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Statewide Data Info
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Precipitation Rankings, August 1972

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Period Value 1901-2000
Mean		 Anomaly Rank
(1895-2022)		 Wettest/Driest
Since		 Record
August 1972
1-Month 		0.19"
(4.83mm)		 0.24"
(6.10mm)		 -0.05"
(-1.27mm)		 60th Driest
Driest since:
 1937, 2002
69th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1983
Ties: 1970, 1974, 2004
Jul–Aug 1972
2-Month 		0.22"
(5.59mm)		 0.42"
(10.67mm)		 -0.20"
(-5.08mm)		 23rd Driest
Driest since:
 1940
106th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1983
Ties: 1949, 1957
Jun–Aug 1972
3-Month 		0.62"
(15.75mm)		 0.77"
(19.56mm)		 -0.15"
(-3.81mm)		 54th Driest
Driest since:
 2002
75th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1913
Ties: 2017
May–Aug 1972
4-Month 		1.08"
(27.43mm)		 1.65"
(41.91mm)		 -0.57"
(-14.48mm)		 28th Driest
Driest since:
 1924
101st Wettest
Wettest since:
 1998
Ties: 1904, 2012, 2014
Apr–Aug 1972
5-Month 		2.49"
(63.25mm)		 3.29"
(83.57mm)		 -0.80"
(-20.32mm)		 38th Driest
Driest since:
 2021
91st Wettest
Wettest since:
 1896
Mar–Aug 1972
6-Month 		3.65"
(92.71mm)		 6.50"
(165.10mm)		 -2.85"
(-72.39mm)		 13th Driest
Driest since:
 2008
116th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1995
Feb–Aug 1972
7-Month 		5.63"
(143.00mm)		 10.35"
(262.89mm)		 -4.72"
(-119.89mm)		 11th Driest
Driest since:
 1997, 2021
118th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1998
Jan–Aug 1972
8-Month 		7.47"
(189.74mm)		 14.60"
(370.84mm)		 -7.13"
(-181.10mm)		 8th Driest
Driest since:
 2022
121st Wettest
Wettest since:
 1995
Dec 1971–Aug 1972
9-Month 		12.48"
(316.99mm)		 18.22"
(462.79mm)		 -5.74"
(-145.80mm)		 21st Driest
Driest since:
 1924
107th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1998
Nov 1971–Aug 1972
10-Month 		14.68"
(372.87mm)		 20.80"
(528.32mm)		 -6.12"
(-155.45mm)		 19th Driest
Driest since:
 1924
109th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1983
Oct 1971–Aug 1972
11-Month 		15.19"
(385.83mm)		 22.00"
(558.80mm)		 -6.81"
(-172.97mm)		 14th Driest
Driest since:
 1924
114th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1983
Sep 1971–Aug 1972
12-Month 		15.75"
(400.05mm)		 22.44"
(569.98mm)		 -6.69"
(-169.93mm)		 15th Driest
Driest since:
 2021
113th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1983
Mar 1971–Aug 1972
18-Month 		22.60"
(574.04mm)		 28.96"
(735.58mm)		 -6.36"
(-161.54mm)		 27th Driest
Driest since:
 1977
101st Wettest
Wettest since:
 1983
Sep 1970–Aug 1972
24-Month 		38.95"
(989.33mm)		 44.90"
(1,140.46mm)		 -5.95"
(-151.13mm)		 38th Driest
Driest since:
 1977
89th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1983
Sep 1969–Aug 1972
36-Month 		61.63"
(1,565.40mm)		 67.31"
(1,709.67mm)		 -5.68"
(-144.27mm)		 47th Driest
Driest since:
 2022
79th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1984
Sep 1968–Aug 1972
48-Month 		93.40"
(2,372.36mm)		 89.50"
(2,273.30mm)		 3.90"
(99.06mm)		 83rd Driest
Driest since:
 2015
42nd Wettest
Wettest since:
 1998
Sep 1967–Aug 1972
60-Month 		111.27"
(2,826.26mm)		 111.68"
(2,836.67mm)		 -0.41"
(-10.41mm)		 71st Driest
Driest since:
 1991
53rd Wettest
Wettest since:
 1999

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