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Pennsylvania

Precipitation Rankings, August 1942

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
August 1942 1-Month	4.42" (112.27mm)	3.87" (98.30mm)	0.55" (13.97mm)	92nd Driest	Driest since: 1941	1930
August 1942 1-Month	4.42" (112.27mm)	3.87" (98.30mm)	0.55" (13.97mm)	37th Wettest	Wettest since: 1937	1955
Jul–Aug 1942 2-Month	9.77" (248.16mm)	8.05" (204.47mm)	1.72" (43.69mm)	102nd Driest	Driest since: 1941	1930
Jul–Aug 1942 2-Month	9.77" (248.16mm)	8.05" (204.47mm)	1.72" (43.69mm)	27th Wettest	Wettest since: 1937	2018
Jun–Aug 1942 3-Month	13.50" (342.90mm)	12.22" (310.39mm)	1.28" (32.51mm)	85th Driest	Driest since: 1940	1966
Jun–Aug 1942 3-Month	13.50" (342.90mm)	12.22" (310.39mm)	1.28" (32.51mm)	44th Wettest	Wettest since: 1941	2018
May–Aug 1942 4-Month	19.29" (489.97mm)	16.15" (410.21mm)	3.14" (79.76mm)	106th Driest	Driest since: 1941	1966
May–Aug 1942 4-Month	19.29" (489.97mm)	16.15" (410.21mm)	3.14" (79.76mm)	23rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1933	2018
Apr–Aug 1942 5-Month	21.50" (546.10mm)	19.79" (502.67mm)	1.71" (43.43mm)	91st Driest	Driest since: 1941	1966
Apr–Aug 1942 5-Month	21.50" (546.10mm)	19.79" (502.67mm)	1.71" (43.43mm)	38th Wettest	Wettest since: 1940	2018
Mar–Aug 1942 6-Month	26.10" (662.94mm)	23.29" (591.57mm)	2.81" (71.37mm)	106th Driest	Driest since: 1941	1966
Mar–Aug 1942 6-Month	26.10" (662.94mm)	23.29" (591.57mm)	2.81" (71.37mm)	23rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1940	2011
Feb–Aug 1942 7-Month	28.75" (730.25mm)	25.89" (657.61mm)	2.86" (72.64mm)	104th Driest	Driest since: 1941	1995
Feb–Aug 1942 7-Month	28.75" (730.25mm)	25.89" (657.61mm)	2.86" (72.64mm)	25th Wettest	Wettest since: 1940	2018
Jan–Aug 1942 8-Month	30.54" (775.72mm)	28.94" (735.08mm)	1.60" (40.64mm)	88th Driest	Driest since: 1941	1963
	30.54" (775.72mm)	28.94" (735.08mm)	1.60" (40.64mm)	41st Wettest	Wettest since: 1940	2018
	Ties: 1936
Dec 1941–Aug 1942 9-Month	33.56" (852.42mm)	32.03" (813.56mm)	1.53" (38.86mm)	86th Driest	Driest since: 1941	1966
	33.56" (852.42mm)	32.03" (813.56mm)	1.53" (38.86mm)	42nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1940	2018
	Ties: 1940
Nov 1941–Aug 1942 10-Month	36.09" (916.69mm)	35.24" (895.10mm)	0.85" (21.59mm)	75th Driest	Driest since: 1941	1966
Nov 1941–Aug 1942 10-Month	36.09" (916.69mm)	35.24" (895.10mm)	0.85" (21.59mm)	53rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1937	2019
Oct 1941–Aug 1942 11-Month	38.92" (988.57mm)	38.42" (975.87mm)	0.50" (12.70mm)	63rd Driest	Driest since: 1941	1925
Oct 1941–Aug 1942 11-Month	38.92" (988.57mm)	38.42" (975.87mm)	0.50" (12.70mm)	65th Wettest	Wettest since: 1937	2019
Sep 1941–Aug 1942 12-Month	40.31" (1,023.87mm)	41.98" (1,066.29mm)	-1.67" (-42.42mm)	40th Driest	Driest since: 1941	1965
Sep 1941–Aug 1942 12-Month	40.31" (1,023.87mm)	41.98" (1,066.29mm)	-1.67" (-42.42mm)	88th Wettest	Wettest since: 1940	2019
Mar 1941–Aug 1942 18-Month	60.94" (1,547.88mm)	65.21" (1,656.33mm)	-4.27" (-108.45mm)	24th Driest	Driest since: 1932	1966
Mar 1941–Aug 1942 18-Month	60.94" (1,547.88mm)	65.21" (1,656.33mm)	-4.27" (-108.45mm)	104th Wettest	Wettest since: 1941	2019
Sep 1940–Aug 1942 24-Month	77.13" (1,959.10mm)	83.89" (2,130.81mm)	-6.76" (-171.71mm)	15th Driest	Driest since: 1932	1966
Sep 1940–Aug 1942 24-Month	77.13" (1,959.10mm)	83.89" (2,130.81mm)	-6.76" (-171.71mm)	112th Wettest	Wettest since: 1941	2019
Sep 1939–Aug 1942 36-Month	118.94" (3,021.08mm)	125.89" (3,197.61mm)	-6.95" (-176.53mm)	20th Driest	Driest since: 1941	1966
Sep 1939–Aug 1942 36-Month	118.94" (3,021.08mm)	125.89" (3,197.61mm)	-6.95" (-176.53mm)	106th Wettest	Wettest since: 1940	2019
Sep 1938–Aug 1942 48-Month	158.12" (4,016.25mm)	167.87" (4,263.90mm)	-9.75" (-247.65mm)	15th Driest	Driest since: 1934	1966
Sep 1938–Aug 1942 48-Month	158.12" (4,016.25mm)	167.87" (4,263.90mm)	-9.75" (-247.65mm)	110th Wettest	Wettest since: 1941	2020
Sep 1937–Aug 1942 60-Month	198.98" (5,054.09mm)	209.80" (5,328.92mm)	-10.82" (-274.83mm)	16th Driest	Driest since: 1935	1966
Sep 1937–Aug 1942 60-Month	198.98" (5,054.09mm)	209.80" (5,328.92mm)	-10.82" (-274.83mm)	108th Wettest	Wettest since: 1941	2021

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published November 2022, retrieved on November 29, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings