Climate at a Glance
Regional 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 April 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Northwest Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, January 2012
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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January 2012 1-Month |
5.12" (130.05mm) | 4.53" (115.06mm) |
0.59" (14.99mm) | 86th Driest | Driest since: 2011 | 1985 |
43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2006 | 1953 | ||||
Dec 2011–Jan 2012 2-Month |
7.50" (190.50mm) | 9.17" (232.92mm) |
-1.67" (-42.42mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 2010 | 1977 |
92nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1965 | ||||
Nov 2011–Jan 2012 3-Month |
11.21" (284.73mm) | 13.53" (343.66mm) |
-2.32" (-58.93mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1977 |
94th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1974 | ||||
Oct 2011–Jan 2012 4-Month |
13.88" (352.55mm) | 16.08" (408.43mm) |
-2.20" (-55.88mm) | 33rd Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1977 |
95th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1997 | ||||
Sep 2011–Jan 2012 5-Month |
14.45" (367.03mm) | 17.50" (444.50mm) |
-3.05" (-77.47mm) | 25th Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1977 |
103rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1974 | ||||
Aug 2011–Jan 2012 6-Month |
14.71" (373.63mm) | 18.31" (465.07mm) |
-3.60" (-91.44mm) | 19th Driest | Driest since: 2001 | 1977 |
109th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1974 | ||||
Jul 2011–Jan 2012 7-Month |
15.45" (392.43mm) | 19.04" (483.62mm) |
-3.59" (-91.19mm) | 21st Driest | Driest since: 2001 | 1977 |
107th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1956 | ||||
Jun 2011–Jan 2012 8-Month |
17.07" (433.58mm) | 20.76" (527.30mm) |
-3.69" (-93.72mm) | 21st Driest | Driest since: 2001 | 1977 |
107th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1956 | ||||
May 2011–Jan 2012 9-Month |
20.57" (522.48mm) | 22.91" (581.91mm) |
-2.34" (-59.43mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 2009 | 1977 |
94th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1997 | ||||
Apr 2011–Jan 2012 10-Month |
24.45" (621.03mm) | 25.27" (641.86mm) |
-0.82" (-20.83mm) | 59th Driest | Driest since: 2010 | 1977 |
69th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1997 | ||||
Mar 2011–Jan 2012 11-Month |
30.37" (771.40mm) | 28.53" (724.66mm) |
1.84" (46.74mm) | 84th Driest | Driest since: 2010 | 1977 |
44th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1997 | ||||
Feb 2011–Jan 2012 12-Month |
33.40" (848.36mm) | 32.13" (816.10mm) |
1.27" (32.26mm) | 81st Driest | Driest since: 2010 | 1977 |
47th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1997 | ||||
Aug 2010–Jan 2012 18-Month |
53.95" (1,370.33mm) | 50.47" (1,281.94mm) |
3.48" (88.39mm) | 93rd Driest | Driest since: 2011 | 1930 |
34th Wettest | Wettest since: 2007 | 1997 | ||||
Feb 2010–Jan 2012 24-Month |
69.55" (1,766.57mm) | 64.28" (1,632.71mm) |
5.27" (133.86mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: 2011 | 1931 |
21st Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 1997 | ||||
Feb 2009–Jan 2012 36-Month |
99.47" (2,526.54mm) | 96.31" (2,446.27mm) |
3.16" (80.27mm) | 85th Driest | Driest since: 2011 | 1931 |
41st Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 1998 | ||||
Feb 2008–Jan 2012 48-Month |
126.94" (3,224.28mm) | 128.35" (3,260.09mm) |
-1.41" (-35.81mm) | 55th Driest | Driest since: 2011 | 1932 |
70th Wettest | Wettest since: 2009 | 1999 | ||||
Feb 2007–Jan 2012 60-Month |
158.00" (4,013.20mm) | 160.30" (4,071.62mm) |
-2.30" (-58.42mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 2011 | 1933 |
74th Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 2000 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 27, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/