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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: 1895	1930
	3.22" (81.79mm)	2.78" (70.61mm)	0.44" (11.18mm)	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
Jun–Jul 1896 2-Month	5.86" (148.84mm)	5.70" (144.78mm)	0.16" (4.06mm)	59th Wettest	Wettest since: 1895	1928
May–Jul 1896 3-Month	8.82" (224.03mm)	8.62" (218.95mm)	0.20" (5.08mm)	68th Driest	Driest to Date	1988
May–Jul 1896 3-Month	8.82" (224.03mm)	8.62" (218.95mm)	0.20" (5.08mm)	61st Wettest	Wettest since: 1895	2015
Apr–Jul 1896 4-Month	11.41" (289.81mm)	11.13" (282.70mm)	0.28" (7.11mm)	69th Driest	Driest since: 1895	1934
	11.41" (289.81mm)	11.13" (282.70mm)	0.28" (7.11mm)	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: 1895	1936
	13.82" (351.03mm)	13.64" (346.46mm)	0.18" (4.57mm)	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: 1895	1934
Feb–Jul 1896 6-Month	15.87" (403.10mm)	15.78" (400.81mm)	0.09" (2.29mm)	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: 1895	1934
	18.27" (464.06mm)	18.09" (459.49mm)	0.18" (4.57mm)	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
	20.80" (528.32mm)	20.44" (519.18mm)	0.36" (9.14mm)	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
Nov 1895–Jul 1896 9-Month	23.09" (586.49mm)	22.66" (575.56mm)	0.43" (10.93mm)	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
Oct 1895–Jul 1896 10-Month	24.17" (613.92mm)	24.83" (630.68mm)	-0.66" (-16.76mm)	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
Sep 1895–Jul 1896 11-Month	25.75" (654.05mm)	27.33" (694.18mm)	-1.58" (-40.13mm)	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
	28.28" (718.31mm)	29.95" (760.73mm)	-1.67" (-42.42mm)	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
Feb 1895–Jul 1896 18-Month	42.50" (1,079.50mm)	45.74" (1,161.80mm)	-3.24" (-82.30mm)	112th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2019

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 24, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings