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Contiguous U.S.

Precipitation Rankings, November 1942

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PeriodValue1901-2000
Mean		AnomalyRank
(1895-2022)		Wettest/Driest
Since		Record
November 1942
1-Month		2.35"
(59.69mm)		2.23"
(56.64mm)		0.12"
(3.05mm)		80th Driest
Driest since:
1917
49th Wettest
Wettest since:
1983
Oct–Nov 1942
2-Month		4.45"
(113.03mm)		4.40"
(111.76mm)		0.05"
(1.27mm)		68th Driest
Driest since:
1917
61st Wettest
Wettest since:
1985
Ties: 1960, 2001, 2021
Sep–Nov 1942
3-Month		7.15"
(181.61mm)		6.88"
(174.75mm)		0.27"
(6.86mm)		74th Driest
Driest since:
1939
55th Wettest
Wettest since:
1985
Aug–Nov 1942
4-Month		10.31"
(261.87mm)		9.50"
(241.30mm)		0.81"
(20.57mm)		97th Driest
Driest since:
1952
32nd Wettest
Wettest since:
2018
Jul–Nov 1942
5-Month		12.83"
(325.88mm)		12.28"
(311.91mm)		0.55"
(13.97mm)		79th Driest
Driest since:
1952
50th Wettest
Wettest since:
2018
Jun–Nov 1942
6-Month		16.29"
(413.77mm)		15.20"
(386.08mm)		1.09"
(27.69mm)		95th Driest
Driest since:
1952
34th Wettest
Wettest since:
2004
Ties: 1905, 2010
May–Nov 1942
7-Month		19.45"
(494.03mm)		18.12"
(460.25mm)		1.33"
(33.78mm)		98th Driest
Driest since:
1952
31st Wettest
Wettest since:
2004
Apr–Nov 1942
8-Month		22.29"
(566.17mm)		20.63"
(524.00mm)		1.66"
(42.17mm)		100th Driest
Driest since:
1952
29th Wettest
Wettest since:
2015
Mar–Nov 1942
9-Month		24.75"
(628.65mm)		23.14"
(587.76mm)		1.61"
(40.89mm)		101st Driest
Driest since:
1956
28th Wettest
Wettest since:
1973
Feb–Nov 1942
10-Month		26.75"
(679.45mm)		25.28"
(642.11mm)		1.47"
(37.34mm)		97th Driest
Driest since:
1910
32nd Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Jan–Nov 1942
11-Month		28.33"
(719.58mm)		27.59"
(700.79mm)		0.74"
(18.79mm)		81st Driest
Driest since:
1910
48th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Ties: 2020
Dec 1941–Nov 1942
12-Month		31.14"
(790.96mm)		29.94"
(760.48mm)		1.20"
(30.48mm)		88th Driest
Driest since:
1931
40th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Jun 1941–Nov 1942
18-Month		49.52"
(1,257.81mm)		45.16"
(1,147.06mm)		4.36"
(110.75mm)		119th Driest
Driest since:
1931
9th Wettest
Wettest to Date
2019
Dec 1940–Nov 1942
24-Month		63.98"
(1,625.09mm)		59.90"
(1,521.46mm)		4.08"
(103.63mm)		107th Driest
Driest since:
1931
20th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Dec 1939–Nov 1942
36-Month		93.43"
(2,373.12mm)		89.86"
(2,282.44mm)		3.57"
(90.68mm)		95th Driest
Driest since:
1956
31st Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Dec 1938–Nov 1942
48-Month		119.59"
(3,037.59mm)		119.78"
(3,042.41mm)		-0.19"
(-4.82mm)		54th Driest
Driest since:
1956
71st Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Dec 1937–Nov 1942
60-Month		150.05"
(3,811.27mm)		149.66"
(3,801.36mm)		0.39"
(9.91mm)		62nd Driest
Driest since:
1956
62nd Wettest
Wettest since:
2019

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