Regional Rankings

Regional Data Info
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South Climate Region

Precipitation Rankings, August 1968

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PeriodValue1901-2000
Mean		AnomalyRank
(1895-2022)		Wettest/Driest
Since		Record
August 1968
1-Month		3.05"
(77.47mm)		2.92"
(74.17mm)		0.13"
(3.30mm)		76th Driest
Driest since:
2000
53rd Wettest
Wettest since:
2017
Jul–Aug 1968
2-Month		6.60"
(167.64mm)		6.09"
(154.69mm)		0.51"
(12.95mm)		77th Driest
Driest since:
2000
52nd Wettest
Wettest since:
2017
Jun–Aug 1968
3-Month		10.30"
(261.62mm)		9.62"
(244.35mm)		0.68"
(17.27mm)		75th Driest
Driest since:
1954
54th Wettest
Wettest since:
2017
May–Aug 1968
4-Month		15.66"
(397.76mm)		13.67"
(347.22mm)		1.99"
(50.54mm)		102nd Driest
Driest since:
2011
27th Wettest
Wettest since:
2021
Ties: 1991
Apr–Aug 1968
5-Month		19.20"
(487.68mm)		16.88"
(428.75mm)		2.32"
(58.93mm)		101st Driest
Driest since:
1956
28th Wettest
Wettest since:
2015
Mar–Aug 1968
6-Month		21.98"
(558.29mm)		19.58"
(497.33mm)		2.40"
(60.96mm)		95th Driest
Driest since:
1956
34th Wettest
Wettest since:
2015
Ties: 1981
Feb–Aug 1968
7-Month		23.58"
(598.93mm)		21.81"
(553.97mm)		1.77"
(44.96mm)		85th Driest
Driest since:
2011
44th Wettest
Wettest since:
2015
Jan–Aug 1968
8-Month		27.00"
(685.80mm)		24.04"
(610.62mm)		2.96"
(75.18mm)		96th Driest
Driest since:
2011
33rd Wettest
Wettest since:
2015
Dec 1967–Aug 1968
9-Month		30.44"
(773.18mm)		26.54"
(674.12mm)		3.90"
(99.06mm)		98th Driest
Driest since:
2011
30th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Nov 1967–Aug 1968
10-Month		31.67"
(804.42mm)		28.96"
(735.58mm)		2.71"
(68.84mm)		88th Driest
Driest since:
2011
40th Wettest
Wettest since:
2016
Oct 1967–Aug 1968
11-Month		34.46"
(875.28mm)		31.66"
(804.16mm)		2.80"
(71.12mm)		84th Driest
Driest since:
2011
44th Wettest
Wettest since:
2016
Sep 1967–Aug 1968
12-Month		39.17"
(994.92mm)		34.87"
(885.70mm)		4.30"
(109.22mm)		96th Driest
Driest since:
1918
32nd Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Mar 1967–Aug 1968
18-Month		58.10"
(1,475.74mm)		54.51"
(1,384.55mm)		3.59"
(91.19mm)		90th Driest
Driest since:
1918
38th Wettest
Wettest since:
2016
Sep 1966–Aug 1968
24-Month		68.02"
(1,727.71mm)		69.84"
(1,773.94mm)		-1.82"
(-46.23mm)		46th Driest
Driest since:
1918
81st Wettest
Wettest since:
2016
Sep 1965–Aug 1968
36-Month		102.60"
(2,606.04mm)		104.74"
(2,660.40mm)		-2.14"
(-54.36mm)		48th Driest
Driest since:
1956
78th Wettest
Wettest since:
1975
Sep 1964–Aug 1968
48-Month		136.05"
(3,455.67mm)		139.63"
(3,546.60mm)		-3.58"
(-90.93mm)		37th Driest
Driest since:
1956
88th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Sep 1963–Aug 1968
60-Month		165.76"
(4,210.30mm)		174.44"
(4,430.78mm)		-8.68"
(-220.48mm)		24th Driest
Driest since:
1956
100th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019

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