Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of May 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
North Dakota
Precipitation Rankings, January 1940
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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January 1940 1-Month |
0.12" (3.05mm) | 0.49" (12.45mm) |
-0.37" (-9.40mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1898 | 1942, 1973 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1916 | ||||
| Ties: 1898 | ||||||
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Dec 1939–Jan 1940 2-Month |
0.42" (10.67mm) | 0.98" (24.89mm) |
-0.56" (-14.22mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1931 | 1942 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1907 | ||||
|
Nov 1939–Jan 1940 3-Month |
0.45" (11.43mm) | 1.59" (40.39mm) |
-1.14" (-28.96mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 1940 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1923 | ||||
|
Oct 1939–Jan 1940 4-Month |
1.26" (32.00mm) | 2.66" (67.56mm) |
-1.40" (-35.56mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1908 | 2000 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1999 | ||||
|
Sep 1939–Jan 1940 5-Month |
1.98" (50.29mm) | 4.32" (109.73mm) |
-2.34" (-59.44mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1898 | 2021 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2020 | ||||
|
Aug 1939–Jan 1940 6-Month |
4.12" (104.65mm) | 6.45" (163.83mm) |
-2.33" (-59.18mm) | 10th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1898 |
| 118th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2020 | ||||
|
Jul 1939–Jan 1940 7-Month |
5.87" (149.10mm) | 9.03" (229.36mm) |
-3.16" (-80.26mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1977 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2020 | ||||
|
Jun 1939–Jan 1940 8-Month |
10.60" (269.24mm) | 12.44" (315.98mm) |
-1.84" (-46.74mm) | 28th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1937 |
| 100th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 2020 | ||||
|
May 1939–Jan 1940 9-Month |
12.17" (309.12mm) | 14.74" (374.40mm) |
-2.57" (-65.28mm) | 23rd Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1937 |
| 105th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2020 | ||||
|
Apr 1939–Jan 1940 10-Month |
13.16" (334.26mm) | 16.11" (409.19mm) |
-2.95" (-74.93mm) | 21st Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1937 |
| 107th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2020 | ||||
|
Mar 1939–Jan 1940 11-Month |
13.54" (343.92mm) | 16.85" (427.99mm) |
-3.31" (-84.07mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1937 |
| 112th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2020 | ||||
|
Feb 1939–Jan 1940 12-Month |
14.23" (361.44mm) | 17.31" (439.67mm) |
-3.08" (-78.23mm) | 17th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1937 |
| 111th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2020 | ||||
|
Aug 1938–Jan 1940 18-Month |
18.43" (468.12mm) | 23.75" (603.25mm) |
-5.32" (-135.13mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1937 |
| 122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2011 | ||||
|
Feb 1938–Jan 1940 24-Month |
29.70" (754.38mm) | 34.59" (878.59mm) |
-4.89" (-124.21mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1935 |
| 114th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
|
Feb 1937–Jan 1940 36-Month |
46.73" (1,186.94mm) | 51.81" (1,315.97mm) |
-5.08" (-129.03mm) | 15th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1937 |
| 111th Wettest | Wettest since: 1934 | 2012 | ||||
|
Feb 1936–Jan 1940 48-Month |
55.64" (1,413.26mm) | 69.02" (1,753.11mm) |
-13.38" (-339.85mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1937 |
| 122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
|
Feb 1935–Jan 1940 60-Month |
73.85" (1,875.79mm) | 86.28" (2,191.51mm) |
-12.43" (-315.72mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1938 |
| 118th Wettest | Wettest since: 1936 | 2012 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 1, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/