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Regional Data Info
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Upper Midwest Climate Region

Precipitation Rankings, January 2012

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PeriodValue1901-2000
Mean		AnomalyRank
(1895-2023)		Wettest/Driest
Since		Record
January 2012
1-Month		1.04"
(26.42mm)		1.14"
(28.96mm)		-0.10"
(-2.54mm)		63rd Driest
Driest since:
1981
67th Wettest
Wettest since:
1969
Ties: 1962, 1989
Dec 2011–Jan 2012
2-Month		2.40"
(60.96mm)		2.39"
(60.71mm)		0.01"
(0.25mm)		68th Driest
Driest since:
1961
61st Wettest
Wettest since:
1969
Ties: 1951, 1965
Nov 2011–Jan 2012
3-Month		4.13"
(104.90mm)		4.22"
(107.19mm)		-0.09"
(-2.29mm)		57th Driest
Driest since:
2003
72nd Wettest
Wettest since:
2016
Oct 2011–Jan 2012
4-Month		5.72"
(145.29mm)		6.52"
(165.61mm)		-0.80"
(-20.32mm)		38th Driest
Driest since:
1977
91st Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Sep 2011–Jan 2012
5-Month		8.02"
(203.71mm)		9.90"
(251.46mm)		-1.88"
(-47.75mm)		24th Driest
Driest since:
1977
105th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Aug 2011–Jan 2012
6-Month		10.98"
(278.89mm)		13.46"
(341.88mm)		-2.48"
(-62.99mm)		21st Driest
Driest since:
1977
108th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Jul 2011–Jan 2012
7-Month		14.97"
(380.24mm)		17.05"
(433.07mm)		-2.08"
(-52.83mm)		32nd Driest
Driest since:
1977
97th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Jun 2011–Jan 2012
8-Month		19.49"
(495.05mm)		21.07"
(535.18mm)		-1.58"
(-40.13mm)		37th Driest
Driest since:
1977
92nd Wettest
Wettest since:
2011
May 2011–Jan 2012
9-Month		23.61"
(599.69mm)		24.46"
(621.28mm)		-0.85"
(-21.59mm)		46th Driest
Driest since:
1977
83rd Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Apr 2011–Jan 2012
10-Month		27.40"
(695.96mm)		26.96"
(684.78mm)		0.44"
(11.18mm)		66th Driest
Driest since:
1977
63rd Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Mar 2011–Jan 2012
11-Month		29.15"
(740.41mm)		28.68"
(728.47mm)		0.47"
(11.94mm)		66th Driest
Driest since:
1911
63rd Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Feb 2011–Jan 2012
12-Month		30.28"
(769.11mm)		29.70"
(754.38mm)		0.58"
(14.73mm)		67th Driest
Driest since:
1911
62nd Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Aug 2010–Jan 2012
18-Month		46.49"
(1,180.85mm)		43.18"
(1,096.77mm)		3.31"
(84.08mm)		97th Driest
Driest since:
1911
31st Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Ties: 1942
Feb 2010–Jan 2012
24-Month		66.91"
(1,699.51mm)		59.40"
(1,508.76mm)		7.51"
(190.75mm)		112th Driest
Driest since:
1931
16th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Feb 2009–Jan 2012
36-Month		98.78"
(2,509.01mm)		89.04"
(2,261.62mm)		9.74"
(247.39mm)		112th Driest
Driest since:
1935
15th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Feb 2008–Jan 2012
48-Month		132.48"
(3,364.99mm)		118.69"
(3,014.73mm)		13.79"
(350.26mm)		114th Driest
Driest since:
1937
12th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Feb 2007–Jan 2012
60-Month		166.10"
(4,218.94mm)		148.35"
(3,768.09mm)		17.75"
(450.85mm)		116th Driest
Driest since:
1934
9th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020

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