Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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South Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, January 1974
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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January 1974 1-Month |
3.43" (87.12mm) | 2.22" (56.39mm) |
1.21" (30.73mm) | 113th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1986 |
| 16th Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 1932 | ||||
|
Dec 1973–Jan 1974 2-Month |
6.01" (152.65mm) | 4.72" (119.89mm) |
1.29" (32.76mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1909 |
| 22nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 1932 | ||||
|
Nov 1973–Jan 1974 3-Month |
9.09" (230.89mm) | 7.15" (181.61mm) |
1.94" (49.28mm) | 104th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1904 |
| 24th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1932 | ||||
| Ties: 1958 | ||||||
|
Oct 1973–Jan 1974 4-Month |
13.36" (339.34mm) | 9.85" (250.19mm) |
3.51" (89.15mm) | 112th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1918 |
| 16th Wettest | Wettest since: 1932 | 2016 | ||||
|
Sep 1973–Jan 1974 5-Month |
19.76" (501.90mm) | 13.05" (331.47mm) |
6.71" (170.43mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1918 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1973–Jan 1974 6-Month |
21.92" (556.77mm) | 15.99" (406.15mm) |
5.93" (150.62mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1918 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1973–Jan 1974 7-Month |
26.18" (664.97mm) | 19.19" (487.43mm) |
6.99" (177.54mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1957 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1973–Jan 1974 8-Month |
30.46" (773.68mm) | 22.71" (576.83mm) |
7.75" (196.85mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1918 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
May 1973–Jan 1974 9-Month |
33.52" (851.41mm) | 26.77" (679.96mm) |
6.75" (171.45mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1918 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest since: 1920 | 2016 | ||||
|
Apr 1973–Jan 1974 10-Month |
38.56" (979.42mm) | 30.01" (762.25mm) |
8.55" (217.17mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1918 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2016 | ||||
|
Mar 1973–Jan 1974 11-Month |
44.84" (1,138.94mm) | 32.70" (830.58mm) |
12.14" (308.36mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1957 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2016 | ||||
|
Feb 1973–Jan 1974 12-Month |
47.16" (1,197.86mm) | 34.94" (887.48mm) |
12.22" (310.38mm) | 127th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1918 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1974 | ||||
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Aug 1972–Jan 1974 18-Month |
67.24" (1,707.90mm) | 50.97" (1,294.64mm) |
16.27" (413.26mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1918 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1974 | ||||
|
Feb 1972–Jan 1974 24-Month |
82.67" (2,099.82mm) | 69.90" (1,775.46mm) |
12.77" (324.36mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1918 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2017 | ||||
|
Feb 1971–Jan 1974 36-Month |
118.95" (3,021.33mm) | 104.84" (2,662.94mm) |
14.11" (358.39mm) | 113th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1957 |
| 13th Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 1993 | ||||
|
Feb 1970–Jan 1974 48-Month |
150.79" (3,830.07mm) | 139.66" (3,547.36mm) |
11.13" (282.71mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1957 |
| 18th Wettest | Wettest since: 1962 | 2019 | ||||
|
Feb 1969–Jan 1974 60-Month |
185.59" (4,713.99mm) | 174.43" (4,430.52mm) |
11.16" (283.47mm) | 95th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1957 |
| 29th Wettest | Wettest since: 1962 | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 21, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/