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Precipitation Rankings, December 1897

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
December 1897 1-Month	2.56" (65.02mm)	2.35" (59.69mm)	0.21" (5.33mm)	76th Driest	Driest since: 1896	1930
December 1897 1-Month	2.56" (65.02mm)	2.35" (59.69mm)	0.21" (5.33mm)	53rd Wettest	Wettest to Date	2015
Nov–Dec 1897 2-Month	4.85" (123.19mm)	4.58" (116.33mm)	0.27" (6.86mm)	83rd Driest	Driest since: 1896	1976
Nov–Dec 1897 2-Month	4.85" (123.19mm)	4.58" (116.33mm)	0.27" (6.86mm)	46th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2015
Oct–Dec 1897 3-Month	6.68" (169.67mm)	6.74" (171.20mm)	-0.06" (-1.53mm)	55th Driest	Driest since: 1895	1917
Oct–Dec 1897 3-Month	6.68" (169.67mm)	6.74" (171.20mm)	-0.06" (-1.53mm)	74th Wettest	Wettest since: 1896	2015
Sep–Dec 1897 4-Month	8.25" (209.55mm)	9.23" (234.44mm)	-0.98" (-24.89mm)	28th Driest	Driest since: 1895	1939
Sep–Dec 1897 4-Month	8.25" (209.55mm)	9.23" (234.44mm)	-0.98" (-24.89mm)	101st Wettest	Wettest since: 1896	2018
Aug–Dec 1897 5-Month	10.55" (267.97mm)	11.85" (300.99mm)	-1.30" (-33.02mm)	23rd Driest	Driest since: 1895	1917
Aug–Dec 1897 5-Month	10.55" (267.97mm)	11.85" (300.99mm)	-1.30" (-33.02mm)	106th Wettest	Wettest since: 1896	2018
Jul–Dec 1897 6-Month	13.48" (342.39mm)	14.62" (371.35mm)	-1.14" (-28.96mm)	26th Driest	Driest since: 1895	1917
Jul–Dec 1897 6-Month	13.48" (342.39mm)	14.62" (371.35mm)	-1.14" (-28.96mm)	103rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1896	2018
Jun–Dec 1897 7-Month	16.36" (415.54mm)	17.55" (445.77mm)	-1.19" (-30.23mm)	27th Driest	Driest since: 1895	1917
Jun–Dec 1897 7-Month	16.36" (415.54mm)	17.55" (445.77mm)	-1.19" (-30.23mm)	102nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1896	2018
May–Dec 1897 8-Month	18.48" (469.39mm)	20.46" (519.68mm)	-1.98" (-50.29mm)	19th Driest	Driest to Date	1917
May–Dec 1897 8-Month	18.48" (469.39mm)	20.46" (519.68mm)	-1.98" (-50.29mm)	110th Wettest	Wettest since: 1896	2015
Apr–Dec 1897 9-Month	20.90" (530.86mm)	22.98" (583.69mm)	-2.08" (-52.83mm)	20th Driest	Driest since: 1895	1956
Apr–Dec 1897 9-Month	20.90" (530.86mm)	22.98" (583.69mm)	-2.08" (-52.83mm)	109th Wettest	Wettest since: 1896	2015
Mar–Dec 1897 10-Month	24.52" (622.81mm)	25.49" (647.45mm)	-0.97" (-24.64mm)	35th Driest	Driest since: 1895	1956
Mar–Dec 1897 10-Month	24.52" (622.81mm)	25.49" (647.45mm)	-0.97" (-24.64mm)	94th Wettest	Wettest since: 1896	2015
Feb–Dec 1897 11-Month	27.31" (693.67mm)	27.62" (701.55mm)	-0.31" (-7.88mm)	52nd Driest	Driest since: 1895	1910
Feb–Dec 1897 11-Month	27.31" (693.67mm)	27.62" (701.55mm)	-0.31" (-7.88mm)	77th Wettest	Wettest since: 1896	2018
Jan–Dec 1897 12-Month	29.70" (754.38mm)	29.94" (760.48mm)	-0.24" (-6.10mm)	48th Driest	Driest since: 1895	1910
	29.70" (754.38mm)	29.94" (760.48mm)	-0.24" (-6.10mm)	81st Wettest	Wettest since: 1896	1973
	Ties: 1970
Jul 1896–Dec 1897 18-Month	44.42" (1,128.27mm)	44.58" (1,132.33mm)	-0.16" (-4.06mm)	55th Driest	Driest since: 1896	1954
Jul 1896–Dec 1897 18-Month	44.42" (1,128.27mm)	44.58" (1,132.33mm)	-0.16" (-4.06mm)	73rd Wettest	Wettest to Date	2019
Jan 1896–Dec 1897 24-Month	59.47" (1,510.54mm)	59.90" (1,521.46mm)	-0.43" (-10.92mm)	52nd Driest	Driest since: 1896	1931
Jan 1896–Dec 1897 24-Month	59.47" (1,510.54mm)	59.90" (1,521.46mm)	-0.43" (-10.92mm)	76th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2019
Jan 1895–Dec 1897 36-Month	87.02" (2,210.31mm)	89.86" (2,282.44mm)	-2.84" (-72.13mm)	32nd Driest	Driest to Date	1956
Jan 1895–Dec 1897 36-Month	87.02" (2,210.31mm)	89.86" (2,282.44mm)	-2.84" (-72.13mm)	95th 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 4, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings