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Precipitation Rankings, November 1997

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PeriodValue1901-2000
Mean		AnomalyRank
(1895-2022)		Wettest/Driest
Since		Record
November 1997
1-Month		2.29"
(58.17mm)		2.23"
(56.64mm)		0.06"
(1.53mm)		76th Driest
Driest since:
1917
53rd Wettest
Wettest since:
1983
Ties: 1895, 1897
Oct–Nov 1997
2-Month		4.81"
(122.17mm)		4.40"
(111.76mm)		0.41"
(10.41mm)		88th Driest
Driest since:
1917
41st Wettest
Wettest since:
1985
Sep–Nov 1997
3-Month		7.35"
(186.69mm)		6.88"
(174.75mm)		0.47"
(11.94mm)		91st Driest
Driest since:
1939
38th Wettest
Wettest since:
1985
Ties: 1911
Aug–Nov 1997
4-Month		10.03"
(254.76mm)		9.50"
(241.30mm)		0.53"
(13.46mm)		83rd Driest
Driest since:
1952
46th Wettest
Wettest since:
2018
Jul–Nov 1997
5-Month		12.74"
(323.60mm)		12.28"
(311.91mm)		0.46"
(11.69mm)		75th Driest
Driest since:
1952
54th Wettest
Wettest since:
2018
Ties: 1925
Jun–Nov 1997
6-Month		16.14"
(409.96mm)		15.20"
(386.08mm)		0.94"
(23.88mm)		88th Driest
Driest since:
1952
41st Wettest
Wettest since:
2004
May–Nov 1997
7-Month		18.92"
(480.57mm)		18.12"
(460.25mm)		0.80"
(20.32mm)		81st Driest
Driest since:
1952
48th Wettest
Wettest since:
2004
Apr–Nov 1997
8-Month		21.91"
(556.51mm)		20.63"
(524.00mm)		1.28"
(32.51mm)		92nd Driest
Driest since:
1952
37th Wettest
Wettest since:
2015
Mar–Nov 1997
9-Month		24.35"
(618.49mm)		23.14"
(587.76mm)		1.21"
(30.73mm)		88th Driest
Driest since:
1956
41st Wettest
Wettest since:
1973
Feb–Nov 1997
10-Month		26.74"
(679.20mm)		25.28"
(642.11mm)		1.46"
(37.09mm)		96th Driest
Driest since:
1910
33rd Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Jan–Nov 1997
11-Month		29.55"
(750.57mm)		27.59"
(700.79mm)		1.96"
(49.78mm)		106th Driest
Driest since:
1910
23rd Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Dec 1996–Nov 1997
12-Month		32.84"
(834.14mm)		29.94"
(760.48mm)		2.90"
(73.66mm)		115th Driest
Driest since:
1931
13th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Ties: 1941
Jun 1996–Nov 1997
18-Month		50.42"
(1,280.67mm)		45.16"
(1,147.06mm)		5.26"
(133.61mm)		123rd Driest
Driest since:
1931
5th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Dec 1995–Nov 1997
24-Month		65.50"
(1,663.70mm)		59.90"
(1,521.46mm)		5.60"
(142.24mm)		116th Driest
Driest since:
1931
11th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Dec 1994–Nov 1997
36-Month		98.13"
(2,492.50mm)		89.86"
(2,282.44mm)		8.27"
(210.06mm)		117th Driest
Driest since:
1956
9th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Dec 1993–Nov 1997
48-Month		128.52"
(3,264.41mm)		119.78"
(3,042.41mm)		8.74"
(222.00mm)		113th Driest
Driest since:
1956
12th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Dec 1992–Nov 1997
60-Month		161.97"
(4,114.04mm)		149.66"
(3,801.36mm)		12.31"
(312.68mm)		118th Driest
Driest since:
1956
6th Wettest
Wettest to Date
2019

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