Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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Upper Midwest Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, February 1980
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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February 1980 1-Month |
0.67" (17.02mm) | 1.02" (25.91mm) |
-0.35" (-8.89mm) | 25th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1987 |
104th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2019 | ||||
Jan–Feb 1980 2-Month |
2.07" (52.58mm) | 2.17" (55.12mm) |
-0.10" (-2.54mm) | 60th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1987 |
69th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1981 | ||||||
Dec 1979–Feb 1980 3-Month |
2.89" (73.41mm) | 3.41" (86.61mm) |
-0.52" (-13.20mm) | 33rd Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1931 |
95th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 1969 | ||||
Ties: 1991, 2002 | ||||||
Nov 1979–Feb 1980 4-Month |
4.86" (123.44mm) | 5.24" (133.10mm) |
-0.38" (-9.66mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 2003 |
80th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2016 | ||||
Oct 1979–Feb 1980 5-Month |
8.41" (213.61mm) | 7.54" (191.52mm) |
0.87" (22.09mm) | 83rd Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 1977 |
45th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 2019 | ||||
Sep 1979–Feb 1980 6-Month |
9.63" (244.60mm) | 10.93" (277.62mm) |
-1.30" (-33.02mm) | 33rd Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
95th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2020 | ||||
Aug 1979–Feb 1980 7-Month |
14.30" (363.22mm) | 14.48" (367.79mm) |
-0.18" (-4.57mm) | 57th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
71st Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2019 | ||||
Jul 1979–Feb 1980 8-Month |
17.92" (455.17mm) | 18.07" (458.98mm) |
-0.15" (-3.81mm) | 64th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
64th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2019 | ||||
Jun 1979–Feb 1980 9-Month |
22.20" (563.88mm) | 22.09" (561.09mm) |
0.11" (2.79mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
66th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2019 | ||||
May 1979–Feb 1980 10-Month |
25.30" (642.62mm) | 25.49" (647.45mm) |
-0.19" (-4.83mm) | 53rd Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
75th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1919 | ||||||
Apr 1979–Feb 1980 11-Month |
27.73" (704.34mm) | 27.99" (710.95mm) |
-0.26" (-6.61mm) | 54th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
74th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2020 | ||||
Mar 1979–Feb 1980 12-Month |
30.91" (785.11mm) | 29.70" (754.38mm) |
1.21" (30.73mm) | 75th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1911 |
53rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2020 | ||||
Sep 1978–Feb 1980 18-Month |
42.69" (1,084.33mm) | 40.64" (1,032.26mm) |
2.05" (52.07mm) | 79th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1977 |
48th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2020 | ||||
Mar 1978–Feb 1980 24-Month |
63.00" (1,600.20mm) | 59.40" (1,508.76mm) |
3.60" (91.44mm) | 88th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1931 |
39th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2020 | ||||
Mar 1977–Feb 1980 36-Month |
97.85" (2,485.39mm) | 89.04" (2,261.62mm) |
8.81" (223.77mm) | 109th Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 1935 |
17th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2020 | ||||
Mar 1976–Feb 1980 48-Month |
118.58" (3,011.93mm) | 118.68" (3,014.47mm) |
-0.10" (-2.54mm) | 53rd Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 1934 |
72nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2020 | ||||
Mar 1975–Feb 1980 60-Month |
149.19" (3,789.43mm) | 148.35" (3,768.09mm) |
0.84" (21.34mm) | 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 June 2022, retrieved on July 2, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/