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Precipitation Rankings, February 1940

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2023)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
February 1940 1-Month	2.71" (68.83mm)	2.23" (56.64mm)	0.48" (12.19mm)	92nd Driest	Driest since: 1937	1916
	2.71" (68.83mm)	2.23" (56.64mm)	0.48" (12.19mm)	38th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	1903
	Ties: 1949, 2013
Jan–Feb 1940 2-Month	3.89" (98.81mm)	4.46" (113.28mm)	-0.57" (-14.47mm)	46th Driest	Driest since: 1936	1943
	3.89" (98.81mm)	4.46" (113.28mm)	-0.57" (-14.47mm)	84th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	1932
	Ties: 1962
Dec 1939–Feb 1940 3-Month	5.77" (146.56mm)	6.96" (176.78mm)	-1.19" (-30.22mm)	35th Driest	Driest since: 1936	1918
Dec 1939–Feb 1940 3-Month	5.77" (146.56mm)	6.96" (176.78mm)	-1.19" (-30.22mm)	94th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	1932
Nov 1939–Feb 1940 4-Month	7.66" (194.56mm)	9.38" (238.25mm)	-1.72" (-43.69mm)	34th Driest	Driest since: 1928	1904
Nov 1939–Feb 1940 4-Month	7.66" (194.56mm)	9.38" (238.25mm)	-1.72" (-43.69mm)	95th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	1932
Oct 1939–Feb 1940 5-Month	9.06" (230.12mm)	12.08" (306.83mm)	-3.02" (-76.71mm)	22nd Driest	Driest since: 1925	1918
Oct 1939–Feb 1940 5-Month	9.06" (230.12mm)	12.08" (306.83mm)	-3.02" (-76.71mm)	107th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	1932
Sep 1939–Feb 1940 6-Month	10.23" (259.84mm)	15.29" (388.37mm)	-5.06" (-128.53mm)	7th Driest	Driest since: 1925	1918
Sep 1939–Feb 1940 6-Month	10.23" (259.84mm)	15.29" (388.37mm)	-5.06" (-128.53mm)	122nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2019
Aug 1939–Feb 1940 7-Month	13.00" (330.20mm)	18.23" (463.04mm)	-5.23" (-132.84mm)	6th Driest	Driest since: 1925	1918
Aug 1939–Feb 1940 7-Month	13.00" (330.20mm)	18.23" (463.04mm)	-5.23" (-132.84mm)	123rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2019
Jul 1939–Feb 1940 8-Month	15.65" (397.51mm)	21.43" (544.32mm)	-5.78" (-146.81mm)	6th Driest	Driest since: 1925	1918
Jul 1939–Feb 1940 8-Month	15.65" (397.51mm)	21.43" (544.32mm)	-5.78" (-146.81mm)	123rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2019
Jun 1939–Feb 1940 9-Month	19.54" (496.32mm)	24.95" (633.73mm)	-5.41" (-137.41mm)	13th Driest	Driest since: 1925	1918
Jun 1939–Feb 1940 9-Month	19.54" (496.32mm)	24.95" (633.73mm)	-5.41" (-137.41mm)	116th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2019
May 1939–Feb 1940 10-Month	23.06" (585.72mm)	29.00" (736.60mm)	-5.94" (-150.88mm)	10th Driest	Driest since: 1925	1918
May 1939–Feb 1940 10-Month	23.06" (585.72mm)	29.00" (736.60mm)	-5.94" (-150.88mm)	119th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2016
Apr 1939–Feb 1940 11-Month	25.44" (646.18mm)	32.25" (819.15mm)	-6.81" (-172.97mm)	9th Driest	Driest since: 1925	1918
Apr 1939–Feb 1940 11-Month	25.44" (646.18mm)	32.25" (819.15mm)	-6.81" (-172.97mm)	120th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2016
Mar 1939–Feb 1940 12-Month	27.39" (695.71mm)	34.93" (887.22mm)	-7.54" (-191.51mm)	9th Driest	Driest since: 1925	1918
Mar 1939–Feb 1940 12-Month	27.39" (695.71mm)	34.93" (887.22mm)	-7.54" (-191.51mm)	120th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2016
Sep 1938–Feb 1940 18-Month	40.26" (1,022.60mm)	50.26" (1,276.60mm)	-10.00" (-254.00mm)	7th Driest	Driest since: 1918	1918
Sep 1938–Feb 1940 18-Month	40.26" (1,022.60mm)	50.26" (1,276.60mm)	-10.00" (-254.00mm)	121st Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2020
Mar 1938–Feb 1940 24-Month	60.61" (1,539.49mm)	69.88" (1,774.95mm)	-9.27" (-235.46mm)	14th Driest	Driest since: 1926	1918
Mar 1938–Feb 1940 24-Month	60.61" (1,539.49mm)	69.88" (1,774.95mm)	-9.27" (-235.46mm)	114th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	1975
Mar 1937–Feb 1940 36-Month	93.18" (2,366.77mm)	104.83" (2,662.68mm)	-11.65" (-295.91mm)	10th Driest	Driest since: 1919	1957
Mar 1937–Feb 1940 36-Month	93.18" (2,366.77mm)	104.83" (2,662.68mm)	-11.65" (-295.91mm)	117th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2018
Mar 1936–Feb 1940 48-Month	124.72" (3,167.89mm)	139.69" (3,548.13mm)	-14.97" (-380.24mm)	9th Driest	Driest since: 1919	1957
Mar 1936–Feb 1940 48-Month	124.72" (3,167.89mm)	139.69" (3,548.13mm)	-14.97" (-380.24mm)	117th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2019
Mar 1935–Feb 1940 60-Month	161.69" (4,106.93mm)	174.43" (4,430.52mm)	-12.74" (-323.59mm)	12th Driest	Driest since: 1919	1957
Mar 1935–Feb 1940 60-Month	161.69" (4,106.93mm)	174.43" (4,430.52mm)	-12.74" (-323.59mm)	113th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2020

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 20, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings