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Contiguous U.S.

Precipitation Rankings, August 2020

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PeriodValue1901-2000
Mean		AnomalyRank
(1895-2022)		Wettest/Driest
Since		Record
August 2020
1-Month		2.42"
(61.47mm)		2.62"
(66.55mm)		-0.20"
(-5.08mm)		36th Driest
Driest since:
1929
93rd Wettest
Wettest since:
1977
Ties: 1900, 1998
Jul–Aug 2020
2-Month		5.36"
(136.14mm)		5.40"
(137.16mm)		-0.04"
(-1.02mm)		49th Driest
Driest since:
1930
80th Wettest
Wettest since:
1915
Jun–Aug 2020
3-Month		8.09"
(205.49mm)		8.32"
(211.33mm)		-0.23"
(-5.84mm)		36th Driest
Driest since:
1930
93rd Wettest
Wettest since:
1928
Ties: 1990
May–Aug 2020
4-Month		11.18"
(283.97mm)		11.23"
(285.24mm)		-0.05"
(-1.27mm)		53rd Driest
Driest since:
1936
76th Wettest
Wettest since:
1915
Apr–Aug 2020
5-Month		13.70"
(347.98mm)		13.75"
(349.25mm)		-0.05"
(-1.27mm)		52nd Driest
Driest since:
1934
77th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Ties: 1921, 1953
Mar–Aug 2020
6-Month		16.56"
(420.62mm)		16.26"
(413.00mm)		0.30"
(7.62mm)		68th Driest
Driest since:
1936
61st Wettest
Wettest since:
1905
Feb–Aug 2020
7-Month		19.01"
(482.85mm)		18.40"
(467.36mm)		0.61"
(15.49mm)		74th Driest
Driest since:
1934
55th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Jan–Aug 2020
8-Month		21.77"
(552.96mm)		20.71"
(526.03mm)		1.06"
(26.93mm)		95th Driest
Driest since:
1934
34th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Dec 2019–Aug 2020
9-Month		24.34"
(618.24mm)		23.05"
(585.47mm)		1.29"
(32.77mm)		96th Driest
Driest since:
1931
32nd Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Ties: 1907
Nov 2019–Aug 2020
10-Month		26.28"
(667.51mm)		25.28"
(642.11mm)		1.00"
(25.40mm)		83rd Driest
Driest since:
1934
45th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Oct 2019–Aug 2020
11-Month		29.47"
(748.54mm)		27.45"
(697.23mm)		2.02"
(51.31mm)		102nd Driest
Driest since:
1934
26th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Ties: 1938
Sep 2019–Aug 2020
12-Month		31.92"
(810.77mm)		29.94"
(760.48mm)		1.98"
(50.29mm)		100th Driest
Driest since:
1934
28th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Mar 2019–Aug 2020
18-Month		50.75"
(1,289.05mm)		46.22"
(1,173.99mm)		4.53"
(115.06mm)		119th Driest
Driest since:
1931
9th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Sep 2018–Aug 2020
24-Month		69.55"
(1,766.57mm)		59.92"
(1,521.97mm)		9.63"
(244.60mm)		126th Driest
Driest since:
1918
1st Wettest
Wettest to Date
2020
Sep 2017–Aug 2020
36-Month		99.32"
(2,522.73mm)		89.86"
(2,282.44mm)		9.46"
(240.29mm)		121st Driest
Driest since:
1956
5th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Sep 2016–Aug 2020
48-Month		133.14"
(3,381.76mm)		119.77"
(3,042.16mm)		13.37"
(339.60mm)		123rd Driest
Driest since:
1956
2nd Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Sep 2015–Aug 2020
60-Month		167.40"
(4,251.96mm)		149.64"
(3,800.86mm)		17.76"
(451.10mm)		122nd Driest
Driest since:
1934
2nd Wettest
Wettest since:
2019

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