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Contiguous U.S.

Precipitation Rankings, April 1944

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PeriodValue1901-2000
Mean		AnomalyRank
(1895-2023)		Wettest/Driest
Since		Record
April 1944
1-Month		3.30"
(83.82mm)		2.52"
(64.01mm)		0.78"
(19.81mm)		122nd Driest
Driest since:
1987
8th Wettest
Wettest since:
1957
Ties: 1920
Mar–Apr 1944
2-Month		6.33"
(160.78mm)		5.03"
(127.76mm)		1.30"
(33.02mm)		124th Driest
Driest since:
1910
6th Wettest
Wettest since:
1973
Ties: 2011
Feb–Apr 1944
3-Month		8.99"
(228.35mm)		7.16"
(181.86mm)		1.83"
(46.49mm)		126th Driest
Driest since:
1910
4th Wettest
Wettest to Date
1983
Jan–Apr 1944
4-Month		10.87"
(276.10mm)		9.48"
(240.79mm)		1.39"
(35.31mm)		119th Driest
Driest since:
1910
11th Wettest
Wettest since:
1998
Dec 1943–Apr 1944
5-Month		12.61"
(320.29mm)		11.82"
(300.23mm)		0.79"
(20.06mm)		99th Driest
Driest since:
1931
30th Wettest
Wettest since:
1983
Nov 1943–Apr 1944
6-Month		14.05"
(356.87mm)		14.05"
(356.87mm)		0.00"
(0.00mm)		72nd Driest
Driest since:
1977
57th Wettest
Wettest since:
1983
Oct 1943–Apr 1944
7-Month		15.95"
(405.13mm)		16.22"
(411.99mm)		-0.27"
(-6.86mm)		58th Driest
Driest since:
1981
71st Wettest
Wettest since:
1983
Sep 1943–Apr 1944
8-Month		17.84"
(453.14mm)		18.71"
(475.23mm)		-0.87"
(-22.09mm)		40th Driest
Driest since:
1918
89th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Aug 1943–Apr 1944
9-Month		19.96"
(506.98mm)		21.33"
(541.78mm)		-1.37"
(-34.80mm)		33rd Driest
Driest since:
1918
96th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Jul 1943–Apr 1944
10-Month		22.53"
(572.26mm)		24.12"
(612.65mm)		-1.59"
(-40.39mm)		25th Driest
Driest since:
1931
104th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Jun 1943–Apr 1944
11-Month		25.80"
(655.32mm)		27.04"
(686.82mm)		-1.24"
(-31.50mm)		34th Driest
Driest since:
1931
95th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
May 1943–Apr 1944
12-Month		29.19"
(741.43mm)		29.95"
(760.73mm)		-0.76"
(-19.30mm)		43rd Driest
Driest since:
1918
86th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Ties: 1914
Nov 1942–Apr 1944
18-Month		43.03"
(1,092.96mm)		44.02"
(1,118.11mm)		-0.99"
(-25.15mm)		44th Driest
Driest since:
1931
84th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
May 1942–Apr 1944
24-Month		60.13"
(1,527.30mm)		59.92"
(1,521.97mm)		0.21"
(5.33mm)		64th Driest
Driest since:
1955
64th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
May 1941–Apr 1944
36-Month		92.87"
(2,358.90mm)		89.88"
(2,282.95mm)		2.99"
(75.95mm)		91st Driest
Driest since:
1955
36th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
May 1940–Apr 1944
48-Month		122.01"
(3,099.05mm)		119.77"
(3,042.16mm)		2.24"
(56.89mm)		82nd Driest
Driest since:
1956
44th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
May 1939–Apr 1944
60-Month		148.91"
(3,782.31mm)		149.63"
(3,800.60mm)		-0.72"
(-18.29mm)		55th Driest
Driest since:
1957
70th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Ties: 1992

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