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.
North Dakota
Precipitation Rankings, December 1940
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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December 1940 1-Month |
0.41" (10.41mm) | 0.49" (12.45mm) |
-0.08" (-2.04mm) | 52nd Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1944 |
| 76th Wettest | Wettest since: 1937 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 1910 | ||||||
|
Nov–Dec 1940 2-Month |
1.04" (26.42mm) | 1.11" (28.19mm) |
-0.07" (-1.77mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1999 |
| 63rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1922 | ||||
| Ties: 1981 | ||||||
|
Oct–Dec 1940 3-Month |
2.64" (67.06mm) | 2.19" (55.63mm) |
0.45" (11.43mm) | 89th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1987 |
| 39th Wettest | Wettest since: 1932 | 1982 | ||||
|
Sep–Dec 1940 4-Month |
3.68" (93.47mm) | 3.82" (97.03mm) |
-0.14" (-3.56mm) | 60th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1952 |
| 68th Wettest | Wettest since: 1932 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug–Dec 1940 5-Month |
5.72" (145.29mm) | 5.93" (150.62mm) |
-0.21" (-5.33mm) | 60th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1976 |
| 68th Wettest | Wettest since: 1931 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul–Dec 1940 6-Month |
9.54" (242.32mm) | 8.52" (216.41mm) |
1.02" (25.91mm) | 89th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1976 |
| 39th Wettest | Wettest since: 1931 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun–Dec 1940 7-Month |
11.81" (299.97mm) | 11.95" (303.53mm) |
-0.14" (-3.56mm) | 59th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1936 |
| 69th Wettest | Wettest since: 1937 | 2019 | ||||
|
May–Dec 1940 8-Month |
13.76" (349.50mm) | 14.28" (362.71mm) |
-0.52" (-13.21mm) | 47th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1936 |
| 81st Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1932 | ||||||
|
Apr–Dec 1940 9-Month |
16.09" (408.69mm) | 15.65" (397.51mm) |
0.44" (11.18mm) | 70th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1936 |
| 58th Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 2019 | ||||
|
Mar–Dec 1940 10-Month |
17.01" (432.05mm) | 16.39" (416.31mm) |
0.62" (15.74mm) | 70th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1936 |
| 58th Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 2019 | ||||
|
Feb–Dec 1940 11-Month |
17.64" (448.06mm) | 16.85" (427.99mm) |
0.79" (20.07mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1936 |
| 56th Wettest | Wettest since: 1928 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jan–Dec 1940 12-Month |
17.76" (451.10mm) | 17.34" (440.44mm) |
0.42" (10.66mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1936 |
| 61st Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1939–Dec 1940 18-Month |
23.51" (597.15mm) | 25.88" (657.35mm) |
-2.37" (-60.20mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1934 |
| 97th Wettest | Wettest since: 1932 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jan 1939–Dec 1940 24-Month |
32.31" (820.67mm) | 34.65" (880.11mm) |
-2.34" (-59.44mm) | 33rd Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1934 |
| 94th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 2011 | ||||
| Ties: 1979 | ||||||
|
Jan 1938–Dec 1940 36-Month |
47.83" (1,214.88mm) | 51.92" (1,318.77mm) |
-4.09" (-103.89mm) | 17th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1936 |
| 109th Wettest | Wettest since: 1932 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jan 1937–Dec 1940 48-Month |
65.05" (1,652.27mm) | 69.14" (1,756.16mm) |
-4.09" (-103.89mm) | 21st Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1936 |
| 104th Wettest | Wettest since: 1930 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jan 1936–Dec 1940 60-Month |
73.86" (1,876.04mm) | 86.36" (2,193.54mm) |
-12.50" (-317.50mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1937 |
| 119th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2011 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 28, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/