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.
Delaware
Precipitation Rankings, January 2018
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
January 2018 1-Month |
2.98" (75.69mm) | 3.49" (88.65mm) |
-0.51" (-12.96mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1981 |
| 77th Wettest | Wettest since: 2017 | 1937 | ||||
| Ties: 1920 | ||||||
|
Dec 2017–Jan 2018 2-Month |
4.03" (102.36mm) | 6.95" (176.53mm) |
-2.92" (-74.17mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 1989 | 1981 |
| 117th Wettest | Wettest since: 2017 | 1978 | ||||
|
Nov 2017–Jan 2018 3-Month |
6.07" (154.18mm) | 10.02" (254.51mm) |
-3.95" (-100.33mm) | 11th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1981 |
| 115th Wettest | Wettest since: 2017 | 1978 | ||||
|
Oct 2017–Jan 2018 4-Month |
9.66" (245.36mm) | 13.17" (334.52mm) |
-3.51" (-89.16mm) | 14th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 2002 |
| 112th Wettest | Wettest since: 2016 | 1978 | ||||
|
Sep 2017–Jan 2018 5-Month |
12.23" (310.64mm) | 16.76" (425.70mm) |
-4.53" (-115.06mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 2002 |
| 117th Wettest | Wettest since: 2017 | 1936 | ||||
|
Aug 2017–Jan 2018 6-Month |
20.14" (511.56mm) | 21.35" (542.29mm) |
-1.21" (-30.73mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 2011 | 1931 |
| 78th Wettest | Wettest since: 2017 | 2010 | ||||
|
Jul 2017–Jan 2018 7-Month |
28.18" (715.77mm) | 25.63" (651.00mm) |
2.55" (64.77mm) | 84th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1931 |
| 42nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 2010 | ||||
|
Jun 2017–Jan 2018 8-Month |
30.50" (774.70mm) | 29.26" (743.20mm) |
1.24" (31.50mm) | 71st Driest | Driest since: 2011 | 1931 |
| 55th Wettest | Wettest since: 2017 | 2010 | ||||
|
May 2017–Jan 2018 9-Month |
36.18" (918.97mm) | 32.81" (833.37mm) |
3.37" (85.60mm) | 93rd Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1931 |
| 33rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2017 | 1949 | ||||
|
Apr 2017–Jan 2018 10-Month |
38.81" (985.77mm) | 36.27" (921.26mm) |
2.54" (64.51mm) | 85th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1931 |
| 41st Wettest | Wettest since: 2017 | 2010 | ||||
|
Mar 2017–Jan 2018 11-Month |
43.27" (1,099.06mm) | 40.22" (1,021.59mm) |
3.05" (77.47mm) | 89th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1931 |
| 37th Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 2010 | ||||
|
Feb 2017–Jan 2018 12-Month |
44.51" (1,130.55mm) | 43.29" (1,099.57mm) |
1.22" (30.98mm) | 74th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1931 |
| 52nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2017 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1970 | ||||||
|
Aug 2016–Jan 2018 18-Month |
67.13" (1,705.10mm) | 64.54" (1,639.32mm) |
2.59" (65.78mm) | 77th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1931 |
| 48th Wettest | Wettest since: 2016 | 2004 | ||||
|
Feb 2016–Jan 2018 24-Month |
90.51" (2,298.95mm) | 86.54" (2,198.12mm) |
3.97" (100.83mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1966 |
| 47th Wettest | Wettest since: 2016 | 1936 | ||||
|
Feb 2015–Jan 2018 36-Month |
134.49" (3,416.05mm) | 129.80" (3,296.92mm) |
4.69" (119.13mm) | 74th Driest | Driest since: 2013 | 1967 |
| 50th Wettest | Wettest since: 2017 | 1937 | ||||
| Ties: 1962 | ||||||
|
Feb 2014–Jan 2018 48-Month |
181.36" (4,606.54mm) | 173.07" (4,395.98mm) |
8.29" (210.56mm) | 89th Driest | Driest since: 2014 | 1966 |
| 34th Wettest | Wettest since: 2017 | 1937 | ||||
|
Feb 2013–Jan 2018 60-Month |
232.17" (5,897.12mm) | 216.19" (5,491.23mm) |
15.98" (405.89mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1967 |
| 17th Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 1939 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 26, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/