Statewide Rankings

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Precipitation Rankings, January 1980

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2023)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
January 1980 1-Month	1.16" (29.46mm)	3.64" (92.46mm)	-2.48" (-63.00mm)	4th Driest	Driest since: 1970	1955
January 1980 1-Month	1.16" (29.46mm)	3.64" (92.46mm)	-2.48" (-63.00mm)	126th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	1979
Dec 1979–Jan 1980 2-Month	3.18" (80.77mm)	7.46" (189.48mm)	-4.28" (-108.71mm)	4th Driest	Driest since: 1944	1981
Dec 1979–Jan 1980 2-Month	3.18" (80.77mm)	7.46" (189.48mm)	-4.28" (-108.71mm)	125th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	1979
Nov 1979–Jan 1980 3-Month	7.33" (186.18mm)	11.49" (291.85mm)	-4.16" (-105.67mm)	6th Driest	Driest since: 1940	1981
Nov 1979–Jan 1980 3-Month	7.33" (186.18mm)	11.49" (291.85mm)	-4.16" (-105.67mm)	123rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	1978
Oct 1979–Jan 1980 4-Month	11.97" (304.04mm)	15.00" (381.00mm)	-3.03" (-76.96mm)	20th Driest	Driest since: 1966	2002
Oct 1979–Jan 1980 4-Month	11.97" (304.04mm)	15.00" (381.00mm)	-3.03" (-76.96mm)	109th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	2006
Sep 1979–Jan 1980 5-Month	16.36" (415.54mm)	18.79" (477.27mm)	-2.43" (-61.73mm)	31st Driest	Driest since: 1977	2002
Sep 1979–Jan 1980 5-Month	16.36" (415.54mm)	18.79" (477.27mm)	-2.43" (-61.73mm)	98th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	2006
Aug 1979–Jan 1980 6-Month	22.44" (569.98mm)	22.68" (576.07mm)	-0.24" (-6.09mm)	63rd Driest	Driest since: 1977	1985
Aug 1979–Jan 1980 6-Month	22.44" (569.98mm)	22.68" (576.07mm)	-0.24" (-6.09mm)	66th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	2019
Jul 1979–Jan 1980 7-Month	26.40" (670.56mm)	26.34" (669.04mm)	0.06" (1.52mm)	68th Driest	Driest since: 1977	1981
Jul 1979–Jan 1980 7-Month	26.40" (670.56mm)	26.34" (669.04mm)	0.06" (1.52mm)	61st Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	2019
Jun 1979–Jan 1980 8-Month	27.46" (697.48mm)	29.96" (760.98mm)	-2.50" (-63.50mm)	35th Driest	Driest since: 1972	1965
	27.46" (697.48mm)	29.96" (760.98mm)	-2.50" (-63.50mm)	94th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	2019
	Ties: 1919
May 1979–Jan 1980 9-Month	32.90" (835.66mm)	33.55" (852.17mm)	-0.65" (-16.51mm)	56th Driest	Driest since: 1977	1965
May 1979–Jan 1980 9-Month	32.90" (835.66mm)	33.55" (852.17mm)	-0.65" (-16.51mm)	73rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	2019
Apr 1979–Jan 1980 10-Month	37.89" (962.41mm)	37.41" (950.21mm)	0.48" (12.20mm)	68th Driest	Driest since: 1977	1966
Apr 1979–Jan 1980 10-Month	37.89" (962.41mm)	37.41" (950.21mm)	0.48" (12.20mm)	61st Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	2019
Mar 1979–Jan 1980 11-Month	41.38" (1,051.05mm)	41.36" (1,050.54mm)	0.02" (0.51mm)	56th Driest	Driest since: 1977	1966
	41.38" (1,051.05mm)	41.36" (1,050.54mm)	0.02" (0.51mm)	73rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	2019
	Ties: 1962
Feb 1979–Jan 1980 12-Month	44.66" (1,134.36mm)	44.61" (1,133.09mm)	0.05" (1.27mm)	61st Driest	Driest since: 1979	1966
Feb 1979–Jan 1980 12-Month	44.66" (1,134.36mm)	44.61" (1,133.09mm)	0.05" (1.27mm)	68th Wettest	Wettest since: 1978	2019
Aug 1978–Jan 1980 18-Month	72.31" (1,836.67mm)	67.22" (1,707.39mm)	5.09" (129.28mm)	84th Driest	Driest since: 1975	1966
Aug 1978–Jan 1980 18-Month	72.31" (1,836.67mm)	67.22" (1,707.39mm)	5.09" (129.28mm)	44th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	2006
Feb 1978–Jan 1980 24-Month	89.31" (2,268.47mm)	89.20" (2,265.68mm)	0.11" (2.79mm)	53rd Driest	Driest since: 1972	1966
Feb 1978–Jan 1980 24-Month	89.31" (2,268.47mm)	89.20" (2,265.68mm)	0.11" (2.79mm)	75th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	1974
Feb 1977–Jan 1980 36-Month	148.32" (3,767.33mm)	133.81" (3,398.77mm)	14.51" (368.56mm)	102nd Driest	Driest since: 1979	1967
Feb 1977–Jan 1980 36-Month	148.32" (3,767.33mm)	133.81" (3,398.77mm)	14.51" (368.56mm)	25th Wettest	Wettest since: 1978	2011
Feb 1976–Jan 1980 48-Month	188.83" (4,796.28mm)	178.50" (4,533.90mm)	10.33" (262.38mm)	84th Driest	Driest since: 1972	1967
Feb 1976–Jan 1980 48-Month	188.83" (4,796.28mm)	178.50" (4,533.90mm)	10.33" (262.38mm)	42nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	2012
Feb 1975–Jan 1980 60-Month	244.83" (6,218.68mm)	223.05" (5,665.47mm)	21.78" (553.21mm)	105th Driest	Driest since: 1975	1967
Feb 1975–Jan 1980 60-Month	244.83" (6,218.68mm)	223.05" (5,665.47mm)	21.78" (553.21mm)	20th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	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