National Rankings
Contiguous U.S.
Precipitation Rankings, July 1973
Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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July 1973 1-Month |
2.96" (75.18mm) | 2.78" (70.61mm) |
0.18" (4.57mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: |
1930 |
39th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1950, 1958 | ||||
Jun– 2-Month |
6.01" (152.65mm) | 5.70" (144.78mm) |
0.31" (7.87mm) | 88th Driest | Driest since: |
1930 |
41st Wettest | Wettest since: |
1928 | ||||
Ties: 1919, 2018 | ||||||
May– 3-Month |
9.04" (229.62mm) | 8.62" (218.95mm) |
0.42" (10.67mm) | 81st Driest | Driest since: |
1988 |
48th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2015 | ||||
Apr– 4-Month |
12.37" (314.20mm) | 11.13" (282.70mm) |
1.24" (31.50mm) | 110th Driest | Driest since: |
1934 |
19th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2015 | ||||
Mar– 5-Month |
16.37" (415.80mm) | 13.64" (346.46mm) |
2.73" (69.34mm) | 128th Driest | Driest since: |
1936 |
1st Wettest | Wettest to Date |
1973 | ||||
Feb– 6-Month |
18.33" (465.58mm) | 15.78" (400.81mm) |
2.55" (64.77mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: |
1934 |
4th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Jan– 7-Month |
20.81" (528.57mm) | 18.09" (459.49mm) |
2.72" (69.08mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: |
1934 |
7th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Ties: 2017 | ||||||
Dec 1972– 8-Month |
23.83" (605.28mm) | 20.44" (519.18mm) |
3.39" (86.10mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: |
1931 |
3rd Wettest | Wettest to Date |
2019 | ||||
Nov 1972– 9-Month |
26.88" (682.75mm) | 22.66" (575.56mm) |
4.22" (107.19mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: |
1934 |
4th Wettest | Wettest to Date |
2019 | ||||
Oct 1972– 10-Month |
29.63" (752.60mm) | 24.83" (630.68mm) |
4.80" (121.92mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: |
1934 |
2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date |
2019 | ||||
Sep 1972– 11-Month |
32.37" (822.20mm) | 27.33" (694.18mm) |
5.04" (128.02mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: |
1934 |
2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date |
2019 | ||||
Aug 1972– 12-Month |
35.01" (889.25mm) | 29.95" (760.73mm) |
5.06" (128.52mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: |
1918 |
2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date |
2019 | ||||
Feb 1972– 18-Month |
50.18" (1,274.57mm) | 45.74" (1,161.80mm) |
4.44" (112.77mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: |
1931 |
11th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Ties: 1993 | ||||||
Aug 1971– 24-Month |
66.05" (1,677.67mm) | 59.92" (1,521.97mm) |
6.13" (155.70mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: |
1918 |
8th Wettest | Wettest to Date |
2020 | ||||
Aug 1970– 36-Month |
95.57" (2,427.48mm) | 89.88" (2,282.95mm) |
5.69" (144.53mm) | 110th Driest | Driest since: |
1956 |
16th Wettest | Wettest to Date |
2019 | ||||
Aug 1969– 48-Month |
124.38" (3,159.25mm) | 119.78" (3,042.41mm) |
4.60" (116.84mm) | 98th Driest | Driest since: |
1956 |
27th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Aug 1968– 60-Month |
156.07" (3,964.18mm) | 149.64" (3,800.86mm) |
6.43" (163.32mm) | 101st Driest | Driest since: |
1934 |
23rd Wettest | Wettest to Date |
2019 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 29, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings