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Contiguous U.S.

February 2011 Precipitation Rankings

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PeriodValue
1901-2000
Mean
AnomalyRank
(1895-2025)
Driest/Wettest
Since
Record
February 2011
1-Month
1.98in
(50.29mm)
2.13in
(54.10mm)
-0.15in50th Driest
Driest since:
1947
82nd Wettest
Wettest since:
1998
Jan–Feb 2011
2-Month
3.63in
(92.20mm)
4.45in
(113.03mm)
-0.82in20th Driest
Driest since:
1977
112th Wettest
Wettest since:
1998
Dec 2010–Feb 2011
3-Month
6.08in
(154.43mm)
6.79in
(172.47mm)
-0.71in27th Driest
Driest since:
1977
104th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Nov 2010–Feb 2011
4-Month
8.30in
(210.82mm)
9.02in
(229.11mm)
-0.72in35th Driest
Driest since:
1977
96th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Oct 2010–Feb 2011
5-Month
10.27in
(260.86mm)
11.18in
(283.97mm)
-0.91in29th Driest
Driest since:
1977
102nd Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Sep 2010–Feb 2011
6-Month
13.05in
(331.47mm)
13.68in
(347.47mm)
-0.63in43rd Driest
Driest since:
1977
88th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Aug 2010–Feb 2011
7-Month
15.56in
(395.22mm)
16.30in
(414.02mm)
-0.74in34th Driest
Driest since:
1977
97th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Jul 2010–Feb 2011
8-Month
18.88in
(479.55mm)
19.08in
(484.63mm)
-0.20in54th Driest
Driest since:
1977
77th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Jun 2010–Feb 2011
9-Month
22.37in
(568.20mm)
22.00in
(558.80mm)
0.37in73rd Driest
Driest since:
1918, 1977
58th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
May 2010–Feb 2011
10-Month
25.68in
(652.27mm)
24.91in
(632.71mm)
0.77in82nd Driest
Driest since:
1918
49th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Apr 2010–Feb 2011
11-Month
28.06in
(712.72mm)
27.44in
(696.98mm)
0.62in75th Driest
Driest since:
1931
56th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Mar 2010–Feb 2011
12-Month
30.36in
(771.14mm)
29.94in
(760.48mm)
0.42in68th Driest
Driest since:
1931
63rd Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Ties: 1899, 1971
Sep 2009–Feb 2011
18-Month
46.53in
(1,181.86mm)
43.63in2.90in107th Driest
Driest since:
1918
23rd Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Mar 2009–Feb 2011
24-Month
64.13in
(1,628.90mm)
59.89in4.24in112th Driest
Driest since:
1935
18th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Ties: 1908
Mar 2008–Feb 2011
36-Month
93.84in
(2,383.54mm)
89.82in4.02in101st Driest
Driest since:
1957
28th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Mar 2007–Feb 2011
48-Month
123.71in
(3,142.23mm)
119.70in4.01in99th Driest
Driest since:
1957
29th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Mar 2006–Feb 2011
60-Month
153.37in
(3,895.60mm)
149.55in3.82in87th Driest
Driest since:
1957
40th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020

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