Climate at a Glance
Divisional Rankings
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Colorado, Climate Division 1. Arkansas Drainage
Precipitation Rankings, January 1972
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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January 1972 1-Month |
0.44" (11.18mm) | 0.45" (11.43mm) |
-0.01" (-0.25mm) | 69th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1928 |
58th Wettest | Wettest since: 1966 | 1939 | ||||
Ties: 1906, 1913 | ||||||
Dec 1971–Jan 1972 2-Month |
0.88" (22.35mm) | 0.98" (24.89mm) |
-0.10" (-2.54mm) | 53rd Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1981 |
73rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1968 | 1914 | ||||
Ties: 2000, 2016 | ||||||
Nov 1971–Jan 1972 3-Month |
1.74" (44.20mm) | 1.64" (41.66mm) |
0.10" (2.54mm) | 79th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1950 |
47th Wettest | Wettest since: 1962 | 1914 | ||||
Oct 1971–Jan 1972 4-Month |
2.71" (68.83mm) | 2.57" (65.28mm) |
0.14" (3.55mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1981 |
59th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1924 | ||||
Sep 1971–Jan 1972 5-Month |
4.18" (106.17mm) | 3.79" (96.27mm) |
0.39" (9.90mm) | 81st Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1911 |
45th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1942 | ||||
Ties: 1986 | ||||||
Aug 1971–Jan 1972 6-Month |
5.74" (145.80mm) | 6.04" (153.42mm) |
-0.30" (-7.62mm) | 53rd Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1963, 1981 |
73rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1924 | ||||
Jul 1971–Jan 1972 7-Month |
8.91" (226.31mm) | 8.46" (214.88mm) |
0.45" (11.43mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1981 |
58th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1924 | ||||
Jun 1971–Jan 1972 8-Month |
9.72" (246.89mm) | 10.21" (259.33mm) |
-0.49" (-12.44mm) | 54th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1981 |
72nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1924 | ||||
Ties: 1974 | ||||||
May 1971–Jan 1972 9-Month |
11.58" (294.13mm) | 12.31" (312.67mm) |
-0.73" (-18.54mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1935 |
76th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1942 | ||||
Apr 1971–Jan 1972 10-Month |
12.94" (328.68mm) | 13.90" (353.06mm) |
-0.96" (-24.38mm) | 49th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1935 |
77th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1942 | ||||
Ties: 2002 | ||||||
Mar 1971–Jan 1972 11-Month |
13.42" (340.87mm) | 14.89" (378.21mm) |
-1.47" (-37.34mm) | 43rd Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1935 |
83rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1942 | ||||
Feb 1971–Jan 1972 12-Month |
14.17" (359.92mm) | 15.45" (392.43mm) |
-1.28" (-32.51mm) | 45th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 2003 |
81st Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1942 | ||||
Aug 1970–Jan 1972 18-Month |
20.48" (520.19mm) | 21.49" (545.85mm) |
-1.01" (-25.66mm) | 52nd Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 2003 |
73rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1943 | ||||
Feb 1970–Jan 1972 24-Month |
28.04" (712.22mm) | 30.84" (783.34mm) |
-2.80" (-71.12mm) | 28th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 2013 |
97th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1943 | ||||
Ties: 2020 | ||||||
Feb 1969–Jan 1972 36-Month |
46.95" (1,192.53mm) | 46.23" (1,174.24mm) |
0.72" (18.29mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1965 |
57th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1943 | ||||
Feb 1968–Jan 1972 48-Month |
59.60" (1,513.84mm) | 61.60" (1,564.64mm) |
-2.00" (-50.80mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1957 |
77th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1945 | ||||
Feb 1967–Jan 1972 60-Month |
75.17" (1,909.32mm) | 76.93" (1,954.02mm) |
-1.76" (-44.70mm) | 51st Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1957 |
71st Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1945 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Divisional Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 24, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/