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Precipitation Rankings, November 1998

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Period Value 1901-2000
Mean		 Anomaly Rank
(1895-2022)		 Wettest/Driest
Since		 Record
November 1998
1-Month 		2.63"
(66.80mm)		 2.23"
(56.64mm)		 0.40"
(10.16mm)		 97th Driest
Driest since:
 1917
32nd Wettest
Wettest since:
 1983
Oct–Nov 1998
2-Month 		5.60"
(142.24mm)		 4.40"
(111.76mm)		 1.20"
(30.48mm)		 115th Driest
Driest since:
 1917
14th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1985
Sep–Nov 1998
3-Month 		8.11"
(205.99mm)		 6.88"
(174.75mm)		 1.23"
(31.24mm)		 109th Driest
Driest since:
 1939
20th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1985
Aug–Nov 1998
4-Month 		10.53"
(267.46mm)		 9.50"
(241.30mm)		 1.03"
(26.16mm)		 108th Driest
Driest since:
 1952
21st Wettest
Wettest since:
 2018
Jul–Nov 1998
5-Month 		13.39"
(340.11mm)		 12.28"
(311.91mm)		 1.11"
(28.20mm)		 106th Driest
Driest since:
 1952
23rd Wettest
Wettest since:
 2018
Ties: 2021
Jun–Nov 1998
6-Month 		16.71"
(424.43mm)		 15.20"
(386.08mm)		 1.51"
(38.35mm)		 109th Driest
Driest since:
 1952
20th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2004
May–Nov 1998
7-Month 		19.33"
(490.98mm)		 18.12"
(460.25mm)		 1.21"
(30.73mm)		 94th Driest
Driest since:
 1952
35th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2004
Ties: 1898, 1928
Apr–Nov 1998
8-Month 		21.90"
(556.26mm)		 20.63"
(524.00mm)		 1.27"
(32.26mm)		 91st Driest
Driest since:
 1952
38th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2015
Mar–Nov 1998
9-Month 		25.13"
(638.30mm)		 23.14"
(587.76mm)		 1.99"
(50.54mm)		 108th Driest
Driest since:
 1956
21st Wettest
Wettest since:
 1973
Feb–Nov 1998
10-Month 		28.45"
(722.63mm)		 25.28"
(642.11mm)		 3.17"
(80.52mm)		 120th Driest
Driest since:
 1910
9th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2019
Jan–Nov 1998
11-Month 		31.81"
(807.97mm)		 27.59"
(700.79mm)		 4.22"
(107.18mm)		 126th Driest
Driest since:
 1910
3rd Wettest
Wettest since:
 2019
Dec 1997–Nov 1998
12-Month 		34.12"
(866.65mm)		 29.94"
(760.48mm)		 4.18"
(106.17mm)		 124th Driest
Driest since:
 1931
4th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2019
Jun 1997–Nov 1998
18-Month 		50.26"
(1,276.60mm)		 45.16"
(1,147.06mm)		 5.10"
(129.54mm)		 121st Driest
Driest since:
 1931
7th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2019
Dec 1996–Nov 1998
24-Month 		66.96"
(1,700.78mm)		 59.90"
(1,521.46mm)		 7.06"
(179.32mm)		 123rd Driest
Driest since:
 1931
4th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2019
Dec 1995–Nov 1998
36-Month 		99.62"
(2,530.35mm)		 89.86"
(2,282.44mm)		 9.76"
(247.91mm)		 123rd Driest
Driest since:
 1956
3rd Wettest
Wettest since:
 2019
Dec 1994–Nov 1998
48-Month 		132.25"
(3,359.15mm)		 119.78"
(3,042.41mm)		 12.47"
(316.74mm)		 121st Driest
Driest since:
 1956
4th Wettest
Wettest to Date
 2019
Dec 1993–Nov 1998
60-Month 		162.64"
(4,131.06mm)		 149.66"
(3,801.36mm)		 12.98"
(329.70mm)		 119th Driest
Driest since:
 1956
5th Wettest
Wettest to Date
 2019

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