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Precipitation Rankings, January 1960

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2023)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
January 1960 1-Month	2.19" (55.63mm)	0.98" (24.89mm)	1.21" (30.74mm)	126th Driest	Driest since: 1959	1981
January 1960 1-Month	2.19" (55.63mm)	0.98" (24.89mm)	1.21" (30.74mm)	4th Wettest	Wettest since: 1949	1949
Dec 1959–Jan 1960 2-Month	3.96" (100.58mm)	2.08" (52.83mm)	1.88" (47.75mm)	124th Driest	Driest since: 1959	2003
Dec 1959–Jan 1960 2-Month	3.96" (100.58mm)	2.08" (52.83mm)	1.88" (47.75mm)	5th Wettest	Wettest since: 1949	2016
Nov 1959–Jan 1960 3-Month	5.82" (147.83mm)	3.82" (97.03mm)	2.00" (50.80mm)	118th Driest	Driest since: 1959	2003
Nov 1959–Jan 1960 3-Month	5.82" (147.83mm)	3.82" (97.03mm)	2.00" (50.80mm)	11th Wettest	Wettest since: 1949	1932
Oct 1959–Jan 1960 4-Month	8.76" (222.50mm)	6.13" (155.70mm)	2.63" (66.80mm)	112th Driest	Driest since: 1959	1911
Oct 1959–Jan 1960 4-Month	8.76" (222.50mm)	6.13" (155.70mm)	2.63" (66.80mm)	17th Wettest	Wettest since: 1949	1932
Sep 1959–Jan 1960 5-Month	13.11" (332.99mm)	9.83" (249.68mm)	3.28" (83.31mm)	109th Driest	Driest since: 1959	1977
	13.11" (332.99mm)	9.83" (249.68mm)	3.28" (83.31mm)	20th Wettest	Wettest since: 1942	1932
	Ties: 2010
Aug 1959–Jan 1960 6-Month	18.02" (457.71mm)	13.69" (347.73mm)	4.33" (109.98mm)	112th Driest	Driest since: 1959	1977
Aug 1959–Jan 1960 6-Month	18.02" (457.71mm)	13.69" (347.73mm)	4.33" (109.98mm)	17th Wettest	Wettest since: 1942	2019
Jul 1959–Jan 1960 7-Month	20.41" (518.41mm)	17.57" (446.28mm)	2.84" (72.13mm)	99th Driest	Driest since: 1959	1977
Jul 1959–Jan 1960 7-Month	20.41" (518.41mm)	17.57" (446.28mm)	2.84" (72.13mm)	30th Wettest	Wettest since: 1942	2019
Jun 1959–Jan 1960 8-Month	24.46" (621.28mm)	22.18" (563.37mm)	2.28" (57.91mm)	94th Driest	Driest since: 1959	1977
Jun 1959–Jan 1960 8-Month	24.46" (621.28mm)	22.18" (563.37mm)	2.28" (57.91mm)	35th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	2019
May 1959–Jan 1960 9-Month	32.04" (813.82mm)	26.22" (665.99mm)	5.82" (147.83mm)	113th Driest	Driest since: 1959	1977
May 1959–Jan 1960 9-Month	32.04" (813.82mm)	26.22" (665.99mm)	5.82" (147.83mm)	16th Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	1994
Apr 1959–Jan 1960 10-Month	34.87" (885.70mm)	29.17" (740.92mm)	5.70" (144.78mm)	108th Driest	Driest since: 1959	1911
Apr 1959–Jan 1960 10-Month	34.87" (885.70mm)	29.17" (740.92mm)	5.70" (144.78mm)	21st Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	1994
Mar 1959–Jan 1960 11-Month	38.10" (967.74mm)	31.14" (790.96mm)	6.96" (176.78mm)	111th Driest	Driest since: 1959	1911
Mar 1959–Jan 1960 11-Month	38.10" (967.74mm)	31.14" (790.96mm)	6.96" (176.78mm)	18th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	1994
Feb 1959–Jan 1960 12-Month	39.42" (1,001.27mm)	32.15" (816.61mm)	7.27" (184.66mm)	111th Driest	Driest since: 1959	1911
Feb 1959–Jan 1960 12-Month	39.42" (1,001.27mm)	32.15" (816.61mm)	7.27" (184.66mm)	18th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	1994
Aug 1958–Jan 1960 18-Month	48.52" (1,232.41mm)	45.86" (1,164.84mm)	2.66" (67.57mm)	85th Driest	Driest since: 1959	1957
Aug 1958–Jan 1960 18-Month	48.52" (1,232.41mm)	45.86" (1,164.84mm)	2.66" (67.57mm)	43rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	2020
Feb 1958–Jan 1960 24-Month	64.82" (1,646.43mm)	64.28" (1,632.71mm)	0.54" (13.72mm)	68th Driest	Driest since: 1959	1990
Feb 1958–Jan 1960 24-Month	64.82" (1,646.43mm)	64.28" (1,632.71mm)	0.54" (13.72mm)	60th Wettest	Wettest since: 1953	2020
Feb 1957–Jan 1960 36-Month	96.48" (2,450.59mm)	96.29" (2,445.77mm)	0.19" (4.82mm)	61st Driest	Driest since: 1959	1958
Feb 1957–Jan 1960 36-Month	96.48" (2,450.59mm)	96.29" (2,445.77mm)	0.19" (4.82mm)	66th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	2011
Feb 1956–Jan 1960 48-Month	120.87" (3,070.10mm)	128.27" (3,258.06mm)	-7.40" (-187.96mm)	25th Driest	Driest since: 1959	1959
Feb 1956–Jan 1960 48-Month	120.87" (3,070.10mm)	128.27" (3,258.06mm)	-7.40" (-187.96mm)	101st Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	2011
Feb 1955–Jan 1960 60-Month	143.39" (3,642.11mm)	160.30" (4,071.62mm)	-16.91" (-429.51mm)	7th Driest	Driest since: 1959	1957
Feb 1955–Jan 1960 60-Month	143.39" (3,642.11mm)	160.30" (4,071.62mm)	-16.91" (-429.51mm)	118th Wettest	Wettest since: 1956	2011

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on June 2, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings