Climatological Rankings

Look up monthly U.S., Statewide, Divisional, and Regional Temperature, Precipitation, Degree Days, and Palmer (Drought) rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 60-month, and Year-to-Date time periods. Data and statistics are as of January 1895.
Please note, Degree Days are not available for Agricultural Belts

Period(s) (Hold "Ctrl" to select multiple):
1-month period 2-month period 3-month period 4-month period 5-month period 6-month period 7-month period 8-month period 9-month period 10-month period 11-month period 12-month period 18-month period 24-month period 36-month period 48-month period 60-month period Year-to-Date

Parameter: Temperature Precipitation Cooling Degree Days Heating Degree Days Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI) Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) Palmer Z-Index

State/Region/Ag Belt: Contiguous U.S. -- States -- Alabama Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming -- Regions -- Northeast East North Central Central Southeast West North Central South Southwest Northwest West -- Agricultural Belts (by area) -- Spring Wheat Belt Winter Wheat Belt Primary Corn and Soybean Belt Corn Belt Soybean Belt Cotton Belt -- Agricultural Belts (by productivity) -- Spring Wheat Belt Winter Wheat Belt Corn Belt Soybean Belt Cotton Belt

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Kentucky Precipitation Rankings, December 1976

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More information on Climatological Rankings

Period	Amount	20th Century Average	Departure	Rank (out of 119 years)	Record	Wettest/Driest Since
Dec 1976 1-month period	1.53" (38.86 mm)	4.20" (106.68 mm)	-2.67" (-67.82 mm)	6th Driest	1965	Driest since: 1965
				112th Wettest	1990	Wettest since: 1975
	Ties: 1955