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Ohio Valley Climate Region

Precipitation Rankings, August 1896

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
August 1896 1-Month	3.25" (82.55mm)	3.67" (93.22mm)	-0.42" (-10.67mm)	41st Driest	Driest since: 1895	1953
	3.25" (82.55mm)	3.67" (93.22mm)	-0.42" (-10.67mm)	88th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1915
	Ties: 1951
Jul–Aug 1896 2-Month	10.20" (259.08mm)	7.67" (194.82mm)	2.53" (64.26mm)	123rd Driest	Driest since: 1895	1930
Jul–Aug 1896 2-Month	10.20" (259.08mm)	7.67" (194.82mm)	2.53" (64.26mm)	6th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1915
Jun–Aug 1896 3-Month	14.59" (370.59mm)	11.92" (302.77mm)	2.67" (67.82mm)	117th Driest	Driest since: 1895	1930
Jun–Aug 1896 3-Month	14.59" (370.59mm)	11.92" (302.77mm)	2.67" (67.82mm)	12th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1958
May–Aug 1896 4-Month	19.93" (506.22mm)	16.19" (411.23mm)	3.74" (94.99mm)	117th Driest	Driest since: 1895	1936
May–Aug 1896 4-Month	19.93" (506.22mm)	16.19" (411.23mm)	3.74" (94.99mm)	12th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1915
Apr–Aug 1896 5-Month	22.68" (576.07mm)	20.10" (510.54mm)	2.58" (65.53mm)	98th Driest	Driest since: 1895	1930
Apr–Aug 1896 5-Month	22.68" (576.07mm)	20.10" (510.54mm)	2.58" (65.53mm)	31st Wettest	Wettest to Date	2015
Mar–Aug 1896 6-Month	26.34" (669.04mm)	23.91" (607.31mm)	2.43" (61.73mm)	95th Driest	Driest since: 1895	1930
Mar–Aug 1896 6-Month	26.34" (669.04mm)	23.91" (607.31mm)	2.43" (61.73mm)	34th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2015
Feb–Aug 1896 7-Month	28.90" (734.06mm)	26.58" (675.13mm)	2.32" (58.93mm)	88th Driest	Driest since: 1895	1930
Feb–Aug 1896 7-Month	28.90" (734.06mm)	26.58" (675.13mm)	2.32" (58.93mm)	41st Wettest	Wettest to Date	2019
Jan–Aug 1896 8-Month	30.39" (771.91mm)	29.63" (752.60mm)	0.76" (19.31mm)	67th Driest	Driest since: 1895	1936
Jan–Aug 1896 8-Month	30.39" (771.91mm)	29.63" (752.60mm)	0.76" (19.31mm)	62nd Wettest	Wettest to Date	2019
Dec 1895–Aug 1896 9-Month	35.22" (894.59mm)	32.72" (831.09mm)	2.50" (63.50mm)	84th Driest	Driest since: 1896	1936
Dec 1895–Aug 1896 9-Month	35.22" (894.59mm)	32.72" (831.09mm)	2.50" (63.50mm)	44th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2019
Nov 1895–Aug 1896 10-Month	38.99" (990.35mm)	35.86" (910.84mm)	3.13" (79.51mm)	90th Driest	Driest since: 1896	1936
	38.99" (990.35mm)	35.86" (910.84mm)	3.13" (79.51mm)	38th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2019
	Ties: 1903
Oct 1895–Aug 1896 11-Month	39.90" (1,013.46mm)	38.78" (985.01mm)	1.12" (28.45mm)	61st Driest	Driest since: 1896	1936
Oct 1895–Aug 1896 11-Month	39.90" (1,013.46mm)	38.78" (985.01mm)	1.12" (28.45mm)	67th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2019
Sep 1895–Aug 1896 12-Month	42.21" (1,072.13mm)	42.24" (1,072.90mm)	-0.03" (-0.77mm)	55th Driest	Driest since: 1896	1936
Sep 1895–Aug 1896 12-Month	42.21" (1,072.13mm)	42.24" (1,072.90mm)	-0.03" (-0.77mm)	73rd Wettest	Wettest to Date	2019
Mar 1895–Aug 1896 18-Month	62.04" (1,575.82mm)	66.13" (1,679.70mm)	-4.09" (-103.88mm)	28th Driest	Driest since: 1896	1931
Mar 1895–Aug 1896 18-Month	62.04" (1,575.82mm)	66.13" (1,679.70mm)	-4.09" (-103.88mm)	100th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2019

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 28, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings