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Precipitation Rankings, September 1962

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
September 1962 1-Month	0.30" (7.62mm)	0.45" (11.43mm)	-0.15" (-3.81mm)	67th Driest	Driest since: 1961	1974
	0.30" (7.62mm)	0.45" (11.43mm)	-0.15" (-3.81mm)	62nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	1918
	Ties: 2001
Aug–Sep 1962 2-Month	0.55" (13.97mm)	0.69" (17.53mm)	-0.14" (-3.56mm)	63rd Driest	Driest since: 1960	1937, 2018
Aug–Sep 1962 2-Month	0.55" (13.97mm)	0.69" (17.53mm)	-0.14" (-3.56mm)	66th Wettest	Wettest since: 1961	1983
Jul–Sep 1962 3-Month	0.66" (16.76mm)	0.87" (22.10mm)	-0.21" (-5.34mm)	52nd Driest	Driest since: 1960	1928
	0.66" (16.76mm)	0.87" (22.10mm)	-0.21" (-5.34mm)	77th Wettest	Wettest since: 1961	1976
	Ties: 2012
Jun–Sep 1962 4-Month	0.77" (19.56mm)	1.22" (30.99mm)	-0.45" (-11.43mm)	28th Driest	Driest since: 1960	2002
Jun–Sep 1962 4-Month	0.77" (19.56mm)	1.22" (30.99mm)	-0.45" (-11.43mm)	101st Wettest	Wettest since: 1961	1982
May–Sep 1962 5-Month	1.51" (38.35mm)	2.10" (53.34mm)	-0.59" (-14.99mm)	36th Driest	Driest since: 1960	1924
	1.51" (38.35mm)	2.10" (53.34mm)	-0.59" (-14.99mm)	93rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1961	1998
	Ties: 1938
Apr–Sep 1962 6-Month	1.98" (50.29mm)	3.74" (95.00mm)	-1.76" (-44.71mm)	15th Driest	Driest since: 1949	1924
Apr–Sep 1962 6-Month	1.98" (50.29mm)	3.74" (95.00mm)	-1.76" (-44.71mm)	114th Wettest	Wettest since: 1961	1896
Mar–Sep 1962 7-Month	4.73" (120.14mm)	6.95" (176.53mm)	-2.22" (-56.39mm)	27th Driest	Driest since: 1959	2008
	4.73" (120.14mm)	6.95" (176.53mm)	-2.22" (-56.39mm)	102nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1961	1995
	Ties: 1968
Feb–Sep 1962 8-Month	12.65" (321.31mm)	10.80" (274.32mm)	1.85" (46.99mm)	97th Driest	Driest since: 1961	2021
Feb–Sep 1962 8-Month	12.65" (321.31mm)	10.80" (274.32mm)	1.85" (46.99mm)	32nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1998
Jan–Sep 1962 9-Month	14.68" (372.87mm)	15.05" (382.27mm)	-0.37" (-9.40mm)	74th Driest	Driest since: 1961	2022
Jan–Sep 1962 9-Month	14.68" (372.87mm)	15.05" (382.27mm)	-0.37" (-9.40mm)	55th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1998
Dec 1961–Sep 1962 10-Month	17.16" (435.86mm)	18.67" (474.22mm)	-1.51" (-38.36mm)	67th Driest	Driest since: 1961	1924
Dec 1961–Sep 1962 10-Month	17.16" (435.86mm)	18.67" (474.22mm)	-1.51" (-38.36mm)	61st Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1983
Nov 1961–Sep 1962 11-Month	20.15" (511.81mm)	21.25" (539.75mm)	-1.10" (-27.94mm)	66th Driest	Driest since: 1961	1924
Nov 1961–Sep 1962 11-Month	20.15" (511.81mm)	21.25" (539.75mm)	-1.10" (-27.94mm)	62nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1983
Oct 1961–Sep 1962 12-Month	20.78" (527.81mm)	22.45" (570.23mm)	-1.67" (-42.42mm)	60th Driest	Driest since: 1961	1924
Oct 1961–Sep 1962 12-Month	20.78" (527.81mm)	22.45" (570.23mm)	-1.67" (-42.42mm)	68th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1983
Apr 1961–Sep 1962 18-Month	23.91" (607.31mm)	26.19" (665.23mm)	-2.28" (-57.92mm)	56th Driest	Driest since: 1961	2021
Apr 1961–Sep 1962 18-Month	23.91" (607.31mm)	26.19" (665.23mm)	-2.28" (-57.92mm)	72nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1983
Oct 1960–Sep 1962 24-Month	38.41" (975.61mm)	44.90" (1,140.46mm)	-6.49" (-164.85mm)	37th Driest	Driest since: 1961	1977
Oct 1960–Sep 1962 24-Month	38.41" (975.61mm)	44.90" (1,140.46mm)	-6.49" (-164.85mm)	90th Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	1983
Oct 1959–Sep 1962 36-Month	55.04" (1,398.02mm)	67.32" (1,709.93mm)	-12.28" (-311.91mm)	24th Driest	Driest since: 1961	2022
Oct 1959–Sep 1962 36-Month	55.04" (1,398.02mm)	67.32" (1,709.93mm)	-12.28" (-311.91mm)	102nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1960	1984
Oct 1958–Sep 1962 48-Month	70.70" (1,795.78mm)	89.51" (2,273.55mm)	-18.81" (-477.77mm)	9th Driest	Driest since: 1934	2015
Oct 1958–Sep 1962 48-Month	70.70" (1,795.78mm)	89.51" (2,273.55mm)	-18.81" (-477.77mm)	116th Wettest	Wettest since: 1961	1998
Oct 1957–Sep 1962 60-Month	104.45" (2,653.03mm)	111.69" (2,836.93mm)	-7.24" (-183.90mm)	50th Driest	Driest since: 1961	1991
	104.45" (2,653.03mm)	111.69" (2,836.93mm)	-7.24" (-183.90mm)	74th Wettest	Wettest since: 1960	1999
	Ties: 1965

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on June 3, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings