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Precipitation Rankings, January 1916

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2023)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
January 1916 1-Month	2.46" (62.48mm)	0.98" (24.89mm)	1.48" (37.59mm)	128th Driest	Driest since: 1915	1981
January 1916 1-Month	2.46" (62.48mm)	0.98" (24.89mm)	1.48" (37.59mm)	2nd Wettest	Wettest to Date	1949
Dec 1915–Jan 1916 2-Month	3.12" (79.25mm)	2.08" (52.83mm)	1.04" (26.42mm)	113th Driest	Driest since: 1915	2003
	3.12" (79.25mm)	2.08" (52.83mm)	1.04" (26.42mm)	16th Wettest	Wettest since: 1910	2016
	Ties: 2008
Nov 1915–Jan 1916 3-Month	5.02" (127.51mm)	3.82" (97.03mm)	1.20" (30.48mm)	101st Driest	Driest since: 1915	2003
Nov 1915–Jan 1916 3-Month	5.02" (127.51mm)	3.82" (97.03mm)	1.20" (30.48mm)	28th Wettest	Wettest since: 1910	1932
Oct 1915–Jan 1916 4-Month	6.30" (160.02mm)	6.13" (155.70mm)	0.17" (4.32mm)	70th Driest	Driest since: 1914	1911
Oct 1915–Jan 1916 4-Month	6.30" (160.02mm)	6.13" (155.70mm)	0.17" (4.32mm)	59th Wettest	Wettest since: 1915	1932
Sep 1915–Jan 1916 5-Month	12.38" (314.45mm)	9.83" (249.68mm)	2.55" (64.77mm)	101st Driest	Driest since: 1914	1977
Sep 1915–Jan 1916 5-Month	12.38" (314.45mm)	9.83" (249.68mm)	2.55" (64.77mm)	28th Wettest	Wettest since: 1915	1932
Aug 1915–Jan 1916 6-Month	15.20" (386.08mm)	13.69" (347.73mm)	1.51" (38.35mm)	85th Driest	Driest since: 1914	1977
	15.20" (386.08mm)	13.69" (347.73mm)	1.51" (38.35mm)	44th Wettest	Wettest since: 1915	2019
	Ties: 1979
Jul 1915–Jan 1916 7-Month	23.26" (590.80mm)	17.57" (446.28mm)	5.69" (144.52mm)	114th Driest	Driest since: 1915	1977
Jul 1915–Jan 1916 7-Month	23.26" (590.80mm)	17.57" (446.28mm)	5.69" (144.52mm)	15th Wettest	Wettest since: 1903	2019
Jun 1915–Jan 1916 8-Month	27.36" (694.94mm)	22.18" (563.37mm)	5.18" (131.57mm)	111th Driest	Driest since: 1915	1977
Jun 1915–Jan 1916 8-Month	27.36" (694.94mm)	22.18" (563.37mm)	5.18" (131.57mm)	18th Wettest	Wettest since: 1910	2019
May 1915–Jan 1916 9-Month	34.71" (881.63mm)	26.22" (665.99mm)	8.49" (215.64mm)	122nd Driest	Driest since: 1915	1977
May 1915–Jan 1916 9-Month	34.71" (881.63mm)	26.22" (665.99mm)	8.49" (215.64mm)	7th Wettest	Wettest since: 1903	1994
Apr 1915–Jan 1916 10-Month	36.03" (915.16mm)	29.17" (740.92mm)	6.86" (174.24mm)	112th Driest	Driest since: 1915	1911
Apr 1915–Jan 1916 10-Month	36.03" (915.16mm)	29.17" (740.92mm)	6.86" (174.24mm)	17th Wettest	Wettest since: 1910	1994
Mar 1915–Jan 1916 11-Month	36.95" (938.53mm)	31.14" (790.96mm)	5.81" (147.57mm)	105th Driest	Driest since: 1915	1911
Mar 1915–Jan 1916 11-Month	36.95" (938.53mm)	31.14" (790.96mm)	5.81" (147.57mm)	24th Wettest	Wettest since: 1910	1994
Feb 1915–Jan 1916 12-Month	39.81" (1,011.17mm)	32.15" (816.61mm)	7.66" (194.56mm)	115th Driest	Driest since: 1915	1911
	39.81" (1,011.17mm)	32.15" (816.61mm)	7.66" (194.56mm)	14th Wettest	Wettest since: 1903	1994
	Ties: 1999
Aug 1914–Jan 1916 18-Month	55.86" (1,418.84mm)	45.86" (1,164.84mm)	10.00" (254.00mm)	117th Driest	Driest since: 1915	1957
Aug 1914–Jan 1916 18-Month	55.86" (1,418.84mm)	45.86" (1,164.84mm)	10.00" (254.00mm)	11th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2020
Feb 1914–Jan 1916 24-Month	72.23" (1,834.64mm)	64.28" (1,632.71mm)	7.95" (201.93mm)	105th Driest	Driest since: 1915	1990
Feb 1914–Jan 1916 24-Month	72.23" (1,834.64mm)	64.28" (1,632.71mm)	7.95" (201.93mm)	23rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1910	2020
Feb 1913–Jan 1916 36-Month	102.36" (2,599.94mm)	96.29" (2,445.77mm)	6.07" (154.17mm)	94th Driest	Driest since: 1915	1958
Feb 1913–Jan 1916 36-Month	102.36" (2,599.94mm)	96.29" (2,445.77mm)	6.07" (154.17mm)	33rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1910	2011
Feb 1912–Jan 1916 48-Month	131.07" (3,329.18mm)	128.27" (3,258.06mm)	2.80" (71.12mm)	74th Driest	Driest since: 1915	1959
Feb 1912–Jan 1916 48-Month	131.07" (3,329.18mm)	128.27" (3,258.06mm)	2.80" (71.12mm)	52nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1910	2011
Feb 1911–Jan 1916 60-Month	162.35" (4,123.69mm)	160.30" (4,071.62mm)	2.05" (52.07mm)	67th Driest	Driest since: 1915	1957
Feb 1911–Jan 1916 60-Month	162.35" (4,123.69mm)	160.30" (4,071.62mm)	2.05" (52.07mm)	58th Wettest	Wettest since: 1910	2011

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published June 2023, retrieved on June 8, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings