National Rankings
Contiguous U.S.
Precipitation Rankings, September 1973
Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean | Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) | Wettest/Driest Since | Record |
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September 1973 1-Month | 3.46" (87.88mm) | 2.49" (63.25mm) | 0.97" (24.63mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: | 1956 |
4th Wettest | Wettest since: | 1986 | ||||
Aug– 2-Month | 5.52" (140.21mm) | 5.11" (129.79mm) | 0.41" (10.42mm) | 98th Driest | Driest since: | 1956 |
31st Wettest | Wettest since: | 1977 | ||||
Jul– 3-Month | 8.48" (215.39mm) | 7.88" (200.15mm) | 0.60" (15.24mm) | 98th Driest | Driest since: | 1930 |
31st Wettest | Wettest since: | 1915 | ||||
Jun– 4-Month | 11.53" (292.86mm) | 10.81" (274.57mm) | 0.72" (18.29mm) | 100th Driest | Driest since: | 1930 |
29th Wettest | Wettest since: | 1915 | ||||
Ties: 2008 | ||||||
May– 5-Month | 14.56" (369.82mm) | 13.72" (348.49mm) | 0.84" (21.33mm) | 92nd Driest | Driest since: | 1956 |
37th Wettest | Wettest since: | 1915 | ||||
Ties: 1992 | ||||||
Apr– 6-Month | 17.89" (454.41mm) | 16.24" (412.50mm) | 1.65" (41.91mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: | 1956 |
14th Wettest | Wettest since: | 1915 | ||||
Mar– 7-Month | 21.89" (556.01mm) | 18.75" (476.25mm) | 3.14" (79.76mm) | 128th Driest | Driest since: | 1956 |
1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1973 | ||||
Feb– 8-Month | 23.85" (605.79mm) | 20.88" (530.35mm) | 2.97" (75.44mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: | 1930 |
3rd Wettest | Wettest since: | 2019 | ||||
Jan– 9-Month | 26.33" (668.78mm) | 23.20" (589.28mm) | 3.13" (79.50mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: | 1934 |
6th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
Dec 1972– 10-Month | 29.35" (745.49mm) | 25.54" (648.72mm) | 3.81" (96.77mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: | 1931 |
2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
Nov 1972– 11-Month | 32.40" (822.96mm) | 27.77" (705.36mm) | 4.63" (117.60mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: | 1934 |
3rd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
Oct 1972– 12-Month | 35.15" (892.81mm) | 29.94" (760.48mm) | 5.21" (132.33mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: | 1934 |
2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
Apr 1972– 18-Month | 51.77" (1,314.96mm) | 46.20" (1,173.48mm) | 5.57" (141.48mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: | 1931 |
4th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2019 | ||||
Oct 1971– 24-Month | 65.99" (1,676.15mm) | 59.92" (1,521.97mm) | 6.07" (154.18mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: | 1918 |
9th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2020 | ||||
Oct 1970– 36-Month | 95.66" (2,429.76mm) | 89.87" (2,282.70mm) | 5.79" (147.06mm) | 110th Driest | Driest since: | 1956 |
16th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
Oct 1969– 48-Month | 125.29" (3,182.37mm) | 119.78" (3,042.41mm) | 5.51" (139.96mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: | 1956 |
23rd Wettest | Wettest since: | 2019 | ||||
Oct 1968– 60-Month | 156.40" (3,972.56mm) | 149.66" (3,801.36mm) | 6.74" (171.20mm) | 103rd Driest | Driest since: | 1956 |
21st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on May 29, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings