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Precipitation Rankings, August 1945

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
August 1945 1-Month	0.53" (13.46mm)	0.24" (6.10mm)	0.29" (7.36mm)	119th Driest	Driest since: 1944	1937, 2002
	0.53" (13.46mm)	0.24" (6.10mm)	0.29" (7.36mm)	10th Wettest	Wettest since: 1931	1983
	Ties: 1968
Jul–Aug 1945 2-Month	0.67" (17.02mm)	0.42" (10.67mm)	0.25" (6.35mm)	116th Driest	Driest since: 1944	1940
	0.67" (17.02mm)	0.42" (10.67mm)	0.25" (6.35mm)	13th Wettest	Wettest since: 1913	1983
	Ties: 1961, 2014
Jun–Aug 1945 3-Month	1.07" (27.18mm)	0.77" (19.56mm)	0.30" (7.62mm)	101st Driest	Driest since: 1944	2002
	1.07" (27.18mm)	0.77" (19.56mm)	0.30" (7.62mm)	28th Wettest	Wettest since: 1941	1913
	Ties: 1988
May–Aug 1945 4-Month	2.56" (65.02mm)	1.65" (41.91mm)	0.91" (23.11mm)	114th Driest	Driest since: 1944	1924
	2.56" (65.02mm)	1.65" (41.91mm)	0.91" (23.11mm)	15th Wettest	Wettest since: 1925	1998
	Ties: 1993
Apr–Aug 1945 5-Month	3.15" (80.01mm)	3.29" (83.57mm)	-0.14" (-3.56mm)	73rd Driest	Driest since: 1940	2021
Apr–Aug 1945 5-Month	3.15" (80.01mm)	3.29" (83.57mm)	-0.14" (-3.56mm)	56th Wettest	Wettest since: 1944	1896
Mar–Aug 1945 6-Month	7.06" (179.32mm)	6.50" (165.10mm)	0.56" (14.22mm)	85th Driest	Driest since: 1944	2008
	7.06" (179.32mm)	6.50" (165.10mm)	0.56" (14.22mm)	44th Wettest	Wettest since: 1943	1995
	Ties: 1993
Feb–Aug 1945 7-Month	12.10" (307.34mm)	10.35" (262.89mm)	1.75" (44.45mm)	93rd Driest	Driest since: 1944	1997, 2021
Feb–Aug 1945 7-Month	12.10" (307.34mm)	10.35" (262.89mm)	1.75" (44.45mm)	36th Wettest	Wettest since: 1941	1998
Jan–Aug 1945 8-Month	13.29" (337.57mm)	14.60" (370.84mm)	-1.31" (-33.27mm)	63rd Driest	Driest since: 1939	2022
Jan–Aug 1945 8-Month	13.29" (337.57mm)	14.60" (370.84mm)	-1.31" (-33.27mm)	66th Wettest	Wettest since: 1944	1995
Dec 1944–Aug 1945 9-Month	15.92" (404.37mm)	18.22" (462.79mm)	-2.30" (-58.42mm)	59th Driest	Driest since: 1939	1924
Dec 1944–Aug 1945 9-Month	15.92" (404.37mm)	18.22" (462.79mm)	-2.30" (-58.42mm)	69th Wettest	Wettest since: 1944	1998
Nov 1944–Aug 1945 10-Month	21.01" (533.65mm)	20.80" (528.32mm)	0.21" (5.33mm)	76th Driest	Driest since: 1944	1924
Nov 1944–Aug 1945 10-Month	21.01" (533.65mm)	20.80" (528.32mm)	0.21" (5.33mm)	52nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1943	1983
Oct 1944–Aug 1945 11-Month	22.11" (561.59mm)	22.00" (558.80mm)	0.11" (2.79mm)	72nd Driest	Driest since: 1944	1924
	22.11" (561.59mm)	22.00" (558.80mm)	0.11" (2.79mm)	56th Wettest	Wettest since: 1943	1983
	Ties: 1984
Sep 1944–Aug 1945 12-Month	22.21" (564.13mm)	22.44" (569.98mm)	-0.23" (-5.85mm)	68th Driest	Driest since: 1944	2021
Sep 1944–Aug 1945 12-Month	22.21" (564.13mm)	22.44" (569.98mm)	-0.23" (-5.85mm)	60th Wettest	Wettest since: 1943	1983
Mar 1944–Aug 1945 18-Month	27.37" (695.20mm)	28.96" (735.58mm)	-1.59" (-40.38mm)	61st Driest	Driest since: 1944	1977
Mar 1944–Aug 1945 18-Month	27.37" (695.20mm)	28.96" (735.58mm)	-1.59" (-40.38mm)	67th Wettest	Wettest since: 1943	1983
Sep 1943–Aug 1945 24-Month	40.95" (1,040.13mm)	44.90" (1,140.46mm)	-3.95" (-100.33mm)	45th Driest	Driest since: 1935	1977
Sep 1943–Aug 1945 24-Month	40.95" (1,040.13mm)	44.90" (1,140.46mm)	-3.95" (-100.33mm)	82nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1944	1983
Sep 1942–Aug 1945 36-Month	66.15" (1,680.21mm)	67.31" (1,709.67mm)	-1.16" (-29.46mm)	67th Driest	Driest since: 1936	2022
Sep 1942–Aug 1945 36-Month	66.15" (1,680.21mm)	67.31" (1,709.67mm)	-1.16" (-29.46mm)	59th Wettest	Wettest since: 1944	1984
Sep 1941–Aug 1945 48-Month	92.42" (2,347.47mm)	89.50" (2,273.30mm)	2.92" (74.17mm)	80th Driest	Driest since: 1937	2015
Sep 1941–Aug 1945 48-Month	92.42" (2,347.47mm)	89.50" (2,273.30mm)	2.92" (74.17mm)	45th Wettest	Wettest since: 1944	1998
Sep 1940–Aug 1945 60-Month	127.73" (3,244.34mm)	111.68" (2,836.67mm)	16.05" (407.67mm)	107th Driest	Driest since: 1940	1991
Sep 1940–Aug 1945 60-Month	127.73" (3,244.34mm)	111.68" (2,836.67mm)	16.05" (407.67mm)	17th Wettest	Wettest since: 1944	1999

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 2, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings