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Regional Data Info
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Upper Midwest Climate Region

Precipitation Rankings, January 2002

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PeriodValue1901-2000
Mean		AnomalyRank
(1895-2023)		Wettest/Driest
Since		Record
January 2002
1-Month		0.53"
(13.46mm)		1.14"
(28.96mm)		-0.61"
(-15.50mm)		5th Driest
Driest since:
1981
125th Wettest
Wettest since:
1969
Dec 2001–Jan 2002
2-Month		1.62"
(41.15mm)		2.39"
(60.71mm)		-0.77"
(-19.56mm)		16th Driest
Driest since:
1961
113th Wettest
Wettest since:
1969
Ties: 1955
Nov 2001–Jan 2002
3-Month		3.70"
(93.98mm)		4.22"
(107.19mm)		-0.52"
(-13.21mm)		45th Driest
Driest since:
2003
84th Wettest
Wettest since:
2016
Oct 2001–Jan 2002
4-Month		6.70"
(170.18mm)		6.52"
(165.61mm)		0.18"
(4.57mm)		65th Driest
Driest since:
1977
64th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Sep 2001–Jan 2002
5-Month		10.22"
(259.59mm)		9.90"
(251.46mm)		0.32"
(8.13mm)		75th Driest
Driest since:
1977
54th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Ties: 1903
Aug 2001–Jan 2002
6-Month		13.63"
(346.20mm)		13.46"
(341.88mm)		0.17"
(4.32mm)		65th Driest
Driest since:
1977
64th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Ties: 1980
Jul 2001–Jan 2002
7-Month		16.47"
(418.34mm)		17.05"
(433.07mm)		-0.58"
(-14.73mm)		59th Driest
Driest since:
1977
70th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Jun 2001–Jan 2002
8-Month		20.44"
(519.18mm)		21.07"
(535.18mm)		-0.63"
(-16.00mm)		55th Driest
Driest since:
1977
74th Wettest
Wettest since:
2011
May 2001–Jan 2002
9-Month		25.50"
(647.70mm)		24.46"
(621.28mm)		1.04"
(26.42mm)		78th Driest
Driest since:
1977
51st Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Apr 2001–Jan 2002
10-Month		29.83"
(757.68mm)		26.96"
(684.78mm)		2.87"
(72.90mm)		97th Driest
Driest since:
1977
32nd Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Ties: 2018
Mar 2001–Jan 2002
11-Month		30.61"
(777.49mm)		28.68"
(728.47mm)		1.93"
(49.02mm)		86th Driest
Driest since:
1911
43rd Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Feb 2001–Jan 2002
12-Month		32.48"
(824.99mm)		29.70"
(754.38mm)		2.78"
(70.61mm)		91st Driest
Driest since:
1911
38th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Aug 2000–Jan 2002
18-Month		45.56"
(1,157.22mm)		43.18"
(1,096.77mm)		2.38"
(60.45mm)		87th Driest
Driest since:
1911
41st Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Feb 2000–Jan 2002
24-Month		63.51"
(1,613.15mm)		59.40"
(1,508.76mm)		4.11"
(104.39mm)		94th Driest
Driest since:
1931
34th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Feb 1999–Jan 2002
36-Month		94.04"
(2,388.62mm)		89.04"
(2,261.62mm)		5.00"
(127.00mm)		92nd Driest
Driest since:
1935
35th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Feb 1998–Jan 2002
48-Month		126.53"
(3,213.86mm)		118.69"
(3,014.73mm)		7.84"
(199.13mm)		97th Driest
Driest since:
1937
29th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Feb 1997–Jan 2002
60-Month		154.12"
(3,914.65mm)		148.35"
(3,768.09mm)		5.77"
(146.56mm)		78th Driest
Driest since:
1934
47th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020

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