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Precipitation Rankings, April 1936

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
April 1936 1-Month	2.00" (50.80mm)	2.52" (64.01mm)	-0.52" (-13.21mm)	12th Driest	Driest since: 1934	1987
April 1936 1-Month	2.00" (50.80mm)	2.52" (64.01mm)	-0.52" (-13.21mm)	117th Wettest	Wettest since: 1935	1957
Mar–Apr 1936 2-Month	4.10" (104.14mm)	5.03" (127.76mm)	-0.93" (-23.62mm)	8th Driest	Driest since: 1930	1910
	4.10" (104.14mm)	5.03" (127.76mm)	-0.93" (-23.62mm)	121st Wettest	Wettest since: 1935	1973
	Ties: 1966
Feb–Apr 1936 3-Month	6.72" (170.69mm)	7.16" (181.86mm)	-0.44" (-11.17mm)	46th Driest	Driest since: 1934	1910
	6.72" (170.69mm)	7.16" (181.86mm)	-0.44" (-11.17mm)	83rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1935	1983
	Ties: 1969
Jan–Apr 1936 4-Month	9.60" (243.84mm)	9.48" (240.79mm)	0.12" (3.05mm)	75th Driest	Driest since: 1935	1910
Jan–Apr 1936 4-Month	9.60" (243.84mm)	9.48" (240.79mm)	0.12" (3.05mm)	54th Wettest	Wettest since: 1932	1998
Dec 1935–Apr 1936 5-Month	11.37" (288.80mm)	11.82" (300.23mm)	-0.45" (-11.43mm)	49th Driest	Driest since: 1934	1931
Dec 1935–Apr 1936 5-Month	11.37" (288.80mm)	11.82" (300.23mm)	-0.45" (-11.43mm)	79th Wettest	Wettest since: 1935	1983
Nov 1935–Apr 1936 6-Month	13.41" (340.61mm)	14.05" (356.87mm)	-0.64" (-16.26mm)	42nd Driest	Driest since: 1934	1977
	13.41" (340.61mm)	14.05" (356.87mm)	-0.64" (-16.26mm)	86th Wettest	Wettest since: 1935	1983
	Ties: 1942
Oct 1935–Apr 1936 7-Month	15.03" (381.76mm)	16.22" (411.99mm)	-1.19" (-30.23mm)	26th Driest	Driest since: 1934	1981
Oct 1935–Apr 1936 7-Month	15.03" (381.76mm)	16.22" (411.99mm)	-1.19" (-30.23mm)	102nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1935	1983
Sep 1935–Apr 1936 8-Month	17.49" (444.25mm)	18.71" (475.23mm)	-1.22" (-30.98mm)	31st Driest	Driest since: 1934	1918
Sep 1935–Apr 1936 8-Month	17.49" (444.25mm)	18.71" (475.23mm)	-1.22" (-30.98mm)	97th Wettest	Wettest since: 1935	2019
Aug 1935–Apr 1936 9-Month	19.95" (506.73mm)	21.33" (541.78mm)	-1.38" (-35.05mm)	32nd Driest	Driest since: 1934	1918
Aug 1935–Apr 1936 9-Month	19.95" (506.73mm)	21.33" (541.78mm)	-1.38" (-35.05mm)	96th Wettest	Wettest since: 1935	2019
Jul 1935–Apr 1936 10-Month	22.60" (574.04mm)	24.12" (612.65mm)	-1.52" (-38.61mm)	27th Driest	Driest since: 1934	1931
Jul 1935–Apr 1936 10-Month	22.60" (574.04mm)	24.12" (612.65mm)	-1.52" (-38.61mm)	101st Wettest	Wettest since: 1935	2019
Jun 1935–Apr 1936 11-Month	25.79" (655.07mm)	27.04" (686.82mm)	-1.25" (-31.75mm)	33rd Driest	Driest since: 1934	1931
Jun 1935–Apr 1936 11-Month	25.79" (655.07mm)	27.04" (686.82mm)	-1.25" (-31.75mm)	95th Wettest	Wettest since: 1935	2019
May 1935–Apr 1936 12-Month	29.51" (749.55mm)	29.95" (760.73mm)	-0.44" (-11.18mm)	49th Driest	Driest since: 1935	1918
May 1935–Apr 1936 12-Month	29.51" (749.55mm)	29.95" (760.73mm)	-0.44" (-11.18mm)	79th Wettest	Wettest since: 1933	2019
Nov 1934–Apr 1936 18-Month	44.00" (1,117.60mm)	44.02" (1,118.11mm)	-0.02" (-0.51mm)	60th Driest	Driest since: 1935	1931
Nov 1934–Apr 1936 18-Month	44.00" (1,117.60mm)	44.02" (1,118.11mm)	-0.02" (-0.51mm)	67th Wettest	Wettest since: 1933	2020
May 1934–Apr 1936 24-Month	57.29" (1,455.17mm)	59.92" (1,521.97mm)	-2.63" (-66.80mm)	28th Driest	Driest since: 1935	1955
May 1934–Apr 1936 24-Month	57.29" (1,455.17mm)	59.92" (1,521.97mm)	-2.63" (-66.80mm)	99th Wettest	Wettest since: 1933	2020
May 1933–Apr 1936 36-Month	83.17" (2,112.52mm)	89.88" (2,282.95mm)	-6.71" (-170.43mm)	5th Driest	Driest since: 1932	1955
May 1933–Apr 1936 36-Month	83.17" (2,112.52mm)	89.88" (2,282.95mm)	-6.71" (-170.43mm)	121st Wettest	Wettest since: 1935	2020
May 1932–Apr 1936 48-Month	112.88" (2,867.15mm)	119.77" (3,042.16mm)	-6.89" (-175.01mm)	7th Driest	Driest since: 1934	1956
May 1932–Apr 1936 48-Month	112.88" (2,867.15mm)	119.77" (3,042.16mm)	-6.89" (-175.01mm)	118th Wettest	Wettest since: 1935	2019
May 1931–Apr 1936 60-Month	142.55" (3,620.77mm)	149.63" (3,800.60mm)	-7.08" (-179.83mm)	10th Driest	Driest since: 1935	1957
May 1931–Apr 1936 60-Month	142.55" (3,620.77mm)	149.63" (3,800.60mm)	-7.08" (-179.83mm)	114th Wettest	Wettest since: 1933	2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 30, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings