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Precipitation Rankings, August 1916

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
August 1916 1-Month	0.31" (7.87mm)	0.24" (6.10mm)	0.07" (1.77mm)	94th Driest	Driest since: 1915	1937, 2002
	0.31" (7.87mm)	0.24" (6.10mm)	0.07" (1.77mm)	35th Wettest	Wettest since: 1913	1983
	Ties: 1908, 1953
Jul–Aug 1916 2-Month	0.63" (16.00mm)	0.42" (10.67mm)	0.21" (5.33mm)	108th Driest	Driest since: 1915	1940
Jul–Aug 1916 2-Month	0.63" (16.00mm)	0.42" (10.67mm)	0.21" (5.33mm)	21st Wettest	Wettest since: 1913	1983
Jun–Aug 1916 3-Month	0.87" (22.10mm)	0.77" (19.56mm)	0.10" (2.54mm)	80th Driest	Driest since: 1915	2002
	0.87" (22.10mm)	0.77" (19.56mm)	0.10" (2.54mm)	49th Wettest	Wettest since: 1914	1913
	Ties: 1914
May–Aug 1916 4-Month	1.48" (37.59mm)	1.65" (41.91mm)	-0.17" (-4.32mm)	63rd Driest	Driest since: 1914	1924
May–Aug 1916 4-Month	1.48" (37.59mm)	1.65" (41.91mm)	-0.17" (-4.32mm)	66th Wettest	Wettest since: 1915	1998
Apr–Aug 1916 5-Month	2.03" (51.56mm)	3.29" (83.57mm)	-1.26" (-32.01mm)	22nd Driest	Driest since: 1910	2021
Apr–Aug 1916 5-Month	2.03" (51.56mm)	3.29" (83.57mm)	-1.26" (-32.01mm)	107th Wettest	Wettest since: 1915	1896
Mar–Aug 1916 6-Month	4.56" (115.82mm)	6.50" (165.10mm)	-1.94" (-49.28mm)	33rd Driest	Driest since: 1914	2008
Mar–Aug 1916 6-Month	4.56" (115.82mm)	6.50" (165.10mm)	-1.94" (-49.28mm)	96th Wettest	Wettest since: 1915	1995
Feb–Aug 1916 7-Month	7.39" (187.71mm)	10.35" (262.89mm)	-2.96" (-75.18mm)	34th Driest	Driest since: 1910	1997, 2021
Feb–Aug 1916 7-Month	7.39" (187.71mm)	10.35" (262.89mm)	-2.96" (-75.18mm)	95th Wettest	Wettest since: 1915	1998
Jan–Aug 1916 8-Month	18.40" (467.36mm)	14.60" (370.84mm)	3.80" (96.52mm)	105th Driest	Driest since: 1913	2022
Jan–Aug 1916 8-Month	18.40" (467.36mm)	14.60" (370.84mm)	3.80" (96.52mm)	24th Wettest	Wettest since: 1915	1995
Dec 1915–Aug 1916 9-Month	22.79" (578.87mm)	18.22" (462.79mm)	4.57" (116.08mm)	103rd Driest	Driest since: 1913	1924
Dec 1915–Aug 1916 9-Month	22.79" (578.87mm)	18.22" (462.79mm)	4.57" (116.08mm)	25th Wettest	Wettest since: 1915	1998
Nov 1915–Aug 1916 10-Month	24.44" (620.78mm)	20.80" (528.32mm)	3.64" (92.46mm)	95th Driest	Driest since: 1913	1924
Nov 1915–Aug 1916 10-Month	24.44" (620.78mm)	20.80" (528.32mm)	3.64" (92.46mm)	33rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1915	1983
Oct 1915–Aug 1916 11-Month	24.58" (624.33mm)	22.00" (558.80mm)	2.58" (65.53mm)	88th Driest	Driest since: 1913	1924
Oct 1915–Aug 1916 11-Month	24.58" (624.33mm)	22.00" (558.80mm)	2.58" (65.53mm)	40th Wettest	Wettest since: 1915	1983
Sep 1915–Aug 1916 12-Month	24.67" (626.62mm)	22.44" (569.98mm)	2.23" (56.64mm)	87th Driest	Driest since: 1913	2021
Sep 1915–Aug 1916 12-Month	24.67" (626.62mm)	22.44" (569.98mm)	2.23" (56.64mm)	41st Wettest	Wettest since: 1915	1983
Mar 1915–Aug 1916 18-Month	31.40" (797.56mm)	28.96" (735.58mm)	2.44" (61.98mm)	89th Driest	Driest since: 1913	1977
Mar 1915–Aug 1916 18-Month	31.40" (797.56mm)	28.96" (735.58mm)	2.44" (61.98mm)	39th Wettest	Wettest since: 1915	1983
Sep 1914–Aug 1916 24-Month	51.79" (1,315.47mm)	44.90" (1,140.46mm)	6.89" (175.01mm)	106th Driest	Driest since: 1914	1977
Sep 1914–Aug 1916 24-Month	51.79" (1,315.47mm)	44.90" (1,140.46mm)	6.89" (175.01mm)	21st Wettest	Wettest since: 1915	1983
Sep 1913–Aug 1916 36-Month	80.76" (2,051.30mm)	67.31" (1,709.67mm)	13.45" (341.63mm)	113th Driest	Driest since: 1915	2022
Sep 1913–Aug 1916 36-Month	80.76" (2,051.30mm)	67.31" (1,709.67mm)	13.45" (341.63mm)	13th Wettest	Wettest since: 1907	1984
Sep 1912–Aug 1916 48-Month	98.32" (2,497.33mm)	89.50" (2,273.30mm)	8.82" (224.03mm)	98th Driest	Driest since: 1915	2015
Sep 1912–Aug 1916 48-Month	98.32" (2,497.33mm)	89.50" (2,273.30mm)	8.82" (224.03mm)	27th Wettest	Wettest since: 1910	1998
Sep 1911–Aug 1916 60-Month	115.02" (2,921.51mm)	111.68" (2,836.67mm)	3.34" (84.84mm)	80th Driest	Driest since: 1914	1991
Sep 1911–Aug 1916 60-Month	115.02" (2,921.51mm)	111.68" (2,836.67mm)	3.34" (84.84mm)	44th Wettest	Wettest since: 1915	1999

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 29, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings