Statewide Rankings

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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	3.32" (84.33mm)	3.53" (89.66mm)	-0.21" (-5.33mm)	61st Driest	Driest since: 1937	1943
December 1940 1-Month	3.32" (84.33mm)	3.53" (89.66mm)	-0.21" (-5.33mm)	68th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	1973
Nov–Dec 1940 2-Month	9.32" (236.73mm)	7.42" (188.47mm)	1.90" (48.26mm)	102nd Driest	Driest since: 1939	1904
Nov–Dec 1940 2-Month	9.32" (236.73mm)	7.42" (188.47mm)	1.90" (48.26mm)	27th Wettest	Wettest since: 1927	1983
Oct–Dec 1940 3-Month	10.59" (268.99mm)	11.12" (282.45mm)	-0.53" (-13.46mm)	57th Driest	Driest since: 1939	2001
	10.59" (268.99mm)	11.12" (282.45mm)	-0.53" (-13.46mm)	72nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1937	2005
	Ties: 1917
Sep–Dec 1940 4-Month	15.53" (394.46mm)	14.81" (376.17mm)	0.72" (18.29mm)	73rd Driest	Driest since: 1939	1955
	15.53" (394.46mm)	14.81" (376.17mm)	0.72" (18.29mm)	56th Wettest	Wettest since: 1937	2005
	Ties: 1933
Aug–Dec 1940 5-Month	17.54" (445.52mm)	18.32" (465.33mm)	-0.78" (-19.81mm)	49th Driest	Driest since: 1939	1947
Aug–Dec 1940 5-Month	17.54" (445.52mm)	18.32" (465.33mm)	-0.78" (-19.81mm)	80th Wettest	Wettest since: 1938	2005
Jul–Dec 1940 6-Month	20.40" (518.16mm)	22.11" (561.59mm)	-1.71" (-43.43mm)	43rd Driest	Driest since: 1939	1978
Jul–Dec 1940 6-Month	20.40" (518.16mm)	22.11" (561.59mm)	-1.71" (-43.43mm)	86th Wettest	Wettest since: 1938	2005
Jun–Dec 1940 7-Month	25.07" (636.78mm)	25.84" (656.34mm)	-0.77" (-19.56mm)	52nd Driest	Driest since: 1939	2001
	25.07" (636.78mm)	25.84" (656.34mm)	-0.77" (-19.56mm)	77th Wettest	Wettest since: 1938	2005
	Ties: 1960
May–Dec 1940 8-Month	28.19" (716.03mm)	29.24" (742.70mm)	-1.05" (-26.67mm)	50th Driest	Driest since: 1939	2001
May–Dec 1940 8-Month	28.19" (716.03mm)	29.24" (742.70mm)	-1.05" (-26.67mm)	79th Wettest	Wettest since: 1938	2005
Apr–Dec 1940 9-Month	34.02" (864.11mm)	32.58" (827.53mm)	1.44" (36.58mm)	77th Driest	Driest since: 1939	2001
Apr–Dec 1940 9-Month	34.02" (864.11mm)	32.58" (827.53mm)	1.44" (36.58mm)	52nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1938	2005
Mar–Dec 1940 10-Month	37.97" (964.44mm)	35.90" (911.86mm)	2.07" (52.58mm)	81st Driest	Driest since: 1939	2001
Mar–Dec 1940 10-Month	37.97" (964.44mm)	35.90" (911.86mm)	2.07" (52.58mm)	48th Wettest	Wettest since: 1938	2005
Feb–Dec 1940 11-Month	39.91" (1,013.71mm)	38.68" (982.47mm)	1.23" (31.24mm)	66th Driest	Driest since: 1939	2001
Feb–Dec 1940 11-Month	39.91" (1,013.71mm)	38.68" (982.47mm)	1.23" (31.24mm)	63rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1938	2005
Jan–Dec 1940 12-Month	41.54" (1,055.12mm)	41.98" (1,066.29mm)	-0.44" (-11.17mm)	55th Driest	Driest since: 1939	2001
Jan–Dec 1940 12-Month	41.54" (1,055.12mm)	41.98" (1,066.29mm)	-0.44" (-11.17mm)	74th Wettest	Wettest since: 1938	2005
Jul 1939–Dec 1940 18-Month	61.30" (1,557.02mm)	64.10" (1,628.14mm)	-2.80" (-71.12mm)	35th Driest	Driest since: 1935	2001
Jul 1939–Dec 1940 18-Month	61.30" (1,557.02mm)	64.10" (1,628.14mm)	-2.80" (-71.12mm)	93rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2006
Jan 1939–Dec 1940 24-Month	78.61" (1,996.69mm)	84.04" (2,134.62mm)	-5.43" (-137.93mm)	26th Driest	Driest since: 1930	1965
Jan 1939–Dec 1940 24-Month	78.61" (1,996.69mm)	84.04" (2,134.62mm)	-5.43" (-137.93mm)	102nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2006
Jan 1938–Dec 1940 36-Month	123.32" (3,132.33mm)	125.98" (3,199.89mm)	-2.66" (-67.56mm)	46th Driest	Driest since: 1935	1966
Jan 1938–Dec 1940 36-Month	123.32" (3,132.33mm)	125.98" (3,199.89mm)	-2.66" (-67.56mm)	81st Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2007
Jan 1937–Dec 1940 48-Month	166.76" (4,235.70mm)	167.93" (4,265.42mm)	-1.17" (-29.72mm)	53rd Driest	Driest since: 1935	1967
Jan 1937–Dec 1940 48-Month	166.76" (4,235.70mm)	167.93" (4,265.42mm)	-1.17" (-29.72mm)	73rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2008
Jan 1936–Dec 1940 60-Month	217.46" (5,523.48mm)	209.92" (5,331.97mm)	7.54" (191.51mm)	79th Driest	Driest since: 1939	1968
Jan 1936–Dec 1940 60-Month	217.46" (5,523.48mm)	209.92" (5,331.97mm)	7.54" (191.51mm)	46th Wettest	Wettest since: 1938	2009

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on June 1, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings