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Precipitation Rankings, November 1973

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Period Value 1901-2000
Mean		 Anomaly Rank
(1895-2022)		 Wettest/Driest
Since		 Record
November 1973
1-Month 		3.17"
(80.52mm)		 2.23"
(56.64mm)		 0.94"
(23.88mm)		 122nd Driest
Driest since:
 1917
7th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1983
Ties: 1988
Oct–Nov 1973
2-Month 		5.54"
(140.72mm)		 4.40"
(111.76mm)		 1.14"
(28.96mm)		 114th Driest
Driest since:
 1917
15th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1985
Sep–Nov 1973
3-Month 		9.00"
(228.60mm)		 6.88"
(174.75mm)		 2.12"
(53.85mm)		 124th Driest
Driest since:
 1939
5th Wettest
Wettest to Date
 1985
Aug–Nov 1973
4-Month 		11.06"
(280.92mm)		 9.50"
(241.30mm)		 1.56"
(39.62mm)		 116th Driest
Driest since:
 1952
13th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2018
Jul–Nov 1973
5-Month 		14.02"
(356.11mm)		 12.28"
(311.91mm)		 1.74"
(44.20mm)		 116th Driest
Driest since:
 1952
13th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2018
Jun–Nov 1973
6-Month 		17.07"
(433.58mm)		 15.20"
(386.08mm)		 1.87"
(47.50mm)		 115th Driest
Driest since:
 1952
14th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2004
May–Nov 1973
7-Month 		20.10"
(510.54mm)		 18.12"
(460.25mm)		 1.98"
(50.29mm)		 113th Driest
Driest since:
 1952
16th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2004
Apr–Nov 1973
8-Month 		23.43"
(595.12mm)		 20.63"
(524.00mm)		 2.80"
(71.12mm)		 121st Driest
Driest since:
 1952
8th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2015
Mar–Nov 1973
9-Month 		27.43"
(696.72mm)		 23.14"
(587.76mm)		 4.29"
(108.96mm)		 128th Driest
Driest since:
 1956
1st Wettest
Wettest to Date
 1973
Feb–Nov 1973
10-Month 		29.39"
(746.51mm)		 25.28"
(642.11mm)		 4.11"
(104.40mm)		 126th Driest
Driest since:
 1910
3rd Wettest
Wettest to Date
 2019
Jan–Nov 1973
11-Month 		31.87"
(809.50mm)		 27.59"
(700.79mm)		 4.28"
(108.71mm)		 127th Driest
Driest since:
 1910
2nd Wettest
Wettest to Date
 2019
Dec 1972–Nov 1973
12-Month 		34.89"
(886.21mm)		 29.94"
(760.48mm)		 4.95"
(125.73mm)		 125th Driest
Driest since:
 1931
3rd Wettest
Wettest to Date
 2019
Jun 1972–Nov 1973
18-Month 		52.10"
(1,323.34mm)		 45.16"
(1,147.06mm)		 6.94"
(176.28mm)		 126th Driest
Driest since:
 1931
2nd Wettest
Wettest to Date
 2019
Dec 1971–Nov 1973
24-Month 		66.77"
(1,695.96mm)		 59.90"
(1,521.46mm)		 6.87"
(174.50mm)		 122nd Driest
Driest since:
 1931
5th Wettest
Wettest to Date
 2019
Dec 1970–Nov 1973
36-Month 		96.12"
(2,441.45mm)		 89.86"
(2,282.44mm)		 6.26"
(159.01mm)		 110th Driest
Driest since:
 1956
16th Wettest
Wettest to Date
 2019
Dec 1969–Nov 1973
48-Month 		126.54"
(3,214.12mm)		 119.78"
(3,042.41mm)		 6.76"
(171.71mm)		 104th Driest
Driest since:
 1956
21st Wettest
Wettest since:
 2019
Dec 1968–Nov 1973
60-Month 		157.05"
(3,989.07mm)		 149.66"
(3,801.36mm)		 7.39"
(187.71mm)		 102nd Driest
Driest since:
 1956
22nd Wettest
Wettest to Date
 2019

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