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Precipitation Rankings, August 1947

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
August 1947 1-Month	2.78" (70.61mm)	2.47" (62.74mm)	0.31" (7.87mm)	90th Driest	Driest since: 1945	1962
	2.78" (70.61mm)	2.47" (62.74mm)	0.31" (7.87mm)	39th Wettest	Wettest since: 1946	2006
	Ties: 1933, 1986, 2008
Jul–Aug 1947 2-Month	4.02" (102.11mm)	4.82" (122.43mm)	-0.80" (-20.32mm)	37th Driest	Driest since: 1940	2003
Jul–Aug 1947 2-Month	4.02" (102.11mm)	4.82" (122.43mm)	-0.80" (-20.32mm)	92nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1946	2006
Jun–Aug 1947 3-Month	4.55" (115.57mm)	5.98" (151.89mm)	-1.43" (-36.32mm)	19th Driest	Driest since: 1936	1980
Jun–Aug 1947 3-Month	4.55" (115.57mm)	5.98" (151.89mm)	-1.43" (-36.32mm)	110th Wettest	Wettest since: 1946	1921
May–Aug 1947 4-Month	6.14" (155.96mm)	7.03" (178.56mm)	-0.89" (-22.60mm)	39th Driest	Driest since: 1945	2020
	6.14" (155.96mm)	7.03" (178.56mm)	-0.89" (-22.60mm)	90th Wettest	Wettest since: 1946	1921
	Ties: 1976
Apr–Aug 1947 5-Month	6.52" (165.61mm)	7.78" (197.61mm)	-1.26" (-32.00mm)	33rd Driest	Driest since: 1945	2020
Apr–Aug 1947 5-Month	6.52" (165.61mm)	7.78" (197.61mm)	-1.26" (-32.00mm)	96th Wettest	Wettest since: 1946	1941
Mar–Aug 1947 6-Month	6.93" (176.02mm)	8.51" (216.15mm)	-1.58" (-40.13mm)	24th Driest	Driest since: 1945	2011
Mar–Aug 1947 6-Month	6.93" (176.02mm)	8.51" (216.15mm)	-1.58" (-40.13mm)	105th Wettest	Wettest since: 1946	1941
Feb–Aug 1947 7-Month	7.14" (181.36mm)	9.15" (232.41mm)	-2.01" (-51.05mm)	20th Driest	Driest since: 1945	2011
Feb–Aug 1947 7-Month	7.14" (181.36mm)	9.15" (232.41mm)	-2.01" (-51.05mm)	109th Wettest	Wettest since: 1946	1941
Jan–Aug 1947 8-Month	7.74" (196.60mm)	9.77" (248.16mm)	-2.03" (-51.56mm)	24th Driest	Driest since: 1945	2011
Jan–Aug 1947 8-Month	7.74" (196.60mm)	9.77" (248.16mm)	-2.03" (-51.56mm)	105th Wettest	Wettest since: 1946	1941
Dec 1946–Aug 1947 9-Month	8.12" (206.25mm)	10.50" (266.70mm)	-2.38" (-60.45mm)	20th Driest	Driest since: 1945	2011
Dec 1946–Aug 1947 9-Month	8.12" (206.25mm)	10.50" (266.70mm)	-2.38" (-60.45mm)	108th Wettest	Wettest since: 1946	1941
Nov 1946–Aug 1947 10-Month	8.96" (227.58mm)	11.16" (283.46mm)	-2.20" (-55.88mm)	26th Driest	Driest since: 1946	2011
Nov 1946–Aug 1947 10-Month	8.96" (227.58mm)	11.16" (283.46mm)	-2.20" (-55.88mm)	102nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1945	1941
Oct 1946–Aug 1947 11-Month	10.43" (264.92mm)	12.29" (312.17mm)	-1.86" (-47.25mm)	36th Driest	Driest since: 1946	2011
Oct 1946–Aug 1947 11-Month	10.43" (264.92mm)	12.29" (312.17mm)	-1.86" (-47.25mm)	92nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1944	1941
Sep 1946–Aug 1947 12-Month	12.34" (313.44mm)	13.99" (355.35mm)	-1.65" (-41.91mm)	42nd Driest	Driest since: 1946	2011
Sep 1946–Aug 1947 12-Month	12.34" (313.44mm)	13.99" (355.35mm)	-1.65" (-41.91mm)	86th Wettest	Wettest since: 1943	1941
Mar 1946–Aug 1947 18-Month	19.66" (499.36mm)	22.51" (571.75mm)	-2.85" (-72.39mm)	31st Driest	Driest since: 1946	2012
	19.66" (499.36mm)	22.51" (571.75mm)	-2.85" (-72.39mm)	97th Wettest	Wettest since: 1945	1942
	Ties: 1917, 1945
Sep 1945–Aug 1947 24-Month	23.18" (588.77mm)	28.02" (711.71mm)	-4.84" (-122.94mm)	16th Driest	Driest since: 1946	2012
Sep 1945–Aug 1947 24-Month	23.18" (588.77mm)	28.02" (711.71mm)	-4.84" (-122.94mm)	111th Wettest	Wettest since: 1945	1942
Sep 1944–Aug 1947 36-Month	35.36" (898.14mm)	41.97" (1,066.04mm)	-6.61" (-167.90mm)	15th Driest	Driest since: 1946	2013
	35.36" (898.14mm)	41.97" (1,066.04mm)	-6.61" (-167.90mm)	111th Wettest	Wettest since: 1945	1987
	Ties: 2011
Sep 1943–Aug 1947 48-Month	47.51" (1,206.75mm)	55.94" (1,420.88mm)	-8.43" (-214.13mm)	11th Driest	Driest since: 1925	1956
Sep 1943–Aug 1947 48-Month	47.51" (1,206.75mm)	55.94" (1,420.88mm)	-8.43" (-214.13mm)	114th Wettest	Wettest since: 1946	1987
Sep 1942–Aug 1947 60-Month	60.84" (1,545.34mm)	69.94" (1,776.48mm)	-9.10" (-231.14mm)	14th Driest	Driest to Date	1956
Sep 1942–Aug 1947 60-Month	60.84" (1,545.34mm)	69.94" (1,776.48mm)	-9.10" (-231.14mm)	110th Wettest	Wettest since: 1946	1988

Citing This Page

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