Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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South Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, January 1971
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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January 1971 1-Month |
1.02" (25.91mm) | 2.22" (56.39mm) |
-1.20" (-30.48mm) | 11th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1986 |
118th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1932 | ||||
Dec 1970–Jan 1971 2-Month |
2.39" (60.71mm) | 4.72" (119.89mm) |
-2.33" (-59.18mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1909 |
123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1932 | ||||
Nov 1970–Jan 1971 3-Month |
3.35" (85.09mm) | 7.15" (181.61mm) |
-3.80" (-96.52mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1904 | 1904 |
126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1932 | ||||
Oct 1970–Jan 1971 4-Month |
7.49" (190.25mm) | 9.85" (250.19mm) |
-2.36" (-59.94mm) | 27th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1918 |
101st Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 2016 | ||||
Sep 1970–Jan 1971 5-Month |
12.31" (312.67mm) | 13.05" (331.47mm) |
-0.74" (-18.80mm) | 47th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1918 |
81st Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 2019 | ||||
Aug 1970–Jan 1971 6-Month |
15.04" (382.02mm) | 15.99" (406.15mm) |
-0.95" (-24.13mm) | 44th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1918 |
84th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1913 | ||||||
Jul 1970–Jan 1971 7-Month |
17.00" (431.80mm) | 19.19" (487.43mm) |
-2.19" (-55.63mm) | 31st Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1957 |
97th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1976 | ||||||
Jun 1970–Jan 1971 8-Month |
19.93" (506.22mm) | 22.71" (576.83mm) |
-2.78" (-70.61mm) | 27th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1918 |
101st Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 2019 | ||||
May 1970–Jan 1971 9-Month |
23.24" (590.30mm) | 26.77" (679.96mm) |
-3.53" (-89.66mm) | 25th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1918 |
103rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 2016 | ||||
Apr 1970–Jan 1971 10-Month |
26.51" (673.35mm) | 30.01" (762.25mm) |
-3.50" (-88.90mm) | 24th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1918 |
104th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 2016 | ||||
Mar 1970–Jan 1971 11-Month |
29.79" (756.67mm) | 32.70" (830.58mm) |
-2.91" (-73.91mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1957 |
99th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 2016 | ||||
Feb 1970–Jan 1971 12-Month |
31.84" (808.74mm) | 34.94" (887.48mm) |
-3.10" (-78.74mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1918 |
94th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1974 | ||||
Aug 1969–Jan 1971 18-Month |
47.42" (1,204.47mm) | 50.97" (1,294.64mm) |
-3.55" (-90.17mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1918 |
95th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1974 | ||||
Feb 1969–Jan 1971 24-Month |
66.64" (1,692.66mm) | 69.90" (1,775.46mm) |
-3.26" (-82.80mm) | 35th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1918 |
92nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1944 | ||||||
Feb 1968–Jan 1971 36-Month |
103.85" (2,637.79mm) | 104.84" (2,662.94mm) |
-0.99" (-25.15mm) | 51st Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1957 |
75th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1993 | ||||
Feb 1967–Jan 1971 48-Month |
139.74" (3,549.40mm) | 139.66" (3,547.36mm) |
0.08" (2.04mm) | 55th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1957 |
70th Wettest | Wettest since: 1963 | 2019 | ||||
Feb 1966–Jan 1971 60-Month |
170.16" (4,322.06mm) | 174.43" (4,430.52mm) |
-4.27" (-108.46mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1957 |
82nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 2, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/