Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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Upper Midwest Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, February 1978
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
February 1978 1-Month |
0.50" (12.70mm) | 1.02" (25.91mm) |
-0.52" (-13.21mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1987 |
| 122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jan–Feb 1978 2-Month |
1.53" (38.86mm) | 2.17" (55.12mm) |
-0.64" (-16.26mm) | 18th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1987 |
| 111th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1896 | ||||||
|
Dec 1977–Feb 1978 3-Month |
3.23" (82.04mm) | 3.41" (86.61mm) |
-0.18" (-4.57mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1931 |
| 80th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 1969 | ||||
| Ties: 1992 | ||||||
|
Nov 1977–Feb 1978 4-Month |
5.79" (147.07mm) | 5.24" (133.10mm) |
0.55" (13.97mm) | 76th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 2003 |
| 52nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 1923 | ||||||
|
Oct 1977–Feb 1978 5-Month |
8.68" (220.47mm) | 7.54" (191.52mm) |
1.14" (28.95mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 38th Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1974 | ||||||
|
Sep 1977–Feb 1978 6-Month |
13.40" (340.36mm) | 10.93" (277.62mm) |
2.47" (62.74mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 21st Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 2020 | ||||
|
Aug 1977–Feb 1978 7-Month |
18.73" (475.74mm) | 14.48" (367.79mm) |
4.25" (107.95mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest since: 1966 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1977–Feb 1978 8-Month |
22.66" (575.56mm) | 18.07" (458.98mm) |
4.59" (116.58mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1977–Feb 1978 9-Month |
26.07" (662.18mm) | 22.09" (561.09mm) |
3.98" (101.09mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2019 | ||||
|
May 1977–Feb 1978 10-Month |
28.83" (732.28mm) | 25.49" (647.45mm) |
3.34" (84.83mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 21st Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2019 | ||||
|
Apr 1977–Feb 1978 11-Month |
31.39" (797.31mm) | 27.99" (710.95mm) |
3.40" (86.36mm) | 100th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 28th Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 2020 | ||||
|
Mar 1977–Feb 1978 12-Month |
34.85" (885.19mm) | 29.70" (754.38mm) |
5.15" (130.81mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1911 |
| 11th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2020 | ||||
|
Sep 1976–Feb 1978 18-Month |
40.08" (1,018.03mm) | 40.64" (1,032.26mm) |
-0.56" (-14.23mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 79th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2020 | ||||
|
Mar 1976–Feb 1978 24-Month |
55.58" (1,411.73mm) | 59.40" (1,508.76mm) |
-3.82" (-97.03mm) | 25th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1931 |
| 102nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2020 | ||||
|
Mar 1975–Feb 1978 36-Month |
86.19" (2,189.23mm) | 89.04" (2,261.62mm) |
-2.85" (-72.39mm) | 37th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1935 |
| 89th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2020 | ||||
|
Mar 1974–Feb 1978 48-Month |
115.88" (2,943.35mm) | 118.68" (3,014.47mm) |
-2.80" (-71.12mm) | 38th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1934 |
| 87th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2020 | ||||
|
Mar 1973–Feb 1978 60-Month |
150.25" (3,816.35mm) | 148.35" (3,768.09mm) |
1.90" (48.26mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1934 |
| 62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 6, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/