Regional Rankings

Regional Data Info
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Upper Midwest Climate Region

Precipitation Rankings, January 1960

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PeriodValue1901-2000
Mean		AnomalyRank
(1895-2023)		Wettest/Driest
Since		Record
January 1960
1-Month		1.51"
(38.35mm)		1.14"
(28.96mm)		0.37"
(9.39mm)		103rd Driest
Driest since:
1981
27th Wettest
Wettest since:
1969
Dec 1959–Jan 1960
2-Month		3.31"
(84.07mm)		2.39"
(60.71mm)		0.92"
(23.36mm)		112th Driest
Driest since:
1961
17th Wettest
Wettest since:
1969
Nov 1959–Jan 1960
3-Month		4.90"
(124.46mm)		4.22"
(107.19mm)		0.68"
(17.27mm)		88th Driest
Driest since:
2003
41st Wettest
Wettest since:
2016
Ties: 2005
Oct 1959–Jan 1960
4-Month		8.34"
(211.84mm)		6.52"
(165.61mm)		1.82"
(46.23mm)		107th Driest
Driest since:
1977
22nd Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Sep 1959–Jan 1960
5-Month		12.30"
(312.42mm)		9.90"
(251.46mm)		2.40"
(60.96mm)		106th Driest
Driest since:
1977
23rd Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Aug 1959–Jan 1960
6-Month		17.79"
(451.87mm)		13.46"
(341.88mm)		4.33"
(109.99mm)		122nd Driest
Driest since:
1977
7th Wettest
Wettest to Date
2020
Jul 1959–Jan 1960
7-Month		20.89"
(530.61mm)		17.05"
(433.07mm)		3.84"
(97.54mm)		115th Driest
Driest since:
1977
14th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Jun 1959–Jan 1960
8-Month		24.03"
(610.36mm)		21.07"
(535.18mm)		2.96"
(75.18mm)		108th Driest
Driest since:
1977
21st Wettest
Wettest since:
2011
May 1959–Jan 1960
9-Month		29.18"
(741.17mm)		24.46"
(621.28mm)		4.72"
(119.89mm)		119th Driest
Driest since:
1977
10th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Apr 1959–Jan 1960
10-Month		31.27"
(794.26mm)		26.96"
(684.78mm)		4.31"
(109.48mm)		113th Driest
Driest since:
1977
16th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Mar 1959–Jan 1960
11-Month		33.02"
(838.71mm)		28.68"
(728.47mm)		4.34"
(110.24mm)		111th Driest
Driest since:
1911
18th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Feb 1959–Jan 1960
12-Month		34.16"
(867.66mm)		29.70"
(754.38mm)		4.46"
(113.28mm)		112th Driest
Driest since:
1911
17th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Aug 1958–Jan 1960
18-Month		45.16"
(1,147.06mm)		43.18"
(1,096.77mm)		1.98"
(50.29mm)		82nd Driest
Driest since:
1911
46th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Feb 1958–Jan 1960
24-Month		58.01"
(1,473.45mm)		59.40"
(1,508.76mm)		-1.39"
(-35.31mm)		43rd Driest
Driest since:
1931
85th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Feb 1957–Jan 1960
36-Month		88.18"
(2,239.77mm)		89.04"
(2,261.62mm)		-0.86"
(-21.85mm)		47th Driest
Driest since:
1935
80th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Feb 1956–Jan 1960
48-Month		113.97"
(2,894.84mm)		118.69"
(3,014.73mm)		-4.72"
(-119.89mm)		32nd Driest
Driest since:
1937
94th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Feb 1955–Jan 1960
60-Month		139.66"
(3,547.36mm)		148.35"
(3,768.09mm)		-8.69"
(-220.73mm)		16th Driest
Driest since:
1934
109th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020

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