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Statewide Data Info
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Precipitation Rankings, August 1946

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Period Value 1901-2000
Mean		 Anomaly Rank
(1895-2022)		 Wettest/Driest
Since		 Record
August 1946
1-Month 		0.12"
(3.05mm)		 0.24"
(6.10mm)		 -0.12"
(-3.05mm)		 38th Driest
Driest since:
 1937, 2002
91st Wettest
Wettest since:
 1983
Ties: 1902, 1933, 1957, 1986, 2007, 2008, 2009
Jul–Aug 1946
2-Month 		0.58"
(14.73mm)		 0.42"
(10.67mm)		 0.16"
(4.06mm)		 99th Driest
Driest since:
 1940
30th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1983
Ties: 1997
Jun–Aug 1946
3-Month 		0.64"
(16.26mm)		 0.77"
(19.56mm)		 -0.13"
(-3.30mm)		 57th Driest
Driest since:
 2002
72nd Wettest
Wettest since:
 1913
Ties: 1989, 2000
May–Aug 1946
4-Month 		1.23"
(31.24mm)		 1.65"
(41.91mm)		 -0.42"
(-10.67mm)		 41st Driest
Driest since:
 1924
88th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1998
Ties: 1960, 1969
Apr–Aug 1946
5-Month 		1.56"
(39.62mm)		 3.28"
(83.31mm)		 -1.72"
(-43.69mm)		 12th Driest
Driest since:
 2021
117th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1896
Mar–Aug 1946
6-Month 		4.33"
(109.98mm)		 6.50"
(165.10mm)		 -2.17"
(-55.12mm)		 26th Driest
Driest since:
 2008
103rd Wettest
Wettest since:
 1995
Feb–Aug 1946
7-Month 		6.44"
(163.58mm)		 10.35"
(262.89mm)		 -3.91"
(-99.31mm)		 19th Driest
Driest since:
 1997, 2021
110th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1998
Ties: 1934
Jan–Aug 1946
8-Month 		7.94"
(201.68mm)		 14.60"
(370.84mm)		 -6.66"
(-169.16mm)		 12th Driest
Driest since:
 2022
117th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1995
Dec 1945–Aug 1946
9-Month 		14.81"
(376.17mm)		 18.22"
(462.79mm)		 -3.41"
(-86.62mm)		 42nd Driest
Driest since:
 1924
86th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1998
Nov 1945–Aug 1946
10-Month 		17.93"
(455.42mm)		 20.80"
(528.32mm)		 -2.87"
(-72.90mm)		 58th Driest
Driest since:
 1924
70th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1983
Oct 1945–Aug 1946
11-Month 		20.86"
(529.84mm)		 22.00"
(558.80mm)		 -1.14"
(-28.96mm)		 63rd Driest
Driest since:
 1924
65th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1983
Sep 1945–Aug 1946
12-Month 		21.03"
(534.16mm)		 22.44"
(569.98mm)		 -1.41"
(-35.82mm)		 61st Driest
Driest since:
 2021
67th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1983
Mar 1945–Aug 1946
18-Month 		28.09"
(713.49mm)		 28.96"
(735.58mm)		 -0.87"
(-22.09mm)		 66th Driest
Driest since:
 1977
62nd Wettest
Wettest since:
 1983
Sep 1944–Aug 1946
24-Month 		43.24"
(1,098.30mm)		 44.90"
(1,140.46mm)		 -1.66"
(-42.16mm)		 58th Driest
Driest since:
 1977
69th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1983
Sep 1943–Aug 1946
36-Month 		61.98"
(1,574.29mm)		 67.31"
(1,709.67mm)		 -5.33"
(-135.38mm)		 51st Driest
Driest since:
 2022
75th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1984
Sep 1942–Aug 1946
48-Month 		87.18"
(2,214.37mm)		 89.50"
(2,273.30mm)		 -2.32"
(-58.93mm)		 61st Driest
Driest since:
 2015
64th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1998
Sep 1941–Aug 1946
60-Month 		113.45"
(2,881.63mm)		 111.68"
(2,836.67mm)		 1.77"
(44.96mm)		 74th Driest
Driest since:
 1991
50th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1999

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