Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Texas
Precipitation Rankings, January 1973
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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January 1973 1-Month |
2.58" (65.53mm) | 1.49" (37.85mm) |
1.09" (27.68mm) | 113th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1909 |
14th Wettest | Wettest since: 1968 | 1932 | ||||
Dec 1972–Jan 1973 2-Month |
3.41" (86.61mm) | 3.26" (82.80mm) |
0.15" (3.81mm) | 69th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1971 |
57th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 1992 | ||||
Nov 1972–Jan 1973 3-Month |
5.46" (138.68mm) | 5.07" (128.78mm) |
0.39" (9.90mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1971 |
54th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 1992 | ||||
Oct 1972–Jan 1973 4-Month |
8.67" (220.22mm) | 7.59" (192.79mm) |
1.08" (27.43mm) | 85th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1918 |
41st Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2019 | ||||
Sep 1972–Jan 1973 5-Month |
12.30" (312.42mm) | 10.56" (268.22mm) |
1.74" (44.20mm) | 91st Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1918 |
35th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2019 | ||||
Aug 1972–Jan 1973 6-Month |
15.79" (401.07mm) | 12.90" (327.66mm) |
2.89" (73.41mm) | 103rd Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1918 |
23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2019 | ||||
Jul 1972–Jan 1973 7-Month |
18.27" (464.06mm) | 15.27" (387.86mm) |
3.00" (76.20mm) | 103rd Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1918 |
23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2019 | ||||
Jun 1972–Jan 1973 8-Month |
21.18" (537.97mm) | 18.10" (459.74mm) |
3.08" (78.23mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1918 |
24th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 1920 | ||||
May 1972–Jan 1973 9-Month |
25.19" (639.83mm) | 21.48" (545.59mm) |
3.71" (94.24mm) | 100th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1918 |
26th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 1920 | ||||
Apr 1972–Jan 1973 10-Month |
26.67" (677.42mm) | 23.87" (606.30mm) |
2.80" (71.12mm) | 93rd Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1918 |
33rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 1920 | ||||
Ties: 1968 | ||||||
Mar 1972–Jan 1973 11-Month |
27.50" (698.50mm) | 25.54" (648.72mm) |
1.96" (49.78mm) | 84th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1957 |
42nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 1920 | ||||
Feb 1972–Jan 1973 12-Month |
28.02" (711.71mm) | 27.14" (689.36mm) |
0.88" (22.35mm) | 73rd Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1918 |
53rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 1920 | ||||
Aug 1971–Jan 1973 18-Month |
47.37" (1,203.20mm) | 40.09" (1,018.29mm) |
7.28" (184.91mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1918 |
18th Wettest | Wettest since: 1942 | 1920 | ||||
Feb 1971–Jan 1973 24-Month |
57.28" (1,454.91mm) | 54.33" (1,379.98mm) |
2.95" (74.93mm) | 81st Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1918 |
44th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 2017 | ||||
Feb 1970–Jan 1973 36-Month |
80.41" (2,042.41mm) | 81.48" (2,069.59mm) |
-1.07" (-27.18mm) | 49th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1957 |
75th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 1993 | ||||
Feb 1969–Jan 1973 48-Month |
110.23" (2,799.84mm) | 108.52" (2,756.41mm) |
1.71" (43.43mm) | 60th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1957 |
63rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2019 | ||||
Feb 1968–Jan 1973 60-Month |
140.23" (3,561.84mm) | 135.52" (3,442.21mm) |
4.71" (119.63mm) | 75th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1957 |
47th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 24, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/