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Precipitation Rankings, September 1987

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Period Value 1901-2000
Mean		 Anomaly Rank
(1895-2022)		 Wettest/Driest
Since		 Record
September 1987
1-Month 		0.10"
(2.54mm)		 0.45"
(11.43mm)		 -0.35"
(-8.89mm)		 17th Driest
Driest since:
 1974
112th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1918
Ties: 1928, 1944, 2012, 2016
Aug–Sep 1987
2-Month 		0.14"
(3.56mm)		 0.69"
(17.53mm)		 -0.55"
(-13.97mm)		 8th Driest
Driest since:
 1937, 2018
121st Wettest
Wettest since:
 1983
Ties: 2020
Jul–Sep 1987
3-Month 		0.39"
(9.91mm)		 0.87"
(22.10mm)		 -0.48"
(-12.19mm)		 22nd Driest
Driest since:
 1928
107th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1976
Ties: 2004
Jun–Sep 1987
4-Month 		0.59"
(14.99mm)		 1.22"
(30.99mm)		 -0.63"
(-16.00mm)		 20th Driest
Driest since:
 2002
109th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1982
Ties: 2010
May–Sep 1987
5-Month 		1.22"
(30.99mm)		 2.10"
(53.34mm)		 -0.88"
(-22.35mm)		 18th Driest
Driest since:
 1924
111th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1998
Apr–Sep 1987
6-Month 		1.62"
(41.15mm)		 3.74"
(95.00mm)		 -2.12"
(-53.85mm)		 4th Driest
Driest since:
 1924
125th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1896
Ties: 2004
Mar–Sep 1987
7-Month 		5.21"
(132.33mm)		 6.95"
(176.53mm)		 -1.74"
(-44.20mm)		 39th Driest
Driest since:
 2008
90th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1995
Feb–Sep 1987
8-Month 		8.00"
(203.20mm)		 10.80"
(274.32mm)		 -2.80"
(-71.12mm)		 39th Driest
Driest since:
 2021
90th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1998
Jan–Sep 1987
9-Month 		11.07"
(281.18mm)		 15.05"
(382.27mm)		 -3.98"
(-101.09mm)		 35th Driest
Driest since:
 2022
94th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1998
Dec 1986–Sep 1987
10-Month 		12.56"
(319.02mm)		 18.67"
(474.22mm)		 -6.11"
(-155.20mm)		 19th Driest
Driest since:
 1924
109th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1983
Ties: 1961
Nov 1986–Sep 1987
11-Month 		13.33"
(338.58mm)		 21.25"
(539.75mm)		 -7.92"
(-201.17mm)		 9th Driest
Driest since:
 1924
119th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1983
Oct 1986–Sep 1987
12-Month 		13.97"
(354.84mm)		 22.45"
(570.23mm)		 -8.48"
(-215.39mm)		 6th Driest
Driest since:
 1924
122nd Wettest
Wettest since:
 1983
Apr 1986–Sep 1987
18-Month 		17.49"
(444.25mm)		 26.19"
(665.23mm)		 -8.70"
(-220.98mm)		 6th Driest
Driest since:
 2021
122nd Wettest
Wettest since:
 1983
Oct 1985–Sep 1987
24-Month 		42.40"
(1,076.96mm)		 44.90"
(1,140.46mm)		 -2.50"
(-63.50mm)		 55th Driest
Driest since:
 1977
72nd Wettest
Wettest since:
 1983
Oct 1984–Sep 1987
36-Month 		60.64"
(1,540.26mm)		 67.32"
(1,709.93mm)		 -6.68"
(-169.67mm)		 43rd Driest
Driest since:
 2022
83rd Wettest
Wettest since:
 1984
Oct 1983–Sep 1987
48-Month 		83.02"
(2,108.71mm)		 89.51"
(2,273.55mm)		 -6.49"
(-164.84mm)		 48th Driest
Driest since:
 2015
77th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1998
Oct 1982–Sep 1987
60-Month 		123.43"
(3,135.12mm)		 111.69"
(2,836.93mm)		 11.74"
(298.19mm)		 101st Driest
Driest since:
 1991
23rd Wettest
Wettest since:
 1999

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