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Precipitation Rankings, August 1945

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
August 1945 1-Month	3.30" (83.82mm)	3.90" (99.06mm)	-0.60" (-15.24mm)	54th Driest	Driest since: 1944	1984
	3.30" (83.82mm)	3.90" (99.06mm)	-0.60" (-15.24mm)	75th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	1955
	Ties: 1974
Jul–Aug 1945 2-Month	8.29" (210.57mm)	7.58" (192.53mm)	0.71" (18.04mm)	86th Driest	Driest since: 1944	1968
Jul–Aug 1945 2-Month	8.29" (210.57mm)	7.58" (192.53mm)	0.71" (18.04mm)	43rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1942	1955
Jun–Aug 1945 3-Month	14.45" (367.03mm)	11.24" (285.50mm)	3.21" (81.53mm)	104th Driest	Driest since: 1944	1949
Jun–Aug 1945 3-Month	14.45" (367.03mm)	11.24" (285.50mm)	3.21" (81.53mm)	25th Wettest	Wettest since: 1938	1938
May–Aug 1945 4-Month	20.07" (509.78mm)	14.83" (376.68mm)	5.24" (133.10mm)	117th Driest	Driest since: 1944	1964
May–Aug 1945 4-Month	20.07" (509.78mm)	14.83" (376.68mm)	5.24" (133.10mm)	12th Wettest	Wettest since: 1938	2006
Apr–Aug 1945 5-Month	24.24" (615.70mm)	18.73" (475.74mm)	5.51" (139.96mm)	112th Driest	Driest since: 1944	1965
Apr–Aug 1945 5-Month	24.24" (615.70mm)	18.73" (475.74mm)	5.51" (139.96mm)	17th Wettest	Wettest since: 1938	2006
Mar–Aug 1945 6-Month	26.39" (670.31mm)	22.66" (575.56mm)	3.73" (94.75mm)	103rd Driest	Driest since: 1944	1965
Mar–Aug 1945 6-Month	26.39" (670.31mm)	22.66" (575.56mm)	3.73" (94.75mm)	26th Wettest	Wettest since: 1938	1901
Feb–Aug 1945 7-Month	30.36" (771.14mm)	25.87" (657.10mm)	4.49" (114.04mm)	103rd Driest	Driest since: 1944	1957
Feb–Aug 1945 7-Month	30.36" (771.14mm)	25.87" (657.10mm)	4.49" (114.04mm)	26th Wettest	Wettest since: 1938	1984
Jan–Aug 1945 8-Month	33.96" (862.58mm)	29.51" (749.55mm)	4.45" (113.03mm)	103rd Driest	Driest since: 1944	1957
Jan–Aug 1945 8-Month	33.96" (862.58mm)	29.51" (749.55mm)	4.45" (113.03mm)	26th Wettest	Wettest since: 1938	1979
Dec 1944–Aug 1945 9-Month	37.24" (945.90mm)	33.34" (846.84mm)	3.90" (99.06mm)	96th Driest	Driest since: 1944	1965
Dec 1944–Aug 1945 9-Month	37.24" (945.90mm)	33.34" (846.84mm)	3.90" (99.06mm)	32nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1938	1984
Nov 1944–Aug 1945 10-Month	43.01" (1,092.45mm)	37.36" (948.94mm)	5.65" (143.51mm)	105th Driest	Driest since: 1944	1965
Nov 1944–Aug 1945 10-Month	43.01" (1,092.45mm)	37.36" (948.94mm)	5.65" (143.51mm)	23rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1938	1984
Oct 1944–Aug 1945 11-Month	45.28" (1,150.11mm)	40.88" (1,038.35mm)	4.40" (111.76mm)	91st Driest	Driest since: 1944	1965
Oct 1944–Aug 1945 11-Month	45.28" (1,150.11mm)	40.88" (1,038.35mm)	4.40" (111.76mm)	37th Wettest	Wettest since: 1938	2006
Sep 1944–Aug 1945 12-Month	51.74" (1,314.20mm)	44.66" (1,134.36mm)	7.08" (179.84mm)	106th Driest	Driest since: 1944	1965
Sep 1944–Aug 1945 12-Month	51.74" (1,314.20mm)	44.66" (1,134.36mm)	7.08" (179.84mm)	22nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1938	2006
Mar 1944–Aug 1945 18-Month	71.30" (1,811.02mm)	67.23" (1,707.64mm)	4.07" (103.38mm)	81st Driest	Driest since: 1944	1966
Mar 1944–Aug 1945 18-Month	71.30" (1,811.02mm)	67.23" (1,707.64mm)	4.07" (103.38mm)	47th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	1984
Sep 1943–Aug 1945 24-Month	87.27" (2,216.66mm)	89.21" (2,265.93mm)	-1.94" (-49.27mm)	48th Driest	Driest since: 1944	1966
Sep 1943–Aug 1945 24-Month	87.27" (2,216.66mm)	89.21" (2,265.93mm)	-1.94" (-49.27mm)	79th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2006
Sep 1942–Aug 1945 36-Month	131.73" (3,345.94mm)	133.85" (3,399.79mm)	-2.12" (-53.85mm)	45th Driest	Driest since: 1944	1966
Sep 1942–Aug 1945 36-Month	131.73" (3,345.94mm)	133.85" (3,399.79mm)	-2.12" (-53.85mm)	81st Wettest	Wettest since: 1940	2008
Sep 1941–Aug 1945 48-Month	171.59" (4,358.39mm)	178.47" (4,533.14mm)	-6.88" (-174.75mm)	33rd Driest	Driest since: 1944	1966
Sep 1941–Aug 1945 48-Month	171.59" (4,358.39mm)	178.47" (4,533.14mm)	-6.88" (-174.75mm)	92nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1941	2009
Sep 1940–Aug 1945 60-Month	208.37" (5,292.60mm)	223.07" (5,665.98mm)	-14.70" (-373.38mm)	22nd Driest	Driest since: 1944	1966
Sep 1940–Aug 1945 60-Month	208.37" (5,292.60mm)	223.07" (5,665.98mm)	-14.70" (-373.38mm)	102nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1942	2009

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 24, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings