Statewide Rankings

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Precipitation Rankings, August 1924

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
August 1924 1-Month	0.15" (3.81mm)	0.24" (6.10mm)	-0.09" (-2.29mm)	50th Driest	Driest since: 1919	1937, 2002
	0.15" (3.81mm)	0.24" (6.10mm)	-0.09" (-2.29mm)	79th Wettest	Wettest since: 1923	1983
	Ties: 1949, 1966
Jul–Aug 1924 2-Month	0.18" (4.57mm)	0.42" (10.67mm)	-0.24" (-6.10mm)	16th Driest	Driest since: 1914	1940
	0.18" (4.57mm)	0.42" (10.67mm)	-0.24" (-6.10mm)	113th Wettest	Wettest since: 1923	1983
	Ties: 1905, 1930
Jun–Aug 1924 3-Month	0.23" (5.84mm)	0.77" (19.56mm)	-0.54" (-13.72mm)	6th Driest	Driest since: 1924	2002
	0.23" (5.84mm)	0.77" (19.56mm)	-0.54" (-13.72mm)	123rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1923	1913
	Ties: 1930, 1981
May–Aug 1924 4-Month	0.30" (7.62mm)	1.65" (41.91mm)	-1.35" (-34.29mm)	1st Driest	Driest since: 1924	1924
May–Aug 1924 4-Month	0.30" (7.62mm)	1.65" (41.91mm)	-1.35" (-34.29mm)	128th Wettest	Wettest since: 1923	1998
Apr–Aug 1924 5-Month	1.05" (26.67mm)	3.29" (83.57mm)	-2.24" (-56.90mm)	3rd Driest	Driest since: 1924	2021
Apr–Aug 1924 5-Month	1.05" (26.67mm)	3.29" (83.57mm)	-2.24" (-56.90mm)	126th Wettest	Wettest since: 1923	1896
Mar–Aug 1924 6-Month	3.24" (82.30mm)	6.50" (165.10mm)	-3.26" (-82.80mm)	7th Driest	Driest since: 1924	2008
Mar–Aug 1924 6-Month	3.24" (82.30mm)	6.50" (165.10mm)	-3.26" (-82.80mm)	122nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1923	1995
Feb–Aug 1924 7-Month	4.78" (121.41mm)	10.35" (262.89mm)	-5.57" (-141.48mm)	7th Driest	Driest since: 1924	1997, 2021
Feb–Aug 1924 7-Month	4.78" (121.41mm)	10.35" (262.89mm)	-5.57" (-141.48mm)	122nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1923	1998
Jan–Aug 1924 8-Month	6.38" (162.05mm)	14.60" (370.84mm)	-8.22" (-208.79mm)	3rd Driest	Driest since: 1924	2022
Jan–Aug 1924 8-Month	6.38" (162.05mm)	14.60" (370.84mm)	-8.22" (-208.79mm)	126th Wettest	Wettest since: 1923	1995
Dec 1923–Aug 1924 9-Month	7.95" (201.93mm)	18.22" (462.79mm)	-10.27" (-260.86mm)	1st Driest	Driest since: 1924	1924
Dec 1923–Aug 1924 9-Month	7.95" (201.93mm)	18.22" (462.79mm)	-10.27" (-260.86mm)	127th Wettest	Wettest since: 1923	1998
Nov 1923–Aug 1924 10-Month	8.82" (224.03mm)	20.80" (528.32mm)	-11.98" (-304.29mm)	1st Driest	Driest since: 1924	1924
Nov 1923–Aug 1924 10-Month	8.82" (224.03mm)	20.80" (528.32mm)	-11.98" (-304.29mm)	127th Wettest	Wettest since: 1923	1983
Oct 1923–Aug 1924 11-Month	9.80" (248.92mm)	22.00" (558.80mm)	-12.20" (-309.88mm)	1st Driest	Driest since: 1924	1924
Oct 1923–Aug 1924 11-Month	9.80" (248.92mm)	22.00" (558.80mm)	-12.20" (-309.88mm)	127th Wettest	Wettest since: 1923	1983
Sep 1923–Aug 1924 12-Month	11.05" (280.67mm)	22.44" (569.98mm)	-11.39" (-289.31mm)	2nd Driest	Driest since: 1924	2021
Sep 1923–Aug 1924 12-Month	11.05" (280.67mm)	22.44" (569.98mm)	-11.39" (-289.31mm)	126th Wettest	Wettest since: 1923	1983
Mar 1923–Aug 1924 18-Month	16.27" (413.26mm)	28.96" (735.58mm)	-12.69" (-322.32mm)	3rd Driest	Driest since: 1924	1977
Mar 1923–Aug 1924 18-Month	16.27" (413.26mm)	28.96" (735.58mm)	-12.69" (-322.32mm)	125th Wettest	Wettest since: 1923	1983
Sep 1922–Aug 1924 24-Month	30.22" (767.59mm)	44.90" (1,140.46mm)	-14.68" (-372.87mm)	6th Driest	Driest since: 1924	1977
Sep 1922–Aug 1924 24-Month	30.22" (767.59mm)	44.90" (1,140.46mm)	-14.68" (-372.87mm)	121st Wettest	Wettest since: 1923	1983
Sep 1921–Aug 1924 36-Month	53.62" (1,361.95mm)	67.31" (1,709.67mm)	-13.69" (-347.72mm)	18th Driest	Driest since: 1920	2022
Sep 1921–Aug 1924 36-Month	53.62" (1,361.95mm)	67.31" (1,709.67mm)	-13.69" (-347.72mm)	108th Wettest	Wettest since: 1923	1984
Sep 1920–Aug 1924 48-Month	78.04" (1,982.22mm)	89.50" (2,273.30mm)	-11.46" (-291.08mm)	25th Driest	Driest since: 1921	2015
Sep 1920–Aug 1924 48-Month	78.04" (1,982.22mm)	89.50" (2,273.30mm)	-11.46" (-291.08mm)	100th Wettest	Wettest since: 1923	1998
Sep 1919–Aug 1924 60-Month	94.71" (2,405.63mm)	111.68" (2,836.67mm)	-16.97" (-431.04mm)	13th Driest	Driest since: 1924	1991
Sep 1919–Aug 1924 60-Month	94.71" (2,405.63mm)	111.68" (2,836.67mm)	-16.97" (-431.04mm)	111th Wettest	Wettest since: 1923	1999

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 5, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings