Regional Rankings

Regional Data Info
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South Climate Region

Precipitation Rankings, August 2016

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Period Value 1901-2000
Mean		 Anomaly Rank
(1895-2022)		 Wettest/Driest
Since		 Record
August 2016
1-Month 		5.83"
(148.08mm)		 2.92"
(74.17mm)		 2.91"
(73.91mm)		 127th Driest
Driest since:
 2000
2nd Wettest
Wettest to Date
 2017
Jul–Aug 2016
2-Month 		8.91"
(226.31mm)		 6.09"
(154.69mm)		 2.82"
(71.62mm)		 123rd Driest
Driest since:
 2000
6th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2017
Jun–Aug 2016
3-Month 		12.33"
(313.18mm)		 9.62"
(244.35mm)		 2.71"
(68.83mm)		 114th Driest
Driest since:
 1954
15th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2017
May–Aug 2016
4-Month 		16.87"
(428.50mm)		 13.67"
(347.22mm)		 3.20"
(81.28mm)		 113th Driest
Driest since:
 2011
16th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2021
Ties: 1981
Apr–Aug 2016
5-Month 		21.98"
(558.29mm)		 16.88"
(428.75mm)		 5.10"
(129.54mm)		 122nd Driest
Driest since:
 1956
7th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2015
Mar–Aug 2016
6-Month 		26.46"
(672.08mm)		 19.58"
(497.33mm)		 6.88"
(174.75mm)		 127th Driest
Driest since:
 1956
2nd Wettest
Wettest since:
 2015
Feb–Aug 2016
7-Month 		28.12"
(714.25mm)		 21.81"
(553.97mm)		 6.31"
(160.28mm)		 125th Driest
Driest since:
 2011
4th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2015
Jan–Aug 2016
8-Month 		29.54"
(750.32mm)		 24.04"
(610.62mm)		 5.50"
(139.70mm)		 117th Driest
Driest since:
 2011
12th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2015
Dec 2015–Aug 2016
9-Month 		33.63"
(854.20mm)		 26.54"
(674.12mm)		 7.09"
(180.08mm)		 123rd Driest
Driest since:
 2011
5th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2019
Nov 2015–Aug 2016
10-Month 		39.04"
(991.62mm)		 28.96"
(735.58mm)		 10.08"
(256.04mm)		 127th Driest
Driest since:
 2011
1st Wettest
Wettest to Date
 2016
Oct 2015–Aug 2016
11-Month 		44.02"
(1,118.11mm)		 31.66"
(804.16mm)		 12.36"
(313.95mm)		 127th Driest
Driest since:
 2011
1st Wettest
Wettest to Date
 2016
Sep 2015–Aug 2016
12-Month 		45.68"
(1,160.27mm)		 34.87"
(885.70mm)		 10.81"
(274.57mm)		 126th Driest
Driest since:
 1918
2nd Wettest
Wettest to Date
 2019
Mar 2015–Aug 2016
18-Month 		72.99"
(1,853.95mm)		 54.51"
(1,384.55mm)		 18.48"
(469.40mm)		 127th Driest
Driest since:
 1918
1st Wettest
Wettest to Date
 2016
Sep 2014–Aug 2016
24-Month 		87.77"
(2,229.36mm)		 69.84"
(1,773.94mm)		 17.93"
(455.42mm)		 126th Driest
Driest since:
 1918
1st Wettest
Wettest to Date
 2016
Sep 2013–Aug 2016
36-Month 		121.80"
(3,093.72mm)		 104.74"
(2,660.40mm)		 17.06"
(433.32mm)		 121st Driest
Driest since:
 1956
5th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1975
Sep 2012–Aug 2016
48-Month 		154.47"
(3,923.54mm)		 139.63"
(3,546.60mm)		 14.84"
(376.94mm)		 112th Driest
Driest since:
 1956
13th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2019
Sep 2011–Aug 2016
60-Month 		188.60"
(4,790.44mm)		 174.44"
(4,430.78mm)		 14.16"
(359.66mm)		 106th Driest
Driest since:
 1956
18th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2019

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