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Precipitation Rankings, February 1918

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2023)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
February 1918 1-Month	1.72" (43.69mm)	2.13" (54.10mm)	-0.41" (-10.41mm)	21st Driest	Driest since: 1906	1947
	1.72" (43.69mm)	2.13" (54.10mm)	-0.41" (-10.41mm)	109th Wettest	Wettest since: 1917	1998
	Ties: 1906
Jan–Feb 1918 2-Month	4.13" (104.90mm)	4.45" (113.03mm)	-0.32" (-8.13mm)	45th Driest	Driest since: 1917	1977
	4.13" (104.90mm)	4.45" (113.03mm)	-0.32" (-8.13mm)	85th Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	1998
	Ties: 1972, 2006
Dec 1917–Feb 1918 3-Month	5.79" (147.07mm)	6.79" (172.47mm)	-1.00" (-25.40mm)	15th Driest	Driest since: 1904	1977
Dec 1917–Feb 1918 3-Month	5.79" (147.07mm)	6.79" (172.47mm)	-1.00" (-25.40mm)	114th Wettest	Wettest since: 1917	2019
Nov 1917–Feb 1918 4-Month	6.74" (171.20mm)	9.02" (229.11mm)	-2.28" (-57.91mm)	3rd Driest	Driest to Date	1977
Nov 1917–Feb 1918 4-Month	6.74" (171.20mm)	9.02" (229.11mm)	-2.28" (-57.91mm)	126th Wettest	Wettest since: 1917	2019
Oct 1917–Feb 1918 5-Month	8.12" (206.25mm)	11.19" (284.23mm)	-3.07" (-77.98mm)	2nd Driest	Driest to Date	1977
Oct 1917–Feb 1918 5-Month	8.12" (206.25mm)	11.19" (284.23mm)	-3.07" (-77.98mm)	127th Wettest	Wettest since: 1917	2019
Sep 1917–Feb 1918 6-Month	10.29" (261.37mm)	13.68" (347.47mm)	-3.39" (-86.10mm)	2nd Driest	Driest to Date	1977
Sep 1917–Feb 1918 6-Month	10.29" (261.37mm)	13.68" (347.47mm)	-3.39" (-86.10mm)	127th Wettest	Wettest since: 1917	2019
Aug 1917–Feb 1918 7-Month	12.73" (323.34mm)	16.31" (414.27mm)	-3.58" (-90.93mm)	2nd Driest	Driest to Date	1977
Aug 1917–Feb 1918 7-Month	12.73" (323.34mm)	16.31" (414.27mm)	-3.58" (-90.93mm)	127th Wettest	Wettest since: 1917	2019
Jul 1917–Feb 1918 8-Month	15.24" (387.10mm)	19.09" (484.89mm)	-3.85" (-97.79mm)	2nd Driest	Driest to Date	1977
Jul 1917–Feb 1918 8-Month	15.24" (387.10mm)	19.09" (484.89mm)	-3.85" (-97.79mm)	127th Wettest	Wettest since: 1917	2019
Jun 1917–Feb 1918 9-Month	17.68" (449.07mm)	22.02" (559.31mm)	-4.34" (-110.24mm)	1st Driest	Driest to Date	1918, 1931, 1977
	17.68" (449.07mm)	22.02" (559.31mm)	-4.34" (-110.24mm)	128th Wettest	Wettest since: 1917	2019
	Ties: 1931, 1977
May 1917–Feb 1918 10-Month	20.32" (516.13mm)	24.92" (632.97mm)	-4.60" (-116.84mm)	1st Driest	Driest to Date	1918
May 1917–Feb 1918 10-Month	20.32" (516.13mm)	24.92" (632.97mm)	-4.60" (-116.84mm)	128th Wettest	Wettest since: 1917	2019
Apr 1917–Feb 1918 11-Month	23.00" (584.20mm)	27.45" (697.23mm)	-4.45" (-113.03mm)	4th Driest	Driest to Date	1931
Apr 1917–Feb 1918 11-Month	23.00" (584.20mm)	27.45" (697.23mm)	-4.45" (-113.03mm)	125th Wettest	Wettest since: 1917	2019
Mar 1917–Feb 1918 12-Month	25.48" (647.19mm)	29.96" (760.98mm)	-4.48" (-113.79mm)	5th Driest	Driest since: 1911	1931
Mar 1917–Feb 1918 12-Month	25.48" (647.19mm)	29.96" (760.98mm)	-4.48" (-113.79mm)	124th Wettest	Wettest since: 1917	2019
Sep 1916–Feb 1918 18-Month	37.25" (946.15mm)	43.65" (1,108.71mm)	-6.40" (-162.56mm)	1st Driest	Driest to Date	1918
Sep 1916–Feb 1918 18-Month	37.25" (946.15mm)	43.65" (1,108.71mm)	-6.40" (-162.56mm)	127th Wettest	Wettest since: 1917	2020
Mar 1916–Feb 1918 24-Month	53.34" (1,354.84mm)	59.92" (1,521.97mm)	-6.58" (-167.13mm)	2nd Driest	Driest to Date	1935
Mar 1916–Feb 1918 24-Month	53.34" (1,354.84mm)	59.92" (1,521.97mm)	-6.58" (-167.13mm)	126th Wettest	Wettest since: 1917	2020
Mar 1915–Feb 1918 36-Month	86.15" (2,188.21mm)	89.87" (2,282.70mm)	-3.72" (-94.49mm)	29th Driest	Driest since: 1913	1957
Mar 1915–Feb 1918 36-Month	86.15" (2,188.21mm)	89.87" (2,282.70mm)	-3.72" (-94.49mm)	98th Wettest	Wettest since: 1917	2020
Mar 1914–Feb 1918 48-Month	115.90" (2,943.86mm)	119.77" (3,042.16mm)	-3.87" (-98.30mm)	27th Driest	Driest since: 1914	1957
Mar 1914–Feb 1918 48-Month	115.90" (2,943.86mm)	119.77" (3,042.16mm)	-3.87" (-98.30mm)	99th Wettest	Wettest since: 1917	2019
Mar 1913–Feb 1918 60-Month	145.55" (3,696.97mm)	149.63" (3,800.60mm)	-4.08" (-103.63mm)	28th Driest	Driest since: 1915	1957
Mar 1913–Feb 1918 60-Month	145.55" (3,696.97mm)	149.63" (3,800.60mm)	-4.08" (-103.63mm)	97th Wettest	Wettest since: 1917	2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 28, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings