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Ohio Valley Climate Region

Precipitation Rankings, August 1968

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
August 1968 1-Month	3.46" (87.88mm)	3.67" (93.22mm)	-0.21" (-5.34mm)	54th Driest	Driest since: 1967	1953
August 1968 1-Month	3.46" (87.88mm)	3.67" (93.22mm)	-0.21" (-5.34mm)	75th Wettest	Wettest since: 1966	1915
Jul–Aug 1968 2-Month	7.33" (186.18mm)	7.67" (194.82mm)	-0.34" (-8.64mm)	44th Driest	Driest since: 1964	1930
Jul–Aug 1968 2-Month	7.33" (186.18mm)	7.67" (194.82mm)	-0.34" (-8.64mm)	85th Wettest	Wettest since: 1967	1915
Jun–Aug 1968 3-Month	10.63" (270.00mm)	11.92" (302.77mm)	-1.29" (-32.77mm)	26th Driest	Driest since: 1966	1930
	10.63" (270.00mm)	11.92" (302.77mm)	-1.29" (-32.77mm)	103rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1967	1958
	Ties: 2007
May–Aug 1968 4-Month	16.62" (422.15mm)	16.19" (411.23mm)	0.43" (10.92mm)	63rd Driest	Driest since: 1966	1936
May–Aug 1968 4-Month	16.62" (422.15mm)	16.19" (411.23mm)	0.43" (10.92mm)	66th Wettest	Wettest since: 1967	1915
Apr–Aug 1968 5-Month	20.45" (519.43mm)	20.10" (510.54mm)	0.35" (8.89mm)	64th Driest	Driest since: 1966	1930
Apr–Aug 1968 5-Month	20.45" (519.43mm)	20.10" (510.54mm)	0.35" (8.89mm)	65th Wettest	Wettest since: 1967	2015
Mar–Aug 1968 6-Month	24.11" (612.39mm)	23.91" (607.31mm)	0.20" (5.08mm)	54th Driest	Driest since: 1966	1930
Mar–Aug 1968 6-Month	24.11" (612.39mm)	23.91" (607.31mm)	0.20" (5.08mm)	75th Wettest	Wettest since: 1967	2015
Feb–Aug 1968 7-Month	25.17" (639.32mm)	26.58" (675.13mm)	-1.41" (-35.81mm)	39th Driest	Driest since: 1966	1930
Feb–Aug 1968 7-Month	25.17" (639.32mm)	26.58" (675.13mm)	-1.41" (-35.81mm)	90th Wettest	Wettest since: 1967	2019
Jan–Aug 1968 8-Month	27.45" (697.23mm)	29.63" (752.60mm)	-2.18" (-55.37mm)	30th Driest	Driest since: 1966	1936
Jan–Aug 1968 8-Month	27.45" (697.23mm)	29.63" (752.60mm)	-2.18" (-55.37mm)	99th Wettest	Wettest since: 1967	2019
Dec 1967–Aug 1968 9-Month	32.30" (820.42mm)	32.72" (831.09mm)	-0.42" (-10.67mm)	48th Driest	Driest since: 1967	1936
Dec 1967–Aug 1968 9-Month	32.30" (820.42mm)	32.72" (831.09mm)	-0.42" (-10.67mm)	80th Wettest	Wettest since: 1965	2019
Nov 1967–Aug 1968 10-Month	35.16" (893.06mm)	35.86" (910.84mm)	-0.70" (-17.78mm)	49th Driest	Driest since: 1966	1936
Nov 1967–Aug 1968 10-Month	35.16" (893.06mm)	35.86" (910.84mm)	-0.70" (-17.78mm)	79th Wettest	Wettest since: 1967	2019
Oct 1967–Aug 1968 11-Month	39.37" (1,000.00mm)	38.78" (985.01mm)	0.59" (14.99mm)	57th Driest	Driest since: 1967	1936
Oct 1967–Aug 1968 11-Month	39.37" (1,000.00mm)	38.78" (985.01mm)	0.59" (14.99mm)	71st Wettest	Wettest since: 1961	2019
Sep 1967–Aug 1968 12-Month	42.25" (1,073.15mm)	42.24" (1,072.90mm)	0.01" (0.25mm)	56th Driest	Driest since: 1967	1936
Sep 1967–Aug 1968 12-Month	42.25" (1,073.15mm)	42.24" (1,072.90mm)	0.01" (0.25mm)	72nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1962	2019
Mar 1967–Aug 1968 18-Month	67.14" (1,705.36mm)	66.13" (1,679.70mm)	1.01" (25.66mm)	61st Driest	Driest since: 1967	1931
Mar 1967–Aug 1968 18-Month	67.14" (1,705.36mm)	66.13" (1,679.70mm)	1.01" (25.66mm)	67th Wettest	Wettest since: 1962	2019
Sep 1966–Aug 1968 24-Month	83.79" (2,128.27mm)	84.47" (2,145.54mm)	-0.68" (-17.27mm)	51st Driest	Driest since: 1967	1941
Sep 1966–Aug 1968 24-Month	83.79" (2,128.27mm)	84.47" (2,145.54mm)	-0.68" (-17.27mm)	76th Wettest	Wettest since: 1962	2020
Sep 1965–Aug 1968 36-Month	121.34" (3,082.04mm)	126.74" (3,219.20mm)	-5.40" (-137.16mm)	26th Driest	Driest since: 1967	1941
Sep 1965–Aug 1968 36-Month	121.34" (3,082.04mm)	126.74" (3,219.20mm)	-5.40" (-137.16mm)	100th Wettest	Wettest since: 1963	2020
Sep 1964–Aug 1968 48-Month	161.90" (4,112.26mm)	168.98" (4,292.09mm)	-7.08" (-179.83mm)	24th Driest	Driest since: 1967	1956
Sep 1964–Aug 1968 48-Month	161.90" (4,112.26mm)	168.98" (4,292.09mm)	-7.08" (-179.83mm)	101st Wettest	Wettest since: 1963	2022
Sep 1963–Aug 1968 60-Month	197.69" (5,021.33mm)	211.19" (5,364.23mm)	-13.50" (-342.90mm)	9th Driest	Driest since: 1967	1934
Sep 1963–Aug 1968 60-Month	197.69" (5,021.33mm)	211.19" (5,364.23mm)	-13.50" (-342.90mm)	115th Wettest	Wettest since: 1965	2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 31, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings