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 May 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Precipitation Rankings, November 2002
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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November 2002 1-Month |
1.94" (49.28mm) | 2.23" (56.64mm) |
-0.29" (-7.36mm) | 35th Driest | Driest since: 1999 | 1917 |
93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 1983 | ||||
Ties: 2019, 2020 | ||||||
Oct–Nov 2002 2-Month |
4.95" (125.73mm) | 4.40" (111.76mm) |
0.55" (13.97mm) | 94th Driest | Driest since: 2001 | 1917 |
34th Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 1985 | ||||
Sep–Nov 2002 3-Month |
7.67" (194.82mm) | 6.88" (174.75mm) |
0.79" (20.07mm) | 98th Driest | Driest since: 2001 | 1939 |
30th Wettest | Wettest since: 1998 | 1985 | ||||
Aug–Nov 2002 4-Month |
10.07" (255.78mm) | 9.50" (241.30mm) |
0.57" (14.48mm) | 85th Driest | Driest since: 2001 | 1952 |
43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1998 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1975 | ||||||
Jul–Nov 2002 5-Month |
12.67" (321.82mm) | 12.28" (311.91mm) |
0.39" (9.91mm) | 69th Driest | Driest since: 2001 | 1952 |
59th Wettest | Wettest since: 1998 | 2018 | ||||
Jun–Nov 2002 6-Month |
15.23" (386.84mm) | 15.20" (386.08mm) |
0.03" (0.76mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 2001 | 1952 |
72nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1998 | 2004 | ||||
May–Nov 2002 7-Month |
17.87" (453.90mm) | 18.12" (460.25mm) |
-0.25" (-6.35mm) | 51st Driest | Driest since: 2000 | 1952 |
77th Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 2004 | ||||
Apr–Nov 2002 8-Month |
20.13" (511.30mm) | 20.63" (524.00mm) |
-0.50" (-12.70mm) | 44th Driest | Driest since: 2001 | 1952 |
84th Wettest | Wettest since: 1998 | 2015 | ||||
Mar–Nov 2002 9-Month |
22.72" (577.09mm) | 23.14" (587.76mm) |
-0.42" (-10.67mm) | 47th Driest | Driest since: 2001 | 1956 |
81st Wettest | Wettest since: 1998 | 1973 | ||||
Feb–Nov 2002 10-Month |
24.04" (610.62mm) | 25.28" (642.11mm) |
-1.24" (-31.49mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 1999 | 1910 |
96th Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 2019 | ||||
Jan–Nov 2002 11-Month |
26.05" (661.67mm) | 27.59" (700.79mm) |
-1.54" (-39.12mm) | 25th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1910 |
103rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 2019 | ||||
Dec 2001–Nov 2002 12-Month |
28.41" (721.61mm) | 29.94" (760.48mm) |
-1.53" (-38.87mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 2001 | 1931 |
97th Wettest | Wettest since: 1999 | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1964 | ||||||
Jun 2001–Nov 2002 18-Month |
43.56" (1,106.42mm) | 45.16" (1,147.06mm) |
-1.60" (-40.64mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 2001 | 1931 |
93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1999 | 2019 | ||||
Dec 2000–Nov 2002 24-Month |
56.78" (1,442.21mm) | 59.90" (1,521.46mm) |
-3.12" (-79.25mm) | 25th Driest | Driest since: 2001 | 1931 |
101st Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 2019 | ||||
Dec 1999–Nov 2002 36-Month |
85.02" (2,159.51mm) | 89.86" (2,282.44mm) |
-4.84" (-122.93mm) | 14th Driest | Driest since: 1989 | 1956 |
111th Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 2019 | ||||
Dec 1998–Nov 2002 48-Month |
113.84" (2,891.54mm) | 119.78" (3,042.41mm) |
-5.94" (-150.87mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1956 |
111th Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 2019 | ||||
Dec 1997–Nov 2002 60-Month |
147.96" (3,758.18mm) | 149.66" (3,801.36mm) |
-1.70" (-43.18mm) | 47th Driest | Driest since: 1991 | 1956 |
76th Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 2019 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on June 27, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/