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Precipitation Rankings, September 1973

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
September 1973 1-Month	3.77" (95.76mm)	3.78" (96.01mm)	-0.01" (-0.25mm)	72nd Driest	Driest since: 1970	2019
September 1973 1-Month	3.77" (95.76mm)	3.78" (96.01mm)	-0.01" (-0.25mm)	57th Wettest	Wettest since: 1972	1988
Aug–Sep 1973 2-Month	7.39" (187.71mm)	8.12" (206.25mm)	-0.73" (-18.54mm)	49th Driest	Driest since: 1972	1954
Aug–Sep 1973 2-Month	7.39" (187.71mm)	8.12" (206.25mm)	-0.73" (-18.54mm)	80th Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	1939
Jul–Sep 1973 3-Month	12.84" (326.14mm)	13.57" (344.68mm)	-0.73" (-18.54mm)	58th Driest	Driest since: 1972	1954
Jul–Sep 1973 3-Month	12.84" (326.14mm)	13.57" (344.68mm)	-0.73" (-18.54mm)	71st Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	1916
Jun–Sep 1973 4-Month	18.40" (467.36mm)	17.84" (453.14mm)	0.56" (14.22mm)	73rd Driest	Driest since: 1972	1954
Jun–Sep 1973 4-Month	18.40" (467.36mm)	17.84" (453.14mm)	0.56" (14.22mm)	56th Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	2021
May–Sep 1973 5-Month	25.09" (637.29mm)	22.09" (561.09mm)	3.00" (76.20mm)	98th Driest	Driest since: 1972	1954
May–Sep 1973 5-Month	25.09" (637.29mm)	22.09" (561.09mm)	3.00" (76.20mm)	31st Wettest	Wettest since: 1967	2003
Apr–Sep 1973 6-Month	31.96" (811.78mm)	26.89" (683.01mm)	5.07" (128.77mm)	107th Driest	Driest since: 1972	1954
	31.96" (811.78mm)	26.89" (683.01mm)	5.07" (128.77mm)	22nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1964	2003
	Ties: 1974
Mar–Sep 1973 7-Month	43.74" (1,111.00mm)	33.05" (839.47mm)	10.69" (271.53mm)	124th Driest	Driest since: 1972	1954
Mar–Sep 1973 7-Month	43.74" (1,111.00mm)	33.05" (839.47mm)	10.69" (271.53mm)	5th Wettest	Wettest since: 1912	2021
Feb–Sep 1973 8-Month	47.73" (1,212.34mm)	38.23" (971.04mm)	9.50" (241.30mm)	115th Driest	Driest since: 1972	1954
Feb–Sep 1973 8-Month	47.73" (1,212.34mm)	38.23" (971.04mm)	9.50" (241.30mm)	14th Wettest	Wettest since: 1961	1975
Jan–Sep 1973 9-Month	53.63" (1,362.20mm)	43.41" (1,102.61mm)	10.22" (259.59mm)	119th Driest	Driest since: 1972	1954
Jan–Sep 1973 9-Month	53.63" (1,362.20mm)	43.41" (1,102.61mm)	10.22" (259.59mm)	10th Wettest	Wettest since: 1946	1975
Dec 1972–Sep 1973 10-Month	61.86" (1,571.24mm)	48.58" (1,233.93mm)	13.28" (337.31mm)	122nd Driest	Driest since: 1972	2007
Dec 1972–Sep 1973 10-Month	61.86" (1,571.24mm)	48.58" (1,233.93mm)	13.28" (337.31mm)	6th Wettest	Wettest since: 1946	1975
Nov 1972–Sep 1973 11-Month	66.52" (1,689.61mm)	52.38" (1,330.45mm)	14.14" (359.16mm)	122nd Driest	Driest since: 1972	2000
	66.52" (1,689.61mm)	52.38" (1,330.45mm)	14.14" (359.16mm)	6th Wettest	Wettest since: 1949	1975
	Ties: 1946
Oct 1972–Sep 1973 12-Month	69.47" (1,764.54mm)	55.27" (1,403.86mm)	14.20" (360.68mm)	121st Driest	Driest since: 1972	2000
Oct 1972–Sep 1973 12-Month	69.47" (1,764.54mm)	55.27" (1,403.86mm)	14.20" (360.68mm)	7th Wettest	Wettest since: 1949	2020
Apr 1972–Sep 1973 18-Month	91.58" (2,326.13mm)	82.32" (2,090.93mm)	9.26" (235.20mm)	102nd Driest	Driest since: 1972	2007
Apr 1972–Sep 1973 18-Month	91.58" (2,326.13mm)	82.32" (2,090.93mm)	9.26" (235.20mm)	26th Wettest	Wettest since: 1949	1975
Oct 1971–Sep 1973 24-Month	120.89" (3,070.61mm)	110.77" (2,813.56mm)	10.12" (257.05mm)	102nd Driest	Driest since: 1972	2007
Oct 1971–Sep 1973 24-Month	120.89" (3,070.61mm)	110.77" (2,813.56mm)	10.12" (257.05mm)	25th Wettest	Wettest since: 1950	2021
Oct 1970–Sep 1973 36-Month	182.91" (4,645.91mm)	166.30" (4,224.02mm)	16.61" (421.89mm)	110th Driest	Driest since: 1972	2008
Oct 1970–Sep 1973 36-Month	182.91" (4,645.91mm)	166.30" (4,224.02mm)	16.61" (421.89mm)	16th Wettest	Wettest since: 1950	1975
Oct 1969–Sep 1973 48-Month	234.47" (5,955.54mm)	221.61" (5,628.89mm)	12.86" (326.65mm)	100th Driest	Driest since: 1972	1899
Oct 1969–Sep 1973 48-Month	234.47" (5,955.54mm)	221.61" (5,628.89mm)	12.86" (326.65mm)	25th Wettest	Wettest since: 1950	1976
Oct 1968–Sep 1973 60-Month	288.60" (7,330.44mm)	276.82" (7,031.23mm)	11.78" (299.21mm)	96th Driest	Driest since: 1972	1955
Oct 1968–Sep 1973 60-Month	288.60" (7,330.44mm)	276.82" (7,031.23mm)	11.78" (299.21mm)	28th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1977

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 21, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings