We have 13 days left in the month, and it's already the 7th-wettest January on record at Sacramento Executive Airport (which has been recording since 1941). Since we only need 1.02 inches to reach first place, and two more storms are forecast to arrive within the week, the likelihood we'll reach first place is very high.
For the record, these Januarys are:
Year Inches of rain
1978 9.14
1997 9.05
1995 8.81
1993 8.63
1969 8.50
1967 8.42
2017 8.12
Tomorrow I can look at the official downtown Sacramento precipitation readings, which go farther back, to 1877, and include even-more-epic Januarys (like 12.72 inches in 1911).
[UPDATE]
Using the longer record of the "Downtown" Sacramento met station (which goes back to 1877), we're already the 12th wettest January on record, with a good chunk of the month to go.
Year Inches of Rain
1911 12.72
1995 12.35
1896 9.76
1909 9.65
1978 9.61
1993 9.37
1916 9.35
1878 9.26
1969 8.90
1952 8.65
1895 8.42
2017 8.11
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