Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Delaware
Precipitation Rankings, January 1988
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2019) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
January 1988 1-Month |
3.25" (82.55mm) | 3.49" (88.65mm) |
-0.24" (-6.10mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1981 |
| 58th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1937 | ||||
|
Dec 1987–Jan 1988 2-Month |
5.98" (151.89mm) | 6.95" (176.53mm) |
-0.97" (-24.64mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1981 |
| 77th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1978 | ||||
|
Nov 1987–Jan 1988 3-Month |
9.50" (241.30mm) | 10.02" (254.51mm) |
-0.52" (-13.21mm) | 58th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1981 |
| 67th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1978 | ||||
| Ties: 1962 | ||||||
|
Oct 1987–Jan 1988 4-Month |
12.06" (306.32mm) | 13.17" (334.52mm) |
-1.11" (-28.20mm) | 49th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 2002 |
| 76th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1978 | ||||
|
Sep 1987–Jan 1988 5-Month |
15.79" (401.07mm) | 16.76" (425.70mm) |
-0.97" (-24.63mm) | 52nd Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 2002 |
| 73rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1936 | ||||
|
Aug 1987–Jan 1988 6-Month |
17.42" (442.47mm) | 21.35" (542.29mm) |
-3.93" (-99.82mm) | 21st Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1931 |
| 104th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2010 | ||||
|
Jul 1987–Jan 1988 7-Month |
20.76" (527.30mm) | 25.63" (651.00mm) |
-4.87" (-123.70mm) | 19th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1931 |
| 106th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2010 | ||||
|
Jun 1987–Jan 1988 8-Month |
22.79" (578.87mm) | 29.26" (743.20mm) |
-6.47" (-164.33mm) | 11th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1931 |
| 114th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2010 | ||||
|
May 1987–Jan 1988 9-Month |
25.99" (660.15mm) | 32.81" (833.37mm) |
-6.82" (-173.22mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1931 |
| 112th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1949 | ||||
| Ties: 1955 | ||||||
|
Apr 1987–Jan 1988 10-Month |
28.98" (736.09mm) | 36.27" (921.26mm) |
-7.29" (-185.17mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1931 |
| 116th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2010 | ||||
|
Mar 1987–Jan 1988 11-Month |
31.63" (803.40mm) | 40.22" (1,021.59mm) |
-8.59" (-218.19mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1931 |
| 119th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2010 | ||||
| Ties: 1922 | ||||||
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Feb 1987–Jan 1988 12-Month |
33.38" (847.85mm) | 43.29" (1,099.57mm) |
-9.91" (-251.72mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1931 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2019 | ||||
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Aug 1986–Jan 1988 18-Month |
59.40" (1,508.76mm) | 64.54" (1,639.32mm) |
-5.14" (-130.56mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1931 |
| 94th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2004 | ||||
| Ties: 1927 | ||||||
|
Feb 1986–Jan 1988 24-Month |
72.66" (1,845.56mm) | 86.54" (2,198.12mm) |
-13.88" (-352.56mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1966 |
| 117th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1936 | ||||
|
Feb 1985–Jan 1988 36-Month |
113.52" (2,883.41mm) | 129.80" (3,296.92mm) |
-16.28" (-413.51mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1967 |
| 115th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1937 | ||||
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Feb 1984–Jan 1988 48-Month |
157.57" (4,002.28mm) | 173.07" (4,395.98mm) |
-15.50" (-393.70mm) | 10th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1966 |
| 112th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1937 | ||||
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Feb 1983–Jan 1988 60-Month |
211.69" (5,376.93mm) | 216.19" (5,491.23mm) |
-4.50" (-114.30mm) | 35th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1967 |
| 86th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1939 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published December 2019, retrieved on December 14, 2019 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/