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Precipitation Rankings, May 1896

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
May 1896 1-Month	2.96" (75.18mm)	2.91" (73.91mm)	0.05" (1.27mm)	69th Driest	Driest since: 1895	1934
	2.96" (75.18mm)	2.91" (73.91mm)	0.05" (1.27mm)	60th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2019
	Ties: 1967
Apr–May 1896 2-Month	5.55" (140.97mm)	5.43" (137.92mm)	0.12" (3.05mm)	75th Driest	Driest since: 1895	1934
Apr–May 1896 2-Month	5.55" (140.97mm)	5.43" (137.92mm)	0.12" (3.05mm)	54th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1957
Mar–May 1896 3-Month	7.96" (202.18mm)	7.94" (201.68mm)	0.02" (0.50mm)	64th Driest	Driest since: 1895	1925
	7.96" (202.18mm)	7.94" (201.68mm)	0.02" (0.50mm)	65th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1957, 1991
	Ties: 1989, 2018
Feb–May 1896 4-Month	10.01" (254.25mm)	10.07" (255.78mm)	-0.06" (-1.53mm)	69th Driest	Driest since: 1895	1925
	10.01" (254.25mm)	10.07" (255.78mm)	-0.06" (-1.53mm)	60th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2019
	Ties: 1996, 2010
Jan–May 1896 5-Month	12.41" (315.21mm)	12.39" (314.71mm)	0.02" (0.50mm)	70th Driest	Driest since: 1895	1934
Jan–May 1896 5-Month	12.41" (315.21mm)	12.39" (314.71mm)	0.02" (0.50mm)	59th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2019
Dec 1895–May 1896 6-Month	14.94" (379.48mm)	14.73" (374.14mm)	0.21" (5.34mm)	71st Driest	Driest to Date	1931
Dec 1895–May 1896 6-Month	14.94" (379.48mm)	14.73" (374.14mm)	0.21" (5.34mm)	57th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2019
Nov 1895–May 1896 7-Month	17.23" (437.64mm)	16.96" (430.78mm)	0.27" (6.86mm)	73rd Driest	Driest to Date	1934
	17.23" (437.64mm)	16.96" (430.78mm)	0.27" (6.86mm)	55th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1983
	Ties: 1943
Oct 1895–May 1896 8-Month	18.31" (465.07mm)	19.13" (485.90mm)	-0.82" (-20.83mm)	37th Driest	Driest to Date	1934
	18.31" (465.07mm)	19.13" (485.90mm)	-0.82" (-20.83mm)	91st Wettest	Wettest to Date	2019
	Ties: 1989
Sep 1895–May 1896 9-Month	19.89" (505.21mm)	21.62" (549.15mm)	-1.73" (-43.94mm)	22nd Driest	Driest to Date	1934
Sep 1895–May 1896 9-Month	19.89" (505.21mm)	21.62" (549.15mm)	-1.73" (-43.94mm)	106th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2019
Aug 1895–May 1896 10-Month	22.42" (569.47mm)	24.25" (615.95mm)	-1.83" (-46.48mm)	23rd Driest	Driest to Date	1918
Aug 1895–May 1896 10-Month	22.42" (569.47mm)	24.25" (615.95mm)	-1.83" (-46.48mm)	105th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2019
Jul 1895–May 1896 11-Month	25.42" (645.67mm)	27.03" (686.56mm)	-1.61" (-40.89mm)	28th Driest	Driest to Date	1931
Jul 1895–May 1896 11-Month	25.42" (645.67mm)	27.03" (686.56mm)	-1.61" (-40.89mm)	100th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2019
Jun 1895–May 1896 12-Month	28.37" (720.60mm)	29.95" (760.73mm)	-1.58" (-40.13mm)	31st Driest	Driest to Date	1934
Jun 1895–May 1896 12-Month	28.37" (720.60mm)	29.95" (760.73mm)	-1.58" (-40.13mm)	97th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2019

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on June 6, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings