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Statewide Data Info
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Precipitation Rankings, August 2005

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Period Value 1901-2000
Mean		 Anomaly Rank
(1895-2022)		 Wettest/Driest
Since		 Record
August 2005
1-Month 		0.29"
(7.37mm)		 0.24"
(6.10mm)		 0.05"
(1.27mm)		 89th Driest
Driest since:
 1937, 2002
40th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1983
Ties: 1989
Jul–Aug 2005
2-Month 		0.43"
(10.92mm)		 0.42"
(10.67mm)		 0.01"
(0.25mm)		 81st Driest
Driest since:
 1940
48th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1983
Jun–Aug 2005
3-Month 		1.10"
(27.94mm)		 0.77"
(19.56mm)		 0.33"
(8.38mm)		 106th Driest
Driest since:
 2002
23rd Wettest
Wettest since:
 1913
Ties: 1941, 1968, 1998
May–Aug 2005
4-Month 		3.64"
(92.46mm)		 1.65"
(41.91mm)		 1.99"
(50.55mm)		 126th Driest
Driest since:
 1924
3rd Wettest
Wettest since:
 1998
Apr–Aug 2005
5-Month 		5.43"
(137.92mm)		 3.29"
(83.57mm)		 2.14"
(54.35mm)		 116th Driest
Driest since:
 2021
13th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1896
Mar–Aug 2005
6-Month 		9.12"
(231.65mm)		 6.50"
(165.10mm)		 2.62"
(66.55mm)		 109th Driest
Driest since:
 2008
20th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1995
Feb–Aug 2005
7-Month 		13.15"
(334.01mm)		 10.35"
(262.89mm)		 2.80"
(71.12mm)		 102nd Driest
Driest since:
 1997, 2021
27th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1998
Jan–Aug 2005
8-Month 		18.71"
(475.23mm)		 14.60"
(370.84mm)		 4.11"
(104.39mm)		 106th Driest
Driest since:
 2022
23rd Wettest
Wettest since:
 1995
Dec 2004–Aug 2005
9-Month 		24.22"
(615.19mm)		 18.22"
(462.79mm)		 6.00"
(152.40mm)		 108th Driest
Driest since:
 1924
20th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1998
Nov 2004–Aug 2005
10-Month 		25.90"
(657.86mm)		 20.80"
(528.32mm)		 5.10"
(129.54mm)		 104th Driest
Driest since:
 1924
24th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1983
Oct 2004–Aug 2005
11-Month 		29.62"
(752.35mm)		 22.00"
(558.80mm)		 7.62"
(193.55mm)		 114th Driest
Driest since:
 1924
14th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1983
Sep 2004–Aug 2005
12-Month 		29.76"
(755.90mm)		 22.44"
(569.98mm)		 7.32"
(185.92mm)		 114th Driest
Driest since:
 2021
14th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1983
Mar 2004–Aug 2005
18-Month 		32.32"
(820.93mm)		 28.96"
(735.58mm)		 3.36"
(85.35mm)		 97th Driest
Driest since:
 1977
31st Wettest
Wettest since:
 1983
Sep 2003–Aug 2005
24-Month 		48.85"
(1,240.79mm)		 44.90"
(1,140.46mm)		 3.95"
(100.33mm)		 90th Driest
Driest since:
 1977
37th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1983
Sep 2002–Aug 2005
36-Month 		73.59"
(1,869.19mm)		 67.31"
(1,709.67mm)		 6.28"
(159.52mm)		 91st Driest
Driest since:
 2022
35th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1984
Sep 2001–Aug 2005
48-Month 		91.19"
(2,316.23mm)		 89.50"
(2,273.30mm)		 1.69"
(42.93mm)		 76th Driest
Driest since:
 2015
49th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1998
Sep 2000–Aug 2005
60-Month 		107.91"
(2,740.91mm)		 111.68"
(2,836.67mm)		 -3.77"
(-95.76mm)		 60th Driest
Driest since:
 1991
64th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1999

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