Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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South Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, January 1979
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
January 1979 1-Month |
3.76" (95.50mm) | 2.22" (56.39mm) |
1.54" (39.11mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1986 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 1932 | ||||
|
Dec 1978–Jan 1979 2-Month |
6.07" (154.18mm) | 4.72" (119.89mm) |
1.35" (34.29mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1909 |
| 21st Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 1932 | ||||
|
Nov 1978–Jan 1979 3-Month |
9.74" (247.40mm) | 7.15" (181.61mm) |
2.59" (65.79mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1904 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest since: 1962 | 1932 | ||||
| Ties: 1962 | ||||||
|
Oct 1978–Jan 1979 4-Month |
10.62" (269.75mm) | 9.85" (250.19mm) |
0.77" (19.56mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1918 |
| 50th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2016 | ||||
|
Sep 1978–Jan 1979 5-Month |
14.12" (358.65mm) | 13.05" (331.47mm) |
1.07" (27.18mm) | 84th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1918 |
| 44th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1978–Jan 1979 6-Month |
17.27" (438.66mm) | 15.99" (406.15mm) |
1.28" (32.51mm) | 81st Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1918 |
| 47th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1978–Jan 1979 7-Month |
19.34" (491.24mm) | 19.19" (487.43mm) |
0.15" (3.81mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1957 |
| 63rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1978–Jan 1979 8-Month |
22.82" (579.63mm) | 22.71" (576.83mm) |
0.11" (2.80mm) | 60th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1918 |
| 68th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2019 | ||||
|
May 1978–Jan 1979 9-Month |
27.88" (708.15mm) | 26.77" (679.96mm) |
1.11" (28.19mm) | 70th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1918 |
| 58th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2016 | ||||
|
Apr 1978–Jan 1979 10-Month |
29.68" (753.87mm) | 30.01" (762.25mm) |
-0.33" (-8.38mm) | 53rd Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1918 |
| 75th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2016 | ||||
|
Mar 1978–Jan 1979 11-Month |
31.38" (797.05mm) | 32.70" (830.58mm) |
-1.32" (-33.53mm) | 45th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1957 |
| 83rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 2016 | ||||
|
Feb 1978–Jan 1979 12-Month |
33.28" (845.31mm) | 34.94" (887.48mm) |
-1.66" (-42.17mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1918 |
| 86th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 1974 | ||||
|
Aug 1977–Jan 1979 18-Month |
49.25" (1,250.95mm) | 50.97" (1,294.64mm) |
-1.72" (-43.69mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1918 |
| 81st Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 1974 | ||||
|
Feb 1977–Jan 1979 24-Month |
67.27" (1,708.66mm) | 69.90" (1,775.46mm) |
-2.63" (-66.80mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1918 |
| 85th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 2017 | ||||
|
Feb 1976–Jan 1979 36-Month |
101.29" (2,572.77mm) | 104.84" (2,662.94mm) |
-3.55" (-90.17mm) | 38th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1957 |
| 88th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 1993 | ||||
|
Feb 1975–Jan 1979 48-Month |
137.50" (3,492.50mm) | 139.66" (3,547.36mm) |
-2.16" (-54.86mm) | 45th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1957 |
| 80th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 2019 | ||||
|
Feb 1974–Jan 1979 60-Month |
176.57" (4,484.88mm) | 174.43" (4,430.52mm) |
2.14" (54.36mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1957 |
| 59th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 5, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/