Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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Southwest Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, February 2009
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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February 2009 1-Month |
0.72" (18.29mm) | 1.00" (25.40mm) |
-0.28" (-7.11mm) | 41st Driest | Driest since: 2006 | 1972 |
86th Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 1905 | ||||
Jan–Feb 2009 2-Month |
1.38" (35.05mm) | 1.99" (50.55mm) |
-0.61" (-15.50mm) | 28th Driest | Driest since: 2006 | 1972 |
99th Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 1993 | ||||
Dec 2008–Feb 2009 3-Month |
2.92" (74.17mm) | 3.00" (76.20mm) |
-0.08" (-2.03mm) | 70th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1904, 1964 |
56th Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 1993 | ||||
Nov 2008–Feb 2009 4-Month |
3.70" (93.98mm) | 3.89" (98.81mm) |
-0.19" (-4.83mm) | 63rd Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1904 |
63rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 1993 | ||||
Oct 2008–Feb 2009 5-Month |
4.63" (117.60mm) | 5.01" (127.25mm) |
-0.38" (-9.65mm) | 54th Driest | Driest since: 2006 | 1904 |
72nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 2005 | ||||
Sep 2008–Feb 2009 6-Month |
5.55" (140.97mm) | 6.39" (162.31mm) |
-0.84" (-21.34mm) | 38th Driest | Driest since: 2006 | 1904 |
88th Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 2005 | ||||
Ties: 1971 | ||||||
Aug 2008–Feb 2009 7-Month |
7.93" (201.42mm) | 8.39" (213.11mm) |
-0.46" (-11.69mm) | 52nd Driest | Driest since: 2006 | 1904 |
74th Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 2005 | ||||
Jul 2008–Feb 2009 8-Month |
10.18" (258.57mm) | 10.27" (260.86mm) |
-0.09" (-2.29mm) | 60th Driest | Driest since: 2006 | 1904 |
66th Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 2005 | ||||
Jun 2008–Feb 2009 9-Month |
10.75" (273.05mm) | 11.20" (284.48mm) |
-0.45" (-11.43mm) | 53rd Driest | Driest since: 2006 | 1981 |
73rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 1985 | ||||
May 2008–Feb 2009 10-Month |
11.80" (299.72mm) | 12.32" (312.93mm) |
-0.52" (-13.21mm) | 53rd Driest | Driest since: 2006 | 1925, 1957 |
73rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 1942 | ||||
Apr 2008–Feb 2009 11-Month |
12.22" (310.39mm) | 13.40" (340.36mm) |
-1.18" (-29.97mm) | 38th Driest | Driest since: 2006 | 1957 |
88th Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 1942 | ||||
Mar 2008–Feb 2009 12-Month |
12.67" (321.82mm) | 14.54" (369.32mm) |
-1.87" (-47.50mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 2006 | 1957 |
97th Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 1942 | ||||
Sep 2007–Feb 2009 18-Month |
19.84" (503.94mm) | 20.93" (531.62mm) |
-1.09" (-27.68mm) | 51st Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1957 |
74th Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 1942 | ||||
Mar 2007–Feb 2009 24-Month |
27.65" (702.31mm) | 29.04" (737.62mm) |
-1.39" (-35.31mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1957 |
75th Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 1942 | ||||
Mar 2006–Feb 2009 36-Month |
43.08" (1,094.23mm) | 43.54" (1,105.92mm) |
-0.46" (-11.69mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: 2008 | 1957 |
56th Wettest | Wettest since: 2007 | 1907 | ||||
Ties: 1923 | ||||||
Mar 2005–Feb 2009 48-Month |
55.24" (1,403.10mm) | 58.01" (1,473.45mm) |
-2.77" (-70.35mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: 2006 | 1957 |
81st Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 1987 | ||||
Mar 2004–Feb 2009 60-Month |
73.84" (1,875.54mm) | 72.48" (1,840.99mm) |
1.36" (34.55mm) | 76th Driest | Driest since: 2008 | 1957 |
46th Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 1987 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 20, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/