Statewide Rankings

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Precipitation Rankings, February 1980

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
February 1980 1-Month	1.09" (27.69mm)	3.44" (87.38mm)	-2.35" (-59.69mm)	4th Driest	Driest since: 1901	1987
February 1980 1-Month	1.09" (27.69mm)	3.44" (87.38mm)	-2.35" (-59.69mm)	125th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	2008
Jan–Feb 1980 2-Month	2.44" (61.98mm)	7.38" (187.45mm)	-4.94" (-125.47mm)	1st Driest	Driest since: 1980	1980
Jan–Feb 1980 2-Month	2.44" (61.98mm)	7.38" (187.45mm)	-4.94" (-125.47mm)	128th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	1979
Dec 1979–Feb 1980 3-Month	4.35" (110.49mm)	11.53" (292.86mm)	-7.18" (-182.37mm)	1st Driest	Driest since: 1980	1980
Dec 1979–Feb 1980 3-Month	4.35" (110.49mm)	11.53" (292.86mm)	-7.18" (-182.37mm)	127th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	1979
Nov 1979–Feb 1980 4-Month	8.76" (222.50mm)	15.69" (398.53mm)	-6.93" (-176.03mm)	3rd Driest	Driest since: 1980	2002
Nov 1979–Feb 1980 4-Month	8.76" (222.50mm)	15.69" (398.53mm)	-6.93" (-176.03mm)	125th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	1984
Oct 1979–Feb 1980 5-Month	12.70" (322.58mm)	19.22" (488.19mm)	-6.52" (-165.61mm)	4th Driest	Driest since: 1947	2002
Oct 1979–Feb 1980 5-Month	12.70" (322.58mm)	19.22" (488.19mm)	-6.52" (-165.61mm)	124th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	2006
Sep 1979–Feb 1980 6-Month	16.76" (425.70mm)	22.82" (579.63mm)	-6.06" (-153.93mm)	10th Driest	Driest since: 1966	1947
Sep 1979–Feb 1980 6-Month	16.76" (425.70mm)	22.82" (579.63mm)	-6.06" (-153.93mm)	118th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	2019
Aug 1979–Feb 1980 7-Month	24.33" (617.98mm)	26.86" (682.24mm)	-2.53" (-64.26mm)	32nd Driest	Driest since: 1968	1985
Aug 1979–Feb 1980 7-Month	24.33" (617.98mm)	26.86" (682.24mm)	-2.53" (-64.26mm)	96th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	2019
Jul 1979–Feb 1980 8-Month	26.71" (678.43mm)	30.09" (764.29mm)	-3.38" (-85.86mm)	25th Driest	Driest since: 1969	1966
	26.71" (678.43mm)	30.09" (764.29mm)	-3.38" (-85.86mm)	103rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	2019
	Ties: 1936
Jun 1979–Feb 1980 9-Month	28.05" (712.47mm)	33.38" (847.85mm)	-5.33" (-135.38mm)	16th Driest	Driest since: 1967	1966
Jun 1979–Feb 1980 9-Month	28.05" (712.47mm)	33.38" (847.85mm)	-5.33" (-135.38mm)	112th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	2019
May 1979–Feb 1980 10-Month	34.34" (872.24mm)	36.84" (935.74mm)	-2.50" (-63.50mm)	34th Driest	Driest since: 1977	1966
May 1979–Feb 1980 10-Month	34.34" (872.24mm)	36.84" (935.74mm)	-2.50" (-63.50mm)	94th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	1973
Apr 1979–Feb 1980 11-Month	39.44" (1,001.78mm)	40.87" (1,038.10mm)	-1.43" (-36.32mm)	50th Driest	Driest since: 1977	1966
Apr 1979–Feb 1980 11-Month	39.44" (1,001.78mm)	40.87" (1,038.10mm)	-1.43" (-36.32mm)	78th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	1899
Mar 1979–Feb 1980 12-Month	42.23" (1,072.64mm)	45.08" (1,145.03mm)	-2.85" (-72.39mm)	32nd Driest	Driest since: 1977	1966
Mar 1979–Feb 1980 12-Month	42.23" (1,072.64mm)	45.08" (1,145.03mm)	-2.85" (-72.39mm)	96th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	1973
Sep 1978–Feb 1980 18-Month	71.57" (1,817.88mm)	67.88" (1,724.15mm)	3.69" (93.73mm)	78th Driest	Driest since: 1977	1966
Sep 1978–Feb 1980 18-Month	71.57" (1,817.88mm)	67.88" (1,724.15mm)	3.69" (93.73mm)	49th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	2007
Mar 1978–Feb 1980 24-Month	93.01" (2,362.45mm)	90.21" (2,291.33mm)	2.80" (71.12mm)	71st Driest	Driest since: 1977	1967
Mar 1978–Feb 1980 24-Month	93.01" (2,362.45mm)	90.21" (2,291.33mm)	2.80" (71.12mm)	56th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	2019
Mar 1977–Feb 1980 36-Month	150.88" (3,832.35mm)	135.37" (3,438.40mm)	15.51" (393.95mm)	102nd Driest	Driest since: 1979	1967
Mar 1977–Feb 1980 36-Month	150.88" (3,832.35mm)	135.37" (3,438.40mm)	15.51" (393.95mm)	24th Wettest	Wettest since: 1975	2020
Mar 1976–Feb 1980 48-Month	189.87" (4,822.70mm)	180.60" (4,587.24mm)	9.27" (235.46mm)	80th Driest	Driest since: 1977	1967
Mar 1976–Feb 1980 48-Month	189.87" (4,822.70mm)	180.60" (4,587.24mm)	9.27" (235.46mm)	45th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	2012
Mar 1975–Feb 1980 60-Month	242.55" (6,160.77mm)	225.71" (5,733.03mm)	16.84" (427.74mm)	93rd Driest	Driest since: 1973	1967
Mar 1975–Feb 1980 60-Month	242.55" (6,160.77mm)	225.71" (5,733.03mm)	16.84" (427.74mm)	31st Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	2010

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 8, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings