Regional Rankings

Regional Data Info
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Upper Midwest Climate Region

Precipitation Rankings, January 1951

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PeriodValue1901-2000
Mean		AnomalyRank
(1895-2023)		Wettest/Driest
Since		Record
January 1951
1-Month		0.93"
(23.62mm)		1.14"
(28.96mm)		-0.21"
(-5.34mm)		49th Driest
Driest since:
1981
81st Wettest
Wettest since:
1969
Ties: 1983
Dec 1950–Jan 1951
2-Month		2.40"
(60.96mm)		2.39"
(60.71mm)		0.01"
(0.25mm)		68th Driest
Driest since:
1961
61st Wettest
Wettest since:
1969
Ties: 1965, 2012
Nov 1950–Jan 1951
3-Month		3.84"
(97.54mm)		4.22"
(107.19mm)		-0.38"
(-9.65mm)		50th Driest
Driest since:
2003
79th Wettest
Wettest since:
2016
Oct 1950–Jan 1951
4-Month		5.48"
(139.19mm)		6.52"
(165.61mm)		-1.04"
(-26.42mm)		35th Driest
Driest since:
1977
94th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Sep 1950–Jan 1951
5-Month		7.99"
(202.95mm)		9.90"
(251.46mm)		-1.91"
(-48.51mm)		23rd Driest
Driest since:
1977
106th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Aug 1950–Jan 1951
6-Month		10.35"
(262.89mm)		13.46"
(341.88mm)		-3.11"
(-78.99mm)		11th Driest
Driest since:
1977
118th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Jul 1950–Jan 1951
7-Month		14.66"
(372.36mm)		17.05"
(433.07mm)		-2.39"
(-60.71mm)		22nd Driest
Driest since:
1977
107th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Jun 1950–Jan 1951
8-Month		18.65"
(473.71mm)		21.07"
(535.18mm)		-2.42"
(-61.47mm)		23rd Driest
Driest since:
1977
106th Wettest
Wettest since:
2011
May 1950–Jan 1951
9-Month		22.30"
(566.42mm)		24.46"
(621.28mm)		-2.16"
(-54.86mm)		29th Driest
Driest since:
1977
100th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Apr 1950–Jan 1951
10-Month		25.34"
(643.64mm)		26.96"
(684.78mm)		-1.62"
(-41.14mm)		36th Driest
Driest since:
1977
93rd Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Mar 1950–Jan 1951
11-Month		27.26"
(692.40mm)		28.68"
(728.47mm)		-1.42"
(-36.07mm)		40th Driest
Driest since:
1911
89th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Feb 1950–Jan 1951
12-Month		28.47"
(723.14mm)		29.70"
(754.38mm)		-1.23"
(-31.24mm)		41st Driest
Driest since:
1911
88th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Aug 1949–Jan 1951
18-Month		40.45"
(1,027.43mm)		43.18"
(1,096.77mm)		-2.73"
(-69.34mm)		30th Driest
Driest since:
1911
98th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Feb 1949–Jan 1951
24-Month		57.17"
(1,452.12mm)		59.40"
(1,508.76mm)		-2.23"
(-56.64mm)		35th Driest
Driest since:
1931
93rd Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Feb 1948–Jan 1951
36-Month		84.20"
(2,138.68mm)		89.04"
(2,261.62mm)		-4.84"
(-122.94mm)		24th Driest
Driest since:
1935
103rd Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Feb 1947–Jan 1951
48-Month		113.59"
(2,885.19mm)		118.69"
(3,014.73mm)		-5.10"
(-129.54mm)		27th Driest
Driest since:
1937
99th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Feb 1946–Jan 1951
60-Month		143.10"
(3,634.74mm)		148.35"
(3,768.09mm)		-5.25"
(-133.35mm)		32nd Driest
Driest since:
1934
93rd Wettest
Wettest since:
2020

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