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Upper Midwest Climate Region

Precipitation Rankings, February 2019

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Period Value 1901-2000
Mean		 Anomaly Rank
(1895-2022)		 Wettest/Driest
Since		 Record
February 2019
1-Month 		2.44"
(61.98mm)		 1.02"
(25.91mm)		 1.42"
(36.07mm)		 128th Driest
Driest since:
 1987
1st Wettest
Wettest to Date
 2019
Jan–Feb 2019
2-Month 		3.77"
(95.76mm)		 2.17"
(55.12mm)		 1.60"
(40.64mm)		 128th Driest
Driest since:
 1987
1st Wettest
Wettest to Date
 2019
Dec 2018–Feb 2019
3-Month 		5.44"
(138.18mm)		 3.41"
(86.61mm)		 2.03"
(51.57mm)		 126th Driest
Driest since:
 1931
2nd Wettest
Wettest since:
 1969
Nov 2018–Feb 2019
4-Month 		7.19"
(182.63mm)		 5.24"
(133.10mm)		 1.95"
(49.53mm)		 118th Driest
Driest since:
 2003
10th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2016
Oct 2018–Feb 2019
5-Month 		11.72"
(297.69mm)		 7.54"
(191.52mm)		 4.18"
(106.17mm)		 127th Driest
Driest since:
 1977
1st Wettest
Wettest to Date
 2019
Sep 2018–Feb 2019
6-Month 		16.97"
(431.04mm)		 10.93"
(277.62mm)		 6.04"
(153.42mm)		 126th Driest
Driest since:
 1977
2nd Wettest
Wettest to Date
 2020
Aug 2018–Feb 2019
7-Month 		21.78"
(553.21mm)		 14.48"
(367.79mm)		 7.30"
(185.42mm)		 127th Driest
Driest since:
 1977
1st Wettest
Wettest to Date
 2019
Jul 2018–Feb 2019
8-Month 		25.24"
(641.10mm)		 18.07"
(458.98mm)		 7.17"
(182.12mm)		 127th Driest
Driest since:
 1977
1st Wettest
Wettest to Date
 2019
Jun 2018–Feb 2019
9-Month 		30.68"
(779.27mm)		 22.09"
(561.09mm)		 8.59"
(218.18mm)		 127th Driest
Driest since:
 1977
1st Wettest
Wettest to Date
 2019
May 2018–Feb 2019
10-Month 		34.65"
(880.11mm)		 25.49"
(647.45mm)		 9.16"
(232.66mm)		 127th Driest
Driest since:
 1977
1st Wettest
Wettest to Date
 2019
Apr 2018–Feb 2019
11-Month 		36.60"
(929.64mm)		 27.99"
(710.95mm)		 8.61"
(218.69mm)		 126th Driest
Driest since:
 1977
2nd Wettest
Wettest to Date
 2020
Mar 2018–Feb 2019
12-Month 		37.95"
(963.93mm)		 29.70"
(754.38mm)		 8.25"
(209.55mm)		 126th Driest
Driest since:
 1911
2nd Wettest
Wettest to Date
 2020
Sep 2017–Feb 2019
18-Month 		49.99"
(1,269.75mm)		 40.64"
(1,032.26mm)		 9.35"
(237.49mm)		 124th Driest
Driest since:
 1977
3rd Wettest
Wettest since:
 2020
Mar 2017–Feb 2019
24-Month 		71.41"
(1,813.81mm)		 59.40"
(1,508.76mm)		 12.01"
(305.05mm)		 124th Driest
Driest since:
 1931
3rd Wettest
Wettest since:
 2020
Mar 2016–Feb 2019
36-Month 		108.90"
(2,766.06mm)		 89.04"
(2,261.62mm)		 19.86"
(504.44mm)		 124th Driest
Driest since:
 1935
2nd Wettest
Wettest to Date
 2020
Mar 2015–Feb 2019
48-Month 		143.73"
(3,650.74mm)		 118.68"
(3,014.47mm)		 25.05"
(636.27mm)		 123rd Driest
Driest since:
 1934
2nd Wettest
Wettest to Date
 2020
Mar 2014–Feb 2019
60-Month 		177.49"
(4,508.25mm)		 148.35"
(3,768.09mm)		 29.14"
(740.16mm)		 122nd Driest
Driest since:
 1934
2nd Wettest
Wettest to Date
 2020

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