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Precipitation Rankings, August 1940

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
August 1940 1-Month	5.95" (151.13mm)	3.78" (96.01mm)	2.17" (55.12mm)	119th Driest	Driest since: 1939	1930
	5.95" (151.13mm)	3.78" (96.01mm)	2.17" (55.12mm)	10th Wettest	Wettest since: 1928	1980
	Ties: 1912
Jul–Aug 1940 2-Month	8.66" (219.96mm)	7.58" (192.53mm)	1.08" (27.43mm)	94th Driest	Driest since: 1939	1930
Jul–Aug 1940 2-Month	8.66" (219.96mm)	7.58" (192.53mm)	1.08" (27.43mm)	35th Wettest	Wettest since: 1938	1900
Jun–Aug 1940 3-Month	15.02" (381.51mm)	11.75" (298.45mm)	3.27" (83.06mm)	119th Driest	Driest since: 1939	1910
Jun–Aug 1940 3-Month	15.02" (381.51mm)	11.75" (298.45mm)	3.27" (83.06mm)	10th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2010
May–Aug 1940 4-Month	18.55" (471.17mm)	15.29" (388.37mm)	3.26" (82.80mm)	112th Driest	Driest since: 1939	1976
May–Aug 1940 4-Month	18.55" (471.17mm)	15.29" (388.37mm)	3.26" (82.80mm)	17th Wettest	Wettest since: 1938	2010
Apr–Aug 1940 5-Month	20.95" (532.13mm)	17.92" (455.17mm)	3.03" (76.96mm)	104th Driest	Driest since: 1939	1988
	20.95" (532.13mm)	17.92" (455.17mm)	3.03" (76.96mm)	25th Wettest	Wettest since: 1938	1993
	Ties: 1914
Mar–Aug 1940 6-Month	22.27" (565.66mm)	19.72" (500.89mm)	2.55" (64.77mm)	98th Driest	Driest since: 1939	1910
	22.27" (565.66mm)	19.72" (500.89mm)	2.55" (64.77mm)	31st Wettest	Wettest since: 1938	1993
	Ties: 2001
Feb–Aug 1940 7-Month	23.32" (592.33mm)	20.75" (527.05mm)	2.57" (65.28mm)	98th Driest	Driest since: 1939	1910
Feb–Aug 1940 7-Month	23.32" (592.33mm)	20.75" (527.05mm)	2.57" (65.28mm)	31st Wettest	Wettest since: 1938	1938
Jan–Aug 1940 8-Month	24.15" (613.41mm)	21.89" (556.01mm)	2.26" (57.40mm)	94th Driest	Driest since: 1939	1910
Jan–Aug 1940 8-Month	24.15" (613.41mm)	21.89" (556.01mm)	2.26" (57.40mm)	35th Wettest	Wettest since: 1938	2017
Dec 1939–Aug 1940 9-Month	25.01" (635.25mm)	23.16" (588.26mm)	1.85" (46.99mm)	85th Driest	Driest since: 1939	1931
Dec 1939–Aug 1940 9-Month	25.01" (635.25mm)	23.16" (588.26mm)	1.85" (46.99mm)	43rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1938	2017
Nov 1939–Aug 1940 10-Month	25.35" (643.89mm)	25.14" (638.56mm)	0.21" (5.33mm)	59th Driest	Driest since: 1939	1931
Nov 1939–Aug 1940 10-Month	25.35" (643.89mm)	25.14" (638.56mm)	0.21" (5.33mm)	69th Wettest	Wettest since: 1938	2016
Oct 1939–Aug 1940 11-Month	27.14" (689.36mm)	27.58" (700.53mm)	-0.44" (-11.17mm)	48th Driest	Driest since: 1939	1931
Oct 1939–Aug 1940 11-Month	27.14" (689.36mm)	27.58" (700.53mm)	-0.44" (-11.17mm)	80th Wettest	Wettest since: 1938	2016
Sep 1939–Aug 1940 12-Month	29.66" (753.36mm)	31.35" (796.29mm)	-1.69" (-42.93mm)	38th Driest	Driest since: 1937	1931
Sep 1939–Aug 1940 12-Month	29.66" (753.36mm)	31.35" (796.29mm)	-1.69" (-42.93mm)	90th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2019
Mar 1939–Aug 1940 18-Month	46.97" (1,193.04mm)	51.04" (1,296.42mm)	-4.07" (-103.38mm)	22nd Driest	Driest since: 1937	1931
Mar 1939–Aug 1940 18-Month	46.97" (1,193.04mm)	51.04" (1,296.42mm)	-4.07" (-103.38mm)	106th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2017
Sep 1938–Aug 1940 24-Month	62.46" (1,586.48mm)	62.69" (1,592.33mm)	-0.23" (-5.85mm)	50th Driest	Driest since: 1937	1931
Sep 1938–Aug 1940 24-Month	62.46" (1,586.48mm)	62.69" (1,592.33mm)	-0.23" (-5.85mm)	77th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2020
Sep 1937–Aug 1940 36-Month	100.23" (2,545.84mm)	94.00" (2,387.60mm)	6.23" (158.24mm)	98th Driest	Driest since: 1939	1958
Sep 1937–Aug 1940 36-Month	100.23" (2,545.84mm)	94.00" (2,387.60mm)	6.23" (158.24mm)	28th Wettest	Wettest since: 1914	2019
Sep 1936–Aug 1940 48-Month	127.48" (3,237.99mm)	125.25" (3,181.35mm)	2.23" (56.64mm)	61st Driest	Driest since: 1939	1934
Sep 1936–Aug 1940 48-Month	127.48" (3,237.99mm)	125.25" (3,181.35mm)	2.23" (56.64mm)	64th Wettest	Wettest since: 1938	2020
Sep 1935–Aug 1940 60-Month	152.33" (3,869.18mm)	156.50" (3,975.10mm)	-4.17" (-105.92mm)	34th Driest	Driest since: 1938	1934
Sep 1935–Aug 1940 60-Month	152.33" (3,869.18mm)	156.50" (3,975.10mm)	-4.17" (-105.92mm)	90th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2020

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on May 31, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings