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Statewide Data Info
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Precipitation Rankings, August 1950

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Period Value 1901-2000
Mean		 Anomaly Rank
(1895-2022)		 Wettest/Driest
Since		 Record
August 1950
1-Month 		0.07"
(1.78mm)		 0.24"
(6.10mm)		 -0.17"
(-4.32mm)		 23rd Driest
Driest since:
 1937, 2002
106th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1983
Ties: 1985
Jul–Aug 1950
2-Month 		0.31"
(7.87mm)		 0.42"
(10.67mm)		 -0.11"
(-2.80mm)		 50th Driest
Driest since:
 1940
79th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1983
Ties: 1902, 1964
Jun–Aug 1950
3-Month 		0.65"
(16.51mm)		 0.77"
(19.56mm)		 -0.12"
(-3.05mm)		 60th Driest
Driest since:
 2002
69th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1913
Ties: 1927
May–Aug 1950
4-Month 		1.28"
(32.51mm)		 1.65"
(41.91mm)		 -0.37"
(-9.40mm)		 47th Driest
Driest since:
 1924
82nd Wettest
Wettest since:
 1998
Ties: 1897
Apr–Aug 1950
5-Month 		2.62"
(66.55mm)		 3.28"
(83.31mm)		 -0.66"
(-16.76mm)		 43rd Driest
Driest since:
 2021
86th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1896
Ties: 1922
Mar–Aug 1950
6-Month 		5.47"
(138.94mm)		 6.50"
(165.10mm)		 -1.03"
(-26.16mm)		 58th Driest
Driest since:
 2008
71st Wettest
Wettest since:
 1995
Feb–Aug 1950
7-Month 		8.18"
(207.77mm)		 10.35"
(262.89mm)		 -2.17"
(-55.12mm)		 49th Driest
Driest since:
 1997, 2021
80th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1998
Jan–Aug 1950
8-Month 		13.57"
(344.68mm)		 14.60"
(370.84mm)		 -1.03"
(-26.16mm)		 67th Driest
Driest since:
 2022
62nd Wettest
Wettest since:
 1995
Dec 1949–Aug 1950
9-Month 		15.47"
(392.94mm)		 18.22"
(462.79mm)		 -2.75"
(-69.85mm)		 53rd Driest
Driest since:
 1924
75th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1998
Nov 1949–Aug 1950
10-Month 		17.19"
(436.63mm)		 20.80"
(528.32mm)		 -3.61"
(-91.69mm)		 49th Driest
Driest since:
 1924
79th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1983
Oct 1949–Aug 1950
11-Month 		17.49"
(444.25mm)		 22.00"
(558.80mm)		 -4.51"
(-114.55mm)		 43rd Driest
Driest since:
 1924
85th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1983
Sep 1949–Aug 1950
12-Month 		17.60"
(447.04mm)		 22.44"
(569.98mm)		 -4.84"
(-122.94mm)		 37th Driest
Driest since:
 2021
91st Wettest
Wettest since:
 1983
Ties: 1960, 2002
Mar 1949–Aug 1950
18-Month 		23.94"
(608.08mm)		 28.96"
(735.58mm)		 -5.02"
(-127.50mm)		 37th Driest
Driest since:
 1977
91st Wettest
Wettest since:
 1983
Sep 1948–Aug 1950
24-Month 		34.90"
(886.46mm)		 44.90"
(1,140.46mm)		 -10.00"
(-254.00mm)		 22nd Driest
Driest since:
 1977
105th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1983
Sep 1947–Aug 1950
36-Month 		54.11"
(1,374.39mm)		 67.31"
(1,709.67mm)		 -13.20"
(-335.28mm)		 21st Driest
Driest since:
 2022
105th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1984
Sep 1946–Aug 1950
48-Month 		70.76"
(1,797.30mm)		 89.50"
(2,273.30mm)		 -18.74"
(-476.00mm)		 9th Driest
Driest since:
 2015
116th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1998
Sep 1945–Aug 1950
60-Month 		91.79"
(2,331.47mm)		 111.68"
(2,836.67mm)		 -19.89"
(-505.20mm)		 9th Driest
Driest since:
 1991
115th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1999

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