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Ohio Valley Climate Region

Precipitation Rankings, August 1938

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
August 1938 1-Month	3.43" (87.12mm)	3.67" (93.22mm)	-0.24" (-6.10mm)	51st Driest	Driest since: 1937	1953
August 1938 1-Month	3.43" (87.12mm)	3.67" (93.22mm)	-0.24" (-6.10mm)	78th Wettest	Wettest since: 1935	1915
Jul–Aug 1938 2-Month	8.49" (215.65mm)	7.67" (194.82mm)	0.82" (20.83mm)	93rd Driest	Driest since: 1937	1930
Jul–Aug 1938 2-Month	8.49" (215.65mm)	7.67" (194.82mm)	0.82" (20.83mm)	36th Wettest	Wettest since: 1931	1915
Jun–Aug 1938 3-Month	13.34" (338.84mm)	11.92" (302.77mm)	1.42" (36.07mm)	90th Driest	Driest since: 1937	1930
Jun–Aug 1938 3-Month	13.34" (338.84mm)	11.92" (302.77mm)	1.42" (36.07mm)	39th Wettest	Wettest since: 1935	1958
May–Aug 1938 4-Month	18.99" (482.35mm)	16.19" (411.23mm)	2.80" (71.12mm)	108th Driest	Driest since: 1937	1936
May–Aug 1938 4-Month	18.99" (482.35mm)	16.19" (411.23mm)	2.80" (71.12mm)	21st Wettest	Wettest since: 1935	1915
Apr–Aug 1938 5-Month	22.37" (568.20mm)	20.10" (510.54mm)	2.27" (57.66mm)	93rd Driest	Driest since: 1937	1930
	22.37" (568.20mm)	20.10" (510.54mm)	2.27" (57.66mm)	36th Wettest	Wettest since: 1935	2015
	Ties: 1947
Mar–Aug 1938 6-Month	27.84" (707.14mm)	23.91" (607.31mm)	3.93" (99.83mm)	108th Driest	Driest since: 1937	1930
Mar–Aug 1938 6-Month	27.84" (707.14mm)	23.91" (607.31mm)	3.93" (99.83mm)	21st Wettest	Wettest since: 1935	2015
Feb–Aug 1938 7-Month	30.58" (776.73mm)	26.58" (675.13mm)	4.00" (101.60mm)	107th Driest	Driest since: 1937	1930
Feb–Aug 1938 7-Month	30.58" (776.73mm)	26.58" (675.13mm)	4.00" (101.60mm)	22nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1935	2019
Jan–Aug 1938 8-Month	33.52" (851.41mm)	29.63" (752.60mm)	3.89" (98.81mm)	105th Driest	Driest since: 1937	1936
Jan–Aug 1938 8-Month	33.52" (851.41mm)	29.63" (752.60mm)	3.89" (98.81mm)	24th Wettest	Wettest since: 1935	2019
Dec 1937–Aug 1938 9-Month	36.19" (919.23mm)	32.72" (831.09mm)	3.47" (88.14mm)	95th Driest	Driest since: 1936	1936
Dec 1937–Aug 1938 9-Month	36.19" (919.23mm)	32.72" (831.09mm)	3.47" (88.14mm)	33rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1937	2019
Nov 1937–Aug 1938 10-Month	37.89" (962.41mm)	35.86" (910.84mm)	2.03" (51.57mm)	78th Driest	Driest since: 1936	1936
Nov 1937–Aug 1938 10-Month	37.89" (962.41mm)	35.86" (910.84mm)	2.03" (51.57mm)	50th Wettest	Wettest since: 1937	2019
Oct 1937–Aug 1938 11-Month	42.01" (1,067.05mm)	38.78" (985.01mm)	3.23" (82.04mm)	90th Driest	Driest since: 1936	1936
Oct 1937–Aug 1938 11-Month	42.01" (1,067.05mm)	38.78" (985.01mm)	3.23" (82.04mm)	38th Wettest	Wettest since: 1937	2019
Sep 1937–Aug 1938 12-Month	44.43" (1,128.52mm)	42.24" (1,072.90mm)	2.19" (55.62mm)	78th Driest	Driest since: 1936	1936
Sep 1937–Aug 1938 12-Month	44.43" (1,128.52mm)	42.24" (1,072.90mm)	2.19" (55.62mm)	50th Wettest	Wettest since: 1937	2019
Mar 1937–Aug 1938 18-Month	66.20" (1,681.48mm)	66.13" (1,679.70mm)	0.07" (1.78mm)	55th Driest	Driest since: 1937	1931
Mar 1937–Aug 1938 18-Month	66.20" (1,681.48mm)	66.13" (1,679.70mm)	0.07" (1.78mm)	73rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1935	2019
Sep 1936–Aug 1938 24-Month	92.89" (2,359.41mm)	84.47" (2,145.54mm)	8.42" (213.87mm)	106th Driest	Driest since: 1937	1941
Sep 1936–Aug 1938 24-Month	92.89" (2,359.41mm)	84.47" (2,145.54mm)	8.42" (213.87mm)	21st Wettest	Wettest since: 1928	2020
Sep 1935–Aug 1938 36-Month	124.22" (3,155.19mm)	126.74" (3,219.20mm)	-2.52" (-64.01mm)	39th Driest	Driest since: 1936	1941
Sep 1935–Aug 1938 36-Month	124.22" (3,155.19mm)	126.74" (3,219.20mm)	-2.52" (-64.01mm)	87th Wettest	Wettest since: 1937	2020
Sep 1934–Aug 1938 48-Month	172.81" (4,389.37mm)	168.98" (4,292.09mm)	3.83" (97.28mm)	71st Driest	Driest since: 1937	1956
Sep 1934–Aug 1938 48-Month	172.81" (4,389.37mm)	168.98" (4,292.09mm)	3.83" (97.28mm)	54th Wettest	Wettest since: 1930	2022
Sep 1933–Aug 1938 60-Month	205.64" (5,223.26mm)	211.20" (5,364.48mm)	-5.56" (-141.22mm)	33rd Driest	Driest since: 1936	1934
Sep 1933–Aug 1938 60-Month	205.64" (5,223.26mm)	211.20" (5,364.48mm)	-5.56" (-141.22mm)	91st Wettest	Wettest since: 1937	2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 27, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings