Regional Rankings

Regional Data Info
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Upper Midwest Climate Region

Precipitation Rankings, January 1997

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PeriodValue1901-2000
Mean		AnomalyRank
(1895-2023)		Wettest/Driest
Since		Record
January 1997
1-Month		1.87"
(47.50mm)		1.14"
(28.96mm)		0.73"
(18.54mm)		115th Driest
Driest since:
1981
15th Wettest
Wettest since:
1969
Dec 1996–Jan 1997
2-Month		3.57"
(90.68mm)		2.39"
(60.71mm)		1.18"
(29.97mm)		122nd Driest
Driest since:
1961
7th Wettest
Wettest since:
1969
Ties: 2017
Nov 1996–Jan 1997
3-Month		6.14"
(155.96mm)		4.22"
(107.19mm)		1.92"
(48.77mm)		120th Driest
Driest since:
2003
9th Wettest
Wettest since:
2016
Oct 1996–Jan 1997
4-Month		9.40"
(238.76mm)		6.52"
(165.61mm)		2.88"
(73.15mm)		122nd Driest
Driest since:
1977
7th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Sep 1996–Jan 1997
5-Month		12.36"
(313.94mm)		9.90"
(251.46mm)		2.46"
(62.48mm)		108th Driest
Driest since:
1977
21st Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Ties: 1972
Aug 1996–Jan 1997
6-Month		15.11"
(383.79mm)		13.46"
(341.88mm)		1.65"
(41.91mm)		94th Driest
Driest since:
1977
35th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Jul 1996–Jan 1997
7-Month		18.69"
(474.73mm)		17.05"
(433.07mm)		1.64"
(41.66mm)		90th Driest
Driest since:
1977
39th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Jun 1996–Jan 1997
8-Month		23.58"
(598.93mm)		21.07"
(535.18mm)		2.51"
(63.75mm)		100th Driest
Driest since:
1977
29th Wettest
Wettest since:
2011
May 1996–Jan 1997
9-Month		27.40"
(695.96mm)		24.46"
(621.28mm)		2.94"
(74.68mm)		100th Driest
Driest since:
1977
29th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Apr 1996–Jan 1997
10-Month		29.43"
(747.52mm)		26.96"
(684.78mm)		2.47"
(62.74mm)		86th Driest
Driest since:
1977
43rd Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Mar 1996–Jan 1997
11-Month		30.69"
(779.53mm)		28.68"
(728.47mm)		2.01"
(51.06mm)		87th Driest
Driest since:
1911
42nd Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Feb 1996–Jan 1997
12-Month		31.49"
(799.85mm)		29.70"
(754.38mm)		1.79"
(45.47mm)		81st Driest
Driest since:
1911
48th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Aug 1995–Jan 1997
18-Month		47.63"
(1,209.80mm)		43.18"
(1,096.77mm)		4.45"
(113.03mm)		105th Driest
Driest since:
1911
23rd Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Feb 1995–Jan 1997
24-Month		63.86"
(1,622.04mm)		59.40"
(1,508.76mm)		4.46"
(113.28mm)		97th Driest
Driest since:
1931
31st Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Ties: 1975
Feb 1994–Jan 1997
36-Month		93.67"
(2,379.22mm)		89.04"
(2,261.62mm)		4.63"
(117.60mm)		88th Driest
Driest since:
1935
39th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Feb 1993–Jan 1997
48-Month		129.78"
(3,296.41mm)		118.69"
(3,014.73mm)		11.09"
(281.68mm)		111th Driest
Driest since:
1937
15th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Ties: 1988
Feb 1992–Jan 1997
60-Month		161.14"
(4,092.96mm)		148.35"
(3,768.09mm)		12.79"
(324.87mm)		109th Driest
Driest since:
1934
16th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020

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