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Statewide Data Info
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Precipitation Rankings, August 1961

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Period Value 1901-2000
Mean		 Anomaly Rank
(1895-2022)		 Wettest/Driest
Since		 Record
August 1961
1-Month 		0.59"
(14.99mm)		 0.24"
(6.10mm)		 0.35"
(8.89mm)		 124th Driest
Driest since:
 1937, 2002
5th Wettest
Wettest to Date
 1983
Jul–Aug 1961
2-Month 		0.67"
(17.02mm)		 0.42"
(10.67mm)		 0.25"
(6.35mm)		 116th Driest
Driest since:
 1940
13th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1983
Ties: 1945, 2014
Jun–Aug 1961
3-Month 		0.91"
(23.11mm)		 0.77"
(19.56mm)		 0.14"
(3.55mm)		 87th Driest
Driest since:
 2002
42nd Wettest
Wettest since:
 1913
Ties: 1948, 1970
May–Aug 1961
4-Month 		1.89"
(48.01mm)		 1.65"
(41.91mm)		 0.24"
(6.10mm)		 88th Driest
Driest since:
 1924
41st Wettest
Wettest since:
 1998
Ties: 1963
Apr–Aug 1961
5-Month 		2.86"
(72.64mm)		 3.29"
(83.57mm)		 -0.43"
(-10.93mm)		 55th Driest
Driest since:
 2021
74th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1896
Mar–Aug 1961
6-Month 		5.90"
(149.86mm)		 6.50"
(165.10mm)		 -0.60"
(-15.24mm)		 66th Driest
Driest since:
 2008
63rd Wettest
Wettest since:
 1995
Feb–Aug 1961
7-Month 		8.07"
(204.98mm)		 10.35"
(262.89mm)		 -2.28"
(-57.91mm)		 45th Driest
Driest since:
 1997, 2021
84th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1998
Ties: 1976
Jan–Aug 1961
8-Month 		10.16"
(258.06mm)		 14.60"
(370.84mm)		 -4.44"
(-112.78mm)		 29th Driest
Driest since:
 2022
100th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1995
Dec 1960–Aug 1961
9-Month 		12.29"
(312.17mm)		 18.22"
(462.79mm)		 -5.93"
(-150.62mm)		 17th Driest
Driest since:
 1924
111th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1998
Nov 1960–Aug 1961
10-Month 		16.81"
(426.97mm)		 20.80"
(528.32mm)		 -3.99"
(-101.35mm)		 46th Driest
Driest since:
 1924
82nd Wettest
Wettest since:
 1983
Oct 1960–Aug 1961
11-Month 		17.36"
(440.94mm)		 22.00"
(558.80mm)		 -4.64"
(-117.86mm)		 42nd Driest
Driest since:
 1924
86th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1983
Sep 1960–Aug 1961
12-Month 		17.62"
(447.55mm)		 22.44"
(569.98mm)		 -4.82"
(-122.43mm)		 40th Driest
Driest since:
 2021
88th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1983
Mar 1960–Aug 1961
18-Month 		23.11"
(586.99mm)		 28.96"
(735.58mm)		 -5.85"
(-148.59mm)		 32nd Driest
Driest since:
 1977
96th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1983
Sep 1959–Aug 1961
24-Month 		35.22"
(894.59mm)		 44.90"
(1,140.46mm)		 -9.68"
(-245.87mm)		 24th Driest
Driest since:
 1977
103rd Wettest
Wettest since:
 1983
Sep 1958–Aug 1961
36-Month 		50.22"
(1,275.59mm)		 67.31"
(1,709.67mm)		 -17.09"
(-434.08mm)		 7th Driest
Driest since:
 2022
119th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1984
Sep 1957–Aug 1961
48-Month 		84.30"
(2,141.22mm)		 89.50"
(2,273.30mm)		 -5.20"
(-132.08mm)		 50th Driest
Driest since:
 2015
75th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1998
Sep 1956–Aug 1961
60-Month 		102.98"
(2,615.69mm)		 111.68"
(2,836.67mm)		 -8.70"
(-220.98mm)		 42nd Driest
Driest since:
 1991
82nd Wettest
Wettest since:
 1999

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