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Precipitation Rankings, April 1961

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2023)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
April 1961 1-Month	2.30" (58.42mm)	2.52" (64.01mm)	-0.22" (-5.59mm)	43rd Driest	Driest since: 1960	1987
	2.30" (58.42mm)	2.52" (64.01mm)	-0.22" (-5.59mm)	87th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1957
	Ties: 1963
Mar–Apr 1961 2-Month	5.46" (138.68mm)	5.03" (127.76mm)	0.43" (10.92mm)	98th Driest	Driest since: 1960	1910
	5.46" (138.68mm)	5.03" (127.76mm)	0.43" (10.92mm)	32nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1973
	Ties: 1970
Feb–Apr 1961 3-Month	8.24" (209.30mm)	7.16" (181.86mm)	1.08" (27.44mm)	112th Driest	Driest since: 1960	1910
	8.24" (209.30mm)	7.16" (181.86mm)	1.08" (27.44mm)	18th Wettest	Wettest since: 1957	1983
	Ties: 1957
Jan–Apr 1961 4-Month	9.72" (246.89mm)	9.48" (240.79mm)	0.24" (6.10mm)	80th Driest	Driest since: 1960	1910
Jan–Apr 1961 4-Month	9.72" (246.89mm)	9.48" (240.79mm)	0.24" (6.10mm)	50th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1998
Dec 1960–Apr 1961 5-Month	11.62" (295.15mm)	11.82" (300.23mm)	-0.20" (-5.08mm)	57th Driest	Driest since: 1960	1931
Dec 1960–Apr 1961 5-Month	11.62" (295.15mm)	11.82" (300.23mm)	-0.20" (-5.08mm)	72nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1983
Nov 1960–Apr 1961 6-Month	13.67" (347.22mm)	14.05" (356.87mm)	-0.38" (-9.65mm)	56th Driest	Driest since: 1960	1977
Nov 1960–Apr 1961 6-Month	13.67" (347.22mm)	14.05" (356.87mm)	-0.38" (-9.65mm)	73rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1983
Oct 1960–Apr 1961 7-Month	16.07" (408.18mm)	16.22" (411.99mm)	-0.15" (-3.81mm)	61st Driest	Driest since: 1959	1981
	16.07" (408.18mm)	16.22" (411.99mm)	-0.15" (-3.81mm)	68th Wettest	Wettest since: 1960	1983
	Ties: 1962
Sep 1960–Apr 1961 8-Month	18.28" (464.31mm)	18.71" (475.23mm)	-0.43" (-10.92mm)	48th Driest	Driest since: 1959	1918
Sep 1960–Apr 1961 8-Month	18.28" (464.31mm)	18.71" (475.23mm)	-0.43" (-10.92mm)	81st Wettest	Wettest since: 1960	2019
Aug 1960–Apr 1961 9-Month	21.11" (536.19mm)	21.33" (541.78mm)	-0.22" (-5.59mm)	54th Driest	Driest since: 1959	1918
Aug 1960–Apr 1961 9-Month	21.11" (536.19mm)	21.33" (541.78mm)	-0.22" (-5.59mm)	75th Wettest	Wettest since: 1960	2019
Jul 1960–Apr 1961 10-Month	23.79" (604.27mm)	24.12" (612.65mm)	-0.33" (-8.38mm)	50th Driest	Driest since: 1959	1931
Jul 1960–Apr 1961 10-Month	23.79" (604.27mm)	24.12" (612.65mm)	-0.33" (-8.38mm)	79th Wettest	Wettest since: 1960	2019
Jun 1960–Apr 1961 11-Month	26.48" (672.59mm)	27.04" (686.82mm)	-0.56" (-14.23mm)	44th Driest	Driest since: 1959	1931
Jun 1960–Apr 1961 11-Month	26.48" (672.59mm)	27.04" (686.82mm)	-0.56" (-14.23mm)	85th Wettest	Wettest since: 1960	2019
May 1960–Apr 1961 12-Month	29.35" (745.49mm)	29.95" (760.73mm)	-0.60" (-15.24mm)	46th Driest	Driest since: 1959	1918
May 1960–Apr 1961 12-Month	29.35" (745.49mm)	29.95" (760.73mm)	-0.60" (-15.24mm)	83rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1960	2019
Nov 1959–Apr 1961 18-Month	42.41" (1,077.21mm)	44.02" (1,118.11mm)	-1.61" (-40.90mm)	34th Driest	Driest since: 1957	1931
Nov 1959–Apr 1961 18-Month	42.41" (1,077.21mm)	44.02" (1,118.11mm)	-1.61" (-40.90mm)	94th Wettest	Wettest since: 1960	2020
May 1959–Apr 1961 24-Month	60.25" (1,530.35mm)	59.92" (1,521.97mm)	0.33" (8.38mm)	65th Driest	Driest since: 1960	1955
May 1959–Apr 1961 24-Month	60.25" (1,530.35mm)	59.92" (1,521.97mm)	0.33" (8.38mm)	63rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	2020
May 1958–Apr 1961 36-Month	88.87" (2,257.30mm)	89.88" (2,282.95mm)	-1.01" (-25.65mm)	49th Driest	Driest since: 1957	1955
	88.87" (2,257.30mm)	89.88" (2,282.95mm)	-1.01" (-25.65mm)	78th Wettest	Wettest since: 1960	2020
	Ties: 2023
May 1957–Apr 1961 48-Month	122.80" (3,119.12mm)	119.77" (3,042.16mm)	3.03" (76.96mm)	87th Driest	Driest since: 1960	1956
May 1957–Apr 1961 48-Month	122.80" (3,119.12mm)	119.77" (3,042.16mm)	3.03" (76.96mm)	39th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	2019
May 1956–Apr 1961 60-Month	149.77" (3,804.16mm)	149.63" (3,800.60mm)	0.14" (3.56mm)	62nd Driest	Driest since: 1960	1957
May 1956–Apr 1961 60-Month	149.77" (3,804.16mm)	149.63" (3,800.60mm)	0.14" (3.56mm)	63rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on June 3, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings