Climate at a Glance
Divisional Rankings
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Minnesota, Climate Division 5. Central
Precipitation Rankings, January 1981
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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January 1981 1-Month |
0.19" (4.83mm) | 0.77" (19.56mm) |
-0.58" (-14.73mm) | 10th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1898 |
119th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1975 | ||||
Ties: 1959 | ||||||
Dec 1980–Jan 1981 2-Month |
0.35" (8.89mm) | 1.50" (38.10mm) |
-1.15" (-29.21mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1931 |
123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1969 | ||||
Nov 1980–Jan 1981 3-Month |
0.52" (13.21mm) | 2.76" (70.10mm) |
-2.24" (-56.89mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 1981 |
127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1997 | ||||
Oct 1980–Jan 1981 4-Month |
1.74" (44.20mm) | 4.69" (119.13mm) |
-2.95" (-74.93mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1969 | ||||
Sep 1980–Jan 1981 5-Month |
5.68" (144.27mm) | 7.54" (191.52mm) |
-1.86" (-47.25mm) | 28th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1953 |
100th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1969 | ||||
Aug 1980–Jan 1981 6-Month |
10.80" (274.32mm) | 11.15" (283.21mm) |
-0.35" (-8.89mm) | 60th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
68th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2011 | ||||
Jul 1980–Jan 1981 7-Month |
13.20" (335.28mm) | 14.69" (373.13mm) |
-1.49" (-37.85mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
89th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2011 | ||||
Ties: 1964 | ||||||
Jun 1980–Jan 1981 8-Month |
18.02" (457.71mm) | 18.97" (481.84mm) |
-0.95" (-24.13mm) | 49th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1911 |
79th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2011 | ||||
May 1980–Jan 1981 9-Month |
19.88" (504.95mm) | 22.25" (565.15mm) |
-2.37" (-60.20mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
92nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2011 | ||||
Apr 1980–Jan 1981 10-Month |
20.32" (516.13mm) | 24.39" (619.51mm) |
-4.07" (-103.38mm) | 22nd Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
106th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1969 | ||||
Mar 1980–Jan 1981 11-Month |
21.20" (538.48mm) | 25.73" (653.54mm) |
-4.53" (-115.06mm) | 21st Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1911 |
107th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1966 | ||||
Feb 1980–Jan 1981 12-Month |
21.90" (556.26mm) | 26.42" (671.07mm) |
-4.52" (-114.81mm) | 20th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1911 |
108th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2020 | ||||
Aug 1979–Jan 1981 18-Month |
33.66" (854.96mm) | 37.62" (955.55mm) |
-3.96" (-100.59mm) | 26th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
101st Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1987 | ||||
Feb 1979–Jan 1981 24-Month |
51.15" (1,299.21mm) | 52.84" (1,342.14mm) |
-1.69" (-42.93mm) | 45th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1924 |
82nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1987 | ||||
Feb 1978–Jan 1981 36-Month |
80.09" (2,034.29mm) | 79.19" (2,011.43mm) |
0.90" (22.86mm) | 58th Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 1935 |
68th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1987 | ||||
Feb 1977–Jan 1981 48-Month |
115.33" (2,929.38mm) | 105.56" (2,681.22mm) |
9.77" (248.16mm) | 93rd Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1935 |
32nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 1987 | ||||
Feb 1976–Jan 1981 60-Month |
129.73" (3,295.14mm) | 131.99" (3,352.55mm) |
-2.26" (-57.41mm) | 40th Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 1935 |
84th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1987 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Divisional Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 18, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/