Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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Upper Midwest Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, January 1971
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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January 1971 1-Month |
1.35" (34.29mm) | 1.14" (28.96mm) |
0.21" (5.33mm) | 96th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1981 |
| 33rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1969 | ||||
|
Dec 1970–Jan 1971 2-Month |
2.71" (68.83mm) | 2.39" (60.71mm) |
0.32" (8.12mm) | 85th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1961 |
| 43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1969 | ||||
|
Nov 1970–Jan 1971 3-Month |
5.11" (129.79mm) | 4.22" (107.19mm) |
0.89" (22.60mm) | 97th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 2003 |
| 31st Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2016 | ||||
|
Oct 1970–Jan 1971 4-Month |
9.19" (233.43mm) | 6.52" (165.61mm) |
2.67" (67.82mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1977 |
| 11th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2020 | ||||
|
Sep 1970–Jan 1971 5-Month |
14.09" (357.89mm) | 9.90" (251.46mm) |
4.19" (106.43mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1977 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2020 | ||||
|
Aug 1970–Jan 1971 6-Month |
16.17" (410.72mm) | 13.46" (341.88mm) |
2.71" (68.84mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1977 |
| 22nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2020 | ||||
|
Jul 1970–Jan 1971 7-Month |
19.87" (504.70mm) | 17.05" (433.07mm) |
2.82" (71.63mm) | 103rd Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1977 |
| 25th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2020 | ||||
|
Jun 1970–Jan 1971 8-Month |
22.89" (581.41mm) | 21.07" (535.18mm) |
1.82" (46.23mm) | 89th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1977 |
| 39th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2011 | ||||
|
May 1970–Jan 1971 9-Month |
27.36" (694.94mm) | 24.46" (621.28mm) |
2.90" (73.66mm) | 97th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1977 |
| 31st Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2020 | ||||
|
Apr 1970–Jan 1971 10-Month |
29.76" (755.90mm) | 26.96" (684.78mm) |
2.80" (71.12mm) | 94th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1977 |
| 34th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2020 | ||||
|
Mar 1970–Jan 1971 11-Month |
31.40" (797.56mm) | 28.68" (728.47mm) |
2.72" (69.09mm) | 92nd Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1911 |
| 36th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2020 | ||||
|
Feb 1970–Jan 1971 12-Month |
31.74" (806.20mm) | 29.70" (754.38mm) |
2.04" (51.82mm) | 82nd Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1911 |
| 46th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2020 | ||||
|
Aug 1969–Jan 1971 18-Month |
42.48" (1,078.99mm) | 43.18" (1,096.77mm) |
-0.70" (-17.78mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1911 |
| 79th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 2020 | ||||
|
Feb 1969–Jan 1971 24-Month |
59.50" (1,511.30mm) | 59.40" (1,508.76mm) |
0.10" (2.54mm) | 59th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1931 |
| 68th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 2020 | ||||
|
Feb 1968–Jan 1971 36-Month |
95.72" (2,431.29mm) | 89.04" (2,261.62mm) |
6.68" (169.67mm) | 100th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1935 |
| 26th Wettest | Wettest since: 1906 | 2020 | ||||
|
Feb 1967–Jan 1971 48-Month |
122.94" (3,122.68mm) | 118.69" (3,014.73mm) |
4.25" (107.95mm) | 81st Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1937 |
| 44th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2020 | ||||
|
Feb 1966–Jan 1971 60-Month |
150.38" (3,819.65mm) | 148.35" (3,768.09mm) |
2.03" (51.56mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1934 |
| 62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 4, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/