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Ohio Valley Climate Region

Precipitation Rankings, August 1898

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
August 1898 1-Month	4.15" (105.41mm)	3.67" (93.22mm)	0.48" (12.19mm)	90th Driest	Driest since: 1897	1953
August 1898 1-Month	4.15" (105.41mm)	3.67" (93.22mm)	0.48" (12.19mm)	39th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1915
Jul–Aug 1898 2-Month	8.53" (216.66mm)	7.67" (194.82mm)	0.86" (21.84mm)	95th Driest	Driest since: 1897	1930
	8.53" (216.66mm)	7.67" (194.82mm)	0.86" (21.84mm)	34th Wettest	Wettest since: 1896	1915
	Ties: 2018
Jun–Aug 1898 3-Month	12.80" (325.12mm)	11.92" (302.77mm)	0.88" (22.35mm)	84th Driest	Driest since: 1897	1930
	12.80" (325.12mm)	11.92" (302.77mm)	0.88" (22.35mm)	45th Wettest	Wettest since: 1896	1958
	Ties: 1909
May–Aug 1898 4-Month	18.02" (457.71mm)	16.19" (411.23mm)	1.83" (46.48mm)	91st Driest	Driest since: 1897	1936
May–Aug 1898 4-Month	18.02" (457.71mm)	16.19" (411.23mm)	1.83" (46.48mm)	38th Wettest	Wettest since: 1896	1915
Apr–Aug 1898 5-Month	21.28" (540.51mm)	20.10" (510.54mm)	1.18" (29.97mm)	77th Driest	Driest since: 1897	1930
Apr–Aug 1898 5-Month	21.28" (540.51mm)	20.10" (510.54mm)	1.18" (29.97mm)	52nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1896	2015
Mar–Aug 1898 6-Month	28.07" (712.98mm)	23.91" (607.31mm)	4.16" (105.67mm)	113th Driest	Driest since: 1897	1930
Mar–Aug 1898 6-Month	28.07" (712.98mm)	23.91" (607.31mm)	4.16" (105.67mm)	16th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2015
Feb–Aug 1898 7-Month	29.86" (758.44mm)	26.58" (675.13mm)	3.28" (83.31mm)	97th Driest	Driest since: 1897	1930
Feb–Aug 1898 7-Month	29.86" (758.44mm)	26.58" (675.13mm)	3.28" (83.31mm)	32nd Wettest	Wettest to Date	2019
Jan–Aug 1898 8-Month	35.67" (906.02mm)	29.63" (752.60mm)	6.04" (153.42mm)	121st Driest	Driest since: 1897	1936
Jan–Aug 1898 8-Month	35.67" (906.02mm)	29.63" (752.60mm)	6.04" (153.42mm)	8th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2019
Dec 1897–Aug 1898 9-Month	39.09" (992.89mm)	32.72" (831.09mm)	6.37" (161.80mm)	120th Driest	Driest since: 1897	1936
Dec 1897–Aug 1898 9-Month	39.09" (992.89mm)	32.72" (831.09mm)	6.37" (161.80mm)	8th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2019
Nov 1897–Aug 1898 10-Month	43.40" (1,102.36mm)	35.86" (910.84mm)	7.54" (191.52mm)	121st Driest	Driest since: 1897	1936
Nov 1897–Aug 1898 10-Month	43.40" (1,102.36mm)	35.86" (910.84mm)	7.54" (191.52mm)	7th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2019
Oct 1897–Aug 1898 11-Month	44.29" (1,124.97mm)	38.78" (985.01mm)	5.51" (139.96mm)	113th Driest	Driest since: 1897	1936
Oct 1897–Aug 1898 11-Month	44.29" (1,124.97mm)	38.78" (985.01mm)	5.51" (139.96mm)	15th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2019
Sep 1897–Aug 1898 12-Month	44.99" (1,142.75mm)	42.24" (1,072.90mm)	2.75" (69.85mm)	83rd Driest	Driest since: 1897	1936
Sep 1897–Aug 1898 12-Month	44.99" (1,142.75mm)	42.24" (1,072.90mm)	2.75" (69.85mm)	45th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2019
Mar 1897–Aug 1898 18-Month	70.28" (1,785.11mm)	66.13" (1,679.70mm)	4.15" (105.41mm)	83rd Driest	Driest since: 1896	1931
Mar 1897–Aug 1898 18-Month	70.28" (1,785.11mm)	66.13" (1,679.70mm)	4.15" (105.41mm)	45th Wettest	Wettest since: 1897	2019
Sep 1896–Aug 1898 24-Month	88.95" (2,259.33mm)	84.47" (2,145.54mm)	4.48" (113.79mm)	84th Driest	Driest since: 1897	1941
Sep 1896–Aug 1898 24-Month	88.95" (2,259.33mm)	84.47" (2,145.54mm)	4.48" (113.79mm)	43rd Wettest	Wettest to Date	2020
Sep 1895–Aug 1898 36-Month	131.16" (3,331.46mm)	126.74" (3,219.20mm)	4.42" (112.26mm)	77th Driest	Driest since: 1898	1941
Sep 1895–Aug 1898 36-Month	131.16" (3,331.46mm)	126.74" (3,219.20mm)	4.42" (112.26mm)	49th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2020

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