[NOAA] NCDC / Climate At A Glance / Climate Monitoring/ Search / Help [Image] [Image] Climate At A Glance [Image] January Precipitation United States ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (sorted by year) Rank Rank Year Precipitation Based on the Based on the Time Period Selected Period of Record (1895-2001)* (1895-2001)* 2001 1.70 inches 14 14 2000 2.04 inches 40 40 1999 3.00 inches 96 96 1998 3.22 inches 104 104 1997 2.71 inches 89 89 1996 2.65 inches 87 87 1995 3.04 inches 98 98 1994 2.18 inches 54 54 1993 3.14 inches 102 102 1992 2.02 inches 38 38 1991 2.30 inches 65 65 1990 2.62 inches 85 85 1989 1.91 inches 29 29 1988 1.87 inches 26 26 1987 2.10 inches 45 45 1986 1.35 inches 4 4 1985 1.40 inches 5 5 1984 1.28 inches 3 3 1983 1.97 inches 32 32 1982 2.73 inches 91 91 1981 0.92 inches 1 1 1980 2.48 inches 79 79 1979 3.22 inches 104 104 1978 3.01 inches 97 97 1977 1.54 inches 11 11 1976 1.65 inches 13 13 1975 2.45 inches 78 78 1974 2.93 inches 95 95 1973 2.38 inches 72 72 1972 2.16 inches 50 50 1971 1.83 inches 22 22 1970 1.75 inches 18 18 1969 2.78 inches 93 93 1968 2.08 inches 44 44 1967 1.99 inches 35 35 1966 2.26 inches 61 61 1965 2.18 inches 54 54 1964 2.29 inches 63 63 1963 1.48 inches 8 8 1962 2.10 inches 45 45 1961 1.42 inches 7 7 1960 2.16 inches 50 50 1959 2.04 inches 40 40 1958 2.19 inches 58 58 1957 1.98 inches 33 33 1956 2.06 inches 43 43 1955 1.62 inches 12 12 1954 2.33 inches 68 68 1953 2.41 inches 75 75 1952 2.32 inches 67 67 1951 2.21 inches 60 60 1950 3.16 inches 103 103 1949 3.09 inches 100 100 1948 1.85 inches 25 25 1947 2.34 inches 69 69 1946 2.44 inches 77 77 1945 1.71 inches 15 15 1944 1.83 inches 22 22 1943 2.04 inches 40 40 1942 1.49 inches 9 9 1941 1.98 inches 33 33 1940 1.82 inches 21 21 1939 2.41 inches 75 75 1938 2.00 inches 37 37 1937 3.56 inches 106 106 1936 2.68 inches 88 88 1935 2.29 inches 63 63 1934 1.74 inches 17 17 1933 2.15 inches 49 49 1932 3.12 inches 101 101 1931 1.53 inches 10 10 1930 2.56 inches 84 84 1929 2.31 inches 66 66 1928 1.22 inches 2 2 1927 1.73 inches 16 16 1926 2.34 inches 69 69 1925 2.18 inches 54 54 1924 1.92 inches 31 31 1923 2.38 inches 72 72 1922 1.99 inches 35 35 1921 2.02 inches 38 38 1920 2.17 inches 52 52 1919 1.88 inches 27 27 1918 2.28 inches 62 62 1917 2.13 inches 47 47 1916 3.87 inches 107 107 1915 2.77 inches 92 92 1914 2.50 inches 80 80 1913 2.81 inches 94 94 1912 1.89 inches 28 28 1911 2.51 inches 81 81 1910 2.13 inches 47 47 1909 2.72 inches 90 90 1908 1.83 inches 22 22 1907 2.64 inches 86 86 1906 2.52 inches 83 83 1905 2.18 inches 54 54 1904 1.79 inches 20 20 1903 2.17 inches 52 52 1902 1.40 inches 5 5 1901 1.91 inches 29 29 1900 1.75 inches 18 18 1899 2.51 inches 81 81 1898 2.38 inches 72 72 1897 2.37 inches 71 71 1896 2.19 inches 58 58 1895 3.06 inches 99 99 *Highest precipitation rank denotes the wettest year for the period. Lowest precipitation rank denotes the driest year for the period. http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/hr_display3.pl This table was dynamically created on 03 /07 /2001 at 15:45:36 [Image] [NOAA] NCDC / Climate At A Glance / Climate Monitoring/ Search / Help Please send questions to jlawrimo@ncdc.noaa.gov Please see the NCDC Contact Page if you have questions or comments.