Regional Rankings

Regional Data Info
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Upper Midwest Climate Region

Precipitation Rankings, January 1996

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PeriodValue1901-2000
Mean		AnomalyRank
(1895-2023)		Wettest/Driest
Since		Record
January 1996
1-Month		2.02"
(51.31mm)		1.14"
(28.96mm)		0.88"
(22.35mm)		122nd Driest
Driest since:
1981
8th Wettest
Wettest since:
1969
Dec 1995–Jan 1996
2-Month		3.04"
(77.22mm)		2.39"
(60.71mm)		0.65"
(16.51mm)		99th Driest
Driest since:
1961
30th Wettest
Wettest since:
1969
Ties: 1946, 1985
Nov 1995–Jan 1996
3-Month		5.00"
(127.00mm)		4.22"
(107.19mm)		0.78"
(19.81mm)		93rd Driest
Driest since:
2003
36th Wettest
Wettest since:
2016
Oct 1995–Jan 1996
4-Month		8.68"
(220.47mm)		6.52"
(165.61mm)		2.16"
(54.86mm)		114th Driest
Driest since:
1977
15th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Sep 1995–Jan 1996
5-Month		11.31"
(287.27mm)		9.90"
(251.46mm)		1.41"
(35.81mm)		90th Driest
Driest since:
1977
39th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Aug 1995–Jan 1996
6-Month		16.14"
(409.96mm)		13.46"
(341.88mm)		2.68"
(68.08mm)		106th Driest
Driest since:
1977
23rd Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Jul 1995–Jan 1996
7-Month		20.33"
(516.38mm)		17.05"
(433.07mm)		3.28"
(83.31mm)		110th Driest
Driest since:
1977
19th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Jun 1995–Jan 1996
8-Month		22.91"
(581.91mm)		21.07"
(535.18mm)		1.84"
(46.73mm)		91st Driest
Driest since:
1977
38th Wettest
Wettest since:
2011
May 1995–Jan 1996
9-Month		26.62"
(676.15mm)		24.46"
(621.28mm)		2.16"
(54.87mm)		89th Driest
Driest since:
1977
40th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Apr 1995–Jan 1996
10-Month		29.74"
(755.40mm)		26.96"
(684.78mm)		2.78"
(70.62mm)		94th Driest
Driest since:
1977
35th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Mar 1995–Jan 1996
11-Month		31.85"
(808.99mm)		28.68"
(728.47mm)		3.17"
(80.52mm)		98th Driest
Driest since:
1911
31st Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Feb 1995–Jan 1996
12-Month		32.37"
(822.20mm)		29.70"
(754.38mm)		2.67"
(67.82mm)		90th Driest
Driest since:
1911
39th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Aug 1994–Jan 1996
18-Month		46.20"
(1,173.48mm)		43.18"
(1,096.77mm)		3.02"
(76.71mm)		95th Driest
Driest since:
1911
33rd Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Feb 1994–Jan 1996
24-Month		62.18"
(1,579.37mm)		59.40"
(1,508.76mm)		2.78"
(70.61mm)		78th Driest
Driest since:
1931
50th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Feb 1993–Jan 1996
36-Month		98.29"
(2,496.57mm)		89.04"
(2,261.62mm)		9.25"
(234.95mm)		110th Driest
Driest since:
1935
17th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Feb 1992–Jan 1996
48-Month		129.65"
(3,293.11mm)		118.69"
(3,014.73mm)		10.96"
(278.38mm)		109th Driest
Driest since:
1937
17th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Feb 1991–Jan 1996
60-Month		165.42"
(4,201.67mm)		148.35"
(3,768.09mm)		17.07"
(433.58mm)		113th Driest
Driest since:
1934
12th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020

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