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Contiguous U.S.

February 2013 Precipitation Rankings

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PeriodValue
1901-2000
Mean
AnomalyRank
(1895-2025)
Driest/Wettest
Since
Record
February 2013
1-Month
2.01in
(51.05mm)
2.13in
(54.10mm)
-0.12in53rd Driest
Driest since:
1947
79th Wettest
Wettest since:
1998
Jan–Feb 2013
2-Month
4.38in
(111.25mm)
4.45in
(113.03mm)
-0.07in60th Driest
Driest since:
1977
72nd Wettest
Wettest since:
1998
Ties: 1929
Dec 2012–Feb 2013
3-Month
7.26in
(184.40mm)
6.79in
(172.47mm)
0.47in95th Driest
Driest since:
1977
36th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Nov 2012–Feb 2013
4-Month
8.58in
(217.93mm)
9.02in
(229.11mm)
-0.44in47th Driest
Driest since:
1977
84th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Oct 2012–Feb 2013
5-Month
10.81in
(274.57mm)
11.18in
(283.97mm)
-0.37in51st Driest
Driest since:
1977
80th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Ties: 2012
Sep 2012–Feb 2013
6-Month
13.15in
(334.01mm)
13.68in
(347.47mm)
-0.53in48th Driest
Driest since:
1977
83rd Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Aug 2012–Feb 2013
7-Month
15.62in
(396.75mm)
16.30in
(414.02mm)
-0.68in35th Driest
Driest since:
1977
96th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Jul 2012–Feb 2013
8-Month
18.13in
(460.50mm)
19.08in
(484.63mm)
-0.95in34th Driest
Driest since:
1977
97th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Jun 2012–Feb 2013
9-Month
20.37in
(517.40mm)
22.00in
(558.80mm)
-1.63in22nd Driest
Driest since:
1918, 1977
109th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
May 2012–Feb 2013
10-Month
22.87in
(580.90mm)
24.91in
(632.71mm)
-2.04in21st Driest
Driest since:
1918
110th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Apr 2012–Feb 2013
11-Month
25.09in
(637.29mm)
27.44in
(696.98mm)
-2.35in20th Driest
Driest since:
1931
111th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Mar 2012–Feb 2013
12-Month
27.96in
(710.18mm)
29.94in
(760.48mm)
-1.98in25th Driest
Driest since:
1931
106th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Sep 2011–Feb 2013
18-Month
41.25in
(1,047.75mm)
43.63in-2.38in26th Driest
Driest since:
1918
104th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Mar 2011–Feb 2013
24-Month
58.36in
(1,482.34mm)
59.89in-1.53in37th Driest
Driest since:
1935
93rd Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Mar 2010–Feb 2013
36-Month
88.72in
(2,253.49mm)
89.82in-1.10in48th Driest
Driest since:
1957
81st Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Mar 2009–Feb 2013
48-Month
122.49in
(3,111.25mm)
119.70in2.79in87th Driest
Driest since:
1957
41st Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Ties: 2005
Mar 2008–Feb 2013
60-Month
152.20in
(3,865.88mm)
149.55in2.65in75th Driest
Driest since:
1957
52nd Wettest
Wettest since:
2020

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