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Contiguous U.S.

February 1929 Precipitation Rankings

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PeriodValue
1901-2000
Mean
AnomalyRank
(1895-2025)
Driest/Wettest
Since
Record
February 1929
1-Month
2.02in
(51.31mm)
2.13in
(54.10mm)
-0.11in57th Driest
Driest since:
1947
75th Wettest
Wettest since:
1998
Jan–Feb 1929
2-Month
4.38in
(111.25mm)
4.45in
(113.03mm)
-0.07in60th Driest
Driest since:
1977
72nd Wettest
Wettest since:
1998
Dec 1928–Feb 1929
3-Month
6.12in
(155.45mm)
6.79in
(172.47mm)
-0.67in29th Driest
Driest since:
1977
102nd Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Nov 1928–Feb 1929
4-Month
8.27in
(210.06mm)
9.02in
(229.11mm)
-0.75in33rd Driest
Driest since:
1977
98th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Oct 1928–Feb 1929
5-Month
10.50in
(266.70mm)
11.18in
(283.97mm)
-0.68in37th Driest
Driest since:
1977
94th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Sep 1928–Feb 1929
6-Month
12.61in
(320.29mm)
13.68in
(347.47mm)
-1.07in30th Driest
Driest since:
1977
101st Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Aug 1928–Feb 1929
7-Month
15.75in
(400.05mm)
16.30in
(414.02mm)
-0.55in43rd Driest
Driest since:
1977
88th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Ties: 1909
Jul 1928–Feb 1929
8-Month
18.81in
(477.77mm)
19.08in
(484.63mm)
-0.27in50th Driest
Driest since:
1977
81st Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Ties: 1926
Jun 1928–Feb 1929
9-Month
23.09in
(586.49mm)
22.00in
(558.80mm)
1.09in99th Driest
Driest since:
1918, 1977
32nd Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
May 1928–Feb 1929
10-Month
25.43in
(645.92mm)
24.91in
(632.71mm)
0.52in74th Driest
Driest since:
1918
57th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Apr 1928–Feb 1929
11-Month
28.35in
(720.09mm)
27.44in
(696.98mm)
0.91in83rd Driest
Driest since:
1931
48th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Mar 1928–Feb 1929
12-Month
30.73in
(780.54mm)
29.94in
(760.48mm)
0.79in79th Driest
Driest since:
1931
52nd Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Sep 1927–Feb 1929
18-Month
44.10in
(1,120.14mm)
43.63in0.47in70th Driest
Driest since:
1918
60th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Mar 1927–Feb 1929
24-Month
61.39in
(1,559.31mm)
59.89in1.50in86th Driest
Driest since:
1935
44th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Mar 1926–Feb 1929
36-Month
92.38in
(2,346.45mm)
89.82in2.56in89th Driest
Driest since:
1957
40th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Mar 1925–Feb 1929
48-Month
119.68in
(3,039.87mm)
119.70in-0.02in60th Driest
Driest since:
1957
68th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Mar 1924–Feb 1929
60-Month
146.44in
(3,719.58mm)
149.55in-3.11in38th Driest
Driest since:
1957
89th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020

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