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Precipitation Rankings, July 1896

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Period Value 1901-2000
Mean
Anomaly Rank
(1895-2022)
Wettest/Driest
Since
Record
July 1896
1-Month
3.22"
(81.79mm)
2.78"
(70.61mm)
0.44"
(11.18mm)
115th Driest
Driest since:
1930
14th Wettest
Wettest to Date
1950, 1958
Ties: 1916
Jun–Jul 1896
2-Month
5.86"
(148.84mm)
5.70"
(144.78mm)
0.16"
(4.06mm)
70th Driest
Driest to Date
1930
59th Wettest
Wettest since:
1928
May–Jul 1896
3-Month
8.82"
(224.03mm)
8.62"
(218.95mm)
0.20"
(5.08mm)
68th Driest
Driest to Date
1988
61st Wettest
Wettest since:
2015
Apr–Jul 1896
4-Month
11.41"
(289.81mm)
11.13"
(282.70mm)
0.28"
(7.11mm)
69th Driest
Driest since:
1934
60th Wettest
Wettest to Date
2015
Ties: 1953
Mar–Jul 1896
5-Month
13.82"
(351.03mm)
13.64"
(346.46mm)
0.18"
(4.57mm)
62nd Driest
Driest since:
1936
67th Wettest
Wettest to Date
1973
Ties: 1949
Feb–Jul 1896
6-Month
15.87"
(403.10mm)
15.78"
(400.81mm)
0.09"
(2.29mm)
63rd Driest
Driest since:
1934
66th Wettest
Wettest to Date
2019
Jan–Jul 1896
7-Month
18.27"
(464.06mm)
18.09"
(459.49mm)
0.18"
(4.57mm)
69th Driest
Driest since:
1934
60th Wettest
Wettest to Date
2019
Ties: 2005
Dec 1895–Jul 1896
8-Month
20.80"
(528.32mm)
20.44"
(519.18mm)
0.36"
(9.14mm)
67th Driest
Driest to Date
1931
61st Wettest
Wettest to Date
2019
Ties: 1928
Nov 1895–Jul 1896
9-Month
23.09"
(586.49mm)
22.66"
(575.56mm)
0.43"
(10.93mm)
72nd Driest
Driest to Date
1934
56th Wettest
Wettest to Date
2019
Oct 1895–Jul 1896
10-Month
24.17"
(613.92mm)
24.83"
(630.68mm)
-0.66"
(-16.76mm)
41st Driest
Driest to Date
1934
87th Wettest
Wettest to Date
2019
Sep 1895–Jul 1896
11-Month
25.75"
(654.05mm)
27.33"
(694.18mm)
-1.58"
(-40.13mm)
28th Driest
Driest to Date
1934
100th Wettest
Wettest to Date
2019
Aug 1895–Jul 1896
12-Month
28.28"
(718.31mm)
29.95"
(760.73mm)
-1.67"
(-42.42mm)
30th Driest
Driest to Date
1918
98th Wettest
Wettest to Date
2019
Ties: 1944
Feb 1895–Jul 1896
18-Month
42.50"
(1,079.50mm)
45.74"
(1,161.80mm)
-3.24"
(-82.30mm)
16th Driest
Driest to Date
1931
112th Wettest
Wettest to Date
2019

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