Statewide Rankings

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Precipitation Rankings, January 1972

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2023)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
January 1972 1-Month	2.18" (55.37mm)	3.64" (92.46mm)	-1.46" (-37.09mm)	18th Driest	Driest since: 1970	1955
January 1972 1-Month	2.18" (55.37mm)	3.64" (92.46mm)	-1.46" (-37.09mm)	112th Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	1979
Dec 1971–Jan 1972 2-Month	5.34" (135.64mm)	7.46" (189.48mm)	-2.12" (-53.84mm)	15th Driest	Driest since: 1967	1981
Dec 1971–Jan 1972 2-Month	5.34" (135.64mm)	7.46" (189.48mm)	-2.12" (-53.84mm)	114th Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	1979
Nov 1971–Jan 1972 3-Month	10.74" (272.80mm)	11.49" (291.85mm)	-0.75" (-19.05mm)	56th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1981
Nov 1971–Jan 1972 3-Month	10.74" (272.80mm)	11.49" (291.85mm)	-0.75" (-19.05mm)	73rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1970	1978
Oct 1971–Jan 1972 4-Month	13.68" (347.47mm)	15.00" (381.00mm)	-1.32" (-33.53mm)	47th Driest	Driest since: 1971	2002
Oct 1971–Jan 1972 4-Month	13.68" (347.47mm)	15.00" (381.00mm)	-1.32" (-33.53mm)	82nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1970	2006
Sep 1971–Jan 1972 5-Month	16.34" (415.04mm)	18.79" (477.27mm)	-2.45" (-62.23mm)	30th Driest	Driest since: 1966	2002
Sep 1971–Jan 1972 5-Month	16.34" (415.04mm)	18.79" (477.27mm)	-2.45" (-62.23mm)	99th Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	2006
Aug 1971–Jan 1972 6-Month	20.72" (526.29mm)	22.68" (576.07mm)	-1.96" (-49.78mm)	44th Driest	Driest since: 1969	1985
Aug 1971–Jan 1972 6-Month	20.72" (526.29mm)	22.68" (576.07mm)	-1.96" (-49.78mm)	85th Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	2019
Jul 1971–Jan 1972 7-Month	24.33" (617.98mm)	26.34" (669.04mm)	-2.01" (-51.06mm)	42nd Driest	Driest since: 1971	1981
Jul 1971–Jan 1972 7-Month	24.33" (617.98mm)	26.34" (669.04mm)	-2.01" (-51.06mm)	87th Wettest	Wettest since: 1970	2019
Jun 1971–Jan 1972 8-Month	26.29" (667.77mm)	29.96" (760.98mm)	-3.67" (-93.21mm)	25th Driest	Driest since: 1967	1965
Jun 1971–Jan 1972 8-Month	26.29" (667.77mm)	29.96" (760.98mm)	-3.67" (-93.21mm)	104th Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	2019
May 1971–Jan 1972 9-Month	30.50" (774.70mm)	33.55" (852.17mm)	-3.05" (-77.47mm)	33rd Driest	Driest since: 1971	1965
May 1971–Jan 1972 9-Month	30.50" (774.70mm)	33.55" (852.17mm)	-3.05" (-77.47mm)	96th Wettest	Wettest since: 1970	2019
Apr 1971–Jan 1972 10-Month	32.99" (837.95mm)	37.41" (950.21mm)	-4.42" (-112.26mm)	25th Driest	Driest since: 1967	1966
Apr 1971–Jan 1972 10-Month	32.99" (837.95mm)	37.41" (950.21mm)	-4.42" (-112.26mm)	104th Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	2019
Mar 1971–Jan 1972 11-Month	36.02" (914.91mm)	41.36" (1,050.54mm)	-5.34" (-135.63mm)	17th Driest	Driest since: 1967	1966
	36.02" (914.91mm)	41.36" (1,050.54mm)	-5.34" (-135.63mm)	112th Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	2019
	Ties: 1944
Feb 1971–Jan 1972 12-Month	40.54" (1,029.72mm)	44.61" (1,133.09mm)	-4.07" (-103.37mm)	30th Driest	Driest since: 1967	1966
Feb 1971–Jan 1972 12-Month	40.54" (1,029.72mm)	44.61" (1,133.09mm)	-4.07" (-103.37mm)	99th Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	2019
Aug 1970–Jan 1972 18-Month	61.60" (1,564.64mm)	67.22" (1,707.39mm)	-5.62" (-142.75mm)	28th Driest	Driest since: 1967	1966
Aug 1970–Jan 1972 18-Month	61.60" (1,564.64mm)	67.22" (1,707.39mm)	-5.62" (-142.75mm)	100th Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	2006
Feb 1970–Jan 1972 24-Month	83.26" (2,114.80mm)	89.20" (2,265.68mm)	-5.94" (-150.88mm)	32nd Driest	Driest since: 1968	1966
Feb 1970–Jan 1972 24-Month	83.26" (2,114.80mm)	89.20" (2,265.68mm)	-5.94" (-150.88mm)	96th Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	1974
Feb 1969–Jan 1972 36-Month	131.75" (3,346.45mm)	133.81" (3,398.77mm)	-2.06" (-52.32mm)	44th Driest	Driest since: 1969	1967
Feb 1969–Jan 1972 36-Month	131.75" (3,346.45mm)	133.81" (3,398.77mm)	-2.06" (-52.32mm)	83rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	2011
Feb 1968–Jan 1972 48-Month	174.76" (4,438.90mm)	178.50" (4,533.90mm)	-3.74" (-95.00mm)	43rd Driest	Driest since: 1970	1967
Feb 1968–Jan 1972 48-Month	174.76" (4,438.90mm)	178.50" (4,533.90mm)	-3.74" (-95.00mm)	83rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	2012
Feb 1967–Jan 1972 60-Month	222.23" (5,644.64mm)	223.05" (5,665.47mm)	-0.82" (-20.83mm)	51st Driest	Driest since: 1971	1967
Feb 1967–Jan 1972 60-Month	222.23" (5,644.64mm)	223.05" (5,665.47mm)	-0.82" (-20.83mm)	74th Wettest	Wettest since: 1963	2012

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on May 30, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings