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Precipitation Rankings, August 1898

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
August 1898 1-Month	7.20" (182.88mm)	4.34" (110.24mm)	2.86" (72.64mm)	123rd Driest	Driest since: 1897	1925
August 1898 1-Month	7.20" (182.88mm)	4.34" (110.24mm)	2.86" (72.64mm)	6th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1939
Jul–Aug 1898 2-Month	13.25" (336.55mm)	9.79" (248.67mm)	3.46" (87.88mm)	117th Driest	Driest since: 1897	2000
Jul–Aug 1898 2-Month	13.25" (336.55mm)	9.79" (248.67mm)	3.46" (87.88mm)	12th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1916
Jun–Aug 1898 3-Month	17.11" (434.59mm)	14.07" (357.38mm)	3.04" (77.21mm)	106th Driest	Driest since: 1897	1902
Jun–Aug 1898 3-Month	17.11" (434.59mm)	14.07" (357.38mm)	3.04" (77.21mm)	23rd Wettest	Wettest to Date	1916
May–Aug 1898 4-Month	18.06" (458.72mm)	18.31" (465.07mm)	-0.25" (-6.35mm)	65th Driest	Driest since: 1897	2000
May–Aug 1898 4-Month	18.06" (458.72mm)	18.31" (465.07mm)	-0.25" (-6.35mm)	64th Wettest	Wettest since: 1895	2003
Apr–Aug 1898 5-Month	22.55" (572.77mm)	23.11" (586.99mm)	-0.56" (-14.22mm)	56th Driest	Driest since: 1897	1902
Apr–Aug 1898 5-Month	22.55" (572.77mm)	23.11" (586.99mm)	-0.56" (-14.22mm)	73rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1895	2003
Mar–Aug 1898 6-Month	25.67" (652.02mm)	29.28" (743.71mm)	-3.61" (-91.69mm)	31st Driest	Driest since: 1896	1925
Mar–Aug 1898 6-Month	25.67" (652.02mm)	29.28" (743.71mm)	-3.61" (-91.69mm)	98th Wettest	Wettest since: 1897	2021
Feb–Aug 1898 7-Month	27.78" (705.61mm)	34.46" (875.28mm)	-6.68" (-169.67mm)	15th Driest	Driest since: 1898	2007
Feb–Aug 1898 7-Month	27.78" (705.61mm)	34.46" (875.28mm)	-6.68" (-169.67mm)	114th Wettest	Wettest since: 1897	2003
Jan–Aug 1898 8-Month	31.70" (805.18mm)	39.64" (1,006.86mm)	-7.94" (-201.68mm)	15th Driest	Driest since: 1898	2007
Jan–Aug 1898 8-Month	31.70" (805.18mm)	39.64" (1,006.86mm)	-7.94" (-201.68mm)	114th Wettest	Wettest since: 1897	1975
Dec 1897–Aug 1898 9-Month	37.08" (941.83mm)	44.80" (1,137.92mm)	-7.72" (-196.09mm)	16th Driest	Driest since: 1898	2007
Dec 1897–Aug 1898 9-Month	37.08" (941.83mm)	44.80" (1,137.92mm)	-7.72" (-196.09mm)	112th Wettest	Wettest since: 1897	1975
Nov 1897–Aug 1898 10-Month	38.88" (987.55mm)	48.61" (1,234.69mm)	-9.73" (-247.14mm)	12th Driest	Driest since: 1898	2000
Nov 1897–Aug 1898 10-Month	38.88" (987.55mm)	48.61" (1,234.69mm)	-9.73" (-247.14mm)	116th Wettest	Wettest since: 1897	1949
Oct 1897–Aug 1898 11-Month	40.14" (1,019.56mm)	51.49" (1,307.85mm)	-11.35" (-288.29mm)	11th Driest	Driest since: 1898	2000
Oct 1897–Aug 1898 11-Month	40.14" (1,019.56mm)	51.49" (1,307.85mm)	-11.35" (-288.29mm)	117th Wettest	Wettest since: 1897	2020
Sep 1897–Aug 1898 12-Month	40.89" (1,038.61mm)	55.27" (1,403.86mm)	-14.38" (-365.25mm)	4th Driest	Driest since: 1898	2000
Sep 1897–Aug 1898 12-Month	40.89" (1,038.61mm)	55.27" (1,403.86mm)	-14.38" (-365.25mm)	124th Wettest	Wettest since: 1897	2003
Mar 1897–Aug 1898 18-Month	70.01" (1,778.25mm)	84.71" (2,151.63mm)	-14.70" (-373.38mm)	11th Driest	Driest since: 1898	2007
Mar 1897–Aug 1898 18-Month	70.01" (1,778.25mm)	84.71" (2,151.63mm)	-14.70" (-373.38mm)	117th Wettest	Wettest since: 1897	1949
Sep 1896–Aug 1898 24-Month	90.26" (2,292.60mm)	110.77" (2,813.56mm)	-20.51" (-520.96mm)	2nd Driest	Driest since: 1898	2007
Sep 1896–Aug 1898 24-Month	90.26" (2,292.60mm)	110.77" (2,813.56mm)	-20.51" (-520.96mm)	125th Wettest	Wettest since: 1897	1920
Sep 1895–Aug 1898 36-Month	136.03" (3,455.16mm)	166.25" (4,222.75mm)	-30.22" (-767.59mm)	2nd Driest	Driest since: 1898	2008
Sep 1895–Aug 1898 36-Month	136.03" (3,455.16mm)	166.25" (4,222.75mm)	-30.22" (-767.59mm)	124th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1975

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 2, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings