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Precipitation Rankings, August 1973

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
August 1973 1-Month	2.74" (69.60mm)	3.84" (97.54mm)	-1.10" (-27.94mm)	33rd Driest	Driest since: 1971	1984
August 1973 1-Month	2.74" (69.60mm)	3.84" (97.54mm)	-1.10" (-27.94mm)	96th Wettest	Wettest since: 1972	2007
Jul–Aug 1973 2-Month	7.96" (202.18mm)	7.70" (195.58mm)	0.26" (6.60mm)	77th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1947
Jul–Aug 1973 2-Month	7.96" (202.18mm)	7.70" (195.58mm)	0.26" (6.60mm)	52nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1972	1993
Jun–Aug 1973 3-Month	11.45" (290.83mm)	12.33" (313.18mm)	-0.88" (-22.35mm)	51st Driest	Driest since: 1971	1927
Jun–Aug 1973 3-Month	11.45" (290.83mm)	12.33" (313.18mm)	-0.88" (-22.35mm)	78th Wettest	Wettest since: 1972	1993
May–Aug 1973 4-Month	17.49" (444.25mm)	16.38" (416.05mm)	1.11" (28.20mm)	77th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1936
May–Aug 1973 4-Month	17.49" (444.25mm)	16.38" (416.05mm)	1.11" (28.20mm)	52nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1972	1993
Apr–Aug 1973 5-Month	22.12" (561.85mm)	19.32" (490.73mm)	2.80" (71.12mm)	101st Driest	Driest since: 1972	1936
Apr–Aug 1973 5-Month	22.12" (561.85mm)	19.32" (490.73mm)	2.80" (71.12mm)	28th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	1993
Mar–Aug 1973 6-Month	26.09" (662.69mm)	21.28" (540.51mm)	4.81" (122.18mm)	115th Driest	Driest since: 1972	1936
Mar–Aug 1973 6-Month	26.09" (662.69mm)	21.28" (540.51mm)	4.81" (122.18mm)	14th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1993
Feb–Aug 1973 7-Month	27.42" (696.47mm)	22.29" (566.17mm)	5.13" (130.30mm)	115th Driest	Driest since: 1972	1988
	27.42" (696.47mm)	22.29" (566.17mm)	5.13" (130.30mm)	14th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1993
	Ties: 2018
Jan–Aug 1973 8-Month	29.15" (740.41mm)	23.27" (591.06mm)	5.88" (149.35mm)	118th Driest	Driest since: 1972	1988
Jan–Aug 1973 8-Month	29.15" (740.41mm)	23.27" (591.06mm)	5.88" (149.35mm)	11th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1993
Dec 1972–Aug 1973 9-Month	30.88" (784.35mm)	24.37" (619.00mm)	6.51" (165.35mm)	116th Driest	Driest since: 1972	1988
Dec 1972–Aug 1973 9-Month	30.88" (784.35mm)	24.37" (619.00mm)	6.51" (165.35mm)	12th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1993
Nov 1972–Aug 1973 10-Month	33.16" (842.26mm)	26.11" (663.19mm)	7.05" (179.07mm)	120th Driest	Driest since: 1972	1934
Nov 1972–Aug 1973 10-Month	33.16" (842.26mm)	26.11" (663.19mm)	7.05" (179.07mm)	8th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1993
Oct 1972–Aug 1973 11-Month	36.26" (921.00mm)	28.42" (721.87mm)	7.84" (199.13mm)	119th Driest	Driest since: 1972	1934
Oct 1972–Aug 1973 11-Month	36.26" (921.00mm)	28.42" (721.87mm)	7.84" (199.13mm)	9th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1993
Sep 1972–Aug 1973 12-Month	41.87" (1,063.50mm)	32.12" (815.85mm)	9.75" (247.65mm)	122nd Driest	Driest since: 1972	1934
Sep 1972–Aug 1973 12-Month	41.87" (1,063.50mm)	32.12" (815.85mm)	9.75" (247.65mm)	6th Wettest	Wettest since: 1932	1993
Mar 1972–Aug 1973 18-Month	65.02" (1,651.51mm)	53.43" (1,357.12mm)	11.59" (294.39mm)	118th Driest	Driest since: 1972	1911
Mar 1972–Aug 1973 18-Month	65.02" (1,651.51mm)	53.43" (1,357.12mm)	11.59" (294.39mm)	10th Wettest	Wettest since: 1903	1993
Sep 1971–Aug 1973 24-Month	77.18" (1,960.37mm)	64.28" (1,632.71mm)	12.90" (327.66mm)	115th Driest	Driest since: 1972	1934
Sep 1971–Aug 1973 24-Month	77.18" (1,960.37mm)	64.28" (1,632.71mm)	12.90" (327.66mm)	12th Wettest	Wettest since: 1903	1993
Sep 1970–Aug 1973 36-Month	108.68" (2,760.47mm)	96.39" (2,448.31mm)	12.29" (312.16mm)	106th Driest	Driest since: 1972	1957
Sep 1970–Aug 1973 36-Month	108.68" (2,760.47mm)	96.39" (2,448.31mm)	12.29" (312.16mm)	20th Wettest	Wettest since: 1944	2010
Sep 1969–Aug 1973 48-Month	136.91" (3,477.51mm)	128.37" (3,260.60mm)	8.54" (216.91mm)	93rd Driest	Driest since: 1972	1936
Sep 1969–Aug 1973 48-Month	136.91" (3,477.51mm)	128.37" (3,260.60mm)	8.54" (216.91mm)	32nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1962	2010
Sep 1968–Aug 1973 60-Month	175.41" (4,455.41mm)	160.37" (4,073.40mm)	15.04" (382.01mm)	100th Driest	Driest since: 1972	1957
Sep 1968–Aug 1973 60-Month	175.41" (4,455.41mm)	160.37" (4,073.40mm)	15.04" (382.01mm)	24th Wettest	Wettest since: 1946	2011

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 30, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings