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Upper Midwest Climate Region

Precipitation Rankings, January 2006

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PeriodValue1901-2000
Mean		AnomalyRank
(1895-2023)		Wettest/Driest
Since		Record
January 2006
1-Month		1.38"
(35.05mm)		1.14"
(28.96mm)		0.24"
(6.09mm)		97th Driest
Driest since:
1981
33rd Wettest
Wettest since:
1969
Dec 2005–Jan 2006
2-Month		2.67"
(67.82mm)		2.39"
(60.71mm)		0.28"
(7.11mm)		84th Driest
Driest since:
1961
45th Wettest
Wettest since:
1969
Ties: 1941
Nov 2005–Jan 2006
3-Month		5.50"
(139.70mm)		4.22"
(107.19mm)		1.28"
(32.51mm)		109th Driest
Driest since:
2003
20th Wettest
Wettest since:
2016
Ties: 1972
Oct 2005–Jan 2006
4-Month		7.72"
(196.09mm)		6.52"
(165.61mm)		1.20"
(30.48mm)		94th Driest
Driest since:
1977
35th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Sep 2005–Jan 2006
5-Month		11.57"
(293.88mm)		9.90"
(251.46mm)		1.67"
(42.42mm)		93rd Driest
Driest since:
1977
36th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Aug 2005–Jan 2006
6-Month		14.55"
(369.57mm)		13.46"
(341.88mm)		1.09"
(27.69mm)		83rd Driest
Driest since:
1977
46th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Ties: 1981
Jul 2005–Jan 2006
7-Month		17.65"
(448.31mm)		17.05"
(433.07mm)		0.60"
(15.24mm)		78th Driest
Driest since:
1977
51st Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Ties: 1941
Jun 2005–Jan 2006
8-Month		22.16"
(562.86mm)		21.07"
(535.18mm)		1.09"
(27.68mm)		79th Driest
Driest since:
1977
50th Wettest
Wettest since:
2011
May 2005–Jan 2006
9-Month		25.40"
(645.16mm)		24.46"
(621.28mm)		0.94"
(23.88mm)		77th Driest
Driest since:
1977
52nd Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Apr 2005–Jan 2006
10-Month		27.46"
(697.48mm)		26.96"
(684.78mm)		0.50"
(12.70mm)		67th Driest
Driest since:
1977
62nd Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Mar 2005–Jan 2006
11-Month		28.49"
(723.65mm)		28.68"
(728.47mm)		-0.19"
(-4.82mm)		54th Driest
Driest since:
1911
75th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Feb 2005–Jan 2006
12-Month		29.76"
(755.90mm)		29.70"
(754.38mm)		0.06"
(1.52mm)		60th Driest
Driest since:
1911
69th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Aug 2004–Jan 2006
18-Month		44.20"
(1,122.68mm)		43.18"
(1,096.77mm)		1.02"
(25.91mm)		67th Driest
Driest since:
1911
61st Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Feb 2004–Jan 2006
24-Month		63.91"
(1,623.31mm)		59.40"
(1,508.76mm)		4.51"
(114.55mm)		98th Driest
Driest since:
1931
30th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Feb 2003–Jan 2006
36-Month		91.52"
(2,324.61mm)		89.04"
(2,261.62mm)		2.48"
(62.99mm)		68th Driest
Driest since:
1935
59th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Feb 2002–Jan 2006
48-Month		122.19"
(3,103.63mm)		118.69"
(3,014.73mm)		3.50"
(88.90mm)		76th Driest
Driest since:
1937
50th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Feb 2001–Jan 2006
60-Month		154.67"
(3,928.62mm)		148.35"
(3,768.09mm)		6.32"
(160.53mm)		83rd Driest
Driest since:
1934
42nd Wettest
Wettest since:
2020

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