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Precipitation Rankings, November 1959

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
November 1959 1-Month	1.86" (47.24mm)	1.75" (44.45mm)	0.11" (2.79mm)	81st Driest	Driest since: 1958	1976
November 1959 1-Month	1.86" (47.24mm)	1.75" (44.45mm)	0.11" (2.79mm)	48th Wettest	Wettest since: 1957	1931
Oct–Nov 1959 2-Month	4.80" (121.92mm)	4.04" (102.62mm)	0.76" (19.30mm)	85th Driest	Driest since: 1958	1910
Oct–Nov 1959 2-Month	4.80" (121.92mm)	4.04" (102.62mm)	0.76" (19.30mm)	44th Wettest	Wettest since: 1957	1931
Sep–Nov 1959 3-Month	9.15" (232.41mm)	7.71" (195.83mm)	1.44" (36.58mm)	91st Driest	Driest since: 1958	1953
Sep–Nov 1959 3-Month	9.15" (232.41mm)	7.71" (195.83mm)	1.44" (36.58mm)	38th Wettest	Wettest since: 1946	1931
Aug–Nov 1959 4-Month	14.06" (357.12mm)	11.55" (293.37mm)	2.51" (63.75mm)	100th Driest	Driest since: 1958	1976
Aug–Nov 1959 4-Month	14.06" (357.12mm)	11.55" (293.37mm)	2.51" (63.75mm)	29th Wettest	Wettest since: 1941	2018
Jul–Nov 1959 5-Month	16.45" (417.83mm)	15.41" (391.41mm)	1.04" (26.42mm)	81st Driest	Driest since: 1958	1976
	16.45" (417.83mm)	15.41" (391.41mm)	1.04" (26.42mm)	48th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1993
	Ties: 2021
Jun–Nov 1959 6-Month	20.50" (520.70mm)	20.04" (509.02mm)	0.46" (11.68mm)	72nd Driest	Driest since: 1958	1976
Jun–Nov 1959 6-Month	20.50" (520.70mm)	20.04" (509.02mm)	0.46" (11.68mm)	57th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	1993
May–Nov 1959 7-Month	28.08" (713.23mm)	24.09" (611.89mm)	3.99" (101.34mm)	100th Driest	Driest since: 1958	1976
May–Nov 1959 7-Month	28.08" (713.23mm)	24.09" (611.89mm)	3.99" (101.34mm)	29th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1993
Apr–Nov 1959 8-Month	30.91" (785.11mm)	27.03" (686.56mm)	3.88" (98.55mm)	96th Driest	Driest since: 1958	1910
Apr–Nov 1959 8-Month	30.91" (785.11mm)	27.03" (686.56mm)	3.88" (98.55mm)	33rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1993
Mar–Nov 1959 9-Month	34.14" (867.16mm)	28.99" (736.35mm)	5.15" (130.81mm)	106th Driest	Driest since: 1958	1910
	34.14" (867.16mm)	28.99" (736.35mm)	5.15" (130.81mm)	23rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1993
	Ties: 1972
Feb–Nov 1959 10-Month	35.46" (900.68mm)	30.00" (762.00mm)	5.46" (138.68mm)	104th Driest	Driest since: 1958	1910
Feb–Nov 1959 10-Month	35.46" (900.68mm)	30.00" (762.00mm)	5.46" (138.68mm)	25th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1993
Jan–Nov 1959 11-Month	36.23" (920.24mm)	30.98" (786.89mm)	5.25" (133.35mm)	107th Driest	Driest since: 1958	1910
Jan–Nov 1959 11-Month	36.23" (920.24mm)	30.98" (786.89mm)	5.25" (133.35mm)	22nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1993
Dec 1958–Nov 1959 12-Month	36.48" (926.59mm)	32.08" (814.83mm)	4.40" (111.76mm)	99th Driest	Driest since: 1958	1910
Dec 1958–Nov 1959 12-Month	36.48" (926.59mm)	32.08" (814.83mm)	4.40" (111.76mm)	29th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1993
Jun 1958–Nov 1959 18-Month	55.59" (1,411.99mm)	52.18" (1,325.37mm)	3.41" (86.62mm)	85th Driest	Driest since: 1958	1956
Jun 1958–Nov 1959 18-Month	55.59" (1,411.99mm)	52.18" (1,325.37mm)	3.41" (86.62mm)	43rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2019
Dec 1957–Nov 1959 24-Month	62.74" (1,593.60mm)	64.24" (1,631.70mm)	-1.50" (-38.10mm)	56th Driest	Driest since: 1958	1956
Dec 1957–Nov 1959 24-Month	62.74" (1,593.60mm)	64.24" (1,631.70mm)	-1.50" (-38.10mm)	71st Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	2019
Dec 1956–Nov 1959 36-Month	93.60" (2,377.44mm)	96.35" (2,447.29mm)	-2.75" (-69.85mm)	43rd Driest	Driest since: 1958	1957
Dec 1956–Nov 1959 36-Month	93.60" (2,377.44mm)	96.35" (2,447.29mm)	-2.75" (-69.85mm)	83rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1953	2010
Dec 1955–Nov 1959 48-Month	117.85" (2,993.39mm)	128.38" (3,260.85mm)	-10.53" (-267.46mm)	14th Driest	Driest since: 1958	1958
Dec 1955–Nov 1959 48-Month	117.85" (2,993.39mm)	128.38" (3,260.85mm)	-10.53" (-267.46mm)	111th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	2010
Dec 1954–Nov 1959 60-Month	141.05" (3,582.67mm)	160.36" (4,073.14mm)	-19.31" (-490.47mm)	5th Driest	Driest since: 1958	1956
Dec 1954–Nov 1959 60-Month	141.05" (3,582.67mm)	160.36" (4,073.14mm)	-19.31" (-490.47mm)	119th Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	2010

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published February 2023, retrieved on February 8, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings