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 January 2021. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Precipitation Rankings, September 1980
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
September 1980 1-Month |
2.79" (70.87mm) | 2.49" (63.25mm) |
0.30" (7.62mm) | 97th Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 1956 |
| 30th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1986 | ||||
|
Aug–Sep 1980 2-Month |
5.36" (136.14mm) | 5.11" (129.79mm) |
0.25" (6.35mm) | 87th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1956 |
| 40th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 1977 | ||||
|
Jul–Sep 1980 3-Month |
7.33" (186.18mm) | 7.88" (200.15mm) |
-0.55" (-13.97mm) | 27th Driest | Driest since: 1976 | 1930 |
| 100th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 1915 | ||||
| Ties: 1957 | ||||||
|
Jun–Sep 1980 4-Month |
9.64" (244.86mm) | 10.81" (274.57mm) |
-1.17" (-29.71mm) | 14th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1930 |
| 113th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 1915 | ||||
|
May–Sep 1980 5-Month |
12.73" (323.34mm) | 13.72" (348.49mm) |
-0.99" (-25.15mm) | 25th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1956 |
| 102nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 1915 | ||||
|
Apr–Sep 1980 6-Month |
15.11" (383.79mm) | 16.24" (412.50mm) |
-1.13" (-28.71mm) | 23rd Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1956 |
| 104th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 1915 | ||||
|
Mar–Sep 1980 7-Month |
18.50" (469.90mm) | 18.75" (476.25mm) |
-0.25" (-6.35mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 1976 | 1956 |
| 79th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 1973 | ||||
| Ties: 1926 | ||||||
|
Feb–Sep 1980 8-Month |
20.42" (518.67mm) | 20.88" (530.35mm) |
-0.46" (-11.68mm) | 44th Driest | Driest since: 1976 | 1930 |
| 83rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jan–Sep 1980 9-Month |
23.07" (585.98mm) | 23.20" (589.28mm) |
-0.13" (-3.30mm) | 55th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1934 |
| 72nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1979–Sep 1980 10-Month |
24.93" (633.22mm) | 25.54" (648.72mm) |
-0.61" (-15.50mm) | 45th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1931 |
| 81st Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2019 | ||||
|
Nov 1979–Sep 1980 11-Month |
27.27" (692.66mm) | 27.77" (705.36mm) |
-0.50" (-12.70mm) | 47th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1934 |
| 79th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1929 | ||||||
|
Oct 1979–Sep 1980 12-Month |
29.47" (748.54mm) | 29.94" (760.48mm) |
-0.47" (-11.94mm) | 43rd Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1934 |
| 83rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2019 | ||||
|
Apr 1979–Sep 1980 18-Month |
47.11" (1,196.59mm) | 46.20" (1,173.48mm) |
0.91" (23.11mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1931 |
| 54th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2019 | ||||
|
Oct 1978–Sep 1980 24-Month |
62.06" (1,576.32mm) | 59.92" (1,521.97mm) |
2.14" (54.35mm) | 87th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1918 |
| 38th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2020 | ||||
|
Oct 1977–Sep 1980 36-Month |
93.73" (2,380.74mm) | 89.87" (2,282.70mm) |
3.86" (98.04mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 1956 |
| 25th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2019 | ||||
|
Oct 1976–Sep 1980 48-Month |
121.31" (3,081.27mm) | 119.78" (3,042.41mm) |
1.53" (38.86mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 1956 |
| 51st Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2019 | ||||
|
Oct 1975–Sep 1980 60-Month |
149.40" (3,794.76mm) | 149.66" (3,801.36mm) |
-0.26" (-6.60mm) | 59th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1956 |
| 63rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published February 2021, retrieved on March 5, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/