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Precipitation Rankings, August 1896

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
August 1896 1-Month	0.56" (14.22mm)	0.24" (6.10mm)	0.32" (8.12mm)	121st Driest	Driest since: 1895	1937, 2002
August 1896 1-Month	0.56" (14.22mm)	0.24" (6.10mm)	0.32" (8.12mm)	8th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1983
Jul–Aug 1896 2-Month	0.85" (21.59mm)	0.42" (10.67mm)	0.43" (10.92mm)	122nd Driest	Driest since: 1895	1940
Jul–Aug 1896 2-Month	0.85" (21.59mm)	0.42" (10.67mm)	0.43" (10.92mm)	7th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1983
Jun–Aug 1896 3-Month	0.93" (23.62mm)	0.77" (19.56mm)	0.16" (4.06mm)	89th Driest	Driest since: 1895	2002
	0.93" (23.62mm)	0.77" (19.56mm)	0.16" (4.06mm)	40th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1913
	Ties: 1897
May–Aug 1896 4-Month	2.86" (72.64mm)	1.65" (41.91mm)	1.21" (30.73mm)	119th Driest	Driest since: 1895	1924
May–Aug 1896 4-Month	2.86" (72.64mm)	1.65" (41.91mm)	1.21" (30.73mm)	10th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1998
Apr–Aug 1896 5-Month	7.14" (181.36mm)	3.28" (83.31mm)	3.86" (98.05mm)	128th Driest	Driest since: 1895	2021
Apr–Aug 1896 5-Month	7.14" (181.36mm)	3.28" (83.31mm)	3.86" (98.05mm)	1st Wettest	Wettest to Date	1896
Mar–Aug 1896 6-Month	11.01" (279.65mm)	6.50" (165.10mm)	4.51" (114.55mm)	122nd Driest	Driest since: 1895	2008
Mar–Aug 1896 6-Month	11.01" (279.65mm)	6.50" (165.10mm)	4.51" (114.55mm)	7th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1995
Feb–Aug 1896 7-Month	11.61" (294.89mm)	10.35" (262.89mm)	1.26" (32.00mm)	89th Driest	Driest since: 1895	1997, 2021
Feb–Aug 1896 7-Month	11.61" (294.89mm)	10.35" (262.89mm)	1.26" (32.00mm)	40th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1998
Jan–Aug 1896 8-Month	19.63" (498.60mm)	14.60" (370.84mm)	5.03" (127.76mm)	108th Driest	Driest since: 1895	2022
Jan–Aug 1896 8-Month	19.63" (498.60mm)	14.60" (370.84mm)	5.03" (127.76mm)	21st Wettest	Wettest to Date	1995
Dec 1895–Aug 1896 9-Month	22.16" (562.86mm)	18.22" (462.79mm)	3.94" (100.07mm)	98th Driest	Driest since: 1896	1924
Dec 1895–Aug 1896 9-Month	22.16" (562.86mm)	18.22" (462.79mm)	3.94" (100.07mm)	30th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1998
Nov 1895–Aug 1896 10-Month	23.77" (603.76mm)	20.80" (528.32mm)	2.97" (75.44mm)	90th Driest	Driest since: 1896	1924
Nov 1895–Aug 1896 10-Month	23.77" (603.76mm)	20.80" (528.32mm)	2.97" (75.44mm)	38th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1983
Oct 1895–Aug 1896 11-Month	24.26" (616.20mm)	22.00" (558.80mm)	2.26" (57.40mm)	86th Driest	Driest since: 1896	1924
Oct 1895–Aug 1896 11-Month	24.26" (616.20mm)	22.00" (558.80mm)	2.26" (57.40mm)	42nd Wettest	Wettest to Date	1983
Sep 1895–Aug 1896 12-Month	25.18" (639.57mm)	22.44" (569.98mm)	2.74" (69.59mm)	92nd Driest	Driest since: 1896	2021
Sep 1895–Aug 1896 12-Month	25.18" (639.57mm)	22.44" (569.98mm)	2.74" (69.59mm)	36th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1983
Mar 1895–Aug 1896 18-Month	30.70" (779.78mm)	28.96" (735.58mm)	1.74" (44.20mm)	85th Driest	Driest since: 1896	1977
Mar 1895–Aug 1896 18-Month	30.70" (779.78mm)	28.96" (735.58mm)	1.74" (44.20mm)	43rd Wettest	Wettest to Date	1983

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