Table 1 Wetness rankings during the Great Famine by country.

From: A quantitative hydroclimatic context for the European Great Famine of 1315–1317

Country

1314

1315

1316

1317

1314–1316

N

1314a

1315

1316

 

Wet rank, all years

3-Year rank

Wet rank, famine years only

 

1300–1710 (1300–2012)

1300–1710 (1300–2012)

United Kingdom

22 (38)

6 (10)

26 (47)

169 (296)

3 (4)

22 (28)

1 (1)

1 (1)

4 (4)

France

14 (23)

4 (8)

35 (56)

218 (378)

2 (5)

20 (24)

1 (1)

1 (1)

3 (3)

Germany

70 (124)

8 (17)

5 (13)

116 (201)

6 (14)

49 (83)

4 (5)

3 (4)

1 (2)

Switzerland

51 (92)

2 (6)

4 (12)

109 (189)

1 (6)

49 (83)

4 (5)

1 (2)

3 (4)

Austria

320 (552)

7 (18)

35 (65)

228 (407)

48 (89)

49 (83)

12 (23)

2 (4)

8 (12)

Belgium

37 (68)

5 (11)

34 (65)

238 (416)

4 (9)

40 (57)

3 (3)

1 (1)

4 (4)

Netherlands

62 (109)

9 (19)

29 (52)

190 (342)

8 (19)

40 (57)

3 (4)

1 (1)

4 (4)

Luxembourg

15 (32)

8 (19)

20 (40)

191 (336)

1 (7)

40 (57)

2 (2)

1 (1)

3 (3)

Italyb

299 (515)

44 (86)

237 (403)

362 (615)

174 (302)

52 (60)

41 (48)

9 (11)

33 (39)

All Countriesc

18 (29)

2 (4)

23 (37)

197 (344)

2 (5)

76 (115)

2 (2)

1 (1)

5 (5)

  1. aCompared to years preceding famines.
  2. bItaly was not in famine for 1314, 1315, and 1316, but is provided a wet rank relative to famine years.
  3. cExcluding Italy.
  4. Rankings are over the 1300–1710 (1300–2012) periods. The wetness ranking for the 1314–1316 mean period and the wetness ranking for just famine years are also given.