Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Kentucky
Precipitation Rankings, January 1981
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2019) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
January 1981 1-Month |
0.87" (22.10mm) | 4.20" (106.68mm) |
-3.33" (-84.58mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 1981 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1937 | ||||
|
Dec 1980–Jan 1981 2-Month |
2.41" (61.21mm) | 8.25" (209.55mm) |
-5.84" (-148.34mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 1981 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1937 | ||||
|
Nov 1980–Jan 1981 3-Month |
5.88" (149.35mm) | 11.87" (301.50mm) |
-5.99" (-152.15mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1937 | ||||
|
Oct 1980–Jan 1981 4-Month |
8.17" (207.52mm) | 14.68" (372.87mm) |
-6.51" (-165.35mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1964 | 1931 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1920 | ||||
|
Sep 1980–Jan 1981 5-Month |
10.98" (278.89mm) | 17.90" (454.66mm) |
-6.92" (-175.77mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1964 | 1964 |
| 119th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1937 | ||||
|
Aug 1980–Jan 1981 6-Month |
14.19" (360.43mm) | 21.63" (549.40mm) |
-7.44" (-188.97mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1964 | 1940 |
| 117th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1927 | ||||
|
Jul 1980–Jan 1981 7-Month |
19.01" (482.85mm) | 25.97" (659.64mm) |
-6.96" (-176.79mm) | 10th Driest | Driest since: 1964 | 1931 |
| 115th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1916 | ||||
|
Jun 1980–Jan 1981 8-Month |
21.77" (552.96mm) | 30.23" (767.84mm) |
-8.46" (-214.88mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1964 | 1931 |
| 118th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1916 | ||||
|
May 1980–Jan 1981 9-Month |
25.42" (645.67mm) | 34.56" (877.82mm) |
-9.14" (-232.15mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1964 | 1931 |
| 117th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1916 | ||||
|
Apr 1980–Jan 1981 10-Month |
28.69" (728.73mm) | 38.64" (981.46mm) |
-9.95" (-252.73mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1964 | 1931 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2012 | ||||
|
Mar 1980–Jan 1981 11-Month |
34.19" (868.43mm) | 43.34" (1,100.84mm) |
-9.15" (-232.41mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1964 | 1931 |
| 119th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2012 | ||||
|
Feb 1980–Jan 1981 12-Month |
35.66" (905.76mm) | 46.95" (1,192.53mm) |
-11.29" (-286.77mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1942 | 1931 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1979–Jan 1981 18-Month |
63.81" (1,620.77mm) | 68.58" (1,741.93mm) |
-4.77" (-121.16mm) | 31st Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1931 |
| 93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1980 | ||||
|
Feb 1979–Jan 1981 24-Month |
94.98" (2,412.49mm) | 93.97" (2,386.84mm) |
1.01" (25.65mm) | 57th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1955 |
| 67th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2005 | ||||
|
Feb 1978–Jan 1981 36-Month |
147.95" (3,757.93mm) | 140.98" (3,580.89mm) |
6.97" (177.04mm) | 86th Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 1955 |
| 37th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1951 | ||||
|
Feb 1977–Jan 1981 48-Month |
200.10" (5,082.54mm) | 188.03" (4,775.96mm) |
12.07" (306.58mm) | 92nd Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1905 |
| 30th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2019 | ||||
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Feb 1976–Jan 1981 60-Month |
240.52" (6,109.21mm) | 234.98" (5,968.49mm) |
5.54" (140.72mm) | 75th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1905 |
| 46th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2019 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published December 2019, retrieved on December 13, 2019 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/