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Precipitation Rankings, January 1946

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2023)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
January 1946 1-Month	3.26" (82.80mm)	3.64" (92.46mm)	-0.38" (-9.66mm)	63rd Driest	Driest since: 1944	1955
January 1946 1-Month	3.26" (82.80mm)	3.64" (92.46mm)	-0.38" (-9.66mm)	67th Wettest	Wettest since: 1945	1979
Dec 1945–Jan 1946 2-Month	8.77" (222.76mm)	7.46" (189.48mm)	1.31" (33.28mm)	96th Driest	Driest since: 1945	1981
Dec 1945–Jan 1946 2-Month	8.77" (222.76mm)	7.46" (189.48mm)	1.31" (33.28mm)	33rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1937	1979
Nov 1945–Jan 1946 3-Month	15.04" (382.02mm)	11.49" (291.85mm)	3.55" (90.17mm)	114th Driest	Driest since: 1945	1981
Nov 1945–Jan 1946 3-Month	15.04" (382.02mm)	11.49" (291.85mm)	3.55" (90.17mm)	15th Wettest	Wettest since: 1928	1978
Oct 1945–Jan 1946 4-Month	17.90" (454.66mm)	15.00" (381.00mm)	2.90" (73.66mm)	100th Driest	Driest since: 1945	2002
Oct 1945–Jan 1946 4-Month	17.90" (454.66mm)	15.00" (381.00mm)	2.90" (73.66mm)	29th Wettest	Wettest since: 1938	2006
Sep 1945–Jan 1946 5-Month	20.16" (512.06mm)	18.79" (477.27mm)	1.37" (34.79mm)	80th Driest	Driest since: 1944	2002
Sep 1945–Jan 1946 5-Month	20.16" (512.06mm)	18.79" (477.27mm)	1.37" (34.79mm)	49th Wettest	Wettest since: 1945	2006
Aug 1945–Jan 1946 6-Month	23.46" (595.88mm)	22.68" (576.07mm)	0.78" (19.81mm)	72nd Driest	Driest since: 1945	1985
Aug 1945–Jan 1946 6-Month	23.46" (595.88mm)	22.68" (576.07mm)	0.78" (19.81mm)	57th Wettest	Wettest since: 1943	2019
Jul 1945–Jan 1946 7-Month	28.45" (722.63mm)	26.34" (669.04mm)	2.11" (53.59mm)	84th Driest	Driest since: 1945	1981
Jul 1945–Jan 1946 7-Month	28.45" (722.63mm)	26.34" (669.04mm)	2.11" (53.59mm)	45th Wettest	Wettest since: 1943	2019
Jun 1945–Jan 1946 8-Month	34.61" (879.09mm)	29.96" (760.98mm)	4.65" (118.11mm)	106th Driest	Driest since: 1945	1965
Jun 1945–Jan 1946 8-Month	34.61" (879.09mm)	29.96" (760.98mm)	4.65" (118.11mm)	23rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2019
May 1945–Jan 1946 9-Month	40.23" (1,021.84mm)	33.55" (852.17mm)	6.68" (169.67mm)	110th Driest	Driest since: 1945	1965
May 1945–Jan 1946 9-Month	40.23" (1,021.84mm)	33.55" (852.17mm)	6.68" (169.67mm)	19th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2019
Apr 1945–Jan 1946 10-Month	44.40" (1,127.76mm)	37.41" (950.21mm)	6.99" (177.55mm)	108th Driest	Driest since: 1945	1966
Apr 1945–Jan 1946 10-Month	44.40" (1,127.76mm)	37.41" (950.21mm)	6.99" (177.55mm)	21st Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2019
Mar 1945–Jan 1946 11-Month	46.55" (1,182.37mm)	41.36" (1,050.54mm)	5.19" (131.83mm)	101st Driest	Driest since: 1945	1966
Mar 1945–Jan 1946 11-Month	46.55" (1,182.37mm)	41.36" (1,050.54mm)	5.19" (131.83mm)	28th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2019
Feb 1945–Jan 1946 12-Month	50.52" (1,283.21mm)	44.61" (1,133.09mm)	5.91" (150.12mm)	105th Driest	Driest since: 1945	1966
Feb 1945–Jan 1946 12-Month	50.52" (1,283.21mm)	44.61" (1,133.09mm)	5.91" (150.12mm)	24th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2019
Aug 1944–Jan 1946 18-Month	73.63" (1,870.20mm)	67.22" (1,707.39mm)	6.41" (162.81mm)	89th Driest	Driest since: 1945	1966
Aug 1944–Jan 1946 18-Month	73.63" (1,870.20mm)	67.22" (1,707.39mm)	6.41" (162.81mm)	39th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2006
Feb 1944–Jan 1946 24-Month	93.65" (2,378.71mm)	89.20" (2,265.68mm)	4.45" (113.03mm)	80th Driest	Driest since: 1945	1966
	93.65" (2,378.71mm)	89.20" (2,265.68mm)	4.45" (113.03mm)	48th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	1974
	Ties: 1900
Feb 1943–Jan 1946 36-Month	131.25" (3,333.75mm)	133.81" (3,398.77mm)	-2.56" (-65.02mm)	42nd Driest	Driest since: 1945	1967
Feb 1943–Jan 1946 36-Month	131.25" (3,333.75mm)	133.81" (3,398.77mm)	-2.56" (-65.02mm)	85th Wettest	Wettest since: 1941	2011
Feb 1942–Jan 1946 48-Month	178.32" (4,529.33mm)	178.50" (4,533.90mm)	-0.18" (-4.57mm)	51st Driest	Driest since: 1945	1967
Feb 1942–Jan 1946 48-Month	178.32" (4,529.33mm)	178.50" (4,533.90mm)	-0.18" (-4.57mm)	75th Wettest	Wettest since: 1941	2012
Feb 1941–Jan 1946 60-Month	211.81" (5,379.97mm)	223.05" (5,665.47mm)	-11.24" (-285.50mm)	26th Driest	Driest since: 1945	1967
Feb 1941–Jan 1946 60-Month	211.81" (5,379.97mm)	223.05" (5,665.47mm)	-11.24" (-285.50mm)	99th Wettest	Wettest since: 1943	2012

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on May 29, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings