Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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Upper Midwest Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, January 1961
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
January 1961 1-Month |
0.31" (7.87mm) | 1.14" (28.96mm) |
-0.83" (-21.09mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest to Date | 1981 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 1969 | ||||
|
Dec 1960–Jan 1961 2-Month |
1.00" (25.40mm) | 2.39" (60.71mm) |
-1.39" (-35.31mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 1961 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 1969 | ||||
|
Nov 1960–Jan 1961 3-Month |
2.66" (67.56mm) | 4.22" (107.19mm) |
-1.56" (-39.63mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 2003 |
| 119th Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 2016 | ||||
|
Oct 1960–Jan 1961 4-Month |
4.50" (114.30mm) | 6.52" (165.61mm) |
-2.02" (-51.31mm) | 12th Driest | Driest since: 1945 | 1977 |
| 116th Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 2020 | ||||
|
Sep 1960–Jan 1961 5-Month |
7.51" (190.75mm) | 9.90" (251.46mm) |
-2.39" (-60.71mm) | 17th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1977 |
| 111th Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 2020 | ||||
|
Aug 1960–Jan 1961 6-Month |
12.07" (306.58mm) | 13.46" (341.88mm) |
-1.39" (-35.30mm) | 38th Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1977 |
| 90th Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 2020 | ||||
|
Jul 1960–Jan 1961 7-Month |
14.96" (379.98mm) | 17.05" (433.07mm) |
-2.09" (-53.09mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1977 |
| 98th Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1938 | ||||||
|
Jun 1960–Jan 1961 8-Month |
18.85" (478.79mm) | 21.07" (535.18mm) |
-2.22" (-56.39mm) | 28th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1977 |
| 100th Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 2011 | ||||
|
May 1960–Jan 1961 9-Month |
23.70" (601.98mm) | 24.46" (621.28mm) |
-0.76" (-19.30mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1977 |
| 80th Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 2020 | ||||
|
Apr 1960–Jan 1961 10-Month |
27.03" (686.56mm) | 26.96" (684.78mm) |
0.07" (1.78mm) | 60th Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1977 |
| 68th Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 2020 | ||||
|
Mar 1960–Jan 1961 11-Month |
27.97" (710.44mm) | 28.68" (728.47mm) |
-0.71" (-18.03mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1911 |
| 80th Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 2020 | ||||
|
Feb 1960–Jan 1961 12-Month |
28.90" (734.06mm) | 29.70" (754.38mm) |
-0.80" (-20.32mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1911 |
| 80th Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 2020 | ||||
|
Aug 1959–Jan 1961 18-Month |
46.69" (1,185.93mm) | 43.18" (1,096.77mm) |
3.51" (89.16mm) | 100th Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1911 |
| 27th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2020 | ||||
|
Feb 1959–Jan 1961 24-Month |
63.06" (1,601.72mm) | 59.40" (1,508.76mm) |
3.66" (92.96mm) | 88th Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1931 |
| 39th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 2020 | ||||
|
Feb 1958–Jan 1961 36-Month |
86.91" (2,207.51mm) | 89.04" (2,261.62mm) |
-2.13" (-54.11mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1935 |
| 87th Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 2020 | ||||
|
Feb 1957–Jan 1961 48-Month |
117.08" (2,973.83mm) | 118.69" (3,014.73mm) |
-1.61" (-40.90mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1937 |
| 83rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2020 | ||||
|
Feb 1956–Jan 1961 60-Month |
142.87" (3,628.90mm) | 148.35" (3,768.09mm) |
-5.48" (-139.19mm) | 31st Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1934 |
| 93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 9, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/