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Precipitation Rankings, July 1898

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
July 1898 1-Month	2.88" (73.15mm)	2.78" (70.61mm)	0.10" (2.54mm)	76th Driest	Driest to Date	1930
	2.88" (73.15mm)	2.78" (70.61mm)	0.10" (2.54mm)	53rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1897	1950, 1958
	Ties: 2007
Jun–Jul 1898 2-Month	5.95" (151.13mm)	5.70" (144.78mm)	0.25" (6.35mm)	78th Driest	Driest since: 1897	1930
	5.95" (151.13mm)	5.70" (144.78mm)	0.25" (6.35mm)	51st Wettest	Wettest since: 1895	1928
	Ties: 1895
May–Jul 1898 3-Month	9.18" (233.17mm)	8.62" (218.95mm)	0.56" (14.22mm)	88th Driest	Driest since: 1897	1988
May–Jul 1898 3-Month	9.18" (233.17mm)	8.62" (218.95mm)	0.56" (14.22mm)	41st Wettest	Wettest to Date	2015
Apr–Jul 1898 4-Month	11.20" (284.48mm)	11.13" (282.70mm)	0.07" (1.78mm)	57th Driest	Driest since: 1897	1934
	11.20" (284.48mm)	11.13" (282.70mm)	0.07" (1.78mm)	72nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1896	2015
	Ties: 1965
Mar–Jul 1898 5-Month	13.62" (345.95mm)	13.64" (346.46mm)	-0.02" (-0.51mm)	56th Driest	Driest since: 1895	1936
	13.62" (345.95mm)	13.64" (346.46mm)	-0.02" (-0.51mm)	73rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1897	1973
	Ties: 1921
Feb–Jul 1898 6-Month	15.27" (387.86mm)	15.78" (400.81mm)	-0.51" (-12.95mm)	41st Driest	Driest since: 1895	1934
Feb–Jul 1898 6-Month	15.27" (387.86mm)	15.78" (400.81mm)	-0.51" (-12.95mm)	88th Wettest	Wettest since: 1897	2019
Jan–Jul 1898 7-Month	17.70" (449.58mm)	18.09" (459.49mm)	-0.39" (-9.91mm)	46th Driest	Driest since: 1895	1934
Jan–Jul 1898 7-Month	17.70" (449.58mm)	18.09" (459.49mm)	-0.39" (-9.91mm)	83rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1897	2019
Dec 1897–Jul 1898 8-Month	20.26" (514.60mm)	20.44" (519.18mm)	-0.18" (-4.58mm)	54th Driest	Driest to Date	1931
Dec 1897–Jul 1898 8-Month	20.26" (514.60mm)	20.44" (519.18mm)	-0.18" (-4.58mm)	74th Wettest	Wettest since: 1897	2019
Nov 1897–Jul 1898 9-Month	22.55" (572.77mm)	22.66" (575.56mm)	-0.11" (-2.79mm)	55th Driest	Driest to Date	1934
	22.55" (572.77mm)	22.66" (575.56mm)	-0.11" (-2.79mm)	73rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1897	2019
	Ties: 1942
Oct 1897–Jul 1898 10-Month	24.38" (619.25mm)	24.83" (630.68mm)	-0.45" (-11.43mm)	47th Driest	Driest since: 1896	1934
Oct 1897–Jul 1898 10-Month	24.38" (619.25mm)	24.83" (630.68mm)	-0.45" (-11.43mm)	81st Wettest	Wettest since: 1897	2019
Sep 1897–Jul 1898 11-Month	25.95" (659.13mm)	27.33" (694.18mm)	-1.38" (-35.05mm)	33rd Driest	Driest since: 1896	1934
Sep 1897–Jul 1898 11-Month	25.95" (659.13mm)	27.33" (694.18mm)	-1.38" (-35.05mm)	95th Wettest	Wettest since: 1897	2019
Aug 1897–Jul 1898 12-Month	28.25" (717.55mm)	29.95" (760.73mm)	-1.70" (-43.18mm)	29th Driest	Driest to Date	1918
Aug 1897–Jul 1898 12-Month	28.25" (717.55mm)	29.95" (760.73mm)	-1.70" (-43.18mm)	99th Wettest	Wettest since: 1897	2019
Feb 1897–Jul 1898 18-Month	45.01" (1,143.25mm)	45.74" (1,161.80mm)	-0.73" (-18.55mm)	45th Driest	Driest since: 1896	1931
Feb 1897–Jul 1898 18-Month	45.01" (1,143.25mm)	45.74" (1,161.80mm)	-0.73" (-18.55mm)	83rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1897	2019
Aug 1896–Jul 1898 24-Month	58.90" (1,496.06mm)	59.92" (1,521.97mm)	-1.02" (-25.91mm)	46th Driest	Driest to Date	1918
Aug 1896–Jul 1898 24-Month	58.90" (1,496.06mm)	59.92" (1,521.97mm)	-1.02" (-25.91mm)	81st Wettest	Wettest since: 1897	2020
Aug 1895–Jul 1898 36-Month	87.18" (2,214.37mm)	89.88" (2,282.95mm)	-2.70" (-68.58mm)	27th Driest	Driest to Date	1956
Aug 1895–Jul 1898 36-Month	87.18" (2,214.37mm)	89.88" (2,282.95mm)	-2.70" (-68.58mm)	99th 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 May 30, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings