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Precipitation Rankings, August 1942

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PeriodValue1901-2000
Mean		AnomalyRank
(1895-2022)		Wettest/Driest
Since		Record
August 1942
1-Month		0.28"
(7.11mm)		0.24"
(6.10mm)		0.04"
(1.01mm)		87th Driest
Driest since:
1937, 2002
42nd Wettest
Wettest since:
1983
Jul–Aug 1942
2-Month		0.32"
(8.13mm)		0.42"
(10.67mm)		-0.10"
(-2.54mm)		53rd Driest
Driest since:
1940
76th Wettest
Wettest since:
1983
Ties: 1915, 1947, 1963, 1966, 1970, 2011
Jun–Aug 1942
3-Month		0.42"
(10.67mm)		0.77"
(19.56mm)		-0.35"
(-8.89mm)		31st Driest
Driest since:
2002
98th Wettest
Wettest since:
1913
Ties: 1986, 2007
May–Aug 1942
4-Month		2.28"
(57.91mm)		1.65"
(41.91mm)		0.63"
(16.00mm)		105th Driest
Driest since:
1924
24th Wettest
Wettest since:
1998
Apr–Aug 1942
5-Month		5.85"
(148.59mm)		3.29"
(83.57mm)		2.56"
(65.02mm)		120th Driest
Driest since:
2021
9th Wettest
Wettest since:
1896
Mar–Aug 1942
6-Month		7.47"
(189.74mm)		6.50"
(165.10mm)		0.97"
(24.64mm)		92nd Driest
Driest since:
2008
37th Wettest
Wettest since:
1995
Feb–Aug 1942
7-Month		11.05"
(280.67mm)		10.35"
(262.89mm)		0.70"
(17.78mm)		83rd Driest
Driest since:
1997, 2021
46th Wettest
Wettest since:
1998
Jan–Aug 1942
8-Month		14.69"
(373.13mm)		14.60"
(370.84mm)		0.09"
(2.29mm)		77th Driest
Driest since:
2022
52nd Wettest
Wettest since:
1995
Dec 1941–Aug 1942
9-Month		22.61"
(574.29mm)		18.22"
(462.79mm)		4.39"
(111.50mm)		99th Driest
Driest since:
1924
29th Wettest
Wettest since:
1998
Nov 1941–Aug 1942
10-Month		24.52"
(622.81mm)		20.80"
(528.32mm)		3.72"
(94.49mm)		96th Driest
Driest since:
1924
32nd Wettest
Wettest since:
1983
Oct 1941–Aug 1942
11-Month		26.07"
(662.18mm)		22.00"
(558.80mm)		4.07"
(103.38mm)		99th Driest
Driest since:
1924
29th Wettest
Wettest since:
1983
Sep 1941–Aug 1942
12-Month		26.27"
(667.26mm)		22.44"
(569.98mm)		3.83"
(97.28mm)		98th Driest
Driest since:
2021
30th Wettest
Wettest since:
1983
Mar 1941–Aug 1942
18-Month		36.98"
(939.29mm)		28.96"
(735.58mm)		8.02"
(203.71mm)		113th Driest
Driest since:
1977
15th Wettest
Wettest since:
1983
Sep 1940–Aug 1942
24-Month		61.58"
(1,564.13mm)		44.90"
(1,140.46mm)		16.68"
(423.67mm)		123rd Driest
Driest since:
1977
4th Wettest
Wettest to Date
1983
Sep 1939–Aug 1942
36-Month		87.79"
(2,229.87mm)		67.31"
(1,709.67mm)		20.48"
(520.20mm)		122nd Driest
Driest since:
2022
4th Wettest
Wettest to Date
1984
Sep 1938–Aug 1942
48-Month		103.49"
(2,628.65mm)		89.50"
(2,273.30mm)		13.99"
(355.35mm)		110th Driest
Driest since:
2015
15th Wettest
Wettest since:
1998
Sep 1937–Aug 1942
60-Month		136.83"
(3,475.48mm)		111.68"
(2,836.67mm)		25.15"
(638.81mm)		118th Driest
Driest since:
1991
6th Wettest
Wettest to Date
1999

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