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Precipitation Rankings, August 1923

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
August 1923 1-Month	2.92" (74.17mm)	2.62" (66.55mm)	0.30" (7.62mm)	100th Driest	Driest since: 1922	1929
August 1923 1-Month	2.92" (74.17mm)	2.62" (66.55mm)	0.30" (7.62mm)	29th Wettest	Wettest since: 1920	1977
Jul–Aug 1923 2-Month	5.62" (142.75mm)	5.40" (137.16mm)	0.22" (5.59mm)	83rd Driest	Driest since: 1922	1930
	5.62" (142.75mm)	5.40" (137.16mm)	0.22" (5.59mm)	46th Wettest	Wettest since: 1920	1915
	Ties: 1904, 1914
Jun–Aug 1923 3-Month	8.92" (226.57mm)	8.32" (211.33mm)	0.60" (15.24mm)	102nd Driest	Driest since: 1922	1930
Jun–Aug 1923 3-Month	8.92" (226.57mm)	8.32" (211.33mm)	0.60" (15.24mm)	27th Wettest	Wettest since: 1920	1928
May–Aug 1923 4-Month	12.05" (306.07mm)	11.23" (285.24mm)	0.82" (20.83mm)	99th Driest	Driest since: 1922	1936
May–Aug 1923 4-Month	12.05" (306.07mm)	11.23" (285.24mm)	0.82" (20.83mm)	30th Wettest	Wettest since: 1915	1915
Apr–Aug 1923 5-Month	14.89" (378.21mm)	13.75" (349.25mm)	1.14" (28.96mm)	101st Driest	Driest since: 1922	1934
Apr–Aug 1923 5-Month	14.89" (378.21mm)	13.75" (349.25mm)	1.14" (28.96mm)	28th Wettest	Wettest since: 1920	2019
Mar–Aug 1923 6-Month	17.31" (439.67mm)	16.26" (413.00mm)	1.05" (26.67mm)	96th Driest	Driest since: 1921	1936
	17.31" (439.67mm)	16.26" (413.00mm)	1.05" (26.67mm)	33rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1922	1905
	Ties: 1927
Feb–Aug 1923 7-Month	19.17" (486.92mm)	18.40" (467.36mm)	0.77" (19.56mm)	82nd Driest	Driest since: 1921	1934
Feb–Aug 1923 7-Month	19.17" (486.92mm)	18.40" (467.36mm)	0.77" (19.56mm)	47th Wettest	Wettest since: 1922	2019
Jan–Aug 1923 8-Month	21.61" (548.89mm)	20.71" (526.03mm)	0.90" (22.86mm)	91st Driest	Driest since: 1921	1934
Jan–Aug 1923 8-Month	21.61" (548.89mm)	20.71" (526.03mm)	0.90" (22.86mm)	38th Wettest	Wettest since: 1922	2019
Dec 1922–Aug 1923 9-Month	24.28" (616.71mm)	23.05" (585.47mm)	1.23" (31.24mm)	94th Driest	Driest since: 1922	1931
	24.28" (616.71mm)	23.05" (585.47mm)	1.23" (31.24mm)	34th Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	2019
	Ties: 1916
Nov 1922–Aug 1923 10-Month	26.36" (669.54mm)	25.28" (642.11mm)	1.08" (27.43mm)	86th Driest	Driest since: 1921	1934
Nov 1922–Aug 1923 10-Month	26.36" (669.54mm)	25.28" (642.11mm)	1.08" (27.43mm)	42nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1922	2019
Oct 1922–Aug 1923 11-Month	28.09" (713.49mm)	27.45" (697.23mm)	0.64" (16.26mm)	75th Driest	Driest since: 1922	1934
	28.09" (713.49mm)	27.45" (697.23mm)	0.64" (16.26mm)	53rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1920	2019
	Ties: 1957
Sep 1922–Aug 1923 12-Month	29.56" (750.82mm)	29.94" (760.48mm)	-0.38" (-9.66mm)	50th Driest	Driest since: 1918	1934
Sep 1922–Aug 1923 12-Month	29.56" (750.82mm)	29.94" (760.48mm)	-0.38" (-9.66mm)	78th Wettest	Wettest since: 1922	2019
Mar 1922–Aug 1923 18-Month	47.03" (1,194.56mm)	46.22" (1,173.99mm)	0.81" (20.57mm)	75th Driest	Driest since: 1922	1931
Mar 1922–Aug 1923 18-Month	47.03" (1,194.56mm)	46.22" (1,173.99mm)	0.81" (20.57mm)	53rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1921	2019
Sep 1921–Aug 1923 24-Month	60.18" (1,528.57mm)	59.92" (1,521.97mm)	0.26" (6.60mm)	60th Driest	Driest since: 1919	1918
Sep 1921–Aug 1923 24-Month	60.18" (1,528.57mm)	59.92" (1,521.97mm)	0.26" (6.60mm)	67th Wettest	Wettest since: 1922	2020
Sep 1920–Aug 1923 36-Month	89.90" (2,283.46mm)	89.86" (2,282.44mm)	0.04" (1.02mm)	58th Driest	Driest since: 1920	1956
Sep 1920–Aug 1923 36-Month	89.90" (2,283.46mm)	89.86" (2,282.44mm)	0.04" (1.02mm)	68th Wettest	Wettest since: 1922	2019
Sep 1919–Aug 1923 48-Month	121.98" (3,098.29mm)	119.77" (3,042.16mm)	2.21" (56.13mm)	77th Driest	Driest since: 1921	1956
Sep 1919–Aug 1923 48-Month	121.98" (3,098.29mm)	119.77" (3,042.16mm)	2.21" (56.13mm)	48th Wettest	Wettest since: 1922	2019
Sep 1918–Aug 1923 60-Month	153.68" (3,903.47mm)	149.64" (3,800.86mm)	4.04" (102.61mm)	85th Driest	Driest since: 1922	1934
Sep 1918–Aug 1923 60-Month	153.68" (3,903.47mm)	149.64" (3,800.86mm)	4.04" (102.61mm)	39th Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	2019

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on June 2, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings