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Upper Midwest Climate Region

Precipitation Rankings, February 1969

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
February 1969 1-Month	0.55" (13.97mm)	1.02" (25.91mm)	-0.47" (-11.94mm)	11th Driest	Driest since: 1964	1987
February 1969 1-Month	0.55" (13.97mm)	1.02" (25.91mm)	-0.47" (-11.94mm)	118th Wettest	Wettest since: 1968	2019
Jan–Feb 1969 2-Month	2.99" (75.95mm)	2.17" (55.12mm)	0.82" (20.83mm)	109th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1987
Jan–Feb 1969 2-Month	2.99" (75.95mm)	2.17" (55.12mm)	0.82" (20.83mm)	20th Wettest	Wettest since: 1950	2019
Dec 1968–Feb 1969 3-Month	5.54" (140.72mm)	3.41" (86.61mm)	2.13" (54.11mm)	127th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1931
Dec 1968–Feb 1969 3-Month	5.54" (140.72mm)	3.41" (86.61mm)	2.13" (54.11mm)	1st Wettest	Wettest to Date	1969
Nov 1968–Feb 1969 4-Month	6.83" (173.48mm)	5.24" (133.10mm)	1.59" (40.38mm)	113th Driest	Driest since: 1968	2003
Nov 1968–Feb 1969 4-Month	6.83" (173.48mm)	5.24" (133.10mm)	1.59" (40.38mm)	15th Wettest	Wettest since: 1949	2016
Oct 1968–Feb 1969 5-Month	10.17" (258.32mm)	7.54" (191.52mm)	2.63" (66.80mm)	118th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1977
Oct 1968–Feb 1969 5-Month	10.17" (258.32mm)	7.54" (191.52mm)	2.63" (66.80mm)	10th Wettest	Wettest since: 1932	2019
Sep 1968–Feb 1969 6-Month	14.89" (378.21mm)	10.93" (277.62mm)	3.96" (100.59mm)	122nd Driest	Driest since: 1968	1977
Sep 1968–Feb 1969 6-Month	14.89" (378.21mm)	10.93" (277.62mm)	3.96" (100.59mm)	6th Wettest	Wettest since: 1966	2020
Aug 1968–Feb 1969 7-Month	17.78" (451.61mm)	14.48" (367.79mm)	3.30" (83.82mm)	112th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1977
Aug 1968–Feb 1969 7-Month	17.78" (451.61mm)	14.48" (367.79mm)	3.30" (83.82mm)	16th Wettest	Wettest since: 1966	2019
Jul 1968–Feb 1969 8-Month	21.91" (556.51mm)	18.07" (458.98mm)	3.84" (97.53mm)	112th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1977
Jul 1968–Feb 1969 8-Month	21.91" (556.51mm)	18.07" (458.98mm)	3.84" (97.53mm)	16th Wettest	Wettest since: 1966	2019
Jun 1968–Feb 1969 9-Month	27.94" (709.68mm)	22.09" (561.09mm)	5.85" (148.59mm)	123rd Driest	Driest since: 1968	1977
Jun 1968–Feb 1969 9-Month	27.94" (709.68mm)	22.09" (561.09mm)	5.85" (148.59mm)	5th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2019
May 1968–Feb 1969 10-Month	31.25" (793.75mm)	25.49" (647.45mm)	5.76" (146.30mm)	121st Driest	Driest since: 1968	1977
May 1968–Feb 1969 10-Month	31.25" (793.75mm)	25.49" (647.45mm)	5.76" (146.30mm)	7th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2019
Apr 1968–Feb 1969 11-Month	35.03" (889.76mm)	27.99" (710.95mm)	7.04" (178.81mm)	124th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1977
Apr 1968–Feb 1969 11-Month	35.03" (889.76mm)	27.99" (710.95mm)	7.04" (178.81mm)	4th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2020
Mar 1968–Feb 1969 12-Month	36.18" (918.97mm)	29.70" (754.38mm)	6.48" (164.59mm)	122nd Driest	Driest since: 1968	1911
Mar 1968–Feb 1969 12-Month	36.18" (918.97mm)	29.70" (754.38mm)	6.48" (164.59mm)	6th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2020
Sep 1967–Feb 1969 18-Month	44.81" (1,138.17mm)	40.64" (1,032.26mm)	4.17" (105.91mm)	99th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1977
Sep 1967–Feb 1969 18-Month	44.81" (1,138.17mm)	40.64" (1,032.26mm)	4.17" (105.91mm)	28th Wettest	Wettest since: 1966	2020
Mar 1967–Feb 1969 24-Month	63.05" (1,601.47mm)	59.40" (1,508.76mm)	3.65" (92.71mm)	90th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1931
	63.05" (1,601.47mm)	59.40" (1,508.76mm)	3.65" (92.71mm)	37th Wettest	Wettest since: 1967	2020
	Ties: 1967
Mar 1966–Feb 1969 36-Month	90.43" (2,296.92mm)	89.04" (2,261.62mm)	1.39" (35.30mm)	60th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1935
Mar 1966–Feb 1969 36-Month	90.43" (2,296.92mm)	89.04" (2,261.62mm)	1.39" (35.30mm)	66th Wettest	Wettest since: 1967	2020
Mar 1965–Feb 1969 48-Month	126.10" (3,202.94mm)	118.68" (3,014.47mm)	7.42" (188.47mm)	94th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1934
Mar 1965–Feb 1969 48-Month	126.10" (3,202.94mm)	118.68" (3,014.47mm)	7.42" (188.47mm)	31st Wettest	Wettest since: 1946	2020
Mar 1964–Feb 1969 60-Month	156.18" (3,966.97mm)	148.35" (3,768.09mm)	7.83" (198.88mm)	90th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1934
Mar 1964–Feb 1969 60-Month	156.18" (3,966.97mm)	148.35" (3,768.09mm)	7.83" (198.88mm)	34th Wettest	Wettest since: 1946	2020

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 8, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings