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Precipitation Rankings, August 1959

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
August 1959 1-Month	3.62" (91.95mm)	2.47" (62.74mm)	1.15" (29.21mm)	121st Driest	Driest since: 1958	1962
August 1959 1-Month	3.62" (91.95mm)	2.47" (62.74mm)	1.15" (29.21mm)	8th Wettest	Wettest since: 1957	2006
Jul–Aug 1959 2-Month	5.61" (142.49mm)	4.82" (122.43mm)	0.79" (20.06mm)	96th Driest	Driest since: 1958	2003
Jul–Aug 1959 2-Month	5.61" (142.49mm)	4.82" (122.43mm)	0.79" (20.06mm)	33rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1957	2006
Jun–Aug 1959 3-Month	6.86" (174.24mm)	5.98" (151.89mm)	0.88" (22.35mm)	100th Driest	Driest since: 1958	1980
Jun–Aug 1959 3-Month	6.86" (174.24mm)	5.98" (151.89mm)	0.88" (22.35mm)	29th Wettest	Wettest since: 1941	1921
May–Aug 1959 4-Month	8.22" (208.79mm)	7.03" (178.56mm)	1.19" (30.23mm)	100th Driest	Driest since: 1958	2020
May–Aug 1959 4-Month	8.22" (208.79mm)	7.03" (178.56mm)	1.19" (30.23mm)	29th Wettest	Wettest since: 1957	1921
Apr–Aug 1959 5-Month	8.91" (226.31mm)	7.78" (197.61mm)	1.13" (28.70mm)	103rd Driest	Driest since: 1958	2020
Apr–Aug 1959 5-Month	8.91" (226.31mm)	7.78" (197.61mm)	1.13" (28.70mm)	26th Wettest	Wettest since: 1957	1941
Mar–Aug 1959 6-Month	9.12" (231.65mm)	8.51" (216.15mm)	0.61" (15.50mm)	90th Driest	Driest since: 1956	2011
Mar–Aug 1959 6-Month	9.12" (231.65mm)	8.51" (216.15mm)	0.61" (15.50mm)	39th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1941
Feb–Aug 1959 7-Month	9.45" (240.03mm)	9.15" (232.41mm)	0.30" (7.62mm)	77th Driest	Driest since: 1956	2011
Feb–Aug 1959 7-Month	9.45" (240.03mm)	9.15" (232.41mm)	0.30" (7.62mm)	52nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1941
Jan–Aug 1959 8-Month	9.63" (244.60mm)	9.77" (248.16mm)	-0.14" (-3.56mm)	68th Driest	Driest since: 1956	2011
Jan–Aug 1959 8-Month	9.63" (244.60mm)	9.77" (248.16mm)	-0.14" (-3.56mm)	61st Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1941
Dec 1958–Aug 1959 9-Month	9.85" (250.19mm)	10.50" (266.70mm)	-0.65" (-16.51mm)	54th Driest	Driest since: 1956	2011
Dec 1958–Aug 1959 9-Month	9.85" (250.19mm)	10.50" (266.70mm)	-0.65" (-16.51mm)	74th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1941
Nov 1958–Aug 1959 10-Month	10.33" (262.38mm)	11.16" (283.46mm)	-0.83" (-21.08mm)	54th Driest	Driest since: 1956	2011
Nov 1958–Aug 1959 10-Month	10.33" (262.38mm)	11.16" (283.46mm)	-0.83" (-21.08mm)	74th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1941
Oct 1958–Aug 1959 11-Month	11.80" (299.72mm)	12.29" (312.17mm)	-0.49" (-12.45mm)	65th Driest	Driest since: 1956	2011
	11.80" (299.72mm)	12.29" (312.17mm)	-0.49" (-12.45mm)	63rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1941
	Ties: 1983
Sep 1958–Aug 1959 12-Month	15.01" (381.25mm)	13.99" (355.35mm)	1.02" (25.90mm)	89th Driest	Driest since: 1957	2011
Sep 1958–Aug 1959 12-Month	15.01" (381.25mm)	13.99" (355.35mm)	1.02" (25.90mm)	39th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1941
Mar 1958–Aug 1959 18-Month	24.74" (628.40mm)	22.51" (571.75mm)	2.23" (56.65mm)	93rd Driest	Driest since: 1957	2012
Mar 1958–Aug 1959 18-Month	24.74" (628.40mm)	22.51" (571.75mm)	2.23" (56.65mm)	35th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1942
Sep 1957–Aug 1959 24-Month	30.61" (777.49mm)	28.02" (711.71mm)	2.59" (65.78mm)	98th Driest	Driest since: 1958	2012
Sep 1957–Aug 1959 24-Month	30.61" (777.49mm)	28.02" (711.71mm)	2.59" (65.78mm)	29th Wettest	Wettest since: 1943	1942
Sep 1956–Aug 1959 36-Month	43.12" (1,095.25mm)	41.97" (1,066.04mm)	1.15" (29.21mm)	79th Driest	Driest since: 1958	2013
Sep 1956–Aug 1959 36-Month	43.12" (1,095.25mm)	41.97" (1,066.04mm)	1.15" (29.21mm)	47th Wettest	Wettest since: 1944	1987
Sep 1955–Aug 1959 48-Month	51.16" (1,299.46mm)	55.94" (1,420.88mm)	-4.78" (-121.42mm)	30th Driest	Driest since: 1958	1956
Sep 1955–Aug 1959 48-Month	51.16" (1,299.46mm)	55.94" (1,420.88mm)	-4.78" (-121.42mm)	95th Wettest	Wettest since: 1945	1987
Sep 1954–Aug 1959 60-Month	63.46" (1,611.88mm)	69.94" (1,776.48mm)	-6.48" (-164.60mm)	24th Driest	Driest since: 1958	1956
Sep 1954–Aug 1959 60-Month	63.46" (1,611.88mm)	69.94" (1,776.48mm)	-6.48" (-164.60mm)	100th Wettest	Wettest since: 1946	1988

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on June 3, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings