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Precipitation Rankings, August 1920

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
August 1920 1-Month	0.47" (11.94mm)	0.24" (6.10mm)	0.23" (5.84mm)	114th Driest	Driest since: 1919	1937, 2002
August 1920 1-Month	0.47" (11.94mm)	0.24" (6.10mm)	0.23" (5.84mm)	15th Wettest	Wettest since: 1913	1983
Jul–Aug 1920 2-Month	0.60" (15.24mm)	0.42" (10.67mm)	0.18" (4.57mm)	104th Driest	Driest since: 1919	1940
	0.60" (15.24mm)	0.42" (10.67mm)	0.18" (4.57mm)	25th Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	1983
	Ties: 1922, 1925
Jun–Aug 1920 3-Month	1.11" (28.19mm)	0.77" (19.56mm)	0.34" (8.63mm)	107th Driest	Driest since: 1919	2002
Jun–Aug 1920 3-Month	1.11" (28.19mm)	0.77" (19.56mm)	0.34" (8.63mm)	22nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1913	1913
May–Aug 1920 4-Month	1.32" (33.53mm)	1.65" (41.91mm)	-0.33" (-8.38mm)	51st Driest	Driest since: 1919	1924
	1.32" (33.53mm)	1.65" (41.91mm)	-0.33" (-8.38mm)	78th Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	1998
	Ties: 1954
Apr–Aug 1920 5-Month	3.36" (85.34mm)	3.29" (83.57mm)	0.07" (1.77mm)	81st Driest	Driest since: 1919	2021
Apr–Aug 1920 5-Month	3.36" (85.34mm)	3.29" (83.57mm)	0.07" (1.77mm)	48th Wettest	Wettest since: 1915	1896
Mar–Aug 1920 6-Month	7.85" (199.39mm)	6.50" (165.10mm)	1.35" (34.29mm)	97th Driest	Driest since: 1919	2008
Mar–Aug 1920 6-Month	7.85" (199.39mm)	6.50" (165.10mm)	1.35" (34.29mm)	32nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1912	1995
Feb–Aug 1920 7-Month	10.15" (257.81mm)	10.35" (262.89mm)	-0.20" (-5.08mm)	71st Driest	Driest since: 1917	1997, 2021
Feb–Aug 1920 7-Month	10.15" (257.81mm)	10.35" (262.89mm)	-0.20" (-5.08mm)	58th Wettest	Wettest since: 1919	1998
Jan–Aug 1920 8-Month	11.06" (280.92mm)	14.60" (370.84mm)	-3.54" (-89.92mm)	38th Driest	Driest since: 1910	2022
Jan–Aug 1920 8-Month	11.06" (280.92mm)	14.60" (370.84mm)	-3.54" (-89.92mm)	91st Wettest	Wettest since: 1919	1995
Dec 1919–Aug 1920 9-Month	14.34" (364.24mm)	18.22" (462.79mm)	-3.88" (-98.55mm)	38th Driest	Driest since: 1913	1924
Dec 1919–Aug 1920 9-Month	14.34" (364.24mm)	18.22" (462.79mm)	-3.88" (-98.55mm)	90th Wettest	Wettest since: 1919	1998
Nov 1919–Aug 1920 10-Month	15.16" (385.06mm)	20.80" (528.32mm)	-5.64" (-143.26mm)	21st Driest	Driest since: 1898	1924
Nov 1919–Aug 1920 10-Month	15.16" (385.06mm)	20.80" (528.32mm)	-5.64" (-143.26mm)	107th Wettest	Wettest since: 1919	1983
Oct 1919–Aug 1920 11-Month	15.66" (397.76mm)	22.00" (558.80mm)	-6.34" (-161.04mm)	19th Driest	Driest since: 1898	1924
Oct 1919–Aug 1920 11-Month	15.66" (397.76mm)	22.00" (558.80mm)	-6.34" (-161.04mm)	109th Wettest	Wettest since: 1919	1983
Sep 1919–Aug 1920 12-Month	16.67" (423.42mm)	22.44" (569.98mm)	-5.77" (-146.56mm)	27th Driest	Driest since: 1918	2021
Sep 1919–Aug 1920 12-Month	16.67" (423.42mm)	22.44" (569.98mm)	-5.77" (-146.56mm)	101st Wettest	Wettest since: 1919	1983
Mar 1919–Aug 1920 18-Month	21.31" (541.27mm)	28.96" (735.58mm)	-7.65" (-194.31mm)	15th Driest	Driest since: 1918	1977
Mar 1919–Aug 1920 18-Month	21.31" (541.27mm)	28.96" (735.58mm)	-7.65" (-194.31mm)	113th Wettest	Wettest since: 1919	1983
Sep 1918–Aug 1920 24-Month	36.85" (935.99mm)	44.90" (1,140.46mm)	-8.05" (-204.47mm)	31st Driest	Driest since: 1919	1977
Sep 1918–Aug 1920 24-Month	36.85" (935.99mm)	44.90" (1,140.46mm)	-8.05" (-204.47mm)	96th Wettest	Wettest since: 1917	1983
Sep 1917–Aug 1920 36-Month	52.98" (1,345.69mm)	67.31" (1,709.67mm)	-14.33" (-363.98mm)	15th Driest	Driest to Date	2022
Sep 1917–Aug 1920 36-Month	52.98" (1,345.69mm)	67.31" (1,709.67mm)	-14.33" (-363.98mm)	111th Wettest	Wettest since: 1919	1984
Sep 1916–Aug 1920 48-Month	71.97" (1,828.04mm)	89.50" (2,273.30mm)	-17.53" (-445.26mm)	15th Driest	Driest to Date	2015
Sep 1916–Aug 1920 48-Month	71.97" (1,828.04mm)	89.50" (2,273.30mm)	-17.53" (-445.26mm)	110th Wettest	Wettest since: 1919	1998
Sep 1915–Aug 1920 60-Month	96.64" (2,454.66mm)	111.68" (2,836.67mm)	-15.04" (-382.01mm)	19th Driest	Driest to Date	1991
Sep 1915–Aug 1920 60-Month	96.64" (2,454.66mm)	111.68" (2,836.67mm)	-15.04" (-382.01mm)	105th Wettest	Wettest since: 1919	1999

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 27, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings