94.74mm)	2.39" (60.71mm)	1.34" (34.03mm)	4th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1969
Nov 1949–Jan 1950 3-Month	4.94" (125.48mm)	4.22" (107.19mm)	0.72" (18.29mm)	89th Driest	Driest since: 1948	2003
Nov 1949–Jan 1950 3-Month	4.94" (125.48mm)	4.22" (107.19mm)	0.72" (18.29mm)	40th Wettest	Wettest since: 1949	2016
Oct 1949–Jan 1950 4-Month	7.37" (187.20mm)	6.52" (165.61mm)	0.85" (21.59mm)	82nd Driest	Driest since: 1948	1977
Oct 1949–Jan 1950 4-Month	7.37" (187.20mm)	6.52" (165.61mm)	0.85" (21.59mm)	47th Wettest	Wettest since: 1949	2020
Sep 1949–Jan 1950 5-Month	9.75" (247.65mm)	9.90" (251.46mm)	-0.15" (-3.81mm)	63rd Driest	Driest since: 1949	1977
Sep 1949–Jan 1950 5-Month	9.75" (247.65mm)	9.90" (251.46mm)	-0.15" (-3.81mm)	66th Wettest	Wettest since: 1947	2020
Aug 1949–Jan 1950 6-Month	11.98" (304.29mm)	13.46" (341.88mm)	-1.48" (-37.59mm)	37th Driest	Driest since: 1949	1977
Aug 1949–Jan 1950 6-Month	11.98" (304.29mm)	13.46" (341.88mm)	-1.48" (-37.59mm)	92nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1948	2020
Jul 1949–Jan 1950 7-Month	16.90" (429.26mm)	17.05" (433.07mm)	-0.15" (-3.81mm)	64th Driest	Driest since: 1949	1977
Jul 1949–Jan 1950 7-Month	16.90" (429.26mm)	17.05" (433.07mm)	-0.15" (-3.81mm)	65th Wettest	Wettest since: 1946	2020
Jun 1949–Jan 1950 8-Month	21.56" (547.62mm)	21.07" (535.18mm)	0.49" (12.44mm)	67th Driest	Driest since: 1949	1977
Jun 1949–Jan 1950 8-Month	21.56" (547.62mm)	21.07" (535.18mm)	0.49" (12.44mm)	62nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1947	2011
May 1949–Jan 1950 9-Month	24.43" (620.52mm)	24.46" (621.28mm)	-0.03" (-0.76mm)	59th Driest	Driest since: 1949	1977
May 1949–Jan 1950 9-Month	24.43" (620.52mm)	24.46" (621.28mm)	-0.03" (-0.76mm)	70th Wettest	Wettest since: 1947	2020
Apr 1949–Jan 1950 10-Month	25.66" (651.76mm)	26.96" (684.78mm)	-1.30" (-33.02mm)	41st Driest	Driest since: 1949	1977
Apr 1949–Jan 1950 10-Month	25.66" (651.76mm)	26.96" (684.78mm)	-1.30" (-33.02mm)	88th Wettest	Wettest since: 1948	2020
Mar 1949–Jan 1950 11-Month	27.75" (704.85mm)	28.68" (728.47mm)	-0.93" (-23.62mm)	45th Driest	Driest since: 1949	1911
	27.75" (704.85mm)	28.68" (728.47mm)	-0.93" (-23.62mm)	84th Wettest	Wettest since: 1948	2020
	Ties: 2022
Feb 1949–Jan 1950 12-Month	28.70" (728.98mm)	29.70" (754.38mm)	-1.00" (-25.40mm)	45th Driest	Driest since: 1949	1911
Feb 1949–Jan 1950 12-Month	28.70" (728.98mm)	29.70" (754.38mm)	-1.00" (-25.40mm)	84th Wettest	Wettest since: 1948	2020
Aug 1948–Jan 1950 18-Month	40.38" (1,025.65mm)	43.18" (1,096.77mm)	-2.80" (-71.12mm)	28th Driest	Driest since: 1949	1911
Aug 1948–Jan 1950 18-Month	40.38" (1,025.65mm)	43.18" (1,096.77mm)	-2.80" (-71.12mm)	100th Wettest	Wettest since: 1948	2020
Feb 1948–Jan 1950 24-Month	55.73" (1,415.54mm)	59.40" (1,508.76mm)	-3.67" (-93.22mm)	26th Driest	Driest since: 1941	1931
Feb 1948–Jan 1950 24-Month	55.73" (1,415.54mm)	59.40" (1,508.76mm)	-3.67" (-93.22mm)	102nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1949	2020
Feb 1947–Jan 1950 36-Month	85.12" (2,162.05mm)	89.04" (2,261.62mm)	-3.92" (-99.57mm)	30th Driest	Driest since: 1939	1935
Feb 1947–Jan 1950 36-Month	85.12" (2,162.05mm)	89.04" (2,261.62mm)	-3.92" (-99.57mm)	97th Wettest	Wettest since: 1949	2020
Feb 1946–Jan 1950 48-Month	114.63" (2,911.60mm)	118.69" (3,014.73mm)	-4.06" (-103.13mm)	33rd Driest	Driest since: 1940	1937
Feb 1946–Jan 1950 48-Month	114.63" (2,911.60mm)	118.69" (3,014.73mm)	-4.06" (-103.13mm)	93rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1949	2020
Feb 1945–Jan 1950 60-Month	147.71" (3,751.83mm)	148.35" (3,768.09mm)	-0.64" (-16.26mm)	48th Driest	Driest since: 1942	1934
Feb 1945–Jan 1950 60-Month	147.71" (3,751.83mm)	148.35" (3,768.09mm)	-0.64" (-16.26mm)	77th Wettest	Wettest since: 1949	2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on May 30, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings