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Precipitation Rankings, August 1953

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
August 1953 1-Month	4.55" (115.57mm)	3.44" (87.38mm)	1.11" (28.19mm)	105th Driest	Driest since: 1952	1930
	4.55" (115.57mm)	3.44" (87.38mm)	1.11" (28.19mm)	24th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1900
	Ties: 2010
Jul–Aug 1953 2-Month	8.62" (218.95mm)	7.04" (178.82mm)	1.58" (40.13mm)	107th Driest	Driest since: 1951	1930
Jul–Aug 1953 2-Month	8.62" (218.95mm)	7.04" (178.82mm)	1.58" (40.13mm)	22nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	2016
Jun–Aug 1953 3-Month	14.69" (373.13mm)	11.15" (283.21mm)	3.54" (89.92mm)	120th Driest	Driest since: 1952	1936
Jun–Aug 1953 3-Month	14.69" (373.13mm)	11.15" (283.21mm)	3.54" (89.92mm)	9th Wettest	Wettest since: 1944	1993
May–Aug 1953 4-Month	18.90" (480.06mm)	14.28" (362.71mm)	4.62" (117.35mm)	123rd Driest	Driest since: 1952	1910
May–Aug 1953 4-Month	18.90" (480.06mm)	14.28" (362.71mm)	4.62" (117.35mm)	6th Wettest	Wettest since: 1944	1993
Apr–Aug 1953 5-Month	21.75" (552.45mm)	16.32" (414.53mm)	5.43" (137.92mm)	125th Driest	Driest since: 1952	1910
Apr–Aug 1953 5-Month	21.75" (552.45mm)	16.32" (414.53mm)	5.43" (137.92mm)	4th Wettest	Wettest since: 1944	1993
Mar–Aug 1953 6-Month	23.12" (587.25mm)	17.59" (446.79mm)	5.53" (140.46mm)	126th Driest	Driest since: 1952	1910
Mar–Aug 1953 6-Month	23.12" (587.25mm)	17.59" (446.79mm)	5.53" (140.46mm)	3rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1944	1993
Feb–Aug 1953 7-Month	24.03" (610.36mm)	18.28" (464.31mm)	5.75" (146.05mm)	126th Driest	Driest since: 1952	1910
Feb–Aug 1953 7-Month	24.03" (610.36mm)	18.28" (464.31mm)	5.75" (146.05mm)	3rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1944	1993
Jan–Aug 1953 8-Month	25.01" (635.25mm)	19.07" (484.38mm)	5.94" (150.87mm)	126th Driest	Driest since: 1952	1910
Jan–Aug 1953 8-Month	25.01" (635.25mm)	19.07" (484.38mm)	5.94" (150.87mm)	3rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1944	1993
Dec 1952–Aug 1953 9-Month	25.36" (644.14mm)	19.88" (504.95mm)	5.48" (139.19mm)	124th Driest	Driest since: 1952	1910
	25.36" (644.14mm)	19.88" (504.95mm)	5.48" (139.19mm)	4th Wettest	Wettest since: 1944	1993
	Ties: 2016
Nov 1952–Aug 1953 10-Month	26.42" (671.07mm)	21.16" (537.46mm)	5.26" (133.61mm)	122nd Driest	Driest since: 1952	1934
Nov 1952–Aug 1953 10-Month	26.42" (671.07mm)	21.16" (537.46mm)	5.26" (133.61mm)	6th Wettest	Wettest since: 1944	1993
Oct 1952–Aug 1953 11-Month	26.60" (675.64mm)	23.09" (586.49mm)	3.51" (89.15mm)	103rd Driest	Driest since: 1952	1934
Oct 1952–Aug 1953 11-Month	26.60" (675.64mm)	23.09" (586.49mm)	3.51" (89.15mm)	25th Wettest	Wettest since: 1944	1999
Sep 1952–Aug 1953 12-Month	27.21" (691.13mm)	26.01" (660.65mm)	1.20" (30.48mm)	73rd Driest	Driest since: 1950	1936
	27.21" (691.13mm)	26.01" (660.65mm)	1.20" (30.48mm)	55th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	2011
	Ties: 1902
Mar 1952–Aug 1953 18-Month	45.82" (1,163.83mm)	43.57" (1,106.68mm)	2.25" (57.15mm)	79th Driest	Driest since: 1950	1934
Mar 1952–Aug 1953 18-Month	45.82" (1,163.83mm)	43.57" (1,106.68mm)	2.25" (57.15mm)	49th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	2011
Sep 1951–Aug 1953 24-Month	55.77" (1,416.56mm)	52.00" (1,320.80mm)	3.77" (95.76mm)	88th Driest	Driest since: 1951	1934
Sep 1951–Aug 1953 24-Month	55.77" (1,416.56mm)	52.00" (1,320.80mm)	3.77" (95.76mm)	39th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	2020
Sep 1950–Aug 1953 36-Month	84.73" (2,152.14mm)	77.95" (1,979.93mm)	6.78" (172.21mm)	100th Driest	Driest since: 1952	1931
Sep 1950–Aug 1953 36-Month	84.73" (2,152.14mm)	77.95" (1,979.93mm)	6.78" (172.21mm)	26th Wettest	Wettest since: 1944	2020
Sep 1949–Aug 1953 48-Month	110.81" (2,814.57mm)	103.86" (2,638.04mm)	6.95" (176.53mm)	88th Driest	Driest since: 1952	1936
Sep 1949–Aug 1953 48-Month	110.81" (2,814.57mm)	103.86" (2,638.04mm)	6.95" (176.53mm)	37th Wettest	Wettest since: 1945	2019
Sep 1948–Aug 1953 60-Month	135.57" (3,443.48mm)	129.79" (3,296.67mm)	5.78" (146.81mm)	76th Driest	Driest since: 1952	1934
Sep 1948–Aug 1953 60-Month	135.57" (3,443.48mm)	129.79" (3,296.67mm)	5.78" (146.81mm)	48th Wettest	Wettest since: 1947	2020

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on May 28, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings