Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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South Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, January 1981
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
January 1981 1-Month |
0.99" (25.15mm) | 2.22" (56.39mm) |
-1.23" (-31.24mm) | 10th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1986 |
| 119th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1932 | ||||
|
Dec 1980–Jan 1981 2-Month |
2.32" (58.93mm) | 4.72" (119.89mm) |
-2.40" (-60.96mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1909 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1932 | ||||
|
Nov 1980–Jan 1981 3-Month |
4.51" (114.55mm) | 7.15" (181.61mm) |
-2.64" (-67.06mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1904 |
| 115th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1932 | ||||
| Ties: 1901 | ||||||
|
Oct 1980–Jan 1981 4-Month |
6.63" (168.40mm) | 9.85" (250.19mm) |
-3.22" (-81.79mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1918 |
| 112th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2016 | ||||
|
Sep 1980–Jan 1981 5-Month |
11.01" (279.65mm) | 13.05" (331.47mm) |
-2.04" (-51.82mm) | 33rd Driest | Driest since: 1976 | 1918 |
| 95th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1980–Jan 1981 6-Month |
13.17" (334.52mm) | 15.99" (406.15mm) |
-2.82" (-71.63mm) | 23rd Driest | Driest since: 1964 | 1918 |
| 105th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1909 | ||||||
|
Jul 1980–Jan 1981 7-Month |
14.43" (366.52mm) | 19.19" (487.43mm) |
-4.76" (-120.91mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1957 |
| 119th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1980–Jan 1981 8-Month |
16.44" (417.58mm) | 22.71" (576.83mm) |
-6.27" (-159.25mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1918 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2019 | ||||
|
May 1980–Jan 1981 9-Month |
21.60" (548.64mm) | 26.77" (679.96mm) |
-5.17" (-131.32mm) | 11th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1918 |
| 117th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2016 | ||||
|
Apr 1980–Jan 1981 10-Month |
24.84" (630.94mm) | 30.01" (762.25mm) |
-5.17" (-131.31mm) | 15th Driest | Driest since: 1964 | 1918 |
| 113th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2016 | ||||
|
Mar 1980–Jan 1981 11-Month |
28.96" (735.58mm) | 32.70" (830.58mm) |
-3.74" (-95.00mm) | 21st Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1957 |
| 107th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2016 | ||||
|
Feb 1980–Jan 1981 12-Month |
30.31" (769.87mm) | 34.94" (887.48mm) |
-4.63" (-117.61mm) | 19th Driest | Driest since: 1964 | 1918 |
| 109th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1974 | ||||
|
Aug 1979–Jan 1981 18-Month |
45.57" (1,157.48mm) | 50.97" (1,294.64mm) |
-5.40" (-137.16mm) | 22nd Driest | Driest since: 1965 | 1918 |
| 105th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1974 | ||||
|
Feb 1979–Jan 1981 24-Month |
70.02" (1,778.51mm) | 69.90" (1,775.46mm) |
0.12" (3.05mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 1918 |
| 66th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2017 | ||||
|
Feb 1978–Jan 1981 36-Month |
103.30" (2,623.82mm) | 104.84" (2,662.94mm) |
-1.54" (-39.12mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 1957 |
| 78th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1993 | ||||
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Feb 1977–Jan 1981 48-Month |
137.29" (3,487.17mm) | 139.66" (3,547.36mm) |
-2.37" (-60.19mm) | 44th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1957 |
| 81st Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2019 | ||||
|
Feb 1976–Jan 1981 60-Month |
171.31" (4,351.27mm) | 174.43" (4,430.52mm) |
-3.12" (-79.25mm) | 45th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1957 |
| 79th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 17, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/