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Precipitation Rankings, August 1970

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
August 1970 1-Month	6.29" (159.77mm)	5.28" (134.11mm)	1.01" (25.66mm)	96th Driest	Driest since: 1969	1997
August 1970 1-Month	6.29" (159.77mm)	5.28" (134.11mm)	1.01" (25.66mm)	33rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1967	1901
Jul–Aug 1970 2-Month	12.34" (313.44mm)	10.96" (278.38mm)	1.38" (35.06mm)	94th Driest	Driest since: 1969	1983
Jul–Aug 1970 2-Month	12.34" (313.44mm)	10.96" (278.38mm)	1.38" (35.06mm)	35th Wettest	Wettest since: 1967	1908
Jun–Aug 1970 3-Month	15.70" (398.78mm)	15.53" (394.46mm)	0.17" (4.32mm)	71st Driest	Driest since: 1968	1983
Jun–Aug 1970 3-Month	15.70" (398.78mm)	15.53" (394.46mm)	0.17" (4.32mm)	58th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	1906
May–Aug 1970 4-Month	18.47" (469.14mm)	19.52" (495.81mm)	-1.05" (-26.67mm)	49th Driest	Driest since: 1968	2007
May–Aug 1970 4-Month	18.47" (469.14mm)	19.52" (495.81mm)	-1.05" (-26.67mm)	80th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	1901
Apr–Aug 1970 5-Month	21.83" (554.48mm)	23.06" (585.72mm)	-1.23" (-31.24mm)	47th Driest	Driest since: 1968	2007
	21.83" (554.48mm)	23.06" (585.72mm)	-1.23" (-31.24mm)	82nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	1901
	Ties: 1935
Mar–Aug 1970 6-Month	25.78" (654.81mm)	27.34" (694.44mm)	-1.56" (-39.63mm)	48th Driest	Driest since: 1968	2007
Mar–Aug 1970 6-Month	25.78" (654.81mm)	27.34" (694.44mm)	-1.56" (-39.63mm)	81st Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	1901
Feb–Aug 1970 7-Month	29.44" (747.78mm)	31.17" (791.72mm)	-1.73" (-43.94mm)	46th Driest	Driest since: 1968	2007
Feb–Aug 1970 7-Month	29.44" (747.78mm)	31.17" (791.72mm)	-1.73" (-43.94mm)	83rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	2003
Jan–Aug 1970 8-Month	31.77" (806.96mm)	35.07" (890.78mm)	-3.30" (-83.82mm)	34th Driest	Driest since: 1968	2007
Jan–Aug 1970 8-Month	31.77" (806.96mm)	35.07" (890.78mm)	-3.30" (-83.82mm)	95th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	1901
Dec 1969–Aug 1970 9-Month	36.22" (919.99mm)	38.77" (984.76mm)	-2.55" (-64.77mm)	47th Driest	Driest since: 1968	2007
Dec 1969–Aug 1970 9-Month	36.22" (919.99mm)	38.77" (984.76mm)	-2.55" (-64.77mm)	81st Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	1906
Nov 1969–Aug 1970 10-Month	39.24" (996.70mm)	41.81" (1,061.97mm)	-2.57" (-65.27mm)	47th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1911
Nov 1969–Aug 1970 10-Month	39.24" (996.70mm)	41.81" (1,061.97mm)	-2.57" (-65.27mm)	81st Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	2003
Oct 1969–Aug 1970 11-Month	41.50" (1,054.10mm)	45.10" (1,145.54mm)	-3.60" (-91.44mm)	38th Driest	Driest since: 1968	2002
Oct 1969–Aug 1970 11-Month	41.50" (1,054.10mm)	45.10" (1,145.54mm)	-3.60" (-91.44mm)	90th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	2003
Sep 1969–Aug 1970 12-Month	45.96" (1,167.38mm)	49.35" (1,253.49mm)	-3.39" (-86.11mm)	39th Driest	Driest since: 1968	2002
Sep 1969–Aug 1970 12-Month	45.96" (1,167.38mm)	49.35" (1,253.49mm)	-3.39" (-86.11mm)	89th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	2003
Mar 1969–Aug 1970 18-Month	75.43" (1,915.92mm)	76.69" (1,947.93mm)	-1.26" (-32.01mm)	56th Driest	Driest since: 1969	2008
Mar 1969–Aug 1970 18-Month	75.43" (1,915.92mm)	76.69" (1,947.93mm)	-1.26" (-32.01mm)	72nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1965	2019
Sep 1968–Aug 1970 24-Month	95.65" (2,429.51mm)	98.62" (2,504.95mm)	-2.97" (-75.44mm)	45th Driest	Driest since: 1969	2002
Sep 1968–Aug 1970 24-Month	95.65" (2,429.51mm)	98.62" (2,504.95mm)	-2.97" (-75.44mm)	82nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1966	2020
Sep 1967–Aug 1970 36-Month	137.71" (3,497.83mm)	148.03" (3,759.96mm)	-10.32" (-262.13mm)	21st Driest	Driest since: 1968	1942
Sep 1967–Aug 1970 36-Month	137.71" (3,497.83mm)	148.03" (3,759.96mm)	-10.32" (-262.13mm)	105th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	2021
Sep 1966–Aug 1970 48-Month	184.08" (4,675.63mm)	197.32" (5,011.93mm)	-13.24" (-336.30mm)	21st Driest	Driest since: 1969	1988
Sep 1966–Aug 1970 48-Month	184.08" (4,675.63mm)	197.32" (5,011.93mm)	-13.24" (-336.30mm)	104th Wettest	Wettest since: 1968	2021
Sep 1965–Aug 1970 60-Month	227.00" (5,765.80mm)	246.59" (6,263.39mm)	-19.59" (-497.59mm)	7th Driest	Driest since: 1955	1927
Sep 1965–Aug 1970 60-Month	227.00" (5,765.80mm)	246.59" (6,263.39mm)	-19.59" (-497.59mm)	117th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	2020

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 31, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings