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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: 1944	1937, 2002
	0.07" (1.78mm)	0.24" (6.10mm)	-0.17" (-4.32mm)	106th Wettest	Wettest since: 1949	1983
	Ties: 1985
Jul–Aug 1950 2-Month	0.31" (7.87mm)	0.42" (10.67mm)	-0.11" (-2.80mm)	50th Driest	Driest since: 1949	1940
	0.31" (7.87mm)	0.42" (10.67mm)	-0.11" (-2.80mm)	79th Wettest	Wettest since: 1947	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: 1949	2002
	0.65" (16.51mm)	0.77" (19.56mm)	-0.12" (-3.05mm)	69th Wettest	Wettest since: 1948	1913
	Ties: 1927
May–Aug 1950 4-Month	1.28" (32.51mm)	1.65" (41.91mm)	-0.37" (-9.40mm)	47th Driest	Driest since: 1946	1924
	1.28" (32.51mm)	1.65" (41.91mm)	-0.37" (-9.40mm)	82nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1949	1998
	Ties: 1897
Apr–Aug 1950 5-Month	2.62" (66.55mm)	3.28" (83.31mm)	-0.66" (-16.76mm)	43rd Driest	Driest since: 1949	2021
	2.62" (66.55mm)	3.28" (83.31mm)	-0.66" (-16.76mm)	86th Wettest	Wettest since: 1948	1896
	Ties: 1922
Mar–Aug 1950 6-Month	5.47" (138.94mm)	6.50" (165.10mm)	-1.03" (-26.16mm)	58th Driest	Driest since: 1947	2008
Mar–Aug 1950 6-Month	5.47" (138.94mm)	6.50" (165.10mm)	-1.03" (-26.16mm)	71st Wettest	Wettest since: 1949	1995
Feb–Aug 1950 7-Month	8.18" (207.77mm)	10.35" (262.89mm)	-2.17" (-55.12mm)	49th Driest	Driest since: 1947	1997, 2021
Feb–Aug 1950 7-Month	8.18" (207.77mm)	10.35" (262.89mm)	-2.17" (-55.12mm)	80th Wettest	Wettest since: 1949	1998
Jan–Aug 1950 8-Month	13.57" (344.68mm)	14.60" (370.84mm)	-1.03" (-26.16mm)	67th Driest	Driest since: 1949	2022
Jan–Aug 1950 8-Month	13.57" (344.68mm)	14.60" (370.84mm)	-1.03" (-26.16mm)	62nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1948	1995
Dec 1949–Aug 1950 9-Month	15.47" (392.94mm)	18.22" (462.79mm)	-2.75" (-69.85mm)	53rd Driest	Driest since: 1949	1924
Dec 1949–Aug 1950 9-Month	15.47" (392.94mm)	18.22" (462.79mm)	-2.75" (-69.85mm)	75th Wettest	Wettest since: 1948	1998
Nov 1949–Aug 1950 10-Month	17.19" (436.63mm)	20.80" (528.32mm)	-3.61" (-91.69mm)	49th Driest	Driest since: 1949	1924
Nov 1949–Aug 1950 10-Month	17.19" (436.63mm)	20.80" (528.32mm)	-3.61" (-91.69mm)	79th Wettest	Wettest since: 1946	1983
Oct 1949–Aug 1950 11-Month	17.49" (444.25mm)	22.00" (558.80mm)	-4.51" (-114.55mm)	43rd Driest	Driest since: 1949	1924
Oct 1949–Aug 1950 11-Month	17.49" (444.25mm)	22.00" (558.80mm)	-4.51" (-114.55mm)	85th Wettest	Wettest since: 1948	1983
Sep 1949–Aug 1950 12-Month	17.60" (447.04mm)	22.44" (569.98mm)	-4.84" (-122.94mm)	37th Driest	Driest since: 1949	2021
	17.60" (447.04mm)	22.44" (569.98mm)	-4.84" (-122.94mm)	91st Wettest	Wettest since: 1948	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: 1947	1977
Mar 1949–Aug 1950 18-Month	23.94" (608.08mm)	28.96" (735.58mm)	-5.02" (-127.50mm)	91st Wettest	Wettest since: 1949	1983
Sep 1948–Aug 1950 24-Month	34.90" (886.46mm)	44.90" (1,140.46mm)	-10.00" (-254.00mm)	22nd Driest	Driest since: 1934	1977
Sep 1948–Aug 1950 24-Month	34.90" (886.46mm)	44.90" (1,140.46mm)	-10.00" (-254.00mm)	105th Wettest	Wettest since: 1949	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: 1949	2022
Sep 1947–Aug 1950 36-Month	54.11" (1,374.39mm)	67.31" (1,709.67mm)	-13.20" (-335.28mm)	105th Wettest	Wettest since: 1948	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: 1934	2015
Sep 1946–Aug 1950 48-Month	70.76" (1,797.30mm)	89.50" (2,273.30mm)	-18.74" (-476.00mm)	116th Wettest	Wettest since: 1949	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: 1934	1991
Sep 1945–Aug 1950 60-Month	91.79" (2,331.47mm)	111.68" (2,836.67mm)	-19.89" (-505.20mm)	115th Wettest	Wettest since: 1949	1999

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 31, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings