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Precipitation Rankings, August 1898

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
August 1898 1-Month	7.29" (185.17mm)	5.28" (134.11mm)	2.01" (51.06mm)	109th Driest	Driest since: 1897	1997
August 1898 1-Month	7.29" (185.17mm)	5.28" (134.11mm)	2.01" (51.06mm)	20th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1901
Jul–Aug 1898 2-Month	14.47" (367.54mm)	10.96" (278.38mm)	3.51" (89.16mm)	119th Driest	Driest since: 1897	1983
Jul–Aug 1898 2-Month	14.47" (367.54mm)	10.96" (278.38mm)	3.51" (89.16mm)	10th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1908
Jun–Aug 1898 3-Month	18.45" (468.63mm)	15.53" (394.46mm)	2.92" (74.17mm)	110th Driest	Driest since: 1897	1983
Jun–Aug 1898 3-Month	18.45" (468.63mm)	15.53" (394.46mm)	2.92" (74.17mm)	19th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1906
May–Aug 1898 4-Month	22.64" (575.06mm)	19.52" (495.81mm)	3.12" (79.25mm)	108th Driest	Driest since: 1897	2007
May–Aug 1898 4-Month	22.64" (575.06mm)	19.52" (495.81mm)	3.12" (79.25mm)	21st Wettest	Wettest to Date	1901
Apr–Aug 1898 5-Month	26.23" (666.24mm)	23.06" (585.72mm)	3.17" (80.52mm)	108th Driest	Driest since: 1897	2007
Apr–Aug 1898 5-Month	26.23" (666.24mm)	23.06" (585.72mm)	3.17" (80.52mm)	21st Wettest	Wettest to Date	1901
Mar–Aug 1898 6-Month	30.36" (771.14mm)	27.34" (694.44mm)	3.02" (76.70mm)	103rd Driest	Driest since: 1897	2007
Mar–Aug 1898 6-Month	30.36" (771.14mm)	27.34" (694.44mm)	3.02" (76.70mm)	26th Wettest	Wettest since: 1895	1901
Feb–Aug 1898 7-Month	31.29" (794.77mm)	31.17" (791.72mm)	0.12" (3.05mm)	69th Driest	Driest since: 1896	2007
Feb–Aug 1898 7-Month	31.29" (794.77mm)	31.17" (791.72mm)	0.12" (3.05mm)	60th Wettest	Wettest since: 1897	2003
Jan–Aug 1898 8-Month	33.97" (862.84mm)	35.07" (890.78mm)	-1.10" (-27.94mm)	60th Driest	Driest since: 1896	2007
Jan–Aug 1898 8-Month	33.97" (862.84mm)	35.07" (890.78mm)	-1.10" (-27.94mm)	69th Wettest	Wettest since: 1897	1901
Dec 1897–Aug 1898 9-Month	37.36" (948.94mm)	38.77" (984.76mm)	-1.41" (-35.82mm)	59th Driest	Driest since: 1897	2007
Dec 1897–Aug 1898 9-Month	37.36" (948.94mm)	38.77" (984.76mm)	-1.41" (-35.82mm)	69th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1906
Nov 1897–Aug 1898 10-Month	40.12" (1,019.05mm)	41.81" (1,061.97mm)	-1.69" (-42.92mm)	56th Driest	Driest since: 1896	1911
Nov 1897–Aug 1898 10-Month	40.12" (1,019.05mm)	41.81" (1,061.97mm)	-1.69" (-42.92mm)	72nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1897	2003
Oct 1897–Aug 1898 11-Month	43.57" (1,106.68mm)	45.10" (1,145.54mm)	-1.53" (-38.86mm)	59th Driest	Driest since: 1897	2002
Oct 1897–Aug 1898 11-Month	43.57" (1,106.68mm)	45.10" (1,145.54mm)	-1.53" (-38.86mm)	69th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2003
Sep 1897–Aug 1898 12-Month	45.01" (1,143.25mm)	49.35" (1,253.49mm)	-4.34" (-110.24mm)	32nd Driest	Driest since: 1896	2002
Sep 1897–Aug 1898 12-Month	45.01" (1,143.25mm)	49.35" (1,253.49mm)	-4.34" (-110.24mm)	96th Wettest	Wettest since: 1897	2003
Mar 1897–Aug 1898 18-Month	71.13" (1,806.70mm)	76.69" (1,947.93mm)	-5.56" (-141.23mm)	25th Driest	Driest to Date	2008
Mar 1897–Aug 1898 18-Month	71.13" (1,806.70mm)	76.69" (1,947.93mm)	-5.56" (-141.23mm)	103rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1897	2019
Sep 1896–Aug 1898 24-Month	93.68" (2,379.47mm)	98.62" (2,504.95mm)	-4.94" (-125.48mm)	35th Driest	Driest since: 1897	2002
Sep 1896–Aug 1898 24-Month	93.68" (2,379.47mm)	98.62" (2,504.95mm)	-4.94" (-125.48mm)	92nd Wettest	Wettest to Date	2020
Sep 1895–Aug 1898 36-Month	136.17" (3,458.72mm)	148.03" (3,759.96mm)	-11.86" (-301.24mm)	16th Driest	Driest to Date	1942
Sep 1895–Aug 1898 36-Month	136.17" (3,458.72mm)	148.03" (3,759.96mm)	-11.86" (-301.24mm)	110th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2021

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 24, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings