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Contiguous U.S.

Precipitation Rankings, June 2016

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PeriodValue1901-2000
Mean		AnomalyRank
(1895-2022)		Wettest/Driest
Since		Record
June 2016
1-Month		2.48"
(62.99mm)		2.93"
(74.42mm)		-0.45"
(-11.43mm)		16th Driest
Driest since:
1933
113th Wettest
Wettest since:
1928
Ties: 1910
May–Jun 2016
2-Month		5.55"
(140.97mm)		5.84"
(148.34mm)		-0.29"
(-7.37mm)		41st Driest
Driest since:
1988
88th Wettest
Wettest since:
2015
Apr–Jun 2016
3-Month		8.55"
(217.17mm)		8.35"
(212.09mm)		0.20"
(5.08mm)		74th Driest
Driest since:
1988
55th Wettest
Wettest since:
1957
Ties: 1909
Mar–Jun 2016
4-Month		11.47"
(291.34mm)		10.86"
(275.84mm)		0.61"
(15.50mm)		87th Driest
Driest since:
1988
42nd Wettest
Wettest since:
1957
Feb–Jun 2016
5-Month		13.40"
(340.36mm)		13.00"
(330.20mm)		0.40"
(10.16mm)		78th Driest
Driest since:
1988
51st Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Ties: 2009
Jan–Jun 2016
6-Month		15.44"
(392.18mm)		15.31"
(388.87mm)		0.13"
(3.31mm)		67th Driest
Driest since:
1988
62nd Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Dec 2015–Jun 2016
7-Month		19.50"
(495.30mm)		17.66"
(448.56mm)		1.84"
(46.74mm)		115th Driest
Driest since:
1931
13th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Nov 2015–Jun 2016
8-Month		22.85"
(580.39mm)		19.89"
(505.21mm)		2.96"
(75.18mm)		120th Driest
Driest since:
1934
8th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Oct 2015–Jun 2016
9-Month		25.75"
(654.05mm)		22.05"
(560.07mm)		3.70"
(93.98mm)		123rd Driest
Driest since:
1934
5th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Sep 2015–Jun 2016
10-Month		27.87"
(707.90mm)		24.55"
(623.57mm)		3.32"
(84.33mm)		121st Driest
Driest since:
1934
7th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Aug 2015–Jun 2016
11-Month		30.28"
(769.11mm)		27.17"
(690.12mm)		3.11"
(78.99mm)		115th Driest
Driest since:
1918
13th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Jul 2015–Jun 2016
12-Month		33.51"
(851.15mm)		29.96"
(760.98mm)		3.55"
(90.17mm)		119th Driest
Driest since:
1931
9th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Jan 2015–Jun 2016
18-Month		50.03"
(1,270.76mm)		45.27"
(1,149.86mm)		4.76"
(120.90mm)		120th Driest
Driest since:
1931
8th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Jul 2014–Jun 2016
24-Month		65.53"
(1,664.46mm)		59.93"
(1,522.22mm)		5.60"
(142.24mm)		117th Driest
Driest since:
1931
10th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Jul 2013–Jun 2016
36-Month		96.24"
(2,444.50mm)		89.89"
(2,283.21mm)		6.35"
(161.29mm)		111th Driest
Driest since:
1956
15th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Jul 2012–Jun 2016
48-Month		125.69"
(3,192.53mm)		119.79"
(3,042.67mm)		5.90"
(149.86mm)		103rd Driest
Driest since:
1956
22nd Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Jul 2011–Jun 2016
60-Month		153.60"
(3,901.44mm)		149.66"
(3,801.36mm)		3.94"
(100.08mm)		89th Driest
Driest since:
1934
35th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020

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