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Precipitation Rankings, August 1928

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
August 1928 1-Month	3.15" (80.01mm)	2.62" (66.55mm)	0.53" (13.46mm)	118th Driest	Driest since: 1927	1929
August 1928 1-Month	3.15" (80.01mm)	2.62" (66.55mm)	0.53" (13.46mm)	11th Wettest	Wettest since: 1926	1977
Jul–Aug 1928 2-Month	6.22" (157.99mm)	5.40" (137.16mm)	0.82" (20.83mm)	120th Driest	Driest since: 1927	1930
	6.22" (157.99mm)	5.40" (137.16mm)	0.82" (20.83mm)	9th Wettest	Wettest since: 1915	1915
	Ties: 2017
Jun–Aug 1928 3-Month	10.50" (266.70mm)	8.32" (211.33mm)	2.18" (55.37mm)	128th Driest	Driest since: 1927	1930
Jun–Aug 1928 3-Month	10.50" (266.70mm)	8.32" (211.33mm)	2.18" (55.37mm)	1st Wettest	Wettest to Date	1928
May–Aug 1928 4-Month	12.84" (326.14mm)	11.23" (285.24mm)	1.61" (40.90mm)	121st Driest	Driest since: 1927	1936
May–Aug 1928 4-Month	12.84" (326.14mm)	11.23" (285.24mm)	1.61" (40.90mm)	8th Wettest	Wettest since: 1915	1915
Apr–Aug 1928 5-Month	15.76" (400.30mm)	13.75" (349.25mm)	2.01" (51.05mm)	122nd Driest	Driest since: 1927	1934
Apr–Aug 1928 5-Month	15.76" (400.30mm)	13.75" (349.25mm)	2.01" (51.05mm)	7th Wettest	Wettest since: 1915	2019
Mar–Aug 1928 6-Month	18.15" (461.01mm)	16.26" (413.00mm)	1.89" (48.01mm)	116th Driest	Driest since: 1927	1936
Mar–Aug 1928 6-Month	18.15" (461.01mm)	16.26" (413.00mm)	1.89" (48.01mm)	13th Wettest	Wettest since: 1912	1905
Feb–Aug 1928 7-Month	19.99" (507.75mm)	18.40" (467.36mm)	1.59" (40.39mm)	107th Driest	Driest since: 1926	1934
Feb–Aug 1928 7-Month	19.99" (507.75mm)	18.40" (467.36mm)	1.59" (40.39mm)	22nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1927	2019
Jan–Aug 1928 8-Month	21.27" (540.26mm)	20.71" (526.03mm)	0.56" (14.23mm)	77th Driest	Driest since: 1926	1934
Jan–Aug 1928 8-Month	21.27" (540.26mm)	20.71" (526.03mm)	0.56" (14.23mm)	52nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1927	2019
Dec 1927–Aug 1928 9-Month	23.95" (608.33mm)	23.05" (585.47mm)	0.90" (22.86mm)	82nd Driest	Driest since: 1926	1931
Dec 1927–Aug 1928 9-Month	23.95" (608.33mm)	23.05" (585.47mm)	0.90" (22.86mm)	46th Wettest	Wettest since: 1927	2019
Nov 1927–Aug 1928 10-Month	26.70" (678.18mm)	25.28" (642.11mm)	1.42" (36.07mm)	95th Driest	Driest since: 1926	1934
Nov 1927–Aug 1928 10-Month	26.70" (678.18mm)	25.28" (642.11mm)	1.42" (36.07mm)	33rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1927	2019
Oct 1927–Aug 1928 11-Month	29.05" (737.87mm)	27.45" (697.23mm)	1.60" (40.64mm)	95th Driest	Driest since: 1926	1934
Oct 1927–Aug 1928 11-Month	29.05" (737.87mm)	27.45" (697.23mm)	1.60" (40.64mm)	33rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1927	2019
Sep 1927–Aug 1928 12-Month	31.53" (800.86mm)	29.94" (760.48mm)	1.59" (40.38mm)	94th Driest	Driest since: 1926	1934
Sep 1927–Aug 1928 12-Month	31.53" (800.86mm)	29.94" (760.48mm)	1.59" (40.38mm)	34th Wettest	Wettest since: 1927	2019
Mar 1927–Aug 1928 18-Month	48.84" (1,240.54mm)	46.22" (1,173.99mm)	2.62" (66.55mm)	97th Driest	Driest since: 1927	1931
Mar 1927–Aug 1928 18-Month	48.84" (1,240.54mm)	46.22" (1,173.99mm)	2.62" (66.55mm)	31st Wettest	Wettest since: 1920	2019
Sep 1926–Aug 1928 24-Month	64.59" (1,640.59mm)	59.92" (1,521.97mm)	4.67" (118.62mm)	112th Driest	Driest since: 1927	1918
Sep 1926–Aug 1928 24-Month	64.59" (1,640.59mm)	59.92" (1,521.97mm)	4.67" (118.62mm)	15th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2020
Sep 1925–Aug 1928 36-Month	93.96" (2,386.58mm)	89.86" (2,282.44mm)	4.10" (104.14mm)	100th Driest	Driest since: 1927	1956
Sep 1925–Aug 1928 36-Month	93.96" (2,386.58mm)	89.86" (2,282.44mm)	4.10" (104.14mm)	26th Wettest	Wettest since: 1908	2019
Sep 1924–Aug 1928 48-Month	119.67" (3,039.62mm)	119.77" (3,042.16mm)	-0.10" (-2.54mm)	57th Driest	Driest since: 1927	1956
Sep 1924–Aug 1928 48-Month	119.67" (3,039.62mm)	119.77" (3,042.16mm)	-0.10" (-2.54mm)	68th Wettest	Wettest since: 1923	2019
Sep 1923–Aug 1928 60-Month	147.82" (3,754.63mm)	149.64" (3,800.86mm)	-1.82" (-46.23mm)	43rd Driest	Driest since: 1927	1934
Sep 1923–Aug 1928 60-Month	147.82" (3,754.63mm)	149.64" (3,800.86mm)	-1.82" (-46.23mm)	81st Wettest	Wettest since: 1924	2019

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 29, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings