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Regional Data Info
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Upper Midwest Climate Region

Precipitation Rankings, January 2018

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PeriodValue1901-2000
Mean		AnomalyRank
(1895-2023)		Wettest/Driest
Since		Record
January 2018
1-Month		1.08"
(27.43mm)		1.14"
(28.96mm)		-0.06"
(-1.53mm)		70th Driest
Driest since:
1981
60th Wettest
Wettest since:
1969
Ties: 2011
Dec 2017–Jan 2018
2-Month		2.07"
(52.58mm)		2.39"
(60.71mm)		-0.32"
(-8.13mm)		37th Driest
Driest since:
1961
92nd Wettest
Wettest since:
1969
Ties: 1924, 1930
Nov 2017–Jan 2018
3-Month		3.15"
(80.01mm)		4.22"
(107.19mm)		-1.07"
(-27.18mm)		28th Driest
Driest since:
2003
101st Wettest
Wettest since:
2016
Oct 2017–Jan 2018
4-Month		7.85"
(199.39mm)		6.52"
(165.61mm)		1.33"
(33.78mm)		96th Driest
Driest since:
1977
33rd Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Sep 2017–Jan 2018
5-Month		10.36"
(263.14mm)		9.90"
(251.46mm)		0.46"
(11.68mm)		79th Driest
Driest since:
1977
50th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Aug 2017–Jan 2018
6-Month		14.64"
(371.86mm)		13.46"
(341.88mm)		1.18"
(29.98mm)		87th Driest
Driest since:
1977
42nd Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Jul 2017–Jan 2018
7-Month		17.77"
(451.36mm)		17.05"
(433.07mm)		0.72"
(18.29mm)		79th Driest
Driest since:
1977
50th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Jun 2017–Jan 2018
8-Month		22.17"
(563.12mm)		21.07"
(535.18mm)		1.10"
(27.94mm)		80th Driest
Driest since:
1977
49th Wettest
Wettest since:
2011
May 2017–Jan 2018
9-Month		26.15"
(664.21mm)		24.46"
(621.28mm)		1.69"
(42.93mm)		85th Driest
Driest since:
1977
44th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Apr 2017–Jan 2018
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: 2002
Mar 2017–Jan 2018
11-Month		31.78"
(807.21mm)		28.68"
(728.47mm)		3.10"
(78.74mm)		97th Driest
Driest since:
1911
32nd Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Feb 2017–Jan 2018
12-Month		33.07"
(839.98mm)		29.70"
(754.38mm)		3.37"
(85.60mm)		98th Driest
Driest since:
1911
31st Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Aug 2016–Jan 2018
18-Month		51.51"
(1,308.35mm)		43.18"
(1,096.77mm)		8.33"
(211.58mm)		120th Driest
Driest since:
1911
8th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Feb 2016–Jan 2018
24-Month		70.32"
(1,786.13mm)		59.40"
(1,508.76mm)		10.92"
(277.37mm)		125th Driest
Driest since:
1931
3rd Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Feb 2015–Jan 2018
36-Month		104.81"
(2,662.17mm)		89.04"
(2,261.62mm)		15.77"
(400.55mm)		122nd Driest
Driest since:
1935
5th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Feb 2014–Jan 2018
48-Month		139.12"
(3,533.65mm)		118.69"
(3,014.73mm)		20.43"
(518.92mm)		121st Driest
Driest since:
1937
5th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Feb 2013–Jan 2018
60-Month		172.54"
(4,382.52mm)		148.35"
(3,768.09mm)		24.19"
(614.43mm)		121st Driest
Driest since:
1934
4th Wettest
Wettest to Date
2020

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