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Precipitation Rankings, November 2020

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
November 2020 1-Month	1.19" (30.23mm)	2.53" (64.26mm)	-1.34" (-34.03mm)	32nd Driest	Driest since: 2013	1929
	1.19" (30.23mm)	2.53" (64.26mm)	-1.34" (-34.03mm)	97th Wettest	Wettest since: 2019	1926
	Ties: 1975
Oct–Nov 2020 2-Month	1.24" (31.50mm)	3.73" (94.74mm)	-2.49" (-63.24mm)	6th Driest	Driest since: 1995	1929
Oct–Nov 2020 2-Month	1.24" (31.50mm)	3.73" (94.74mm)	-2.49" (-63.24mm)	123rd Wettest	Wettest since: 2019	1973
Sep–Nov 2020 3-Month	1.28" (32.51mm)	4.18" (106.17mm)	-2.90" (-73.66mm)	3rd Driest	Driest since: 1995	1929
Sep–Nov 2020 3-Month	1.28" (32.51mm)	4.18" (106.17mm)	-2.90" (-73.66mm)	126th Wettest	Wettest since: 2019	1973
Aug–Nov 2020 4-Month	1.38" (35.05mm)	4.42" (112.27mm)	-3.04" (-77.22mm)	3rd Driest	Driest since: 1995	1995
Aug–Nov 2020 4-Month	1.38" (35.05mm)	4.42" (112.27mm)	-3.04" (-77.22mm)	126th Wettest	Wettest since: 2019	1983
Jul–Nov 2020 5-Month	1.43" (36.32mm)	4.60" (116.84mm)	-3.17" (-80.52mm)	3rd Driest	Driest since: 1995	1995
Jul–Nov 2020 5-Month	1.43" (36.32mm)	4.60" (116.84mm)	-3.17" (-80.52mm)	126th Wettest	Wettest since: 2019	1983
Jun–Nov 2020 6-Month	1.59" (40.39mm)	4.95" (125.73mm)	-3.36" (-85.34mm)	1st Driest	Driest to Date	2020
Jun–Nov 2020 6-Month	1.59" (40.39mm)	4.95" (125.73mm)	-3.36" (-85.34mm)	128th Wettest	Wettest since: 2019	1982
May–Nov 2020 7-Month	2.79" (70.87mm)	5.83" (148.08mm)	-3.04" (-77.21mm)	4th Driest	Driest since: 1959	1929
May–Nov 2020 7-Month	2.79" (70.87mm)	5.83" (148.08mm)	-3.04" (-77.21mm)	125th Wettest	Wettest since: 2019	1983
Apr–Nov 2020 8-Month	4.78" (121.41mm)	7.46" (189.48mm)	-2.68" (-68.07mm)	14th Driest	Driest since: 2013	1959
Apr–Nov 2020 8-Month	4.78" (121.41mm)	7.46" (189.48mm)	-2.68" (-68.07mm)	115th Wettest	Wettest since: 2019	1982
Mar–Nov 2020 9-Month	7.97" (202.44mm)	10.68" (271.27mm)	-2.71" (-68.83mm)	27th Driest	Driest since: 2015	1959
Mar–Nov 2020 9-Month	7.97" (202.44mm)	10.68" (271.27mm)	-2.71" (-68.83mm)	102nd Wettest	Wettest since: 2019	1983
Feb–Nov 2020 10-Month	8.18" (207.77mm)	14.53" (369.06mm)	-6.35" (-161.29mm)	6th Driest	Driest since: 2013	2013
Feb–Nov 2020 10-Month	8.18" (207.77mm)	14.53" (369.06mm)	-6.35" (-161.29mm)	123rd Wettest	Wettest since: 2019	1983
Jan–Nov 2020 11-Month	10.24" (260.10mm)	18.78" (477.01mm)	-8.54" (-216.91mm)	4th Driest	Driest since: 2013	2013
Jan–Nov 2020 11-Month	10.24" (260.10mm)	18.78" (477.01mm)	-8.54" (-216.91mm)	125th Wettest	Wettest since: 2019	1983
Dec 2019–Nov 2020 12-Month	15.11" (383.79mm)	22.40" (568.96mm)	-7.29" (-185.17mm)	16th Driest	Driest since: 2014	1977
Dec 2019–Nov 2020 12-Month	15.11" (383.79mm)	22.40" (568.96mm)	-7.29" (-185.17mm)	112th Wettest	Wettest since: 2019	1983
Jun 2019–Nov 2020 18-Month	17.79" (451.87mm)	27.39" (695.71mm)	-9.60" (-243.84mm)	8th Driest	Driest since: 2014	1929
Jun 2019–Nov 2020 18-Month	17.79" (451.87mm)	27.39" (695.71mm)	-9.60" (-243.84mm)	120th Wettest	Wettest since: 2019	1983
Dec 2018–Nov 2020 24-Month	41.74" (1,060.20mm)	44.81" (1,138.17mm)	-3.07" (-77.97mm)	50th Driest	Driest since: 2015	1977
Dec 2018–Nov 2020 24-Month	41.74" (1,060.20mm)	44.81" (1,138.17mm)	-3.07" (-77.97mm)	77th Wettest	Wettest since: 2019	1983
Dec 2017–Nov 2020 36-Month	57.75" (1,466.85mm)	67.26" (1,708.40mm)	-9.51" (-241.55mm)	30th Driest	Driest since: 2016	2022
Dec 2017–Nov 2020 36-Month	57.75" (1,466.85mm)	67.26" (1,708.40mm)	-9.51" (-241.55mm)	96th Wettest	Wettest since: 2019	1983
Dec 2016–Nov 2020 48-Month	90.11" (2,288.79mm)	89.46" (2,272.28mm)	0.65" (16.51mm)	74th Driest	Driest since: 2017	2015
	90.11" (2,288.79mm)	89.46" (2,272.28mm)	0.65" (16.51mm)	51st Wettest	Wettest since: 2019	1998
	Ties: 1903
Dec 2015–Nov 2020 60-Month	116.04" (2,947.42mm)	111.63" (2,835.40mm)	4.41" (112.02mm)	83rd Driest	Driest since: 2018	1933
Dec 2015–Nov 2020 60-Month	116.04" (2,947.42mm)	111.63" (2,835.40mm)	4.41" (112.02mm)	41st Wettest	Wettest since: 2019	1999

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on April 2, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings