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Precipitation Rankings, December 1896

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
December 1896 1-Month	0.60" (15.24mm)	0.81" (20.57mm)	-0.21" (-5.33mm)	36th Driest	Driest since: 1895	1913
	0.60" (15.24mm)	0.81" (20.57mm)	-0.21" (-5.33mm)	93rd Wettest	Wettest to Date	1968
	Ties: 1923, 1998
Nov–Dec 1896 2-Month	3.42" (86.87mm)	2.12" (53.85mm)	1.30" (33.02mm)	117th Driest	Driest since: 1895	1939
Nov–Dec 1896 2-Month	3.42" (86.87mm)	2.12" (53.85mm)	1.30" (33.02mm)	12th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2015
Oct–Dec 1896 3-Month	6.02" (152.91mm)	4.04" (102.62mm)	1.98" (50.29mm)	111th Driest	Driest since: 1895	1976
Oct–Dec 1896 3-Month	6.02" (152.91mm)	4.04" (102.62mm)	1.98" (50.29mm)	18th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1971
Sep–Dec 1896 4-Month	8.41" (213.61mm)	6.91" (175.51mm)	1.50" (38.10mm)	95th Driest	Driest since: 1895	1976
Sep–Dec 1896 4-Month	8.41" (213.61mm)	6.91" (175.51mm)	1.50" (38.10mm)	34th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2019
Aug–Dec 1896 5-Month	10.84" (275.34mm)	10.35" (262.89mm)	0.49" (12.45mm)	73rd Driest	Driest since: 1895	1976
Aug–Dec 1896 5-Month	10.84" (275.34mm)	10.35" (262.89mm)	0.49" (12.45mm)	56th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1900
Jul–Dec 1896 6-Month	13.01" (330.45mm)	13.95" (354.33mm)	-0.94" (-23.88mm)	47th Driest	Driest since: 1895	1976
Jul–Dec 1896 6-Month	13.01" (330.45mm)	13.95" (354.33mm)	-0.94" (-23.88mm)	82nd Wettest	Wettest to Date	1900
Jun–Dec 1896 7-Month	16.68" (423.67mm)	18.06" (458.72mm)	-1.38" (-35.05mm)	35th Driest	Driest since: 1895	1976
	16.68" (423.67mm)	18.06" (458.72mm)	-1.38" (-35.05mm)	94th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2010
	Ties: 1934
May–Dec 1896 8-Month	22.21" (564.13mm)	21.19" (538.23mm)	1.02" (25.90mm)	72nd Driest	Driest since: 1895	1976
May–Dec 1896 8-Month	22.21" (564.13mm)	21.19" (538.23mm)	1.02" (25.90mm)	57th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2010
Apr–Dec 1896 9-Month	27.77" (705.36mm)	23.24" (590.30mm)	4.53" (115.06mm)	114th Driest	Driest since: 1895	1976
Apr–Dec 1896 9-Month	27.77" (705.36mm)	23.24" (590.30mm)	4.53" (115.06mm)	15th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2019
Mar–Dec 1896 10-Month	29.63" (752.60mm)	24.50" (622.30mm)	5.13" (130.30mm)	116th Driest	Driest since: 1895	1910
Mar–Dec 1896 10-Month	29.63" (752.60mm)	24.50" (622.30mm)	5.13" (130.30mm)	13th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2019
Feb–Dec 1896 11-Month	30.10" (764.54mm)	25.19" (639.83mm)	4.91" (124.71mm)	115th Driest	Driest since: 1895	1910
Feb–Dec 1896 11-Month	30.10" (764.54mm)	25.19" (639.83mm)	4.91" (124.71mm)	14th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2019
Jan–Dec 1896 12-Month	30.84" (783.34mm)	25.98" (659.89mm)	4.86" (123.45mm)	116th Driest	Driest since: 1895	1910
Jan–Dec 1896 12-Month	30.84" (783.34mm)	25.98" (659.89mm)	4.86" (123.45mm)	13th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2019
Jul 1895–Dec 1896 18-Month	42.01" (1,067.05mm)	40.00" (1,016.00mm)	2.01" (51.05mm)	80th Driest	Driest to Date	1976
Jul 1895–Dec 1896 18-Month	42.01" (1,067.05mm)	40.00" (1,016.00mm)	2.01" (51.05mm)	48th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2019
Jan 1895–Dec 1896 24-Month	53.51" (1,359.15mm)	51.96" (1,319.78mm)	1.55" (39.37mm)	69th Driest	Driest to Date	1934
Jan 1895–Dec 1896 24-Month	53.51" (1,359.15mm)	51.96" (1,319.78mm)	1.55" (39.37mm)	59th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2019

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 20, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings