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Precipitation Rankings, August 1899

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
August 1899 1-Month	3.86" (98.04mm)	4.34" (110.24mm)	-0.48" (-12.20mm)	51st Driest	Driest since: 1896	1925
August 1899 1-Month	3.86" (98.04mm)	4.34" (110.24mm)	-0.48" (-12.20mm)	78th Wettest	Wettest since: 1898	1939
Jul–Aug 1899 2-Month	10.59" (268.99mm)	9.79" (248.67mm)	0.80" (20.32mm)	80th Driest	Driest since: 1896	2000
Jul–Aug 1899 2-Month	10.59" (268.99mm)	9.79" (248.67mm)	0.80" (20.32mm)	49th Wettest	Wettest since: 1898	1916
Jun–Aug 1899 3-Month	13.50" (342.90mm)	14.07" (357.38mm)	-0.57" (-14.48mm)	59th Driest	Driest since: 1897	1902
Jun–Aug 1899 3-Month	13.50" (342.90mm)	14.07" (357.38mm)	-0.57" (-14.48mm)	70th Wettest	Wettest since: 1898	1916
May–Aug 1899 4-Month	15.53" (394.46mm)	18.31" (465.07mm)	-2.78" (-70.61mm)	26th Driest	Driest since: 1897	2000
May–Aug 1899 4-Month	15.53" (394.46mm)	18.31" (465.07mm)	-2.78" (-70.61mm)	103rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1898	2003
Apr–Aug 1899 5-Month	17.98" (456.69mm)	23.11" (586.99mm)	-5.13" (-130.30mm)	14th Driest	Driest since: 1899	1902
Apr–Aug 1899 5-Month	17.98" (456.69mm)	23.11" (586.99mm)	-5.13" (-130.30mm)	115th Wettest	Wettest since: 1898	2003
Mar–Aug 1899 6-Month	24.29" (616.97mm)	29.28" (743.71mm)	-4.99" (-126.74mm)	19th Driest	Driest since: 1899	1925
Mar–Aug 1899 6-Month	24.29" (616.97mm)	29.28" (743.71mm)	-4.99" (-126.74mm)	110th Wettest	Wettest since: 1898	2021
Feb–Aug 1899 7-Month	30.69" (779.53mm)	34.46" (875.28mm)	-3.77" (-95.75mm)	32nd Driest	Driest since: 1898	2007
Feb–Aug 1899 7-Month	30.69" (779.53mm)	34.46" (875.28mm)	-3.77" (-95.75mm)	97th Wettest	Wettest since: 1897	2003
Jan–Aug 1899 8-Month	36.87" (936.50mm)	39.64" (1,006.86mm)	-2.77" (-70.36mm)	43rd Driest	Driest since: 1898	2007
Jan–Aug 1899 8-Month	36.87" (936.50mm)	39.64" (1,006.86mm)	-2.77" (-70.36mm)	86th Wettest	Wettest since: 1897	1975
Dec 1898–Aug 1899 9-Month	40.72" (1,034.29mm)	44.80" (1,137.92mm)	-4.08" (-103.63mm)	35th Driest	Driest since: 1898	2007
Dec 1898–Aug 1899 9-Month	40.72" (1,034.29mm)	44.80" (1,137.92mm)	-4.08" (-103.63mm)	93rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1897	1975
Nov 1898–Aug 1899 10-Month	46.71" (1,186.43mm)	48.61" (1,234.69mm)	-1.90" (-48.26mm)	55th Driest	Driest since: 1898	2000
Nov 1898–Aug 1899 10-Month	46.71" (1,186.43mm)	48.61" (1,234.69mm)	-1.90" (-48.26mm)	73rd Wettest	Wettest to Date	1949
Oct 1898–Aug 1899 11-Month	50.55" (1,283.97mm)	51.49" (1,307.85mm)	-0.94" (-23.88mm)	60th Driest	Driest since: 1898	2000
Oct 1898–Aug 1899 11-Month	50.55" (1,283.97mm)	51.49" (1,307.85mm)	-0.94" (-23.88mm)	68th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2020
Sep 1898–Aug 1899 12-Month	54.01" (1,371.85mm)	55.27" (1,403.86mm)	-1.26" (-32.01mm)	56th Driest	Driest since: 1898	2000
Sep 1898–Aug 1899 12-Month	54.01" (1,371.85mm)	55.27" (1,403.86mm)	-1.26" (-32.01mm)	72nd Wettest	Wettest to Date	2003
Mar 1898–Aug 1899 18-Month	79.68" (2,023.87mm)	84.71" (2,151.63mm)	-5.03" (-127.76mm)	40th Driest	Driest since: 1898	2007
	79.68" (2,023.87mm)	84.71" (2,151.63mm)	-5.03" (-127.76mm)	88th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1949
	Ties: 1959
Sep 1897–Aug 1899 24-Month	94.90" (2,410.46mm)	110.77" (2,813.56mm)	-15.87" (-403.10mm)	12th Driest	Driest since: 1898	2007
Sep 1897–Aug 1899 24-Month	94.90" (2,410.46mm)	110.77" (2,813.56mm)	-15.87" (-403.10mm)	115th Wettest	Wettest since: 1897	1920
Sep 1896–Aug 1899 36-Month	144.27" (3,664.46mm)	166.25" (4,222.75mm)	-21.98" (-558.29mm)	6th Driest	Driest since: 1898	2008
Sep 1896–Aug 1899 36-Month	144.27" (3,664.46mm)	166.25" (4,222.75mm)	-21.98" (-558.29mm)	120th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1975
Sep 1895–Aug 1899 48-Month	190.04" (4,827.02mm)	221.53" (5,626.86mm)	-31.49" (-799.84mm)	1st Driest	Driest since: 1899	1899
Sep 1895–Aug 1899 48-Month	190.04" (4,827.02mm)	221.53" (5,626.86mm)	-31.49" (-799.84mm)	124th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1976

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 1, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings