Climate at a Glance
Statewide 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.
Maine
Precipitation Rankings, January 1987
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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January 1987 1-Month |
3.47" (88.14mm) | 3.30" (83.82mm) |
0.17" (4.32mm) | 84th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1970 |
45th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1979 | ||||
Ties: 1901, 1937 | ||||||
Dec 1986–Jan 1987 2-Month |
6.52" (165.61mm) | 6.80" (172.72mm) |
-0.28" (-7.11mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1944 |
72nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1958 | ||||
Nov 1986–Jan 1987 3-Month |
10.35" (262.89mm) | 10.72" (272.29mm) |
-0.37" (-9.40mm) | 58th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1940 |
70th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1984 | ||||
Ties: 1909 | ||||||
Oct 1986–Jan 1987 4-Month |
12.00" (304.80mm) | 14.43" (366.52mm) |
-2.43" (-61.72mm) | 21st Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1948 |
107th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 2006 | ||||
Sep 1986–Jan 1987 5-Month |
15.66" (397.76mm) | 18.13" (460.50mm) |
-2.47" (-62.74mm) | 28th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1985 |
100th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 2006 | ||||
Aug 1986–Jan 1987 6-Month |
20.88" (530.35mm) | 21.63" (549.40mm) |
-0.75" (-19.05mm) | 49th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1948, 1985 |
79th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 2006 | ||||
Jul 1986–Jan 1987 7-Month |
25.68" (652.27mm) | 25.41" (645.41mm) |
0.27" (6.86mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1985 |
63rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 2006 | ||||
Jun 1986–Jan 1987 8-Month |
29.01" (736.85mm) | 29.16" (740.66mm) |
-0.15" (-3.81mm) | 59th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 2002 |
69th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 2006 | ||||
May 1986–Jan 1987 9-Month |
32.96" (837.18mm) | 32.56" (827.02mm) |
0.40" (10.16mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 2002 |
60th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2006 | ||||
Apr 1986–Jan 1987 10-Month |
35.69" (906.53mm) | 35.87" (911.10mm) |
-0.18" (-4.57mm) | 59th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 2002 |
69th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2006 | ||||
Mar 1986–Jan 1987 11-Month |
39.15" (994.41mm) | 39.21" (995.93mm) |
-0.06" (-1.52mm) | 57th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 2002 |
71st Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2006 | ||||
Feb 1986–Jan 1987 12-Month |
40.61" (1,031.49mm) | 42.03" (1,067.56mm) |
-1.42" (-36.07mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 2002 |
80th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 2006 | ||||
Aug 1985–Jan 1987 18-Month |
62.52" (1,588.01mm) | 63.58" (1,614.93mm) |
-1.06" (-26.92mm) | 45th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 2002 |
82nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 2007 | ||||
Feb 1985–Jan 1987 24-Month |
80.54" (2,045.72mm) | 84.00" (2,133.60mm) |
-3.46" (-87.88mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1966 |
91st Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 2007 | ||||
Feb 1984–Jan 1987 36-Month |
123.05" (3,125.47mm) | 125.95" (3,199.13mm) |
-2.90" (-73.66mm) | 40th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1967 |
86th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 2008 | ||||
Feb 1983–Jan 1987 48-Month |
177.52" (4,509.01mm) | 167.95" (4,265.93mm) |
9.57" (243.08mm) | 91st Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1968 |
34th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 2009 | ||||
Feb 1982–Jan 1987 60-Month |
215.03" (5,461.76mm) | 209.88" (5,330.95mm) |
5.15" (130.81mm) | 70th Driest | Driest since: 1983 | 1969 |
54th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 2010 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 21, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/