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Precipitation Rankings, August 1898

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PeriodValue1901-2000
Mean		AnomalyRank
(1895-2022)		Wettest/Driest
Since		Record
August 1898
1-Month		0.17"
(4.32mm)		0.24"
(6.10mm)		-0.07"
(-1.78mm)		57th Driest
Driest since:
1937, 2002
72nd Wettest
Wettest since:
1983
Ties: 1973
Jul–Aug 1898
2-Month		0.27"
(6.86mm)		0.42"
(10.67mm)		-0.15"
(-3.81mm)		36th Driest
Driest to Date
1940
93rd Wettest
Wettest since:
1983
Ties: 1911, 1929
Jun–Aug 1898
3-Month		0.75"
(19.05mm)		0.77"
(19.56mm)		-0.02"
(-0.51mm)		68th Driest
Driest since:
2002
61st Wettest
Wettest since:
1913
May–Aug 1898
4-Month		2.48"
(62.99mm)		1.65"
(41.91mm)		0.83"
(21.08mm)		112th Driest
Driest since:
1924
17th Wettest
Wettest since:
1998
Apr–Aug 1898
5-Month		3.00"
(76.20mm)		3.29"
(83.57mm)		-0.29"
(-7.37mm)		66th Driest
Driest since:
2021
63rd Wettest
Wettest since:
1896
Ties: 1895
Mar–Aug 1898
6-Month		3.94"
(100.08mm)		6.50"
(165.10mm)		-2.56"
(-65.02mm)		17th Driest
Driest to Date
2008
112th Wettest
Wettest since:
1995
Feb–Aug 1898
7-Month		7.00"
(177.80mm)		10.35"
(262.89mm)		-3.35"
(-85.09mm)		28th Driest
Driest to Date
1997, 2021
101st Wettest
Wettest since:
1998
Jan–Aug 1898
8-Month		8.34"
(211.84mm)		14.60"
(370.84mm)		-6.26"
(-159.00mm)		15th Driest
Driest to Date
2022
114th Wettest
Wettest since:
1995
Dec 1897–Aug 1898
9-Month		10.76"
(273.30mm)		18.22"
(462.79mm)		-7.46"
(-189.49mm)		8th Driest
Driest to Date
1924
120th Wettest
Wettest since:
1998
Nov 1897–Aug 1898
10-Month		12.59"
(319.79mm)		20.80"
(528.32mm)		-8.21"
(-208.53mm)		7th Driest
Driest to Date
1924
121st Wettest
Wettest since:
1983
Oct 1897–Aug 1898
11-Month		14.53"
(369.06mm)		22.00"
(558.80mm)		-7.47"
(-189.74mm)		10th Driest
Driest to Date
1924
118th Wettest
Wettest since:
1983
Sep 1897–Aug 1898
12-Month		14.92"
(378.97mm)		22.44"
(569.98mm)		-7.52"
(-191.01mm)		9th Driest
Driest to Date
2021
119th Wettest
Wettest since:
1983
Mar 1897–Aug 1898
18-Month		21.28"
(540.51mm)		28.96"
(735.58mm)		-7.68"
(-195.07mm)		14th Driest
Driest to Date
1977
114th Wettest
Wettest since:
1983
Sep 1896–Aug 1898
24-Month		40.17"
(1,020.32mm)		44.90"
(1,140.46mm)		-4.73"
(-120.14mm)		41st Driest
Driest to Date
1977
86th Wettest
Wettest since:
1983
Sep 1895–Aug 1898
36-Month		65.35"
(1,659.89mm)		67.31"
(1,709.67mm)		-1.96"
(-49.78mm)		64th Driest
Driest to Date
2022
62nd Wettest
Wettest to Date
1984

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