Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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Ohio Valley Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, January 1979
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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January 1979 1-Month |
4.26" (108.20mm) | 3.04" (77.22mm) |
1.22" (30.98mm) | 113th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1981 |
16th Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 1937 | ||||
Dec 1978–Jan 1979 2-Month |
9.54" (242.32mm) | 6.14" (155.96mm) |
3.40" (86.36mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1981 |
6th Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 1937 | ||||
Nov 1978–Jan 1979 3-Month |
13.39" (340.11mm) | 9.28" (235.71mm) |
4.11" (104.40mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1977 |
10th Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 1937 | ||||
Oct 1978–Jan 1979 4-Month |
15.82" (401.83mm) | 12.19" (309.63mm) |
3.63" (92.20mm) | 113th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1964 |
15th Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 1937 | ||||
Sep 1978–Jan 1979 5-Month |
17.81" (452.37mm) | 15.66" (397.76mm) |
2.15" (54.61mm) | 91st Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1964 |
37th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 1937 | ||||
Aug 1978–Jan 1979 6-Month |
22.38" (568.45mm) | 19.33" (490.98mm) |
3.05" (77.47mm) | 104th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1964 |
24th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 1927 | ||||
Jul 1978–Jan 1979 7-Month |
27.19" (690.63mm) | 23.32" (592.33mm) |
3.87" (98.30mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1931 |
21st Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 1916 | ||||
Jun 1978–Jan 1979 8-Month |
30.57" (776.48mm) | 27.57" (700.28mm) |
3.00" (76.20mm) | 95th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1931 |
33rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 1916 | ||||
May 1978–Jan 1979 9-Month |
35.50" (901.70mm) | 31.83" (808.48mm) |
3.67" (93.22mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1931 |
29th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 1916 | ||||
Apr 1978–Jan 1979 10-Month |
39.07" (992.38mm) | 35.74" (907.80mm) |
3.33" (84.58mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1931 |
38th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 2012 | ||||
Mar 1978–Jan 1979 11-Month |
42.59" (1,081.79mm) | 39.54" (1,004.32mm) |
3.05" (77.47mm) | 84th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1931 |
44th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 1974 | ||||
Feb 1978–Jan 1979 12-Month |
43.50" (1,104.90mm) | 42.22" (1,072.39mm) |
1.28" (32.51mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1931 |
61st Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 2012 | ||||
Aug 1977–Jan 1979 18-Month |
68.68" (1,744.47mm) | 61.56" (1,563.62mm) |
7.12" (180.85mm) | 108th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1931 |
19th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2020 | ||||
Feb 1977–Jan 1979 24-Month |
90.03" (2,286.76mm) | 84.48" (2,145.79mm) |
5.55" (140.97mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1954 |
37th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2020 | ||||
Feb 1976–Jan 1979 36-Month |
124.29" (3,156.97mm) | 126.72" (3,218.69mm) |
-2.43" (-61.72mm) | 40th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1955 |
86th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 2021 | ||||
Feb 1975–Jan 1979 48-Month |
170.55" (4,331.97mm) | 168.96" (4,291.58mm) |
1.59" (40.39mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1956 |
63rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 2022 | ||||
Feb 1974–Jan 1979 60-Month |
216.15" (5,490.21mm) | 211.17" (5,363.72mm) |
4.98" (126.49mm) | 74th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1957 |
50th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 23, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/