Regional Rankings

Regional Data Info
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South Climate Region

Precipitation Rankings, January 2016

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PeriodValue1901-2000
Mean		AnomalyRank
(1895-2023)		Wettest/Driest
Since		Record
January 2016
1-Month		1.42"
(36.07mm)		2.22"
(56.39mm)		-0.80"
(-20.32mm)		27th Driest
Driest since:
1986
103rd Wettest
Wettest since:
1932
Ties: 1902, 1910
Dec 2015–Jan 2016
2-Month		5.51"
(139.95mm)		4.72"
(119.89mm)		0.79"
(20.06mm)		91st Driest
Driest since:
1909
38th Wettest
Wettest since:
1932
Nov 2015–Jan 2016
3-Month		10.92"
(277.37mm)		7.15"
(181.61mm)		3.77"
(95.76mm)		126th Driest
Driest since:
1904
3rd Wettest
Wettest since:
1932
Oct 2015–Jan 2016
4-Month		15.90"
(403.86mm)		9.85"
(250.19mm)		6.05"
(153.67mm)		128th Driest
Driest since:
1918
1st Wettest
Wettest to Date
2016
Sep 2015–Jan 2016
5-Month		17.56"
(446.02mm)		13.05"
(331.47mm)		4.51"
(114.55mm)		119th Driest
Driest since:
1918
10th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Aug 2015–Jan 2016
6-Month		19.73"
(501.14mm)		15.99"
(406.15mm)		3.74"
(94.99mm)		112th Driest
Driest since:
1918
17th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Jul 2015–Jan 2016
7-Month		23.07"
(585.98mm)		19.19"
(487.43mm)		3.88"
(98.55mm)		114th Driest
Driest since:
1957
15th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Ties: 1962
Jun 2015–Jan 2016
8-Month		27.06"
(687.32mm)		22.71"
(576.83mm)		4.35"
(110.49mm)		114th Driest
Driest since:
1918
15th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
May 2015–Jan 2016
9-Month		36.50"
(927.10mm)		26.77"
(679.96mm)		9.73"
(247.14mm)		128th Driest
Driest since:
1918
1st Wettest
Wettest to Date
2016
Apr 2015–Jan 2016
10-Month		41.09"
(1,043.69mm)		30.01"
(762.25mm)		11.08"
(281.44mm)		128th Driest
Driest since:
1918
1st Wettest
Wettest to Date
2016
Mar 2015–Jan 2016
11-Month		44.87"
(1,139.70mm)		32.70"
(830.58mm)		12.17"
(309.12mm)		128th Driest
Driest since:
1957
1st Wettest
Wettest to Date
2016
Feb 2015–Jan 2016
12-Month		46.55"
(1,182.37mm)		34.94"
(887.48mm)		11.61"
(294.89mm)		127th Driest
Driest since:
1918
2nd Wettest
Wettest since:
1974
Aug 2014–Jan 2016
18-Month		62.16"
(1,578.86mm)		50.97"
(1,294.64mm)		11.19"
(284.22mm)		123rd Driest
Driest since:
1918
5th Wettest
Wettest since:
1974
Feb 2014–Jan 2016
24-Month		81.02"
(2,057.91mm)		69.90"
(1,775.46mm)		11.12"
(282.45mm)		120th Driest
Driest since:
1918
8th Wettest
Wettest since:
2017
Feb 2013–Jan 2016
36-Month		114.54"
(2,909.32mm)		104.84"
(2,662.94mm)		9.70"
(246.38mm)		108th Driest
Driest since:
1957
19th Wettest
Wettest since:
1993
Feb 2012–Jan 2016
48-Month		147.15"
(3,737.61mm)		139.66"
(3,547.36mm)		7.49"
(190.25mm)		94th Driest
Driest since:
1957
32nd Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Feb 2011–Jan 2016
60-Month		174.65"
(4,436.11mm)		174.43"
(4,430.52mm)		0.22"
(5.59mm)		57th Driest
Driest since:
1957
68th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020

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