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 December 2020. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
New York
Precipitation Rankings, January 1959
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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January 1959 1-Month |
3.89" (98.81mm) | 2.89" (73.41mm) |
1.00" (25.40mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1981 |
21st Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1979 | ||||
Dec 1958–Jan 1959 2-Month |
5.34" (135.64mm) | 5.99" (152.15mm) |
-0.65" (-16.51mm) | 41st Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1944 |
85th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1978 | ||||
Nov 1958–Jan 1959 3-Month |
8.65" (219.71mm) | 9.45" (240.03mm) |
-0.80" (-20.32mm) | 49th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1961 |
77th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1978 | ||||
Ties: 1985 | ||||||
Oct 1958–Jan 1959 4-Month |
12.87" (326.90mm) | 12.84" (326.14mm) |
0.03" (0.76mm) | 64th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1961 |
62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1978 | ||||
Sep 1958–Jan 1959 5-Month |
17.89" (454.41mm) | 16.54" (420.12mm) |
1.35" (34.29mm) | 89th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1931 |
37th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1978 | ||||
Aug 1958–Jan 1959 6-Month |
21.07" (535.18mm) | 20.23" (513.84mm) |
0.84" (21.34mm) | 75th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1931 |
51st Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 1978 | ||||
Jul 1958–Jan 1959 7-Month |
25.62" (650.75mm) | 24.03" (610.36mm) |
1.59" (40.39mm) | 87th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1931 |
39th Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 1978 | ||||
Jun 1958–Jan 1959 8-Month |
29.71" (754.63mm) | 27.78" (705.61mm) |
1.93" (49.02mm) | 88th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1965 |
38th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1978 | ||||
May 1958–Jan 1959 9-Month |
32.92" (836.17mm) | 31.32" (795.53mm) |
1.60" (40.64mm) | 80th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1965 |
46th Wettest | Wettest since: 1948 | 1978 | ||||
Ties: 1986 | ||||||
Apr 1958–Jan 1959 10-Month |
36.62" (930.15mm) | 34.61" (879.09mm) |
2.01" (51.06mm) | 87th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1965 |
39th Wettest | Wettest since: 1948 | 2012 | ||||
Mar 1958–Jan 1959 11-Month |
38.78" (985.01mm) | 37.69" (957.33mm) |
1.09" (27.68mm) | 71st Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1965 |
55th Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 2012 | ||||
Feb 1958–Jan 1959 12-Month |
41.91" (1,064.51mm) | 40.22" (1,021.59mm) |
1.69" (42.92mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1965 |
48th Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 2012 | ||||
Aug 1957–Jan 1959 18-Month |
60.10" (1,526.54mm) | 60.42" (1,534.67mm) |
-0.32" (-8.13mm) | 57th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1966 |
68th Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 2012 | ||||
Feb 1957–Jan 1959 24-Month |
78.29" (1,988.57mm) | 80.44" (2,043.18mm) |
-2.15" (-54.61mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1966 |
89th Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1982 | ||||||
Feb 1956–Jan 1959 36-Month |
118.69" (3,014.73mm) | 120.67" (3,065.02mm) |
-1.98" (-50.29mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 1944 | 1967 |
78th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1978 | ||||
Feb 1955–Jan 1959 48-Month |
160.79" (4,084.07mm) | 160.93" (4,087.62mm) |
-0.14" (-3.55mm) | 54th Driest | Driest since: 1945 | 1967 |
69th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2012 | ||||
Feb 1954–Jan 1959 60-Month |
203.36" (5,165.34mm) | 201.08" (5,107.43mm) |
2.28" (57.91mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1967 |
60th Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 2007 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 16, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/