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Pennsylvania

Precipitation Rankings, August 1960

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
August 1960 1-Month	3.20" (81.28mm)	3.87" (98.30mm)	-0.67" (-17.02mm)	41st Driest	Driest since: 1957	1930
August 1960 1-Month	3.20" (81.28mm)	3.87" (98.30mm)	-0.67" (-17.02mm)	88th Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	1955
Jul–Aug 1960 2-Month	7.87" (199.90mm)	8.05" (204.47mm)	-0.18" (-4.57mm)	55th Driest	Driest since: 1957	1930
Jul–Aug 1960 2-Month	7.87" (199.90mm)	8.05" (204.47mm)	-0.18" (-4.57mm)	74th Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	2018
Jun–Aug 1960 3-Month	11.83" (300.48mm)	12.22" (310.39mm)	-0.39" (-9.91mm)	53rd Driest	Driest since: 1957	1966
Jun–Aug 1960 3-Month	11.83" (300.48mm)	12.22" (310.39mm)	-0.39" (-9.91mm)	76th Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	2018
May–Aug 1960 4-Month	18.34" (465.84mm)	16.15" (410.21mm)	2.19" (55.63mm)	97th Driest	Driest since: 1959	1966
May–Aug 1960 4-Month	18.34" (465.84mm)	16.15" (410.21mm)	2.19" (55.63mm)	32nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	2018
Apr–Aug 1960 5-Month	20.95" (532.13mm)	19.79" (502.67mm)	1.16" (29.46mm)	85th Driest	Driest since: 1959	1966
Apr–Aug 1960 5-Month	20.95" (532.13mm)	19.79" (502.67mm)	1.16" (29.46mm)	44th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	2018
Mar–Aug 1960 6-Month	23.01" (584.45mm)	23.29" (591.57mm)	-0.28" (-7.12mm)	55th Driest	Driest since: 1959	1966
Mar–Aug 1960 6-Month	23.01" (584.45mm)	23.29" (591.57mm)	-0.28" (-7.12mm)	74th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	2011
Feb–Aug 1960 7-Month	26.68" (677.67mm)	25.89" (657.61mm)	0.79" (20.06mm)	72nd Driest	Driest since: 1959	1995
Feb–Aug 1960 7-Month	26.68" (677.67mm)	25.89" (657.61mm)	0.79" (20.06mm)	57th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	2018
Jan–Aug 1960 8-Month	29.56" (750.82mm)	28.94" (735.08mm)	0.62" (15.74mm)	74th Driest	Driest since: 1959	1963
Jan–Aug 1960 8-Month	29.56" (750.82mm)	28.94" (735.08mm)	0.62" (15.74mm)	55th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	2018
Dec 1959–Aug 1960 9-Month	33.00" (838.20mm)	32.03" (813.56mm)	0.97" (24.64mm)	75th Driest	Driest since: 1959	1966
Dec 1959–Aug 1960 9-Month	33.00" (838.20mm)	32.03" (813.56mm)	0.97" (24.64mm)	53rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	2018
Nov 1959–Aug 1960 10-Month	37.04" (940.82mm)	35.24" (895.10mm)	1.80" (45.72mm)	85th Driest	Driest since: 1959	1966
Nov 1959–Aug 1960 10-Month	37.04" (940.82mm)	35.24" (895.10mm)	1.80" (45.72mm)	43rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	2019
Oct 1959–Aug 1960 11-Month	43.07" (1,093.98mm)	38.42" (975.87mm)	4.65" (118.11mm)	104th Driest	Driest since: 1959	1925
Oct 1959–Aug 1960 11-Month	43.07" (1,093.98mm)	38.42" (975.87mm)	4.65" (118.11mm)	24th Wettest	Wettest since: 1956	2019
Sep 1959–Aug 1960 12-Month	44.85" (1,139.19mm)	41.98" (1,066.29mm)	2.87" (72.90mm)	87th Driest	Driest since: 1959	1965
	44.85" (1,139.19mm)	41.98" (1,066.29mm)	2.87" (72.90mm)	41st Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	2019
	Ties: 2014
Mar 1959–Aug 1960 18-Month	66.27" (1,683.26mm)	65.21" (1,656.33mm)	1.06" (26.93mm)	70th Driest	Driest since: 1959	1966
	66.27" (1,683.26mm)	65.21" (1,656.33mm)	1.06" (26.93mm)	58th Wettest	Wettest since: 1956	2019
	Ties: 1985
Sep 1958–Aug 1960 24-Month	83.34" (2,116.84mm)	83.89" (2,130.81mm)	-0.55" (-13.97mm)	55th Driest	Driest since: 1958	1966
	83.34" (2,116.84mm)	83.89" (2,130.81mm)	-0.55" (-13.97mm)	72nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	2019
	Ties: 1933
Sep 1957–Aug 1960 36-Month	128.98" (3,276.09mm)	125.89" (3,197.61mm)	3.09" (78.48mm)	76th Driest	Driest since: 1959	1966
Sep 1957–Aug 1960 36-Month	128.98" (3,276.09mm)	125.89" (3,197.61mm)	3.09" (78.48mm)	50th Wettest	Wettest since: 1953	2019
Sep 1956–Aug 1960 48-Month	165.05" (4,192.27mm)	167.87" (4,263.90mm)	-2.82" (-71.63mm)	33rd Driest	Driest since: 1957	1966
Sep 1956–Aug 1960 48-Month	165.05" (4,192.27mm)	167.87" (4,263.90mm)	-2.82" (-71.63mm)	92nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	2020
Sep 1955–Aug 1960 60-Month	212.07" (5,386.58mm)	209.80" (5,328.92mm)	2.27" (57.66mm)	60th Driest	Driest since: 1959	1966
Sep 1955–Aug 1960 60-Month	212.07" (5,386.58mm)	209.80" (5,328.92mm)	2.27" (57.66mm)	64th Wettest	Wettest since: 1956	2021

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 6, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings