Regional Rankings

Regional Data Info
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South Climate Region

Precipitation Rankings, January 2017

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PeriodValue1901-2000
Mean		AnomalyRank
(1895-2023)		Wettest/Driest
Since		Record
January 2017
1-Month		3.02"
(76.71mm)		2.22"
(56.39mm)		0.80"
(20.32mm)		104th Driest
Driest since:
1986
26th Wettest
Wettest since:
1932
Dec 2016–Jan 2017
2-Month		5.50"
(139.70mm)		4.72"
(119.89mm)		0.78"
(19.81mm)		90th Driest
Driest since:
1909
39th Wettest
Wettest since:
1932
Nov 2016–Jan 2017
3-Month		7.65"
(194.31mm)		7.15"
(181.61mm)		0.50"
(12.70mm)		81st Driest
Driest since:
1904
48th Wettest
Wettest since:
1932
Ties: 1906
Oct 2016–Jan 2017
4-Month		8.64"
(219.46mm)		9.85"
(250.19mm)		-1.21"
(-30.73mm)		42nd Driest
Driest since:
1918
87th Wettest
Wettest since:
2016
Sep 2016–Jan 2017
5-Month		11.65"
(295.91mm)		13.05"
(331.47mm)		-1.40"
(-35.56mm)		39th Driest
Driest since:
1918
90th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Ties: 1948
Aug 2016–Jan 2017
6-Month		17.48"
(443.99mm)		15.99"
(406.15mm)		1.49"
(37.84mm)		85th Driest
Driest since:
1918
44th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Jul 2016–Jan 2017
7-Month		20.56"
(522.22mm)		19.19"
(487.43mm)		1.37"
(34.79mm)		83rd Driest
Driest since:
1957
46th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Jun 2016–Jan 2017
8-Month		23.98"
(609.09mm)		22.71"
(576.83mm)		1.27"
(32.26mm)		77th Driest
Driest since:
1918
52nd Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
May 2016–Jan 2017
9-Month		28.52"
(724.41mm)		26.77"
(679.96mm)		1.75"
(44.45mm)		83rd Driest
Driest since:
1918
46th Wettest
Wettest since:
2016
Apr 2016–Jan 2017
10-Month		33.63"
(854.20mm)		30.01"
(762.25mm)		3.62"
(91.95mm)		108th Driest
Driest since:
1918
21st Wettest
Wettest since:
2016
Mar 2016–Jan 2017
11-Month		38.11"
(967.99mm)		32.70"
(830.58mm)		5.41"
(137.41mm)		115th Driest
Driest since:
1957
14th Wettest
Wettest since:
2016
Feb 2016–Jan 2017
12-Month		39.77"
(1,010.16mm)		34.94"
(887.48mm)		4.83"
(122.68mm)		110th Driest
Driest since:
1918
19th Wettest
Wettest since:
1974
Aug 2015–Jan 2017
18-Month		59.50"
(1,511.30mm)		50.97"
(1,294.64mm)		8.53"
(216.66mm)		115th Driest
Driest since:
1918
13th Wettest
Wettest since:
1974
Feb 2015–Jan 2017
24-Month		86.32"
(2,192.53mm)		69.90"
(1,775.46mm)		16.42"
(417.07mm)		127th Driest
Driest since:
1918
1st Wettest
Wettest to Date
2017
Feb 2014–Jan 2017
36-Month		120.79"
(3,068.07mm)		104.84"
(2,662.94mm)		15.95"
(405.13mm)		118th Driest
Driest since:
1957
9th Wettest
Wettest since:
1993
Feb 2013–Jan 2017
48-Month		154.31"
(3,919.47mm)		139.66"
(3,547.36mm)		14.65"
(372.11mm)		113th Driest
Driest since:
1957
13th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Feb 2012–Jan 2017
60-Month		186.92"
(4,747.77mm)		174.43"
(4,430.52mm)		12.49"
(317.25mm)		104th Driest
Driest since:
1957
21st Wettest
Wettest since:
2020

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