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Upper Midwest Climate Region

Precipitation Rankings, January 1952

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Period Value 1901-2000
Mean
Anomaly Rank
(1895-2023)
Wettest/Driest
Since
Record
January 1952
1-Month
1.58"
(40.13mm)
1.14"
(28.96mm)
0.44"
(11.17mm)
108th Driest
Driest since:
1981
22nd Wettest
Wettest since:
1969
Ties: 1998
Dec 1951–Jan 1952
2-Month
3.16"
(80.26mm)
2.39"
(60.71mm)
0.77"
(19.55mm)
106th Driest
Driest since:
1961
23rd Wettest
Wettest since:
1969
Nov 1951–Jan 1952
3-Month
4.84"
(122.94mm)
4.22"
(107.19mm)
0.62"
(15.75mm)
85th Driest
Driest since:
2003
44th Wettest
Wettest since:
2016
Ties: 1979
Oct 1951–Jan 1952
4-Month
8.19"
(208.03mm)
6.52"
(165.61mm)
1.67"
(42.42mm)
105th Driest
Driest since:
1977
24th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Sep 1951–Jan 1952
5-Month
11.51"
(292.35mm)
9.90"
(251.46mm)
1.61"
(40.89mm)
91st Driest
Driest since:
1977
38th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Aug 1951–Jan 1952
6-Month
16.44"
(417.58mm)
13.46"
(341.88mm)
2.98"
(75.70mm)
110th Driest
Driest since:
1977
19th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Jul 1951–Jan 1952
7-Month
20.51"
(520.95mm)
17.05"
(433.07mm)
3.46"
(87.88mm)
112th Driest
Driest since:
1977
17th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Jun 1951–Jan 1952
8-Month
25.33"
(643.38mm)
21.07"
(535.18mm)
4.26"
(108.20mm)
118th Driest
Driest since:
1977
11th Wettest
Wettest since:
2011
May 1951–Jan 1952
9-Month
28.67"
(728.22mm)
24.46"
(621.28mm)
4.21"
(106.94mm)
115th Driest
Driest since:
1977
14th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Apr 1951–Jan 1952
10-Month
32.07"
(814.58mm)
26.96"
(684.78mm)
5.11"
(129.80mm)
118th Driest
Driest since:
1977
11th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Mar 1951–Jan 1952
11-Month
35.14"
(892.56mm)
28.68"
(728.47mm)
6.46"
(164.09mm)
122nd Driest
Driest since:
1911
7th Wettest
Wettest to Date
2020
Feb 1951–Jan 1952
12-Month
36.95"
(938.53mm)
29.70"
(754.38mm)
7.25"
(184.15mm)
125th Driest
Driest since:
1911
4th Wettest
Wettest to Date
2020
Aug 1950–Jan 1952
18-Month
47.30"
(1,201.42mm)
43.18"
(1,096.77mm)
4.12"
(104.65mm)
104th Driest
Driest since:
1911
24th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Feb 1950–Jan 1952
24-Month
65.42"
(1,661.67mm)
59.40"
(1,508.76mm)
6.02"
(152.91mm)
103rd Driest
Driest since:
1931
25th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Feb 1949–Jan 1952
36-Month
94.12"
(2,390.65mm)
89.04"
(2,261.62mm)
5.08"
(129.03mm)
94th Driest
Driest since:
1935
33rd Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Feb 1948–Jan 1952
48-Month
121.15"
(3,077.21mm)
118.69"
(3,014.73mm)
2.46"
(62.48mm)
66th Driest
Driest since:
1937
60th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Feb 1947–Jan 1952
60-Month
150.54"
(3,823.72mm)
148.35"
(3,768.09mm)
2.19"
(55.63mm)
63rd Driest
Driest since:
1934
62nd Wettest
Wettest since:
2020

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