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Precipitation Rankings, September 1970

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
September 1970 1-Month	2.38" (60.45mm)	4.29" (108.97mm)	-1.91" (-48.52mm)	23rd Driest	Driest since: 1968	1919
	2.38" (60.45mm)	4.29" (108.97mm)	-1.91" (-48.52mm)	106th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	1999
	Ties: 1900
Aug–Sep 1970 2-Month	8.67" (220.22mm)	9.57" (243.08mm)	-0.90" (-22.86mm)	52nd Driest	Driest since: 1968	2007
Aug–Sep 1970 2-Month	8.67" (220.22mm)	9.57" (243.08mm)	-0.90" (-22.86mm)	77th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	1928
Jul–Sep 1970 3-Month	14.72" (373.89mm)	15.25" (387.35mm)	-0.53" (-13.46mm)	63rd Driest	Driest since: 1968	2007
Jul–Sep 1970 3-Month	14.72" (373.89mm)	15.25" (387.35mm)	-0.53" (-13.46mm)	66th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	1928
Jun–Sep 1970 4-Month	18.08" (459.23mm)	19.82" (503.43mm)	-1.74" (-44.20mm)	41st Driest	Driest since: 1968	2007
Jun–Sep 1970 4-Month	18.08" (459.23mm)	19.82" (503.43mm)	-1.74" (-44.20mm)	88th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	1928
May–Sep 1970 5-Month	20.85" (529.59mm)	23.81" (604.77mm)	-2.96" (-75.18mm)	31st Driest	Driest since: 1968	2007
May–Sep 1970 5-Month	20.85" (529.59mm)	23.81" (604.77mm)	-2.96" (-75.18mm)	98th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	1901
Apr–Sep 1970 6-Month	24.21" (614.93mm)	27.35" (694.69mm)	-3.14" (-79.76mm)	29th Driest	Driest since: 1968	2007
Apr–Sep 1970 6-Month	24.21" (614.93mm)	27.35" (694.69mm)	-3.14" (-79.76mm)	100th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	1901
Mar–Sep 1970 7-Month	28.16" (715.26mm)	31.63" (803.40mm)	-3.47" (-88.14mm)	28th Driest	Driest since: 1968	2007
Mar–Sep 1970 7-Month	28.16" (715.26mm)	31.63" (803.40mm)	-3.47" (-88.14mm)	101st Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	1901
Feb–Sep 1970 8-Month	31.82" (808.23mm)	35.46" (900.68mm)	-3.64" (-92.45mm)	32nd Driest	Driest since: 1968	2007
Feb–Sep 1970 8-Month	31.82" (808.23mm)	35.46" (900.68mm)	-3.64" (-92.45mm)	97th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	2003
Jan–Sep 1970 9-Month	34.15" (867.41mm)	39.36" (999.74mm)	-5.21" (-132.33mm)	22nd Driest	Driest since: 1968	2007
Jan–Sep 1970 9-Month	34.15" (867.41mm)	39.36" (999.74mm)	-5.21" (-132.33mm)	107th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	1901
Dec 1969–Sep 1970 10-Month	38.60" (980.44mm)	43.06" (1,093.72mm)	-4.46" (-113.28mm)	27th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1986
Dec 1969–Sep 1970 10-Month	38.60" (980.44mm)	43.06" (1,093.72mm)	-4.46" (-113.28mm)	101st Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	1901
Nov 1969–Sep 1970 11-Month	41.62" (1,057.15mm)	46.10" (1,170.94mm)	-4.48" (-113.79mm)	30th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1911
Nov 1969–Sep 1970 11-Month	41.62" (1,057.15mm)	46.10" (1,170.94mm)	-4.48" (-113.79mm)	98th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	1901
Oct 1969–Sep 1970 12-Month	43.88" (1,114.55mm)	49.39" (1,254.51mm)	-5.51" (-139.96mm)	26th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1925
Oct 1969–Sep 1970 12-Month	43.88" (1,114.55mm)	49.39" (1,254.51mm)	-5.51" (-139.96mm)	102nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	2003
Apr 1969–Sep 1970 18-Month	73.15" (1,858.01mm)	76.68" (1,947.67mm)	-3.53" (-89.66mm)	39th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1926
Apr 1969–Sep 1970 18-Month	73.15" (1,858.01mm)	76.68" (1,947.67mm)	-3.53" (-89.66mm)	89th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	2019
Oct 1968–Sep 1970 24-Month	96.40" (2,448.56mm)	98.76" (2,508.50mm)	-2.36" (-59.94mm)	46th Driest	Driest since: 1969	2002
	96.40" (2,448.56mm)	98.76" (2,508.50mm)	-2.36" (-59.94mm)	81st Wettest	Wettest since: 1966	2020
	Ties: 1989
Oct 1967–Sep 1970 36-Month	136.38" (3,464.05mm)	148.16" (3,763.26mm)	-11.78" (-299.21mm)	18th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1927
Oct 1967–Sep 1970 36-Month	136.38" (3,464.05mm)	148.16" (3,763.26mm)	-11.78" (-299.21mm)	108th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	2020
Oct 1966–Sep 1970 48-Month	181.96" (4,621.78mm)	197.49" (5,016.25mm)	-15.53" (-394.47mm)	13th Driest	Driest since: 1954	1988
Oct 1966–Sep 1970 48-Month	181.96" (4,621.78mm)	197.49" (5,016.25mm)	-15.53" (-394.47mm)	112th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	2021
Oct 1965–Sep 1970 60-Month	226.74" (5,759.20mm)	246.79" (6,268.47mm)	-20.05" (-509.27mm)	4th Driest	Driest since: 1954	1954
Oct 1965–Sep 1970 60-Month	226.74" (5,759.20mm)	246.79" (6,268.47mm)	-20.05" (-509.27mm)	120th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	2020

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 5, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings