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Precipitation Rankings, December 1898

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PeriodValue1901-2000
Mean		AnomalyRank
(1895-2022)		Wettest/Driest
Since		Record
December 1898
1-Month		1.39"
(35.31mm)		3.61"
(91.69mm)		-2.22"
(-56.38mm)		16th Driest
Driest to Date
1989
113th Wettest
Wettest since:
1955
Nov–Dec 1898
2-Month		2.80"
(71.12mm)		6.15"
(156.21mm)		-3.35"
(-85.09mm)		17th Driest
Driest to Date
1956
112th Wettest
Wettest since:
1983
Oct–Dec 1898
3-Month		3.50"
(88.90mm)		7.34"
(186.44mm)		-3.84"
(-97.54mm)		14th Driest
Driest to Date
2013
115th Wettest
Wettest since:
1983
Sep–Dec 1898
4-Month		4.13"
(104.90mm)		7.79"
(197.87mm)		-3.66"
(-92.97mm)		18th Driest
Driest to Date
2013
111th Wettest
Wettest since:
1983
Aug–Dec 1898
5-Month		4.30"
(109.22mm)		8.04"
(204.22mm)		-3.74"
(-95.00mm)		16th Driest
Driest to Date
2013
113th Wettest
Wettest since:
1983
Jul–Dec 1898
6-Month		4.40"
(111.76mm)		8.21"
(208.53mm)		-3.81"
(-96.77mm)		16th Driest
Driest to Date
2013
113th Wettest
Wettest since:
1983
Jun–Dec 1898
7-Month		4.88"
(123.95mm)		8.56"
(217.42mm)		-3.68"
(-93.47mm)		19th Driest
Driest to Date
1990
110th Wettest
Wettest since:
1983
May–Dec 1898
8-Month		6.61"
(167.89mm)		9.44"
(239.78mm)		-2.83"
(-71.89mm)		28th Driest
Driest to Date
1959
101st Wettest
Wettest since:
1983
Apr–Dec 1898
9-Month		7.13"
(181.10mm)		11.08"
(281.43mm)		-3.95"
(-100.33mm)		14th Driest
Driest to Date
1959
115th Wettest
Wettest since:
1983
Mar–Dec 1898
10-Month		8.07"
(204.98mm)		14.29"
(362.97mm)		-6.22"
(-157.99mm)		8th Driest
Driest to Date
1959
121st Wettest
Wettest since:
1983
Feb–Dec 1898
11-Month		11.13"
(282.70mm)		18.14"
(460.76mm)		-7.01"
(-178.06mm)		9th Driest
Driest to Date
2013
120th Wettest
Wettest since:
1983
Jan–Dec 1898
12-Month		12.47"
(316.74mm)		22.39"
(568.71mm)		-9.92"
(-251.97mm)		4th Driest
Driest to Date
2013
125th Wettest
Wettest since:
1983
Jul 1897–Dec 1898
18-Month		19.40"
(492.76mm)		30.66"
(778.76mm)		-11.26"
(-286.00mm)		5th Driest
Driest to Date
1976
123rd Wettest
Wettest since:
1983
Jan 1897–Dec 1898
24-Month		34.42"
(874.27mm)		44.77"
(1,137.16mm)		-10.35"
(-262.89mm)		18th Driest
Driest to Date
2014
110th Wettest
Wettest since:
1983
Jan 1896–Dec 1898
36-Month		63.93"
(1,623.82mm)		67.22"
(1,707.39mm)		-3.29"
(-83.57mm)		54th Driest
Driest to Date
2015
73rd Wettest
Wettest since:
1983
Jan 1895–Dec 1898
48-Month		86.81"
(2,204.97mm)		89.43"
(2,271.52mm)		-2.62"
(-66.55mm)		59th Driest
Driest to Date
1949
67th Wettest
Wettest to Date
1983

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