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Upper Midwest Climate Region

Precipitation Rankings, January 2009

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PeriodValue1901-2000
Mean		AnomalyRank
(1895-2023)		Wettest/Driest
Since		Record
January 2009
1-Month		0.79"
(20.07mm)		1.14"
(28.96mm)		-0.35"
(-8.89mm)		31st Driest
Driest since:
1981
99th Wettest
Wettest since:
1969
Dec 2008–Jan 2009
2-Month		3.21"
(81.53mm)		2.39"
(60.71mm)		0.82"
(20.82mm)		108th Driest
Driest since:
1961
21st Wettest
Wettest since:
1969
Nov 2008–Jan 2009
3-Month		4.89"
(124.21mm)		4.22"
(107.19mm)		0.67"
(17.02mm)		86th Driest
Driest since:
2003
43rd Wettest
Wettest since:
2016
Oct 2008–Jan 2009
4-Month		7.71"
(195.83mm)		6.52"
(165.61mm)		1.19"
(30.22mm)		93rd Driest
Driest since:
1977
36th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Sep 2008–Jan 2009
5-Month		11.52"
(292.61mm)		9.90"
(251.46mm)		1.62"
(41.15mm)		92nd Driest
Driest since:
1977
37th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Aug 2008–Jan 2009
6-Month		13.40"
(340.36mm)		13.46"
(341.88mm)		-0.06"
(-1.52mm)		62nd Driest
Driest since:
1977
67th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Jul 2008–Jan 2009
7-Month		17.42"
(442.47mm)		17.05"
(433.07mm)		0.37"
(9.40mm)		72nd Driest
Driest since:
1977
57th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Jun 2008–Jan 2009
8-Month		23.43"
(595.12mm)		21.07"
(535.18mm)		2.36"
(59.94mm)		97th Driest
Driest since:
1977
32nd Wettest
Wettest since:
2011
May 2008–Jan 2009
9-Month		26.85"
(681.99mm)		24.46"
(621.28mm)		2.39"
(60.71mm)		94th Driest
Driest since:
1977
35th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Apr 2008–Jan 2009
10-Month		31.14"
(790.96mm)		26.96"
(684.78mm)		4.18"
(106.18mm)		112th Driest
Driest since:
1977
17th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Mar 2008–Jan 2009
11-Month		32.25"
(819.15mm)		28.68"
(728.47mm)		3.57"
(90.68mm)		103rd Driest
Driest since:
1911
26th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Feb 2008–Jan 2009
12-Month		33.70"
(855.98mm)		29.70"
(754.38mm)		4.00"
(101.60mm)		107th Driest
Driest since:
1911
22nd Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Aug 2007–Jan 2009
18-Month		51.56"
(1,309.62mm)		43.18"
(1,096.77mm)		8.38"
(212.85mm)		121st Driest
Driest since:
1911
7th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Feb 2007–Jan 2009
24-Month		67.32"
(1,709.93mm)		59.40"
(1,508.76mm)		7.92"
(201.17mm)		115th Driest
Driest since:
1931
13th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Feb 2006–Jan 2009
36-Month		96.50"
(2,451.10mm)		89.04"
(2,261.62mm)		7.46"
(189.48mm)		104th Driest
Driest since:
1935
23rd Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Feb 2005–Jan 2009
48-Month		126.26"
(3,207.00mm)		118.69"
(3,014.73mm)		7.57"
(192.27mm)		94th Driest
Driest since:
1937
32nd Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Feb 2004–Jan 2009
60-Month		160.41"
(4,074.41mm)		148.35"
(3,768.09mm)		12.06"
(306.32mm)		103rd Driest
Driest since:
1934
22nd Wettest
Wettest since:
2020

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