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Upper Midwest Climate Region

Precipitation Rankings, December 1972

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
December 1972 1-Month	2.21" (56.13mm)	1.25" (31.75mm)	0.96" (24.38mm)	123rd Driest	Driest since: 1971	1943
December 1972 1-Month	2.21" (56.13mm)	1.25" (31.75mm)	0.96" (24.38mm)	6th Wettest	Wettest since: 1968	2015
Nov–Dec 1972 2-Month	3.90" (99.06mm)	3.10" (78.74mm)	0.80" (20.32mm)	100th Driest	Driest since: 1970	1976
Nov–Dec 1972 2-Month	3.90" (99.06mm)	3.10" (78.74mm)	0.80" (20.32mm)	29th Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	2015
Oct–Dec 1972 3-Month	6.44" (163.58mm)	5.38" (136.65mm)	1.06" (26.93mm)	95th Driest	Driest since: 1969	1976
Oct–Dec 1972 3-Month	6.44" (163.58mm)	5.38" (136.65mm)	1.06" (26.93mm)	34th Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	1982
Sep–Dec 1972 4-Month	10.84" (275.34mm)	8.74" (222.00mm)	2.10" (53.34mm)	104th Driest	Driest since: 1969	1976
Sep–Dec 1972 4-Month	10.84" (275.34mm)	8.74" (222.00mm)	2.10" (53.34mm)	25th Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	2019
Aug–Dec 1972 5-Month	15.58" (395.73mm)	12.27" (311.66mm)	3.31" (84.07mm)	112th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1976
Aug–Dec 1972 5-Month	15.58" (395.73mm)	12.27" (311.66mm)	3.31" (84.07mm)	17th Wettest	Wettest since: 1965	2019
Jul–Dec 1972 6-Month	20.89" (530.61mm)	15.84" (402.34mm)	5.05" (128.27mm)	121st Driest	Driest since: 1971	1976
Jul–Dec 1972 6-Month	20.89" (530.61mm)	15.84" (402.34mm)	5.05" (128.27mm)	8th Wettest	Wettest since: 1900	1900
Jun–Dec 1972 7-Month	23.87" (606.30mm)	19.89" (505.21mm)	3.98" (101.09mm)	118th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1976
Jun–Dec 1972 7-Month	23.87" (606.30mm)	19.89" (505.21mm)	3.98" (101.09mm)	11th Wettest	Wettest since: 1968	2010
May–Dec 1972 8-Month	27.14" (689.36mm)	23.31" (592.07mm)	3.83" (97.29mm)	114th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1976
	27.14" (689.36mm)	23.31" (592.07mm)	3.83" (97.29mm)	15th Wettest	Wettest since: 1968	2019
	Ties: 1991
Apr–Dec 1972 9-Month	29.62" (752.35mm)	25.81" (655.57mm)	3.81" (96.78mm)	108th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1976
Apr–Dec 1972 9-Month	29.62" (752.35mm)	25.81" (655.57mm)	3.81" (96.78mm)	21st Wettest	Wettest since: 1968	2019
Mar–Dec 1972 10-Month	31.36" (796.54mm)	27.52" (699.01mm)	3.84" (97.53mm)	105th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1910
Mar–Dec 1972 10-Month	31.36" (796.54mm)	27.52" (699.01mm)	3.84" (97.53mm)	24th Wettest	Wettest since: 1968	2019
Feb–Dec 1972 11-Month	32.16" (816.86mm)	28.54" (724.92mm)	3.62" (91.94mm)	102nd Driest	Driest since: 1971	1910
Feb–Dec 1972 11-Month	32.16" (816.86mm)	28.54" (724.92mm)	3.62" (91.94mm)	27th Wettest	Wettest since: 1968	2019
Jan–Dec 1972 12-Month	33.11" (840.99mm)	29.68" (753.87mm)	3.43" (87.12mm)	100th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1910
Jan–Dec 1972 12-Month	33.11" (840.99mm)	29.68" (753.87mm)	3.43" (87.12mm)	29th Wettest	Wettest since: 1968	2019
Jul 1971–Dec 1972 18-Month	50.11" (1,272.79mm)	45.59" (1,157.99mm)	4.52" (114.80mm)	106th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1976
Jul 1971–Dec 1972 18-Month	50.11" (1,272.79mm)	45.59" (1,157.99mm)	4.52" (114.80mm)	22nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1965	2019
Jan 1971–Dec 1972 24-Month	63.22" (1,605.79mm)	59.39" (1,508.51mm)	3.83" (97.28mm)	92nd Driest	Driest since: 1971	1989
Jan 1971–Dec 1972 24-Month	63.22" (1,605.79mm)	59.39" (1,508.51mm)	3.83" (97.28mm)	36th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	2019
Jan 1970–Dec 1972 36-Month	94.30" (2,395.22mm)	89.07" (2,262.38mm)	5.23" (132.84mm)	94th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1989
	94.30" (2,395.22mm)	89.07" (2,262.38mm)	5.23" (132.84mm)	33rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1970	2019
	Ties: 1943
Jan 1969–Dec 1972 48-Month	123.81" (3,144.77mm)	118.71" (3,015.23mm)	5.10" (129.54mm)	83rd Driest	Driest since: 1970	1936
Jan 1969–Dec 1972 48-Month	123.81" (3,144.77mm)	118.71" (3,015.23mm)	5.10" (129.54mm)	43rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	2019
Jan 1968–Dec 1972 60-Month	158.48" (4,025.39mm)	148.36" (3,768.34mm)	10.12" (257.05mm)	99th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1936
Jan 1968–Dec 1972 60-Month	158.48" (4,025.39mm)	148.36" (3,768.34mm)	10.12" (257.05mm)	26th Wettest	Wettest since: 1906	2019

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on May 29, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings