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Precipitation Rankings, February 1973

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2023)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
February 1973 1-Month	3.25" (82.55mm)	3.02" (76.71mm)	0.23" (5.84mm)	82nd Driest	Driest since: 1970	1968
February 1973 1-Month	3.25" (82.55mm)	3.02" (76.71mm)	0.23" (5.84mm)	48th Wettest	Wettest since: 1972	1897
Jan–Feb 1973 2-Month	5.85" (148.59mm)	6.37" (161.80mm)	-0.52" (-13.21mm)	54th Driest	Driest since: 1970	1977
Jan–Feb 1973 2-Month	5.85" (148.59mm)	6.37" (161.80mm)	-0.52" (-13.21mm)	76th Wettest	Wettest since: 1972	1998
Dec 1972–Feb 1973 3-Month	10.47" (265.94mm)	9.59" (243.59mm)	0.88" (22.35mm)	88th Driest	Driest since: 1972	1981
Dec 1972–Feb 1973 3-Month	10.47" (265.94mm)	9.59" (243.59mm)	0.88" (22.35mm)	41st Wettest	Wettest since: 1962	1937
Nov 1972–Feb 1973 4-Month	16.06" (407.92mm)	12.46" (316.48mm)	3.60" (91.44mm)	109th Driest	Driest since: 1972	2002
Nov 1972–Feb 1973 4-Month	16.06" (407.92mm)	12.46" (316.48mm)	3.60" (91.44mm)	20th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	2010
Oct 1972–Feb 1973 5-Month	22.08" (560.83mm)	15.61" (396.49mm)	6.47" (164.34mm)	121st Driest	Driest since: 1972	2002
Oct 1972–Feb 1973 5-Month	22.08" (560.83mm)	15.61" (396.49mm)	6.47" (164.34mm)	8th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2019
Sep 1972–Feb 1973 6-Month	26.20" (665.48mm)	19.14" (486.16mm)	7.06" (179.32mm)	123rd Driest	Driest since: 1972	2002
Sep 1972–Feb 1973 6-Month	26.20" (665.48mm)	19.14" (486.16mm)	7.06" (179.32mm)	6th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2019
Aug 1972–Feb 1973 7-Month	28.69" (728.73mm)	23.47" (596.14mm)	5.22" (132.59mm)	114th Driest	Driest since: 1972	1931
Aug 1972–Feb 1973 7-Month	28.69" (728.73mm)	23.47" (596.14mm)	5.22" (132.59mm)	15th Wettest	Wettest since: 1949	2019
Jul 1972–Feb 1973 8-Month	33.86" (860.04mm)	27.98" (710.69mm)	5.88" (149.35mm)	117th Driest	Driest since: 1972	1931
	33.86" (860.04mm)	27.98" (710.69mm)	5.88" (149.35mm)	12th Wettest	Wettest since: 1949	2019
	Ties: 1943
Jun 1972–Feb 1973 9-Month	42.15" (1,070.61mm)	31.95" (811.53mm)	10.20" (259.08mm)	126th Driest	Driest since: 1972	1931
Jun 1972–Feb 1973 9-Month	42.15" (1,070.61mm)	31.95" (811.53mm)	10.20" (259.08mm)	3rd Wettest	Wettest to Date	2019
May 1972–Feb 1973 10-Month	47.88" (1,216.15mm)	35.78" (908.81mm)	12.10" (307.34mm)	125th Driest	Driest since: 1972	1931
May 1972–Feb 1973 10-Month	47.88" (1,216.15mm)	35.78" (908.81mm)	12.10" (307.34mm)	4th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2019
Apr 1972–Feb 1973 11-Month	51.62" (1,311.15mm)	39.13" (993.90mm)	12.49" (317.25mm)	124th Driest	Driest since: 1972	1931
Apr 1972–Feb 1973 11-Month	51.62" (1,311.15mm)	39.13" (993.90mm)	12.49" (317.25mm)	5th Wettest	Wettest since: 1902	2019
Mar 1972–Feb 1973 12-Month	53.99" (1,371.35mm)	42.91" (1,089.91mm)	11.08" (281.44mm)	123rd Driest	Driest since: 1972	1931
Mar 1972–Feb 1973 12-Month	53.99" (1,371.35mm)	42.91" (1,089.91mm)	11.08" (281.44mm)	6th Wettest	Wettest since: 1902	2019
Sep 1971–Feb 1973 18-Month	77.29" (1,963.17mm)	62.01" (1,575.05mm)	15.28" (388.12mm)	123rd Driest	Driest since: 1972	1931
Sep 1971–Feb 1973 18-Month	77.29" (1,963.17mm)	62.01" (1,575.05mm)	15.28" (388.12mm)	5th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2004
Mar 1971–Feb 1973 24-Month	102.08" (2,592.83mm)	85.84" (2,180.34mm)	16.24" (412.49mm)	122nd Driest	Driest since: 1972	1932
Mar 1971–Feb 1973 24-Month	102.08" (2,592.83mm)	85.84" (2,180.34mm)	16.24" (412.49mm)	6th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2020
Mar 1970–Feb 1973 36-Month	141.95" (3,605.53mm)	128.87" (3,273.30mm)	13.08" (332.23mm)	109th Driest	Driest since: 1972	1966
Mar 1970–Feb 1973 36-Month	141.95" (3,605.53mm)	128.87" (3,273.30mm)	13.08" (332.23mm)	18th Wettest	Wettest since: 1938	2021
Mar 1969–Feb 1973 48-Month	183.08" (4,650.23mm)	171.82" (4,364.23mm)	11.26" (286.00mm)	103rd Driest	Driest since: 1972	1969
Mar 1969–Feb 1973 48-Month	183.08" (4,650.23mm)	171.82" (4,364.23mm)	11.26" (286.00mm)	23rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2021
Mar 1968–Feb 1973 60-Month	220.36" (5,597.14mm)	214.67" (5,452.62mm)	5.69" (144.52mm)	78th Driest	Driest since: 1972	1968
Mar 1968–Feb 1973 60-Month	220.36" (5,597.14mm)	214.67" (5,452.62mm)	5.69" (144.52mm)	47th Wettest	Wettest since: 1962	2021

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 24, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings