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Precipitation Rankings, August 1946

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
August 1946 1-Month	7.37" (187.20mm)	3.90" (99.06mm)	3.47" (88.14mm)	125th Driest	Driest since: 1945	1984
	7.37" (187.20mm)	3.90" (99.06mm)	3.47" (88.14mm)	4th Wettest	Wettest since: 1927	1955
	Ties: 1990
Jul–Aug 1946 2-Month	10.64" (270.26mm)	7.58" (192.53mm)	3.06" (77.73mm)	114th Driest	Driest since: 1945	1968
Jul–Aug 1946 2-Month	10.64" (270.26mm)	7.58" (192.53mm)	3.06" (77.73mm)	15th Wettest	Wettest since: 1938	1955
Jun–Aug 1946 3-Month	14.40" (365.76mm)	11.24" (285.50mm)	3.16" (80.26mm)	103rd Driest	Driest since: 1944	1949
Jun–Aug 1946 3-Month	14.40" (365.76mm)	11.24" (285.50mm)	3.16" (80.26mm)	26th Wettest	Wettest since: 1945	1938
May–Aug 1946 4-Month	20.09" (510.29mm)	14.83" (376.68mm)	5.26" (133.61mm)	118th Driest	Driest since: 1945	1964
May–Aug 1946 4-Month	20.09" (510.29mm)	14.83" (376.68mm)	5.26" (133.61mm)	11th Wettest	Wettest since: 1938	2006
Apr–Aug 1946 5-Month	22.70" (576.58mm)	18.73" (475.74mm)	3.97" (100.84mm)	102nd Driest	Driest since: 1944	1965
Apr–Aug 1946 5-Month	22.70" (576.58mm)	18.73" (475.74mm)	3.97" (100.84mm)	27th Wettest	Wettest since: 1945	2006
Mar–Aug 1946 6-Month	24.33" (617.98mm)	22.66" (575.56mm)	1.67" (42.42mm)	77th Driest	Driest since: 1944	1965
Mar–Aug 1946 6-Month	24.33" (617.98mm)	22.66" (575.56mm)	1.67" (42.42mm)	52nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1945	1901
Feb–Aug 1946 7-Month	27.52" (699.01mm)	25.87" (657.10mm)	1.65" (41.91mm)	76th Driest	Driest since: 1944	1957
	27.52" (699.01mm)	25.87" (657.10mm)	1.65" (41.91mm)	53rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1945	1984
	Ties: 1960
Jan–Aug 1946 8-Month	30.78" (781.81mm)	29.51" (749.55mm)	1.27" (32.26mm)	72nd Driest	Driest since: 1944	1957
Jan–Aug 1946 8-Month	30.78" (781.81mm)	29.51" (749.55mm)	1.27" (32.26mm)	57th Wettest	Wettest since: 1945	1979
Dec 1945–Aug 1946 9-Month	36.29" (921.77mm)	33.34" (846.84mm)	2.95" (74.93mm)	87th Driest	Driest since: 1944	1965
Dec 1945–Aug 1946 9-Month	36.29" (921.77mm)	33.34" (846.84mm)	2.95" (74.93mm)	41st Wettest	Wettest since: 1945	1984
Nov 1945–Aug 1946 10-Month	42.56" (1,081.02mm)	37.36" (948.94mm)	5.20" (132.08mm)	100th Driest	Driest since: 1944	1965
Nov 1945–Aug 1946 10-Month	42.56" (1,081.02mm)	37.36" (948.94mm)	5.20" (132.08mm)	28th Wettest	Wettest since: 1945	1984
Oct 1945–Aug 1946 11-Month	45.42" (1,153.67mm)	40.88" (1,038.35mm)	4.54" (115.32mm)	93rd Driest	Driest since: 1945	1965
Oct 1945–Aug 1946 11-Month	45.42" (1,153.67mm)	40.88" (1,038.35mm)	4.54" (115.32mm)	35th Wettest	Wettest since: 1938	2006
Sep 1945–Aug 1946 12-Month	47.68" (1,211.07mm)	44.66" (1,134.36mm)	3.02" (76.71mm)	79th Driest	Driest since: 1944	1965
Sep 1945–Aug 1946 12-Month	47.68" (1,211.07mm)	44.66" (1,134.36mm)	3.02" (76.71mm)	49th Wettest	Wettest since: 1945	2006
Mar 1945–Aug 1946 18-Month	74.07" (1,881.38mm)	67.23" (1,707.64mm)	6.84" (173.74mm)	97th Driest	Driest since: 1945	1966
Mar 1945–Aug 1946 18-Month	74.07" (1,881.38mm)	67.23" (1,707.64mm)	6.84" (173.74mm)	31st Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	1984
Sep 1944–Aug 1946 24-Month	99.42" (2,525.27mm)	89.21" (2,265.93mm)	10.21" (259.34mm)	101st Driest	Driest since: 1945	1966
Sep 1944–Aug 1946 24-Month	99.42" (2,525.27mm)	89.21" (2,265.93mm)	10.21" (259.34mm)	26th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2006
Sep 1943–Aug 1946 36-Month	134.95" (3,427.73mm)	133.85" (3,399.79mm)	1.10" (27.94mm)	57th Driest	Driest since: 1945	1966
Sep 1943–Aug 1946 36-Month	134.95" (3,427.73mm)	133.85" (3,399.79mm)	1.10" (27.94mm)	69th Wettest	Wettest since: 1940	2008
Sep 1942–Aug 1946 48-Month	179.41" (4,557.01mm)	178.47" (4,533.14mm)	0.94" (23.87mm)	59th Driest	Driest since: 1945	1966
Sep 1942–Aug 1946 48-Month	179.41" (4,557.01mm)	178.47" (4,533.14mm)	0.94" (23.87mm)	66th Wettest	Wettest since: 1940	2009
Sep 1941–Aug 1946 60-Month	219.27" (5,569.46mm)	223.07" (5,665.98mm)	-3.80" (-96.52mm)	42nd Driest	Driest since: 1945	1966
Sep 1941–Aug 1946 60-Month	219.27" (5,569.46mm)	223.07" (5,665.98mm)	-3.80" (-96.52mm)	82nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1941	2009

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 4, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings