Climate at a Glance
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Minnesota, Climate Division 5. Central
Precipitation Rankings, April 1973
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
April 1973 1-Month |
1.49" (37.85mm) | 2.14" (54.36mm) |
-0.65" (-16.51mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 1962 | 1987 |
| 95th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2001 | ||||
|
Mar–Apr 1973 2-Month |
3.16" (80.26mm) | 3.48" (88.39mm) |
-0.32" (-8.13mm) | 57th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1959 |
| 72nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 1896 | ||||
|
Feb–Apr 1973 3-Month |
3.54" (89.92mm) | 4.18" (106.17mm) |
-0.64" (-16.25mm) | 41st Driest | Driest since: 1961 | 1959 |
| 88th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 1896 | ||||
| Ties: 1939 | ||||||
|
Jan–Apr 1973 4-Month |
4.03" (102.36mm) | 4.95" (125.73mm) |
-0.92" (-23.37mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 1961 | 1959 |
| 95th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2001 | ||||
|
Dec 1972–Apr 1973 5-Month |
5.51" (139.95mm) | 5.69" (144.53mm) |
-0.18" (-4.58mm) | 51st Driest | Driest since: 1963 | 1959 |
| 77th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2001 | ||||
| Ties: 1939, 1942 | ||||||
|
Nov 1972–Apr 1973 6-Month |
6.60" (167.64mm) | 6.94" (176.28mm) |
-0.34" (-8.64mm) | 53rd Driest | Driest since: 1964 | 1987 |
| 75th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2001 | ||||
| Ties: 1909 | ||||||
|
Oct 1972–Apr 1973 7-Month |
8.83" (224.28mm) | 8.87" (225.30mm) |
-0.04" (-1.02mm) | 58th Driest | Driest since: 1964 | 1987 |
| 70th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2001 | ||||
|
Sep 1972–Apr 1973 8-Month |
11.22" (284.99mm) | 11.72" (297.69mm) |
-0.50" (-12.70mm) | 58th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1911 |
| 70th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 1969 | ||||
|
Aug 1972–Apr 1973 9-Month |
14.86" (377.44mm) | 15.34" (389.64mm) |
-0.48" (-12.20mm) | 51st Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1934 |
| 77th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jul 1972–Apr 1973 10-Month |
22.87" (580.90mm) | 18.87" (479.30mm) |
4.00" (101.60mm) | 108th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1911 |
| 20th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jun 1972–Apr 1973 11-Month |
25.74" (653.80mm) | 23.15" (588.01mm) |
2.59" (65.79mm) | 94th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1911 |
| 34th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2011 | ||||
|
May 1972–Apr 1973 12-Month |
29.80" (756.92mm) | 26.43" (671.32mm) |
3.37" (85.60mm) | 95th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1911 |
| 33rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2011 | ||||
|
Nov 1971–Apr 1973 18-Month |
38.08" (967.23mm) | 33.37" (847.60mm) |
4.71" (119.63mm) | 100th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1911 |
| 27th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 1966 | ||||
|
May 1971–Apr 1973 24-Month |
61.54" (1,563.12mm) | 52.85" (1,342.39mm) |
8.69" (220.73mm) | 109th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1924 |
| 18th Wettest | Wettest since: 1966 | 1986 | ||||
|
May 1970–Apr 1973 36-Month |
89.62" (2,276.35mm) | 79.21" (2,011.93mm) |
10.41" (264.42mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1935 |
| 19th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1986 | ||||
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May 1969–Apr 1973 48-Month |
111.24" (2,825.50mm) | 105.56" (2,681.22mm) |
5.68" (144.28mm) | 75th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1934 |
| 50th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 1986 | ||||
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May 1968–Apr 1973 60-Month |
145.26" (3,689.60mm) | 131.92" (3,350.77mm) |
13.34" (338.83mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1934 |
| 22nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1907 | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Divisional Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 22, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/