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Precipitation Rankings, November 1986

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PeriodValue1901-2000
Mean		AnomalyRank
(1895-2022)		Wettest/Driest
Since		Record
November 1986
1-Month		2.94"
(74.68mm)		2.23"
(56.64mm)		0.71"
(18.04mm)		111th Driest
Driest since:
1917
18th Wettest
Wettest since:
1983
Oct–Nov 1986
2-Month		5.75"
(146.05mm)		4.40"
(111.76mm)		1.35"
(34.29mm)		116th Driest
Driest since:
1917
13th Wettest
Wettest since:
1985
Sep–Nov 1986
3-Month		9.34"
(237.24mm)		6.88"
(174.75mm)		2.46"
(62.49mm)		126th Driest
Driest since:
1939
3rd Wettest
Wettest since:
1985
Aug–Nov 1986
4-Month		12.16"
(308.86mm)		9.50"
(241.30mm)		2.66"
(67.56mm)		125th Driest
Driest since:
1952
4th Wettest
Wettest since:
2018
Jul–Nov 1986
5-Month		14.91"
(378.71mm)		12.28"
(311.91mm)		2.63"
(66.80mm)		125th Driest
Driest since:
1952
4th Wettest
Wettest since:
2018
Jun–Nov 1986
6-Month		17.94"
(455.68mm)		15.20"
(386.08mm)		2.74"
(69.60mm)		124th Driest
Driest since:
1952
5th Wettest
Wettest since:
2004
May–Nov 1986
7-Month		20.89"
(530.61mm)		18.12"
(460.25mm)		2.77"
(70.36mm)		121st Driest
Driest since:
1952
8th Wettest
Wettest since:
2004
Apr–Nov 1986
8-Month		23.13"
(587.50mm)		20.63"
(524.00mm)		2.50"
(63.50mm)		119th Driest
Driest since:
1952
10th Wettest
Wettest since:
2015
Mar–Nov 1986
9-Month		25.11"
(637.79mm)		23.14"
(587.76mm)		1.97"
(50.03mm)		107th Driest
Driest since:
1956
22nd Wettest
Wettest since:
1973
Feb–Nov 1986
10-Month		27.93"
(709.42mm)		25.28"
(642.11mm)		2.65"
(67.31mm)		116th Driest
Driest since:
1910
13th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Jan–Nov 1986
11-Month		29.38"
(746.25mm)		27.59"
(700.79mm)		1.79"
(45.46mm)		104th Driest
Driest since:
1910
25th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Ties: 1927
Dec 1985–Nov 1986
12-Month		30.84"
(783.34mm)		29.94"
(760.48mm)		0.90"
(22.86mm)		79th Driest
Driest since:
1931
49th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Jun 1985–Nov 1986
18-Month		48.83"
(1,240.28mm)		45.16"
(1,147.06mm)		3.67"
(93.22mm)		112th Driest
Driest since:
1931
16th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Dec 1984–Nov 1986
24-Month		61.84"
(1,570.74mm)		59.90"
(1,521.46mm)		1.94"
(49.28mm)		85th Driest
Driest since:
1931
42nd Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Dec 1983–Nov 1986
36-Month		94.19"
(2,392.43mm)		89.86"
(2,282.44mm)		4.33"
(109.99mm)		98th Driest
Driest since:
1956
28th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Dec 1982–Nov 1986
48-Month		129.27"
(3,283.46mm)		119.78"
(3,042.41mm)		9.49"
(241.05mm)		116th Driest
Driest since:
1956
9th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Dec 1981–Nov 1986
60-Month		161.78"
(4,109.21mm)		149.66"
(3,801.36mm)		12.12"
(307.85mm)		117th Driest
Driest since:
1956
7th Wettest
Wettest to Date
2019

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