Climate at a Glance
National Rankings
Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of April 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Precipitation Rankings, January 1971
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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January 1971 1-Month |
2.03" (51.56mm) | 2.31" (58.67mm) |
-0.28" (-7.11mm) | 38th Driest | Driest since: 1963 | 1981 |
| 91st Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1916 | ||||
| Ties: 1922 | ||||||
|
Dec 1970–Jan 1971 2-Month |
4.25" (107.95mm) | 4.66" (118.36mm) |
-0.41" (-10.41mm) | 40th Driest | Driest since: 1964 | 1981 |
| 88th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1932 | ||||
|
Nov 1970–Jan 1971 3-Month |
6.45" (163.83mm) | 6.89" (175.01mm) |
-0.44" (-11.18mm) | 41st Driest | Driest since: 1963 | 1977 |
| 87th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 1986 | ||||||
|
Oct 1970–Jan 1971 4-Month |
9.33" (236.98mm) | 9.06" (230.12mm) |
0.27" (6.86mm) | 76th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1981 |
| 52nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2016 | ||||
|
Sep 1970–Jan 1971 5-Month |
12.39" (314.71mm) | 11.55" (293.37mm) |
0.84" (21.34mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1940 |
| 38th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1970–Jan 1971 6-Month |
14.76" (374.90mm) | 14.17" (359.92mm) |
0.59" (14.98mm) | 84th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1940 |
| 44th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1979 | ||||||
|
Jul 1970–Jan 1971 7-Month |
17.17" (436.12mm) | 16.96" (430.78mm) |
0.21" (5.34mm) | 70th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1940 |
| 58th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1913, 1937 | ||||||
|
Jun 1970–Jan 1971 8-Month |
19.94" (506.48mm) | 19.88" (504.95mm) |
0.06" (1.53mm) | 55th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1981 |
| 73rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 2019 | ||||
|
May 1970–Jan 1971 9-Month |
22.55" (572.77mm) | 22.79" (578.87mm) |
-0.24" (-6.10mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1918 |
| 78th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 2016 | ||||
|
Apr 1970–Jan 1971 10-Month |
25.33" (643.38mm) | 25.32" (643.13mm) |
0.01" (0.25mm) | 54th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1940 |
| 74th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 2016 | ||||
|
Mar 1970–Jan 1971 11-Month |
28.01" (711.45mm) | 27.83" (706.88mm) |
0.18" (4.57mm) | 63rd Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1957 |
| 65th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1974 | ||||
|
Feb 1970–Jan 1971 12-Month |
29.64" (752.86mm) | 29.96" (760.98mm) |
-0.32" (-8.12mm) | 47th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1931 |
| 81st Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1974 | ||||
|
Aug 1969–Jan 1971 18-Month |
43.57" (1,106.68mm) | 44.14" (1,121.16mm) |
-0.57" (-14.48mm) | 47th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1955 |
| 80th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 2020 | ||||
|
Feb 1969–Jan 1971 24-Month |
59.35" (1,507.49mm) | 59.93" (1,522.22mm) |
-0.58" (-14.73mm) | 52nd Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1918 |
| 75th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 2020 | ||||
|
Feb 1968–Jan 1971 36-Month |
90.58" (2,300.73mm) | 89.86" (2,282.44mm) |
0.72" (18.29mm) | 71st Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1957 |
| 55th Wettest | Wettest since: 1962 | 2020 | ||||
|
Feb 1967–Jan 1971 48-Month |
120.20" (3,053.08mm) | 119.76" (3,041.90mm) |
0.44" (11.18mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1957 |
| 64th Wettest | Wettest since: 1962 | 2020 | ||||
|
Feb 1966–Jan 1971 60-Month |
147.45" (3,745.23mm) | 149.63" (3,800.60mm) |
-2.18" (-55.37mm) | 45th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1957 |
| 79th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 24, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/