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Minnesota

Precipitation Rankings, August 2016

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
August 2016 1-Month	5.31" (134.87mm)	3.44" (87.38mm)	1.87" (47.49mm)	122nd Driest	Driest since: 2015	1930
August 2016 1-Month	5.31" (134.87mm)	3.44" (87.38mm)	1.87" (47.49mm)	7th Wettest	Wettest since: 1980	1900
Jul–Aug 2016 2-Month	11.38" (289.05mm)	7.04" (178.82mm)	4.34" (110.23mm)	128th Driest	Driest since: 2015	1930
Jul–Aug 2016 2-Month	11.38" (289.05mm)	7.04" (178.82mm)	4.34" (110.23mm)	1st Wettest	Wettest to Date	2016
Jun–Aug 2016 3-Month	15.53" (394.46mm)	11.15" (283.21mm)	4.38" (111.25mm)	125th Driest	Driest since: 2015	1936
Jun–Aug 2016 3-Month	15.53" (394.46mm)	11.15" (283.21mm)	4.38" (111.25mm)	4th Wettest	Wettest since: 2002	1993
May–Aug 2016 4-Month	18.06" (458.72mm)	14.28" (362.71mm)	3.78" (96.01mm)	119th Driest	Driest since: 2015	1910
May–Aug 2016 4-Month	18.06" (458.72mm)	14.28" (362.71mm)	3.78" (96.01mm)	10th Wettest	Wettest since: 2002	1993
Apr–Aug 2016 5-Month	20.21" (513.33mm)	16.32" (414.53mm)	3.89" (98.80mm)	117th Driest	Driest since: 2015	1910
Apr–Aug 2016 5-Month	20.21" (513.33mm)	16.32" (414.53mm)	3.89" (98.80mm)	12th Wettest	Wettest since: 2014	1993
Mar–Aug 2016 6-Month	22.17" (563.12mm)	17.59" (446.79mm)	4.58" (116.33mm)	122nd Driest	Driest since: 2015	1910
Mar–Aug 2016 6-Month	22.17" (563.12mm)	17.59" (446.79mm)	4.58" (116.33mm)	7th Wettest	Wettest since: 2014	1993
Feb–Aug 2016 7-Month	22.91" (581.91mm)	18.28" (464.31mm)	4.63" (117.60mm)	122nd Driest	Driest since: 2015	1910
Feb–Aug 2016 7-Month	22.91" (581.91mm)	18.28" (464.31mm)	4.63" (117.60mm)	7th Wettest	Wettest since: 2014	1993
Jan–Aug 2016 8-Month	23.45" (595.63mm)	19.07" (484.38mm)	4.38" (111.25mm)	121st Driest	Driest since: 2015	1910
Jan–Aug 2016 8-Month	23.45" (595.63mm)	19.07" (484.38mm)	4.38" (111.25mm)	8th Wettest	Wettest since: 2014	1993
Dec 2015–Aug 2016 9-Month	25.36" (644.14mm)	19.88" (504.95mm)	5.48" (139.19mm)	124th Driest	Driest since: 2015	1910
	25.36" (644.14mm)	19.88" (504.95mm)	5.48" (139.19mm)	4th Wettest	Wettest since: 2014	1993
	Ties: 1953
Nov 2015–Aug 2016 10-Month	28.04" (712.22mm)	21.16" (537.46mm)	6.88" (174.76mm)	126th Driest	Driest since: 2015	1934
Nov 2015–Aug 2016 10-Month	28.04" (712.22mm)	21.16" (537.46mm)	6.88" (174.76mm)	2nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1993	1993
Oct 2015–Aug 2016 11-Month	30.19" (766.83mm)	23.09" (586.49mm)	7.10" (180.34mm)	126th Driest	Driest since: 2015	1934
Oct 2015–Aug 2016 11-Month	30.19" (766.83mm)	23.09" (586.49mm)	7.10" (180.34mm)	2nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1999	1999
Sep 2015–Aug 2016 12-Month	32.90" (835.66mm)	26.01" (660.65mm)	6.89" (175.01mm)	126th Driest	Driest since: 2015	1936
Sep 2015–Aug 2016 12-Month	32.90" (835.66mm)	26.01" (660.65mm)	6.89" (175.01mm)	2nd Wettest	Wettest since: 2011	2011
Mar 2015–Aug 2016 18-Month	51.95" (1,319.53mm)	43.57" (1,106.68mm)	8.38" (212.85mm)	120th Driest	Driest since: 2015	1934
Mar 2015–Aug 2016 18-Month	51.95" (1,319.53mm)	43.57" (1,106.68mm)	8.38" (212.85mm)	8th Wettest	Wettest since: 2011	2011
Sep 2014–Aug 2016 24-Month	58.00" (1,473.20mm)	52.00" (1,320.80mm)	6.00" (152.40mm)	105th Driest	Driest since: 2015	1934
Sep 2014–Aug 2016 24-Month	58.00" (1,473.20mm)	52.00" (1,320.80mm)	6.00" (152.40mm)	22nd Wettest	Wettest since: 2011	2020
Sep 2013–Aug 2016 36-Month	89.81" (2,281.17mm)	77.95" (1,979.93mm)	11.86" (301.24mm)	119th Driest	Driest since: 2015	1931
Sep 2013–Aug 2016 36-Month	89.81" (2,281.17mm)	77.95" (1,979.93mm)	11.86" (301.24mm)	7th Wettest	Wettest since: 2011	2020
Sep 2012–Aug 2016 48-Month	115.44" (2,932.18mm)	103.86" (2,638.04mm)	11.58" (294.14mm)	112th Driest	Driest since: 2015	1936
Sep 2012–Aug 2016 48-Month	115.44" (2,932.18mm)	103.86" (2,638.04mm)	11.58" (294.14mm)	13th Wettest	Wettest since: 2012	2019
Sep 2011–Aug 2016 60-Month	140.21" (3,561.33mm)	129.79" (3,296.67mm)	10.42" (264.66mm)	94th Driest	Driest since: 2010	1934
Sep 2011–Aug 2016 60-Month	140.21" (3,561.33mm)	129.79" (3,296.67mm)	10.42" (264.66mm)	30th Wettest	Wettest since: 2015	2020

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published February 2023, retrieved on February 9, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings