Climate at a Glance
National Rankings
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Contiguous U.S.
Precipitation Rankings, September 1898
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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September 1898 1-Month |
2.33" (59.18mm) | 2.49" (63.25mm) |
-0.16" (-4.07mm) | 43rd Driest | Driest since: 1897 | 1956 |
85th Wettest | Wettest since: 1896 | 1986 | ||||
Ties: 1904, 1930, 1992 | ||||||
Aug–Sep 1898 2-Month |
5.39" (136.91mm) | 5.11" (129.79mm) |
0.28" (7.12mm) | 91st Driest | Driest since: 1897 | 1956 |
37th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1977 | ||||
Jul–Sep 1898 3-Month |
8.27" (210.06mm) | 7.88" (200.15mm) |
0.39" (9.91mm) | 87th Driest | Driest since: 1897 | 1930 |
41st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1915 | ||||
Ties: 1989 | ||||||
Jun–Sep 1898 4-Month |
11.34" (288.04mm) | 10.81" (274.57mm) |
0.53" (13.47mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 1897 | 1930 |
38th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1915 | ||||
Ties: 1979, 1981 | ||||||
May–Sep 1898 5-Month |
14.57" (370.08mm) | 13.72" (348.49mm) |
0.85" (21.59mm) | 93rd Driest | Driest since: 1897 | 1956 |
35th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1915 | ||||
Ties: 1979 | ||||||
Apr–Sep 1898 6-Month |
16.59" (421.39mm) | 16.24" (412.50mm) |
0.35" (8.89mm) | 73rd Driest | Driest since: 1897 | 1956 |
55th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1915 | ||||
Mar–Sep 1898 7-Month |
19.01" (482.85mm) | 18.75" (476.25mm) |
0.26" (6.60mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: 1897 | 1956 |
60th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1973 | ||||
Feb–Sep 1898 8-Month |
20.66" (524.76mm) | 20.88" (530.35mm) |
-0.22" (-5.59mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 1897 | 1930 |
72nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
Jan–Sep 1898 9-Month |
23.09" (586.49mm) | 23.20" (589.28mm) |
-0.11" (-2.79mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 1897 | 1934 |
72nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
Dec 1897–Sep 1898 10-Month |
25.65" (651.51mm) | 25.54" (648.72mm) |
0.11" (2.79mm) | 59th Driest | Driest since: 1897 | 1931 |
68th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1922 | ||||||
Nov 1897–Sep 1898 11-Month |
27.94" (709.68mm) | 27.77" (705.36mm) |
0.17" (4.32mm) | 63rd Driest | Driest since: 1897 | 1934 |
64th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1948 | ||||||
Oct 1897–Sep 1898 12-Month |
29.77" (756.16mm) | 29.94" (760.48mm) |
-0.17" (-4.32mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 1897 | 1934 |
71st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
Apr 1897–Sep 1898 18-Month |
43.99" (1,117.35mm) | 46.20" (1,173.48mm) |
-2.21" (-56.13mm) | 27th Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1931 |
100th Wettest | Wettest since: 1897 | 2019 | ||||
Oct 1896–Sep 1898 24-Month |
59.51" (1,511.55mm) | 59.92" (1,521.97mm) |
-0.41" (-10.42mm) | 52nd Driest | Driest since: 1897 | 1918 |
74th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2020 | ||||
Oct 1895–Sep 1898 36-Month |
88.46" (2,246.88mm) | 89.87" (2,282.70mm) |
-1.41" (-35.82mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest to Date | 1956 |
83rd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 18, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/