Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of July 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Pennsylvania
Precipitation Rankings, April 2018
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
April 2018 1-Month |
4.17" (105.92mm) | 3.64" (92.46mm) |
0.53" (13.46mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1946 |
| 39th Wettest | Wettest since: 2017 | 2011 | ||||
| Ties: 1958, 1972 | ||||||
|
Mar–Apr 2018 2-Month |
7.29" (185.17mm) | 7.13" (181.10mm) |
0.16" (4.07mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1915 |
| 57th Wettest | Wettest since: 2017 | 2011 | ||||
|
Feb–Apr 2018 3-Month |
12.69" (322.33mm) | 9.73" (247.14mm) |
2.96" (75.19mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1941 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jan–Apr 2018 4-Month |
15.97" (405.64mm) | 12.78" (324.61mm) |
3.19" (81.03mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1941 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 2011 | ||||
| Ties: 1908 | ||||||
|
Dec 2017–Apr 2018 5-Month |
17.67" (448.82mm) | 15.88" (403.35mm) |
1.79" (45.47mm) | 93rd Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1941 |
| 35th Wettest | Wettest since: 2017 | 2011 | ||||
|
Nov 2017–Apr 2018 6-Month |
20.56" (522.22mm) | 19.09" (484.89mm) |
1.47" (37.33mm) | 92nd Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1931 |
| 36th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1952 | ||||
|
Oct 2017–Apr 2018 7-Month |
25.65" (651.51mm) | 22.27" (565.66mm) |
3.38" (85.85mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1925 |
| 22nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 2011 | ||||
|
Sep 2017–Apr 2018 8-Month |
27.71" (703.83mm) | 25.83" (656.08mm) |
1.88" (47.75mm) | 89th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1931 |
| 39th Wettest | Wettest since: 2012 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 2017–Apr 2018 9-Month |
31.55" (801.37mm) | 29.69" (754.13mm) |
1.86" (47.24mm) | 85th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1931 |
| 43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2012 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 2017–Apr 2018 10-Month |
37.69" (957.33mm) | 33.89" (860.81mm) |
3.80" (96.52mm) | 100th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1931 |
| 28th Wettest | Wettest since: 2012 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 2017–Apr 2018 11-Month |
42.31" (1,074.67mm) | 38.05" (966.47mm) |
4.26" (108.20mm) | 101st Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1931 |
| 27th Wettest | Wettest since: 2012 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1943 | ||||||
|
May 2017–Apr 2018 12-Month |
48.26" (1,225.80mm) | 41.95" (1,065.53mm) |
6.31" (160.27mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1931 |
| 14th Wettest | Wettest since: 2012 | 2019 | ||||
|
Nov 2016–Apr 2018 18-Month |
67.69" (1,719.33mm) | 61.03" (1,550.16mm) |
6.66" (169.17mm) | 108th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1931 |
| 19th Wettest | Wettest since: 2012 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1899 | ||||||
|
May 2016–Apr 2018 24-Month |
90.66" (2,302.76mm) | 83.91" (2,131.31mm) |
6.75" (171.45mm) | 100th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1966 |
| 27th Wettest | Wettest since: 2013 | 2020 | ||||
|
May 2015–Apr 2018 36-Month |
133.67" (3,395.22mm) | 125.93" (3,198.62mm) |
7.74" (196.60mm) | 92nd Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1967 |
| 34th Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 2020 | ||||
|
May 2014–Apr 2018 48-Month |
175.10" (4,447.54mm) | 167.93" (4,265.42mm) |
7.17" (182.12mm) | 86th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1966 |
| 39th Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 2020 | ||||
|
May 2013–Apr 2018 60-Month |
218.82" (5,558.03mm) | 209.83" (5,329.68mm) |
8.99" (228.35mm) | 92nd Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1967 |
| 32nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2016 | 2022 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 13, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/