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Precipitation Rankings, August 1986

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Period Value 1901-2000
Mean		 Anomaly Rank
(1895-2022)		 Wettest/Driest
Since		 Record
August 1986
1-Month 		0.12"
(3.05mm)		 0.24"
(6.10mm)		 -0.12"
(-3.05mm)		 38th Driest
Driest since:
 1937, 2002
91st Wettest
Wettest since:
 1983
Ties: 1902, 1933, 1946, 1957, 2007, 2008, 2009
Jul–Aug 1986
2-Month 		0.34"
(8.64mm)		 0.42"
(10.67mm)		 -0.08"
(-2.03mm)		 67th Driest
Driest since:
 1940
62nd Wettest
Wettest since:
 1983
Ties: 1901, 1978
Jun–Aug 1986
3-Month 		0.42"
(10.67mm)		 0.77"
(19.56mm)		 -0.35"
(-8.89mm)		 31st Driest
Driest since:
 2002
98th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1913
Ties: 1942, 2007
May–Aug 1986
4-Month 		1.12"
(28.45mm)		 1.65"
(41.91mm)		 -0.53"
(-13.46mm)		 34th Driest
Driest since:
 1924
95th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1998
Ties: 1987
Apr–Aug 1986
5-Month 		2.12"
(53.85mm)		 3.28"
(83.31mm)		 -1.16"
(-29.46mm)		 26th Driest
Driest since:
 2021
103rd Wettest
Wettest since:
 1896
Mar–Aug 1986
6-Month 		6.82"
(173.23mm)		 6.50"
(165.10mm)		 0.32"
(8.13mm)		 79th Driest
Driest since:
 2008
50th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1995
Feb–Aug 1986
7-Month 		16.15"
(410.21mm)		 10.35"
(262.89mm)		 5.80"
(147.32mm)		 119th Driest
Driest since:
 1997, 2021
10th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1998
Jan–Aug 1986
8-Month 		19.95"
(506.73mm)		 14.60"
(370.84mm)		 5.35"
(135.89mm)		 110th Driest
Driest since:
 2022
19th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1995
Dec 1985–Aug 1986
9-Month 		22.04"
(559.82mm)		 18.22"
(462.79mm)		 3.82"
(97.03mm)		 97th Driest
Driest since:
 1924
31st Wettest
Wettest since:
 1998
Nov 1985–Aug 1986
10-Month 		25.88"
(657.35mm)		 20.80"
(528.32mm)		 5.08"
(129.03mm)		 103rd Driest
Driest since:
 1924
25th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1983
Oct 1985–Aug 1986
11-Month 		27.03"
(686.56mm)		 22.00"
(558.80mm)		 5.03"
(127.76mm)		 102nd Driest
Driest since:
 1924
26th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1983
Sep 1985–Aug 1986
12-Month 		28.11"
(713.99mm)		 22.44"
(569.98mm)		 5.67"
(144.01mm)		 105th Driest
Driest since:
 2021
23rd Wettest
Wettest since:
 1983
Mar 1985–Aug 1986
18-Month 		31.99"
(812.55mm)		 28.96"
(735.58mm)		 3.03"
(76.97mm)		 95th Driest
Driest since:
 1977
33rd Wettest
Wettest since:
 1983
Ties: 1909
Sep 1984–Aug 1986
24-Month 		45.54"
(1,156.72mm)		 44.90"
(1,140.46mm)		 0.64"
(16.26mm)		 73rd Driest
Driest since:
 1977
54th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1983
Sep 1983–Aug 1986
36-Month 		68.56"
(1,741.42mm)		 67.31"
(1,709.67mm)		 1.25"
(31.75mm)		 75th Driest
Driest since:
 2022
51st Wettest
Wettest since:
 1984
Sep 1982–Aug 1986
48-Month 		109.32"
(2,776.73mm)		 89.50"
(2,273.30mm)		 19.82"
(503.43mm)		 116th Driest
Driest since:
 2015
9th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1998
Sep 1981–Aug 1986
60-Month 		141.05"
(3,582.67mm)		 111.68"
(2,836.67mm)		 29.37"
(746.00mm)		 122nd Driest
Driest since:
 1991
2nd Wettest
Wettest to Date
 1999

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