Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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Upper Midwest Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, January 1981
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
January 1981 1-Month |
0.30" (7.62mm) | 1.14" (28.96mm) |
-0.84" (-21.34mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1981 |
| 128th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1969 | ||||
|
Dec 1980–Jan 1981 2-Month |
1.44" (36.58mm) | 2.39" (60.71mm) |
-0.95" (-24.13mm) | 10th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1961 |
| 118th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1969 | ||||
|
Nov 1980–Jan 1981 3-Month |
2.17" (55.12mm) | 4.22" (107.19mm) |
-2.05" (-52.07mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 2003 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2016 | ||||
|
Oct 1980–Jan 1981 4-Month |
3.99" (101.35mm) | 6.52" (165.61mm) |
-2.53" (-64.26mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2020 | ||||
|
Sep 1980–Jan 1981 5-Month |
8.32" (211.33mm) | 9.90" (251.46mm) |
-1.58" (-40.13mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 98th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1938 | ||||||
|
Aug 1980–Jan 1981 6-Month |
14.55" (369.57mm) | 13.46" (341.88mm) |
1.09" (27.69mm) | 82nd Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1977 |
| 46th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 2006 | ||||||
|
Jul 1980–Jan 1981 7-Month |
17.47" (443.74mm) | 17.05" (433.07mm) |
0.42" (10.67mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1977 |
| 56th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2020 | ||||
|
Jun 1980–Jan 1981 8-Month |
21.64" (549.66mm) | 21.07" (535.18mm) |
0.57" (14.48mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1977 |
| 60th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2011 | ||||
|
May 1980–Jan 1981 9-Month |
23.85" (605.79mm) | 24.46" (621.28mm) |
-0.61" (-15.49mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 78th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2020 | ||||
|
Apr 1980–Jan 1981 10-Month |
25.52" (648.21mm) | 26.96" (684.78mm) |
-1.44" (-36.57mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 89th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2020 | ||||
|
Mar 1980–Jan 1981 11-Month |
26.53" (673.86mm) | 28.68" (728.47mm) |
-2.15" (-54.61mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1911 |
| 96th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2020 | ||||
|
Feb 1980–Jan 1981 12-Month |
27.20" (690.88mm) | 29.70" (754.38mm) |
-2.50" (-63.50mm) | 25th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1911 |
| 103rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2020 | ||||
|
Aug 1979–Jan 1981 18-Month |
40.83" (1,037.08mm) | 43.18" (1,096.77mm) |
-2.35" (-59.69mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1911 |
| 95th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2020 | ||||
|
Feb 1979–Jan 1981 24-Month |
58.51" (1,486.15mm) | 59.40" (1,508.76mm) |
-0.89" (-22.61mm) | 47th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1931 |
| 80th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2020 | ||||
|
Feb 1978–Jan 1981 36-Month |
90.03" (2,286.76mm) | 89.04" (2,261.62mm) |
0.99" (25.14mm) | 57th Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 1935 |
| 69th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2020 | ||||
|
Feb 1977–Jan 1981 48-Month |
125.36" (3,184.14mm) | 118.69" (3,014.73mm) |
6.67" (169.41mm) | 91st Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1937 |
| 34th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2020 | ||||
|
Feb 1976–Jan 1981 60-Month |
146.45" (3,719.83mm) | 148.35" (3,768.09mm) |
-1.90" (-48.26mm) | 41st Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1934 |
| 83rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on October 7, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/