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 July 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
North Dakota
Precipitation Rankings, January 2021
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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January 2021 1-Month |
0.25" (6.35mm) | 0.49" (12.45mm) |
-0.24" (-6.10mm) | 26th Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1942, 1973 |
| 103rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1916 | ||||
| Ties: 1928, 1959 | ||||||
|
Dec 2020–Jan 2021 2-Month |
0.48" (12.19mm) | 0.98" (24.89mm) |
-0.50" (-12.70mm) | 10th Driest | Driest since: 2008 | 1942 |
| 118th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1907 | ||||
| Ties: 1945 | ||||||
|
Nov 2020–Jan 2021 3-Month |
0.59" (14.99mm) | 1.59" (40.39mm) |
-1.00" (-25.40mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 2000 | 1940 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1923 | ||||
|
Oct 2020–Jan 2021 4-Month |
1.16" (29.46mm) | 2.66" (67.56mm) |
-1.50" (-38.10mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 2000 | 2000 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1999 | ||||
|
Sep 2020–Jan 2021 5-Month |
1.69" (42.93mm) | 4.32" (109.73mm) |
-2.63" (-66.80mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 2021 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 2020 | ||||
|
Aug 2020–Jan 2021 6-Month |
3.77" (95.76mm) | 6.45" (163.83mm) |
-2.68" (-68.07mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1898 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 2020 | ||||
|
Jul 2020–Jan 2021 7-Month |
7.71" (195.83mm) | 9.03" (229.36mm) |
-1.32" (-33.53mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1977 |
| 92nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 2007 | ||||||
|
Jun 2020–Jan 2021 8-Month |
10.19" (258.83mm) | 12.44" (315.98mm) |
-2.25" (-57.15mm) | 20th Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1937 |
| 108th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 2020 | ||||
|
May 2020–Jan 2021 9-Month |
11.58" (294.13mm) | 14.74" (374.40mm) |
-3.16" (-80.27mm) | 18th Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1937 |
| 110th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 2020 | ||||
|
Apr 2020–Jan 2021 10-Month |
12.38" (314.45mm) | 16.11" (409.19mm) |
-3.73" (-94.74mm) | 11th Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1937 |
| 117th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 2020 | ||||
|
Mar 2020–Jan 2021 11-Month |
12.62" (320.55mm) | 16.85" (427.99mm) |
-4.23" (-107.44mm) | 10th Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1937 |
| 118th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 2020 | ||||
|
Feb 2020–Jan 2021 12-Month |
12.79" (324.87mm) | 17.31" (439.67mm) |
-4.52" (-114.80mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1937 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 2020 | ||||
|
Aug 2019–Jan 2021 18-Month |
25.70" (652.78mm) | 23.75" (603.25mm) |
1.95" (49.53mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 2019 | 1937 |
| 37th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 2011 | ||||
| Ties: 1995 | ||||||
|
Feb 2019–Jan 2021 24-Month |
37.14" (943.36mm) | 34.59" (878.59mm) |
2.55" (64.77mm) | 85th Driest | Driest since: 2019 | 1935 |
| 42nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1965 | ||||||
|
Feb 2018–Jan 2021 36-Month |
55.10" (1,399.54mm) | 51.81" (1,315.97mm) |
3.29" (83.57mm) | 89th Driest | Driest since: 2020 | 1937 |
| 37th Wettest | Wettest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
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Feb 2017–Jan 2021 48-Month |
67.84" (1,723.14mm) | 69.02" (1,753.11mm) |
-1.18" (-29.97mm) | 38th Driest | Driest since: 1993 | 1937 |
| 87th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 2012 | ||||
|
Feb 2016–Jan 2021 60-Month |
89.95" (2,284.73mm) | 86.28" (2,191.51mm) |
3.67" (93.22mm) | 81st Driest | Driest since: 2019 | 1938 |
| 43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 2012 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 18, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/