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Precipitation Rankings, April 1916

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
April 1916 1-Month	2.09" (53.09mm)	2.52" (64.01mm)	-0.43" (-10.92mm)	22nd Driest	Driest since: 1913	1987
	2.09" (53.09mm)	2.52" (64.01mm)	-0.43" (-10.92mm)	107th Wettest	Wettest since: 1915	1957
	Ties: 1949
Mar–Apr 1916 2-Month	4.22" (107.19mm)	5.03" (127.76mm)	-0.81" (-20.57mm)	12th Driest	Driest since: 1915	1910
	4.22" (107.19mm)	5.03" (127.76mm)	-0.81" (-20.57mm)	117th Wettest	Wettest since: 1914	1973
	Ties: 1986
Feb–Apr 1916 3-Month	5.99" (152.15mm)	7.16" (181.86mm)	-1.17" (-29.71mm)	7th Driest	Driest since: 1910	1910
Feb–Apr 1916 3-Month	5.99" (152.15mm)	7.16" (181.86mm)	-1.17" (-29.71mm)	122nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1915	1983
Jan–Apr 1916 4-Month	9.78" (248.41mm)	9.48" (240.79mm)	0.30" (7.62mm)	85th Driest	Driest since: 1915	1910
Jan–Apr 1916 4-Month	9.78" (248.41mm)	9.48" (240.79mm)	0.30" (7.62mm)	44th Wettest	Wettest since: 1913	1998
Dec 1915–Apr 1916 5-Month	12.41" (315.21mm)	11.82" (300.23mm)	0.59" (14.98mm)	92nd Driest	Driest since: 1915	1931
	12.41" (315.21mm)	11.82" (300.23mm)	0.59" (14.98mm)	36th Wettest	Wettest since: 1912	1983
	Ties: 2011
Nov 1915–Apr 1916 6-Month	14.51" (368.55mm)	14.05" (356.87mm)	0.46" (11.68mm)	87th Driest	Driest since: 1915	1977
	14.51" (368.55mm)	14.05" (356.87mm)	0.46" (11.68mm)	41st Wettest	Wettest since: 1912	1983
	Ties: 1920
Oct 1915–Apr 1916 7-Month	16.36" (415.54mm)	16.22" (411.99mm)	0.14" (3.55mm)	70th Driest	Driest since: 1915	1981
Oct 1915–Apr 1916 7-Month	16.36" (415.54mm)	16.22" (411.99mm)	0.14" (3.55mm)	58th Wettest	Wettest since: 1912	1983
Sep 1915–Apr 1916 8-Month	19.13" (485.90mm)	18.71" (475.23mm)	0.42" (10.67mm)	79th Driest	Driest since: 1915	1918
Sep 1915–Apr 1916 8-Month	19.13" (485.90mm)	18.71" (475.23mm)	0.42" (10.67mm)	49th Wettest	Wettest since: 1914	2019
Aug 1915–Apr 1916 9-Month	22.56" (573.02mm)	21.33" (541.78mm)	1.23" (31.24mm)	96th Driest	Driest since: 1915	1918
Aug 1915–Apr 1916 9-Month	22.56" (573.02mm)	21.33" (541.78mm)	1.23" (31.24mm)	32nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1912	2019
Jul 1915–Apr 1916 10-Month	26.13" (663.70mm)	24.12" (612.65mm)	2.01" (51.05mm)	107th Driest	Driest since: 1915	1931
Jul 1915–Apr 1916 10-Month	26.13" (663.70mm)	24.12" (612.65mm)	2.01" (51.05mm)	21st Wettest	Wettest since: 1912	2019
Jun 1915–Apr 1916 11-Month	29.31" (744.47mm)	27.04" (686.82mm)	2.27" (57.65mm)	110th Driest	Driest since: 1915	1931
Jun 1915–Apr 1916 11-Month	29.31" (744.47mm)	27.04" (686.82mm)	2.27" (57.65mm)	18th Wettest	Wettest since: 1907	2019
May 1915–Apr 1916 12-Month	33.20" (843.28mm)	29.95" (760.73mm)	3.25" (82.55mm)	117th Driest	Driest since: 1915	1918
	33.20" (843.28mm)	29.95" (760.73mm)	3.25" (82.55mm)	11th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2019
	Ties: 1974
Nov 1914–Apr 1916 18-Month	46.56" (1,182.62mm)	44.02" (1,118.11mm)	2.54" (64.51mm)	102nd Driest	Driest since: 1915	1931
Nov 1914–Apr 1916 18-Month	46.56" (1,182.62mm)	44.02" (1,118.11mm)	2.54" (64.51mm)	25th Wettest	Wettest since: 1907	2020
May 1914–Apr 1916 24-Month	62.20" (1,579.88mm)	59.92" (1,521.97mm)	2.28" (57.91mm)	93rd Driest	Driest since: 1915	1955
May 1914–Apr 1916 24-Month	62.20" (1,579.88mm)	59.92" (1,521.97mm)	2.28" (57.91mm)	34th Wettest	Wettest since: 1908	2020
May 1913–Apr 1916 36-Month	91.39" (2,321.31mm)	89.88" (2,282.95mm)	1.51" (38.36mm)	78th Driest	Driest since: 1915	1955
May 1913–Apr 1916 36-Month	91.39" (2,321.31mm)	89.88" (2,282.95mm)	1.51" (38.36mm)	48th Wettest	Wettest since: 1909	2020
May 1912–Apr 1916 48-Month	121.10" (3,075.94mm)	119.77" (3,042.16mm)	1.33" (33.78mm)	69th Driest	Driest since: 1915	1956
May 1912–Apr 1916 48-Month	121.10" (3,075.94mm)	119.77" (3,042.16mm)	1.33" (33.78mm)	56th Wettest	Wettest since: 1910	2019
May 1911–Apr 1916 60-Month	152.07" (3,862.58mm)	149.63" (3,800.60mm)	2.44" (61.98mm)	72nd Driest	Driest since: 1915	1957
May 1911–Apr 1916 60-Month	152.07" (3,862.58mm)	149.63" (3,800.60mm)	2.44" (61.98mm)	52nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1910	2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 1, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings