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Precipitation Rankings, January 1950

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2023)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
January 1950 1-Month	4.27" (108.46mm)	3.64" (92.46mm)	0.63" (16.00mm)	94th Driest	Driest since: 1948	1955
January 1950 1-Month	4.27" (108.46mm)	3.64" (92.46mm)	0.63" (16.00mm)	36th Wettest	Wettest since: 1949	1979
Dec 1949–Jan 1950 2-Month	6.96" (176.78mm)	7.46" (189.48mm)	-0.50" (-12.70mm)	52nd Driest	Driest since: 1947	1981
Dec 1949–Jan 1950 2-Month	6.96" (176.78mm)	7.46" (189.48mm)	-0.50" (-12.70mm)	77th Wettest	Wettest since: 1949	1979
Nov 1949–Jan 1950 3-Month	9.66" (245.36mm)	11.49" (291.85mm)	-1.83" (-46.49mm)	35th Driest	Driest since: 1947	1981
Nov 1949–Jan 1950 3-Month	9.66" (245.36mm)	11.49" (291.85mm)	-1.83" (-46.49mm)	94th Wettest	Wettest since: 1949	1978
Oct 1949–Jan 1950 4-Month	11.75" (298.45mm)	15.00" (381.00mm)	-3.25" (-82.55mm)	16th Driest	Driest since: 1947	2002
Oct 1949–Jan 1950 4-Month	11.75" (298.45mm)	15.00" (381.00mm)	-3.25" (-82.55mm)	113th Wettest	Wettest since: 1949	2006
Sep 1949–Jan 1950 5-Month	16.17" (410.72mm)	18.79" (477.27mm)	-2.62" (-66.55mm)	29th Driest	Driest since: 1947	2002
Sep 1949–Jan 1950 5-Month	16.17" (410.72mm)	18.79" (477.27mm)	-2.62" (-66.55mm)	100th Wettest	Wettest since: 1949	2006
Aug 1949–Jan 1950 6-Month	18.72" (475.49mm)	22.68" (576.07mm)	-3.96" (-100.58mm)	18th Driest	Driest since: 1944	1985
Aug 1949–Jan 1950 6-Month	18.72" (475.49mm)	22.68" (576.07mm)	-3.96" (-100.58mm)	111th Wettest	Wettest since: 1949	2019
Jul 1949–Jan 1950 7-Month	21.17" (537.72mm)	26.34" (669.04mm)	-5.17" (-131.32mm)	11th Driest	Driest since: 1942	1981
Jul 1949–Jan 1950 7-Month	21.17" (537.72mm)	26.34" (669.04mm)	-5.17" (-131.32mm)	118th Wettest	Wettest since: 1949	2019
Jun 1949–Jan 1950 8-Month	22.02" (559.31mm)	29.96" (760.98mm)	-7.94" (-201.67mm)	5th Driest	Driest since: 1930	1965
Jun 1949–Jan 1950 8-Month	22.02" (559.31mm)	29.96" (760.98mm)	-7.94" (-201.67mm)	124th Wettest	Wettest since: 1949	2019
May 1949–Jan 1950 9-Month	26.05" (661.67mm)	33.55" (852.17mm)	-7.50" (-190.50mm)	7th Driest	Driest since: 1940	1965
May 1949–Jan 1950 9-Month	26.05" (661.67mm)	33.55" (852.17mm)	-7.50" (-190.50mm)	122nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1949	2019
Apr 1949–Jan 1950 10-Month	30.05" (763.27mm)	37.41" (950.21mm)	-7.36" (-186.94mm)	10th Driest	Driest since: 1942	1966
	30.05" (763.27mm)	37.41" (950.21mm)	-7.36" (-186.94mm)	119th Wettest	Wettest since: 1949	2019
	Ties: 1967
Mar 1949–Jan 1950 11-Month	32.52" (826.01mm)	41.36" (1,050.54mm)	-8.84" (-224.53mm)	6th Driest	Driest since: 1942	1966
Mar 1949–Jan 1950 11-Month	32.52" (826.01mm)	41.36" (1,050.54mm)	-8.84" (-224.53mm)	123rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1949	2019
Feb 1949–Jan 1950 12-Month	35.77" (908.56mm)	44.61" (1,133.09mm)	-8.84" (-224.53mm)	8th Driest	Driest since: 1942	1966
Feb 1949–Jan 1950 12-Month	35.77" (908.56mm)	44.61" (1,133.09mm)	-8.84" (-224.53mm)	121st Wettest	Wettest since: 1949	2019
Aug 1948–Jan 1950 18-Month	55.92" (1,420.37mm)	67.22" (1,707.39mm)	-11.30" (-287.02mm)	7th Driest	Driest since: 1942	1966
Aug 1948–Jan 1950 18-Month	55.92" (1,420.37mm)	67.22" (1,707.39mm)	-11.30" (-287.02mm)	121st Wettest	Wettest since: 1949	2006
Feb 1948–Jan 1950 24-Month	81.45" (2,068.83mm)	89.20" (2,265.68mm)	-7.75" (-196.85mm)	22nd Driest	Driest since: 1945	1966
Feb 1948–Jan 1950 24-Month	81.45" (2,068.83mm)	89.20" (2,265.68mm)	-7.75" (-196.85mm)	106th Wettest	Wettest since: 1949	1974
Feb 1947–Jan 1950 36-Month	123.94" (3,148.08mm)	133.81" (3,398.77mm)	-9.87" (-250.69mm)	20th Driest	Driest since: 1944	1967
Feb 1947–Jan 1950 36-Month	123.94" (3,148.08mm)	133.81" (3,398.77mm)	-9.87" (-250.69mm)	107th Wettest	Wettest since: 1949	2011
Feb 1946–Jan 1950 48-Month	164.50" (4,178.30mm)	178.50" (4,533.90mm)	-14.00" (-355.60mm)	20th Driest	Driest since: 1945	1967
Feb 1946–Jan 1950 48-Month	164.50" (4,178.30mm)	178.50" (4,533.90mm)	-14.00" (-355.60mm)	106th Wettest	Wettest since: 1949	2012
Feb 1945–Jan 1950 60-Month	215.02" (5,461.51mm)	223.05" (5,665.47mm)	-8.03" (-203.96mm)	33rd Driest	Driest since: 1948	1967
Feb 1945–Jan 1950 60-Month	215.02" (5,461.51mm)	223.05" (5,665.47mm)	-8.03" (-203.96mm)	92nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1949	2012

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