Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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Upper Midwest Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, January 1980
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
January 1980 1-Month |
1.40" (35.56mm) | 1.14" (28.96mm) |
0.26" (6.60mm) | 98th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1981 |
| 31st Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 1969 | ||||
|
Dec 1979–Jan 1980 2-Month |
2.22" (56.39mm) | 2.39" (60.71mm) |
-0.17" (-4.32mm) | 51st Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1961 |
| 77th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 1969 | ||||
|
Nov 1979–Jan 1980 3-Month |
4.19" (106.43mm) | 4.22" (107.19mm) |
-0.03" (-0.76mm) | 59th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 2003 |
| 69th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2016 | ||||
|
Oct 1979–Jan 1980 4-Month |
7.74" (196.60mm) | 6.52" (165.61mm) |
1.22" (30.99mm) | 94th Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 1977 |
| 34th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 2020 | ||||
|
Sep 1979–Jan 1980 5-Month |
8.96" (227.58mm) | 9.90" (251.46mm) |
-0.94" (-23.88mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 86th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2020 | ||||
|
Aug 1979–Jan 1980 6-Month |
13.63" (346.20mm) | 13.46" (341.88mm) |
0.17" (4.32mm) | 63rd Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 65th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 2002 | ||||||
|
Jul 1979–Jan 1980 7-Month |
17.25" (438.15mm) | 17.05" (433.07mm) |
0.20" (5.08mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 60th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2020 | ||||
|
Jun 1979–Jan 1980 8-Month |
21.53" (546.86mm) | 21.07" (535.18mm) |
0.46" (11.68mm) | 64th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 64th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2011 | ||||
|
May 1979–Jan 1980 9-Month |
24.63" (625.60mm) | 24.46" (621.28mm) |
0.17" (4.32mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 66th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2020 | ||||
|
Apr 1979–Jan 1980 10-Month |
27.06" (687.32mm) | 26.96" (684.78mm) |
0.10" (2.54mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 67th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2020 | ||||
|
Mar 1979–Jan 1980 11-Month |
30.24" (768.10mm) | 28.68" (728.47mm) |
1.56" (39.63mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1911 |
| 50th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2020 | ||||
|
Feb 1979–Jan 1980 12-Month |
31.31" (795.27mm) | 29.70" (754.38mm) |
1.61" (40.89mm) | 77th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1911 |
| 51st Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2020 | ||||
|
Aug 1978–Jan 1980 18-Month |
46.03" (1,169.16mm) | 43.18" (1,096.77mm) |
2.85" (72.39mm) | 91st Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1911 |
| 36th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2020 | ||||
|
Feb 1978–Jan 1980 24-Month |
62.83" (1,595.88mm) | 59.40" (1,508.76mm) |
3.43" (87.12mm) | 84th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1931 |
| 43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2020 | ||||
|
Feb 1977–Jan 1980 36-Month |
98.16" (2,493.26mm) | 89.04" (2,261.62mm) |
9.12" (231.64mm) | 108th Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 1935 |
| 18th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2020 | ||||
|
Feb 1976–Jan 1980 48-Month |
119.25" (3,028.95mm) | 118.69" (3,014.73mm) |
0.56" (14.22mm) | 55th Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 1937 |
| 70th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2020 | ||||
|
Feb 1975–Jan 1980 60-Month |
149.62" (3,800.35mm) | 148.35" (3,768.09mm) |
1.27" (32.26mm) | 58th Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 1934 |
| 66th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 14, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/