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Precipitation Rankings, August 1944

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
August 1944 1-Month	0.03" (0.76mm)	0.24" (6.10mm)	-0.21" (-5.34mm)	7th Driest	Driest since: 1940	1937, 2002
	0.03" (0.76mm)	0.24" (6.10mm)	-0.21" (-5.34mm)	122nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1943	1983
	Ties: 1914, 1956
Jul–Aug 1944 2-Month	0.15" (3.81mm)	0.42" (10.67mm)	-0.27" (-6.86mm)	9th Driest	Driest since: 1940	1940
	0.15" (3.81mm)	0.42" (10.67mm)	-0.27" (-6.86mm)	120th Wettest	Wettest since: 1943	1983
	Ties: 2020
Jun–Aug 1944 3-Month	0.78" (19.81mm)	0.77" (19.56mm)	0.01" (0.25mm)	74th Driest	Driest since: 1943	2002
	0.78" (19.81mm)	0.77" (19.56mm)	0.01" (0.25mm)	55th Wettest	Wettest since: 1941	1913
	Ties: 1963, 1991
May–Aug 1944 4-Month	1.52" (38.61mm)	1.65" (41.91mm)	-0.13" (-3.30mm)	69th Driest	Driest since: 1943	1924
	1.52" (38.61mm)	1.65" (41.91mm)	-0.13" (-3.30mm)	60th Wettest	Wettest since: 1942	1998
	Ties: 1939
Apr–Aug 1944 5-Month	3.42" (86.87mm)	3.28" (83.31mm)	0.14" (3.56mm)	83rd Driest	Driest since: 1943	2021
Apr–Aug 1944 5-Month	3.42" (86.87mm)	3.28" (83.31mm)	0.14" (3.56mm)	46th Wettest	Wettest since: 1942	1896
Mar–Aug 1944 6-Month	5.16" (131.06mm)	6.50" (165.10mm)	-1.34" (-34.04mm)	50th Driest	Driest since: 1939	2008
Mar–Aug 1944 6-Month	5.16" (131.06mm)	6.50" (165.10mm)	-1.34" (-34.04mm)	79th Wettest	Wettest since: 1943	1995
Feb–Aug 1944 7-Month	10.51" (266.95mm)	10.35" (262.89mm)	0.16" (4.06mm)	77th Driest	Driest since: 1943	1997, 2021
Feb–Aug 1944 7-Month	10.51" (266.95mm)	10.35" (262.89mm)	0.16" (4.06mm)	52nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1942	1998
Jan–Aug 1944 8-Month	13.38" (339.85mm)	14.60" (370.84mm)	-1.22" (-30.99mm)	64th Driest	Driest since: 1939	2022
Jan–Aug 1944 8-Month	13.38" (339.85mm)	14.60" (370.84mm)	-1.22" (-30.99mm)	65th Wettest	Wettest since: 1943	1995
Dec 1943–Aug 1944 9-Month	16.36" (415.54mm)	18.22" (462.79mm)	-1.86" (-47.25mm)	63rd Driest	Driest since: 1939	1924
Dec 1943–Aug 1944 9-Month	16.36" (415.54mm)	18.22" (462.79mm)	-1.86" (-47.25mm)	65th Wettest	Wettest since: 1943	1998
Nov 1943–Aug 1944 10-Month	17.32" (439.93mm)	20.80" (528.32mm)	-3.48" (-88.39mm)	51st Driest	Driest since: 1939	1924
Nov 1943–Aug 1944 10-Month	17.32" (439.93mm)	20.80" (528.32mm)	-3.48" (-88.39mm)	77th Wettest	Wettest since: 1943	1983
Oct 1943–Aug 1944 11-Month	18.58" (471.93mm)	22.00" (558.80mm)	-3.42" (-86.87mm)	52nd Driest	Driest since: 1939	1924
Oct 1943–Aug 1944 11-Month	18.58" (471.93mm)	22.00" (558.80mm)	-3.42" (-86.87mm)	76th Wettest	Wettest since: 1943	1983
Sep 1943–Aug 1944 12-Month	18.74" (476.00mm)	22.44" (569.98mm)	-3.70" (-93.98mm)	51st Driest	Driest since: 1939	2021
Sep 1943–Aug 1944 12-Month	18.74" (476.00mm)	22.44" (569.98mm)	-3.70" (-93.98mm)	77th Wettest	Wettest since: 1943	1983
Mar 1943–Aug 1944 18-Month	26.09" (662.69mm)	28.96" (735.58mm)	-2.87" (-72.89mm)	47th Driest	Driest since: 1934	1977
Mar 1943–Aug 1944 18-Month	26.09" (662.69mm)	28.96" (735.58mm)	-2.87" (-72.89mm)	81st Wettest	Wettest since: 1943	1983
Sep 1942–Aug 1944 24-Month	43.94" (1,116.08mm)	44.90" (1,140.46mm)	-0.96" (-24.38mm)	64th Driest	Driest since: 1940	1977
Sep 1942–Aug 1944 24-Month	43.94" (1,116.08mm)	44.90" (1,140.46mm)	-0.96" (-24.38mm)	63rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1943	1983
Sep 1941–Aug 1944 36-Month	70.21" (1,783.33mm)	67.31" (1,709.67mm)	2.90" (73.66mm)	82nd Driest	Driest since: 1936	2022
Sep 1941–Aug 1944 36-Month	70.21" (1,783.33mm)	67.31" (1,709.67mm)	2.90" (73.66mm)	44th Wettest	Wettest since: 1943	1984
Sep 1940–Aug 1944 48-Month	105.52" (2,680.21mm)	89.50" (2,273.30mm)	16.02" (406.91mm)	112th Driest	Driest since: 1942	2015
Sep 1940–Aug 1944 48-Month	105.52" (2,680.21mm)	89.50" (2,273.30mm)	16.02" (406.91mm)	13th Wettest	Wettest since: 1943	1998
Sep 1939–Aug 1944 60-Month	131.73" (3,345.94mm)	111.68" (2,836.67mm)	20.05" (509.27mm)	114th Driest	Driest since: 1943	1991
Sep 1939–Aug 1944 60-Month	131.73" (3,345.94mm)	111.68" (2,836.67mm)	20.05" (509.27mm)	10th Wettest	Wettest since: 1942	1999

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 1, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings