National Rankings
Contiguous U.S.
Precipitation Rankings, April 2016
Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean | Anomaly | Rank (1895-2023) | Wettest/Driest Since | Record |
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April 2016 1-Month | 3.00" (76.20mm) | 2.52" (64.01mm) | 0.48" (12.19mm) | 109th Driest | Driest since: | 1987 |
21st Wettest | Wettest since: | 1957 | ||||
Mar– 2-Month | 5.92" (150.37mm) | 5.03" (127.76mm) | 0.89" (22.61mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: | 1910 |
16th Wettest | Wettest since: | 1973 | ||||
Feb– 3-Month | 7.85" (199.39mm) | 7.16" (181.86mm) | 0.69" (17.53mm) | 103rd Driest | Driest since: | 1910 |
27th Wettest | Wettest since: | 1983 | ||||
Jan– 4-Month | 9.89" (251.21mm) | 9.48" (240.79mm) | 0.41" (10.42mm) | 87th Driest | Driest since: | 1910 |
43rd Wettest | Wettest since: | 1998 | ||||
Dec 2015– 5-Month | 13.95" (354.33mm) | 11.82" (300.23mm) | 2.13" (54.10mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: | 1931 |
7th Wettest | Wettest since: | 1983 | ||||
Nov 2015– 6-Month | 17.30" (439.42mm) | 14.05" (356.87mm) | 3.25" (82.55mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: | 1977 |
3rd Wettest | Wettest since: | 1983 | ||||
Oct 2015– 7-Month | 20.20" (513.08mm) | 16.22" (411.99mm) | 3.98" (101.09mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: | 1981 |
4th Wettest | Wettest since: | 1983 | ||||
Sep 2015– 8-Month | 22.32" (566.93mm) | 18.71" (475.23mm) | 3.61" (91.70mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: | 1918 |
5th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2019 | ||||
Aug 2015– 9-Month | 24.73" (628.14mm) | 21.33" (541.78mm) | 3.40" (86.36mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: | 1918 |
6th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2019 | ||||
Jul 2015– 10-Month | 27.96" (710.18mm) | 24.12" (612.65mm) | 3.84" (97.53mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: | 1931 |
5th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2019 | ||||
Jun 2015– 11-Month | 31.51" (800.35mm) | 27.04" (686.82mm) | 4.47" (113.53mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: | 1931 |
4th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2019 | ||||
May 2015– 12-Month | 35.95" (913.13mm) | 29.95" (760.73mm) | 6.00" (152.40mm) | 127th Driest | Driest since: | 1918 |
2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
Nov 2014– 18-Month | 49.19" (1,249.43mm) | 44.02" (1,118.11mm) | 5.17" (131.32mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: | 1931 |
7th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2020 | ||||
May 2014– 24-Month | 66.46" (1,688.08mm) | 59.92" (1,521.97mm) | 6.54" (166.11mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: | 1955 |
8th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2020 | ||||
May 2013– 36-Month | 97.38" (2,473.45mm) | 89.88" (2,282.95mm) | 7.50" (190.50mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: | 1955 |
13th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2020 | ||||
May 2012– 48-Month | 124.88" (3,171.95mm) | 119.77" (3,042.16mm) | 5.11" (129.79mm) | 103rd Driest | Driest since: | 1956 |
23rd Wettest | Wettest since: | 2019 | ||||
May 2011– 60-Month | 154.06" (3,913.12mm) | 149.63" (3,800.60mm) | 4.43" (112.52mm) | 93rd Driest | Driest since: | 1957 |
32nd Wettest | Wettest since: | 2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on June 6, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings