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Precipitation Rankings, July 1959

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
July 1959 1-Month	4.99" (126.75mm)	3.17" (80.52mm)	1.82" (46.23mm)	124th Driest	Driest since: 1958	1980
	4.99" (126.75mm)	3.17" (80.52mm)	1.82" (46.23mm)	5th Wettest	Wettest since: 1950	1950
	Ties: 1979
Jun–Jul 1959 2-Month	8.94" (227.08mm)	6.70" (170.18mm)	2.24" (56.90mm)	116th Driest	Driest since: 1958	1980
Jun–Jul 1959 2-Month	8.94" (227.08mm)	6.70" (170.18mm)	2.24" (56.90mm)	13th Wettest	Wettest since: 1950	2007
May–Jul 1959 3-Month	13.26" (336.80mm)	10.75" (273.05mm)	2.51" (63.75mm)	106th Driest	Driest since: 1958	1998
May–Jul 1959 3-Month	13.26" (336.80mm)	10.75" (273.05mm)	2.51" (63.75mm)	23rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1957	2015
Apr–Jul 1959 4-Month	16.19" (411.23mm)	13.97" (354.84mm)	2.22" (56.39mm)	106th Driest	Driest since: 1958	1998
Apr–Jul 1959 4-Month	16.19" (411.23mm)	13.97" (354.84mm)	2.22" (56.39mm)	23rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1957	2015
Mar–Jul 1959 5-Month	18.04" (458.22mm)	16.66" (423.16mm)	1.38" (35.06mm)	87th Driest	Driest since: 1956	2011
Mar–Jul 1959 5-Month	18.04" (458.22mm)	16.66" (423.16mm)	1.38" (35.06mm)	42nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	2015
Feb–Jul 1959 6-Month	20.70" (525.78mm)	18.89" (479.81mm)	1.81" (45.97mm)	89th Driest	Driest since: 1956	2011
Feb–Jul 1959 6-Month	20.70" (525.78mm)	18.89" (479.81mm)	1.81" (45.97mm)	40th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	2015
Jan–Jul 1959 7-Month	21.91" (556.51mm)	21.12" (536.45mm)	0.79" (20.06mm)	80th Driest	Driest since: 1956	2011
Jan–Jul 1959 7-Month	21.91" (556.51mm)	21.12" (536.45mm)	0.79" (20.06mm)	49th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	2015
Dec 1958–Jul 1959 8-Month	22.85" (580.39mm)	23.62" (599.95mm)	-0.77" (-19.56mm)	63rd Driest	Driest since: 1956	2011
Dec 1958–Jul 1959 8-Month	22.85" (580.39mm)	23.62" (599.95mm)	-0.77" (-19.56mm)	65th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	2015
Nov 1958–Jul 1959 9-Month	24.84" (630.94mm)	26.04" (661.42mm)	-1.20" (-30.48mm)	55th Driest	Driest since: 1956	1918, 2011
	24.84" (630.94mm)	26.04" (661.42mm)	-1.20" (-30.48mm)	73rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1973
	Ties: 2013
Oct 1958–Jul 1959 10-Month	26.81" (680.97mm)	28.74" (730.00mm)	-1.93" (-49.03mm)	47th Driest	Driest since: 1956	1918
Oct 1958–Jul 1959 10-Month	26.81" (680.97mm)	28.74" (730.00mm)	-1.93" (-49.03mm)	81st Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	2019
Sep 1958–Jul 1959 11-Month	32.56" (827.02mm)	31.95" (811.53mm)	0.61" (15.49mm)	70th Driest	Driest since: 1956	1918
Sep 1958–Jul 1959 11-Month	32.56" (827.02mm)	31.95" (811.53mm)	0.61" (15.49mm)	58th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	2019
Aug 1958–Jul 1959 12-Month	35.51" (901.95mm)	34.89" (886.21mm)	0.62" (15.74mm)	67th Driest	Driest since: 1956	1918
Aug 1958–Jul 1959 12-Month	35.51" (901.95mm)	34.89" (886.21mm)	0.62" (15.74mm)	61st Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	2019
Feb 1958–Jul 1959 18-Month	57.10" (1,450.34mm)	53.84" (1,367.54mm)	3.26" (82.80mm)	86th Driest	Driest since: 1957	1918
Feb 1958–Jul 1959 18-Month	57.10" (1,450.34mm)	53.84" (1,367.54mm)	3.26" (82.80mm)	42nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	2016
Aug 1957–Jul 1959 24-Month	76.82" (1,951.23mm)	69.86" (1,774.44mm)	6.96" (176.79mm)	102nd Driest	Driest since: 1957	1918
Aug 1957–Jul 1959 24-Month	76.82" (1,951.23mm)	69.86" (1,774.44mm)	6.96" (176.79mm)	25th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	2020
Aug 1956–Jul 1959 36-Month	113.61" (2,885.69mm)	104.76" (2,660.90mm)	8.85" (224.79mm)	104th Driest	Driest since: 1958	1956
Aug 1956–Jul 1959 36-Month	113.61" (2,885.69mm)	104.76" (2,660.90mm)	8.85" (224.79mm)	22nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1947	1975
Aug 1955–Jul 1959 48-Month	139.05" (3,531.87mm)	139.65" (3,547.11mm)	-0.60" (-15.24mm)	57th Driest	Driest since: 1958	1956
Aug 1955–Jul 1959 48-Month	139.05" (3,531.87mm)	139.65" (3,547.11mm)	-0.60" (-15.24mm)	68th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1975
Aug 1954–Jul 1959 60-Month	168.61" (4,282.69mm)	174.43" (4,430.52mm)	-5.82" (-147.83mm)	38th Driest	Driest since: 1958	1956
Aug 1954–Jul 1959 60-Month	168.61" (4,282.69mm)	174.43" (4,430.52mm)	-5.82" (-147.83mm)	86th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	2019

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published November 2022, retrieved on December 1, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings