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Precipitation Rankings, January 1898

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
January 1898 1-Month	1.56" (39.62mm)	0.98" (24.89mm)	0.58" (14.73mm)	110th Driest	Driest since: 1896	1981
	1.56" (39.62mm)	0.98" (24.89mm)	0.58" (14.73mm)	19th Wettest	Wettest since: 1897	1949
	Ties: 2017
Dec 1897–Jan 1898 2-Month	3.18" (80.77mm)	2.08" (52.83mm)	1.10" (27.94mm)	114th Driest	Driest since: 1897	2003
Dec 1897–Jan 1898 2-Month	3.18" (80.77mm)	2.08" (52.83mm)	1.10" (27.94mm)	14th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2016
Nov 1897–Jan 1898 3-Month	3.81" (96.77mm)	3.82" (97.03mm)	-0.01" (-0.26mm)	68th Driest	Driest since: 1896	2003
	3.81" (96.77mm)	3.82" (97.03mm)	-0.01" (-0.26mm)	60th Wettest	Wettest since: 1897	1932
	Ties: 2011
Oct 1897–Jan 1898 4-Month	4.83" (122.68mm)	6.13" (155.70mm)	-1.30" (-33.02mm)	36th Driest	Driest since: 1896	1911
Oct 1897–Jan 1898 4-Month	4.83" (122.68mm)	6.13" (155.70mm)	-1.30" (-33.02mm)	92nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1897	1932
Sep 1897–Jan 1898 5-Month	6.80" (172.72mm)	9.83" (249.68mm)	-3.03" (-76.96mm)	21st Driest	Driest since: 1898	1977
Sep 1897–Jan 1898 5-Month	6.80" (172.72mm)	9.83" (249.68mm)	-3.03" (-76.96mm)	107th Wettest	Wettest since: 1897	1932
Aug 1897–Jan 1898 6-Month	8.85" (224.79mm)	13.69" (347.73mm)	-4.84" (-122.94mm)	8th Driest	Driest since: 1898	1977
	8.85" (224.79mm)	13.69" (347.73mm)	-4.84" (-122.94mm)	120th Wettest	Wettest since: 1897	2019
	Ties: 2014
Jul 1897–Jan 1898 7-Month	12.02" (305.31mm)	17.57" (446.28mm)	-5.55" (-140.97mm)	8th Driest	Driest since: 1898	1977
Jul 1897–Jan 1898 7-Month	12.02" (305.31mm)	17.57" (446.28mm)	-5.55" (-140.97mm)	120th Wettest	Wettest since: 1897	2019
Jun 1897–Jan 1898 8-Month	15.92" (404.37mm)	22.18" (563.37mm)	-6.26" (-159.00mm)	8th Driest	Driest since: 1898	1977
Jun 1897–Jan 1898 8-Month	15.92" (404.37mm)	22.18" (563.37mm)	-6.26" (-159.00mm)	120th Wettest	Wettest since: 1897	2019
May 1897–Jan 1898 9-Month	17.81" (452.37mm)	26.22" (665.99mm)	-8.41" (-213.62mm)	5th Driest	Driest since: 1898	1977
May 1897–Jan 1898 9-Month	17.81" (452.37mm)	26.22" (665.99mm)	-8.41" (-213.62mm)	123rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1897	1994
Apr 1897–Jan 1898 10-Month	22.77" (578.36mm)	29.17" (740.92mm)	-6.40" (-162.56mm)	10th Driest	Driest since: 1898	1911
Apr 1897–Jan 1898 10-Month	22.77" (578.36mm)	29.17" (740.92mm)	-6.40" (-162.56mm)	118th Wettest	Wettest since: 1897	1994
Mar 1897–Jan 1898 11-Month	25.06" (636.52mm)	31.14" (790.96mm)	-6.08" (-154.44mm)	16th Driest	Driest since: 1898	1911
Mar 1897–Jan 1898 11-Month	25.06" (636.52mm)	31.14" (790.96mm)	-6.08" (-154.44mm)	112th Wettest	Wettest since: 1897	1994
Feb 1897–Jan 1898 12-Month	25.94" (658.88mm)	32.15" (816.61mm)	-6.21" (-157.73mm)	14th Driest	Driest since: 1898	1911
Feb 1897–Jan 1898 12-Month	25.94" (658.88mm)	32.15" (816.61mm)	-6.21" (-157.73mm)	114th Wettest	Wettest since: 1897	1994
Aug 1896–Jan 1898 18-Month	41.03" (1,042.16mm)	45.86" (1,164.84mm)	-4.83" (-122.68mm)	28th Driest	Driest since: 1898	1957
Aug 1896–Jan 1898 18-Month	41.03" (1,042.16mm)	45.86" (1,164.84mm)	-4.83" (-122.68mm)	99th Wettest	Wettest since: 1897	2020
Feb 1896–Jan 1898 24-Month	64.09" (1,627.89mm)	64.28" (1,632.71mm)	-0.19" (-4.82mm)	61st Driest	Driest since: 1898	1990
	64.09" (1,627.89mm)	64.28" (1,632.71mm)	-0.19" (-4.82mm)	66th Wettest	Wettest since: 1897	2020
	Ties: 1905
Feb 1895–Jan 1898 36-Month	90.04" (2,287.02mm)	96.29" (2,445.77mm)	-6.25" (-158.75mm)	26th Driest	Driest since: 1898	1958
Feb 1895–Jan 1898 36-Month	90.04" (2,287.02mm)	96.29" (2,445.77mm)	-6.25" (-158.75mm)	100th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2011

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 6, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings