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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	2.50" (63.50mm)	2.31" (58.67mm)	0.19" (4.83mm)	84th Driest	Driest since: 1939	1955
	2.50" (63.50mm)	2.31" (58.67mm)	0.19" (4.83mm)	45th Wettest	Wettest since: 1936	1982
	Ties: 2013
Nov–Dec 1940 2-Month	5.90" (149.86mm)	5.22" (132.59mm)	0.68" (17.27mm)	88th Driest	Driest since: 1939	1976
Nov–Dec 1940 2-Month	5.90" (149.86mm)	5.22" (132.59mm)	0.68" (17.27mm)	41st Wettest	Wettest since: 1938	2015
Oct–Dec 1940 3-Month	7.62" (193.55mm)	8.42" (213.87mm)	-0.80" (-20.32mm)	51st Driest	Driest since: 1939	1904
Oct–Dec 1940 3-Month	7.62" (193.55mm)	8.42" (213.87mm)	-0.80" (-20.32mm)	78th Wettest	Wettest since: 1936	2015
Sep–Dec 1940 4-Month	8.36" (212.34mm)	12.51" (317.75mm)	-4.15" (-105.41mm)	15th Driest	Driest since: 1939	1950
Sep–Dec 1940 4-Month	8.36" (212.34mm)	12.51" (317.75mm)	-4.15" (-105.41mm)	114th Wettest	Wettest since: 1938	1941
Aug–Dec 1940 5-Month	14.26" (362.20mm)	16.22" (411.99mm)	-1.96" (-49.79mm)	43rd Driest	Driest since: 1939	1953
	14.26" (362.20mm)	16.22" (411.99mm)	-1.96" (-49.79mm)	86th Wettest	Wettest since: 1936	1982
	Ties: 2020
Jul–Dec 1940 6-Month	15.90" (403.86mm)	19.93" (506.22mm)	-4.03" (-102.36mm)	22nd Driest	Driest since: 1939	1953
Jul–Dec 1940 6-Month	15.90" (403.86mm)	19.93" (506.22mm)	-4.03" (-102.36mm)	107th Wettest	Wettest since: 1936	1993
Jun–Dec 1940 7-Month	20.40" (518.16mm)	24.55" (623.57mm)	-4.15" (-105.41mm)	24th Driest	Driest since: 1939	1953
Jun–Dec 1940 7-Month	20.40" (518.16mm)	24.55" (623.57mm)	-4.15" (-105.41mm)	105th Wettest	Wettest since: 1936	1993
May–Dec 1940 8-Month	22.85" (580.39mm)	29.20" (741.68mm)	-6.35" (-161.29mm)	12th Driest	Driest since: 1930	1953
May–Dec 1940 8-Month	22.85" (580.39mm)	29.20" (741.68mm)	-6.35" (-161.29mm)	117th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2015
Apr–Dec 1940 9-Month	27.24" (691.90mm)	33.17" (842.52mm)	-5.93" (-150.62mm)	17th Driest	Driest since: 1937	1953
	27.24" (691.90mm)	33.17" (842.52mm)	-5.93" (-150.62mm)	112th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2015
	Ties: 1937
Mar–Dec 1940 10-Month	29.71" (754.63mm)	36.39" (924.31mm)	-6.68" (-169.68mm)	17th Driest	Driest since: 1937	1953
Mar–Dec 1940 10-Month	29.71" (754.63mm)	36.39" (924.31mm)	-6.68" (-169.68mm)	112th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2015
Feb–Dec 1940 11-Month	31.24" (793.50mm)	38.41" (975.61mm)	-7.17" (-182.11mm)	12th Driest	Driest since: 1937	1953
	31.24" (793.50mm)	38.41" (975.61mm)	-7.17" (-182.11mm)	117th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2008
	Ties: 1952
Jan–Dec 1940 12-Month	32.60" (828.04mm)	40.50" (1,028.70mm)	-7.90" (-200.66mm)	11th Driest	Driest since: 1936	1953
Jan–Dec 1940 12-Month	32.60" (828.04mm)	40.50" (1,028.70mm)	-7.90" (-200.66mm)	118th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	1973
Jul 1939–Dec 1940 18-Month	46.87" (1,190.50mm)	60.46" (1,535.68mm)	-13.59" (-345.18mm)	6th Driest	Driest since: 1901	1953
Jul 1939–Dec 1940 18-Month	46.87" (1,190.50mm)	60.46" (1,535.68mm)	-13.59" (-345.18mm)	122nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	1993
Jan 1939–Dec 1940 24-Month	70.43" (1,788.92mm)	81.03" (2,058.16mm)	-10.60" (-269.24mm)	13th Driest	Driest since: 1937	1953
Jan 1939–Dec 1940 24-Month	70.43" (1,788.92mm)	81.03" (2,058.16mm)	-10.60" (-269.24mm)	115th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2009
Jan 1938–Dec 1940 36-Month	111.47" (2,831.34mm)	121.57" (3,087.88mm)	-10.10" (-256.54mm)	18th Driest	Driest since: 1938	1954
Jan 1938–Dec 1940 36-Month	111.47" (2,831.34mm)	121.57" (3,087.88mm)	-10.10" (-256.54mm)	109th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2010
Jan 1937–Dec 1940 48-Month	147.67" (3,750.82mm)	162.16" (4,118.86mm)	-14.49" (-368.04mm)	10th Driest	Driest since: 1939	1956
Jan 1937–Dec 1940 48-Month	147.67" (3,750.82mm)	162.16" (4,118.86mm)	-14.49" (-368.04mm)	116th Wettest	Wettest since: 1938	2011
Jan 1936–Dec 1940 60-Month	176.66" (4,487.16mm)	202.77" (5,150.36mm)	-26.11" (-663.20mm)	3rd Driest	Driest since: 1940	1956
Jan 1936–Dec 1940 60-Month	176.66" (4,487.16mm)	202.77" (5,150.36mm)	-26.11" (-663.20mm)	122nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2011

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 26, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings