Winter regional precipitation departures ranked from wettest to driest, for the period 1948- 2000 .
Atlantic Great Lakes NE Forest NW Forest Prairies South BC Pacific Yukon-N BC Mackenzie Arctic Tund Arctic Mtns National
Rank Year Dep.% Year Dep.% Year Dep.% Year Dep.% Year Dep.% Year Dep.% Year Dep.% Year Dep.% Year Dep.% Year Dep.% Year Dep.% Year Dep.%
01 1982 29.9 1997 47.3 1969 19.9 1956 44.5 1956 40.6 1972 44.1 1999 37.8 1955 46.3 1962 70.1 1980 50.6 2000 83.3 1965 19.4
02 1976 24.0 1950 39.3 1958 16.2 1948 29.3 1948 37.6 1951 30.9 1992 29.8 1963 44.5 1963 68.8 1997 43.8 1951 78.5 1997 14.6
03 1978 19.7 1971 25.9 1996 15.7 1963 26.0 1974 34.5 1982 24.7 1967 24.4 1985 34.9 1964 27.4 1987 38.2 1965 57.9 1963 14.4
04 1973 17.3 1976 24.1 1997 14.7 1954 24.9 1951 32.5 1950 23.8 1982 20.3 1965 33.8 1959 26.0 1996 38.2 1977 51.9 1958 11.7
05 1954 17.1 1965 20.8 1954 14.5 1962 22.1 1969 32.2 1974 21.9 1975 20.1 1990 32.6 1958 21.8 1993 35.9 1952 50.6 1956 11.0
06 1965 16.1 1960 20.3 1965 14.1 1958 19.7 1954 26.4 1956 21.4 1954 19.1 1952 30.6 1987 20.6 1981 35.7 1963 50.1 1968 09.2
07 1952 14.4 1974 16.8 1953 12.7 1974 19.5 1972 22.7 1965 18.7 1983 18.2 1976 23.3 1991 19.0 1969 33.3 1997 39.1 1977 09.0
08 1977 12.5 1972 13.6 1967 12.5 1950 16.4 1965 21.8 1957 16.7 1974 16.8 1960 19.2 1975 17.6 1977 31.7 1986 36.3 1996 08.2
09 1963 12.5 1984 11.8 1977 11.2 1965 14.8 1950 18.1 1948 14.5 1981 16.7 1992 18.2 1961 16.4 1968 28.4 1959 35.3 1981 06.5
10 1994 11.2 1985 11.7 1950 10.5 1972 13.9 1962 16.3 1954 14.2 1976 16.7 1962 18.2 1957 15.8 1956 27.5 1992 34.2 1969 06.0
11 1984 11.0 1952 10.7 1972 09.7 1967 13.8 1957 13.7 1953 13.9 1958 16.5 1967 17.8 1974 14.7 1965 27.2 1958 31.1 1972 05.9
12 1979 10.8 1967 10.1 1971 08.9 1959 13.6 1949 11.5 1959 11.1 1964 16.1 1968 16.8 1985 14.1 1999 25.3 1981 29.3 1951 05.8
13 1995 08.6 1978 09.0 1976 06.4 1971 08.6 1952 09.0 1999 10.1 1980 13.4 1972 16.3 1968 10.9 1991 22.7 1982 27.6 1976 05.7
14 1991 07.3 1962 09.0 1962 05.1 1949 06.7 1976 03.6 1971 08.2 1961 12.7 1949 15.7 1960 10.4 1995 22.7 1950 27.5 1971 05.4
15 1958 04.9 1954 08.9 1956 04.9 1961 05.3 1989 03.4 1966 08.0 1953 11.1 1948 15.0 1983 09.9 1960 21.5 1989 26.0 1960 04.0
16 1956 03.0 1951 08.0 1949 04.8 1955 04.0 1994 01.4 1952 07.8 1971 10.8 1999 12.5 1992 08.5 2000 20.0 1968 25.8 1950 03.9
17 1955 02.9 1973 06.2 1983 03.4 1951 03.0 1953 -00.5 1962 07.0 1948 10.6 1991 10.4 1973 04.6 1989 17.4 1964 23.3 1974 03.2
18 1988 02.5 1959 03.9 1951 01.6 1982 01.3 1960 -01.1 1976 06.8 1998 09.0 1950 09.3 1956 03.4 1988 16.6 1984 16.8 1980 02.3
19 1964 02.3 1968 03.8 1985 01.4 1990 00.2 1996 -01.2 1975 03.2 1973 08.9 1951 07.2 1976 03.3 1986 13.4 1993 13.6 1999 02.0
20 1996 02.2 1991 02.9 1974 01.2 1969 -00.1 1978 -02.9 1997 02.4 1960 05.0 1996 02.6 1971 03.0 1990 13.3 1994 09.4 1962 01.3
21 1967 01.7 1969 01.4 1960 01.1 1976 -00.6 1963 -03.0 1967 01.3 1990 04.7 1975 01.6 1984 -00.1 1992 11.9 1970 09.2 1992 01.0
22 2000 00.5 1979 01.2 1952 00.4 1957 -02.4 1980 -04.9 1994 00.8 1991 04.6 1957 -00.2 1977 -03.1 1975 10.0 1979 09.0 1953 00.4
23 1997 00.1 1975 01.0 1955 -01.2 1994 -02.7 1971 -05.1 1958 -01.1 1965 03.2 1981 -01.6 1955 -03.2 1958 09.9 1999 08.4 1952 -00.8
24 1992 -00.3 1958 01.0 1981 -01.4 1973 -03.0 1997 -08.3 1949 -01.9 1968 03.1 1980 -01.7 1948 -04.1 1972 09.4 1953 08.2 1991 -00.9
25 1971 -00.5 1949 -00.4 1968 -01.6 1997 -03.6 1961 -08.9 1968 -02.9 1997 02.8 1964 -03.4 1990 -04.5 1998 08.3 1980 07.4 1990 -01.0
26 1968 -01.1 1992 -01.3 1979 -02.6 1968 -03.9 1967 -09.7 1961 -04.2 1951 01.8 1966 -04.2 1986 -04.7 1984 07.8 1971 03.6 1964 -01.6
27 1951 -01.3 1995 -01.8 1984 -03.3 1953 -04.1 1955 -10.2 1990 -04.2 1984 00.9 1961 -04.7 1950 -06.2 1971 07.0 1976 03.4 2000 -01.6
28 1983 -03.7 1981 -01.9 1975 -03.8 1981 -04.5 1970 -12.0 1981 -05.1 1972 -01.0 1959 -04.8 1967 -07.6 1963 05.5 1960 -00.7 1954 -02.3
29 1969 -04.6 1955 -02.1 1970 -04.6 1992 -04.6 1966 -13.1 1980 -05.7 1996 -01.6 1958 -05.9 1952 -08.0 1974 04.7 1988 -01.2 1982 -02.5
30 1960 -05.2 1999 -02.9 1963 -05.8 1977 -08.0 1999 -13.8 1996 -06.9 1987 -01.8 1994 -06.9 1970 -12.2 1973 01.7 1987 -02.2 1975 -03.3
31 1990 -05.6 1993 -03.1 1973 -06.2 1988 -10.0 1975 -13.9 1969 -09.2 1966 -03.1 1956 -07.6 1988 -12.2 1953 01.3 1969 -03.6 1959 -03.8
32 1999 -05.8 1953 -03.2 1999 -07.3 1983 -12.2 1991 -15.5 1991 -10.5 1955 -05.5 1954 -08.6 1998 -12.2 1964 00.8 1949 -14.0 1973 -04.5
33 1957 -07.4 1990 -03.3 1964 -07.7 1996 -12.3 1982 -15.7 1963 -17.7 1994 -06.0 1973 -09.1 1996 -13.4 1976 -02.0 1978 -17.6 1986 -04.5
34 1970 -07.9 1983 -03.5 1982 -07.8 1952 -14.5 1964 -17.0 1964 -17.8 1952 -08.2 1998 -09.9 1995 -14.6 1985 -08.0 1998 -19.7 1984 -05.2
35 1981 -08.5 1996 -09.2 1966 -08.5 1987 -15.7 1968 -17.0 1973 -18.4 1988 -08.4 1977 -10.1 1994 -14.9 1982 -08.4 1990 -20.0 1987 -06.0
36 1974 -09.3 1982 -10.2 1988 -08.9 1979 -16.3 1990 -18.8 1978 -19.5 1959 -08.5 1993 -10.2 1954 -15.3 1978 -08.5 1996 -20.5 1988 -06.0
37 1962 -09.4 1988 -10.7 1990 -11.7 1995 -18.1 1958 -19.1 1992 -21.4 1979 -08.8 1982 -12.4 1993 -15.9 1948 -09.9 1973 -20.9 1985 -06.2
38 1998 -11.4 1966 -10.8 1998 -12.7 1975 -18.3 1959 -23.0 1955 -21.5 1962 -09.1 2000 -13.6 1999 -17.3 1970 -10.0 1954 -21.0 1955 -06.6
39 1986 -11.8 1998 -11.2 1986 -13.0 1991 -19.5 2000 -25.1 1989 -21.8 1963 -09.1 1971 -14.0 1966 -17.4 1951 -13.4 1985 -21.1 1949 -07.0
40 1953 -12.0 1957 -11.8 2000 -13.6 1966 -19.6 1981 -25.6 1983 -24.7 1989 -10.4 1979 -14.1 1972 -18.7 1961 -15.5 1995 -21.5 1948 -07.1
41 1993 -12.2 1986 -14.8 1995 -15.3 1964 -20.0 1985 -25.8 1988 -26.7 1950 -10.6 1986 -14.5 1951 -19.5 1959 -16.9 1991 -21.9 1989 -08.1
42 1961 -12.4 1963 -15.3 1992 -16.1 1986 -20.2 1979 -27.5 1960 -26.8 1986 -13.9 1974 -14.9 1953 -19.8 1983 -18.4 1983 -22.9 1967 -08.2
43 1972 -13.7 1994 -17.1 1989 -16.2 1980 -20.7 1986 -29.5 1995 -30.0 1977 -14.6 1997 -18.3 1981 -21.2 1955 -19.4 1967 -23.2 1993 -08.5
44 1950 -15.5 1970 -17.1 1957 -16.5 1985 -20.9 1998 -32.4 1970 -30.7 1995 -14.9 1953 -24.5 2000 -21.4 1950 -19.5 1962 -25.6 1995 -09.1
45 1975 -16.9 2000 -19.9 1980 -16.7 1999 -24.5 1977 -33.3 1979 -31.0 1949 -15.2 1983 -25.2 1965 -22.8 1979 -20.2 1972 -28.6 1983 -10.4
46 1980 -17.9 1948 -23.5 1991 -18.2 1960 -25.6 1973 -33.7 1986 -31.2 1985 -20.9 1984 -25.7 1997 -23.2 1949 -21.2 1948 -30.1 1998 -11.4
47 1966 -18.0 1977 -23.8 1959 -18.7 2000 -27.5 1992 -36.2 1985 -31.8 1957 -22.1 1987 -27.0 1949 -26.0 1994 -21.4 1956 -37.2 1994 -12.1
48 1989 -19.5 1964 -26.0 1978 -20.5 1970 -28.0 1983 -37.8 1977 -32.6 1969 -23.9 1988 -27.4 1982 -26.0 1952 -26.6 1955 -37.4 1970 -12.2
49 1959 -20.6 1980 -27.5 1961 -23.9 1984 -28.9 1993 -39.8 1998 -33.8 1956 -24.9 1989 -30.3 1980 -26.6 1966 -26.7 1961 -40.2 1961 -12.7
50 1987 -21.0 1989 -27.6 1994 -25.0 1998 -31.5 1995 -42.2 1984 -35.5 2000 -26.9 1970 -33.7 1989 -28.5 1954 -33.9 1974 -47.0 1979 -14.5
51 1948 -24.3 1956 -28.7 1948 -29.0 1989 -32.8 1987 -46.3 1993 -38.6 1970 -27.8 1995 -43.5 1978 -40.8 1962 -34.0 1975 -47.0 1957 -14.6
52 1985 -25.6 1987 -29.4 1993 -29.1 1993 -41.9 1984 -47.9 2000 -40.7 1993 -31.1 1969 -49.5 1969 -42.5 1957 -35.5 1957 -47.5 1966 -17.6
53 1949 -26.1 1961 -33.3 1987 -29.6 1978 -43.1 1988 -48.0 1987 -50.4 1978 -31.7 1978 -58.0 1979 -53.3 1967 -47.6 1966 -48.9 1978 -20.1
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