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Precipitation Rankings, December 1940

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
December 1940 1-Month	3.19" (81.03mm)	4.06" (103.12mm)	-0.87" (-22.09mm)	41st Driest	Driest since: 1939	1965
December 1940 1-Month	3.19" (81.03mm)	4.06" (103.12mm)	-0.87" (-22.09mm)	88th Wettest	Wettest since: 1936	1990
Nov–Dec 1940 2-Month	6.92" (175.77mm)	7.63" (193.80mm)	-0.71" (-18.03mm)	61st Driest	Driest since: 1939	1976
Nov–Dec 1940 2-Month	6.92" (175.77mm)	7.63" (193.80mm)	-0.71" (-18.03mm)	68th Wettest	Wettest since: 1936	1978
Oct–Dec 1940 3-Month	7.74" (196.60mm)	10.42" (264.67mm)	-2.68" (-68.07mm)	24th Driest	Driest since: 1939	1963
Oct–Dec 1940 3-Month	7.74" (196.60mm)	10.42" (264.67mm)	-2.68" (-68.07mm)	105th Wettest	Wettest since: 1937	1919
Sep–Dec 1940 4-Month	9.61" (244.09mm)	13.65" (346.71mm)	-4.04" (-102.62mm)	13th Driest	Driest since: 1939	1963
Sep–Dec 1940 4-Month	9.61" (244.09mm)	13.65" (346.71mm)	-4.04" (-102.62mm)	116th Wettest	Wettest since: 1938	2018
Aug–Dec 1940 5-Month	13.27" (337.06mm)	17.39" (441.71mm)	-4.12" (-104.65mm)	16th Driest	Driest since: 1939	1953
Aug–Dec 1940 5-Month	13.27" (337.06mm)	17.39" (441.71mm)	-4.12" (-104.65mm)	113th Wettest	Wettest since: 1938	2018
Jul–Dec 1940 6-Month	16.08" (408.43mm)	21.73" (551.94mm)	-5.65" (-143.51mm)	9th Driest	Driest since: 1939	1953
Jul–Dec 1940 6-Month	16.08" (408.43mm)	21.73" (551.94mm)	-5.65" (-143.51mm)	120th Wettest	Wettest since: 1938	1979
Jun–Dec 1940 7-Month	19.75" (501.65mm)	25.98" (659.89mm)	-6.23" (-158.24mm)	9th Driest	Driest since: 1930	1930
Jun–Dec 1940 7-Month	19.75" (501.65mm)	25.98" (659.89mm)	-6.23" (-158.24mm)	120th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2018
May–Dec 1940 8-Month	23.23" (590.04mm)	30.32" (770.13mm)	-7.09" (-180.09mm)	11th Driest	Driest since: 1939	1930
May–Dec 1940 8-Month	23.23" (590.04mm)	30.32" (770.13mm)	-7.09" (-180.09mm)	118th Wettest	Wettest since: 1938	2018
Apr–Dec 1940 9-Month	28.13" (714.50mm)	34.42" (874.27mm)	-6.29" (-159.77mm)	12th Driest	Driest since: 1930	1930
Apr–Dec 1940 9-Month	28.13" (714.50mm)	34.42" (874.27mm)	-6.29" (-159.77mm)	117th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2011
Mar–Dec 1940 10-Month	33.19" (843.03mm)	39.13" (993.90mm)	-5.94" (-150.87mm)	12th Driest	Driest since: 1937	1930
Mar–Dec 1940 10-Month	33.19" (843.03mm)	39.13" (993.90mm)	-5.94" (-150.87mm)	117th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2011
Feb–Dec 1940 11-Month	37.88" (962.15mm)	42.74" (1,085.60mm)	-4.86" (-123.45mm)	23rd Driest	Driest since: 1937	1930
Feb–Dec 1940 11-Month	37.88" (962.15mm)	42.74" (1,085.60mm)	-4.86" (-123.45mm)	106th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2011
Jan–Dec 1940 12-Month	39.60" (1,005.84mm)	46.94" (1,192.28mm)	-7.34" (-186.44mm)	14th Driest	Driest since: 1936	1930
Jan–Dec 1940 12-Month	39.60" (1,005.84mm)	46.94" (1,192.28mm)	-7.34" (-186.44mm)	115th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2011
Jul 1939–Dec 1940 18-Month	54.58" (1,386.33mm)	68.70" (1,744.98mm)	-14.12" (-358.65mm)	6th Driest	Driest since: 1930	1930
Jul 1939–Dec 1940 18-Month	54.58" (1,386.33mm)	68.70" (1,744.98mm)	-14.12" (-358.65mm)	122nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	1979
Jan 1939–Dec 1940 24-Month	88.13" (2,238.50mm)	93.88" (2,384.55mm)	-5.75" (-146.05mm)	30th Driest	Driest since: 1931	1931
Jan 1939–Dec 1940 24-Month	88.13" (2,238.50mm)	93.88" (2,384.55mm)	-5.75" (-146.05mm)	98th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2019
Jan 1938–Dec 1940 36-Month	135.11" (3,431.79mm)	140.90" (3,578.86mm)	-5.79" (-147.07mm)	31st Driest	Driest since: 1932	1954
Jan 1938–Dec 1940 36-Month	135.11" (3,431.79mm)	140.90" (3,578.86mm)	-5.79" (-147.07mm)	96th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2020
Jan 1937–Dec 1940 48-Month	185.55" (4,712.97mm)	187.95" (4,773.93mm)	-2.40" (-60.96mm)	45th Driest	Driest since: 1939	1904
Jan 1937–Dec 1940 48-Month	185.55" (4,712.97mm)	187.95" (4,773.93mm)	-2.40" (-60.96mm)	81st Wettest	Wettest since: 1938	2021
Jan 1936–Dec 1940 60-Month	224.78" (5,709.41mm)	235.00" (5,969.00mm)	-10.22" (-259.59mm)	23rd Driest	Driest since: 1934	1944
Jan 1936–Dec 1940 60-Month	224.78" (5,709.41mm)	235.00" (5,969.00mm)	-10.22" (-259.59mm)	102nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2021

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on June 5, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings