Statewide Rankings

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Precipitation Rankings, August 1936

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Period	Value	1925-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1925-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
August 1936 1-Month	3.68" (93.47mm)	4.37" (111.00mm)	-0.69" (-17.53mm)	22nd Driest	Driest since: 1926	1941
August 1936 1-Month	3.68" (93.47mm)	4.37" (111.00mm)	-0.69" (-17.53mm)	77th Wettest	Wettest since: 1935	2018
Jul–Aug 1936 2-Month	6.85" (173.99mm)	7.66" (194.56mm)	-0.81" (-20.57mm)	22nd Driest	Driest since: 1933	1977
	6.85" (173.99mm)	7.66" (194.56mm)	-0.81" (-20.57mm)	77th Wettest	Wettest since: 1935	2022
	Ties: 1989
Jun–Aug 1936 3-Month	8.09" (205.49mm)	10.00" (254.00mm)	-1.91" (-48.51mm)	8th Driest	Driest since: 1926	1957
Jun–Aug 1936 3-Month	8.09" (205.49mm)	10.00" (254.00mm)	-1.91" (-48.51mm)	91st Wettest	Wettest since: 1935	2014
May–Aug 1936 4-Month	10.37" (263.40mm)	12.11" (307.59mm)	-1.74" (-44.19mm)	11th Driest	Driest since: 1926	1957
May–Aug 1936 4-Month	10.37" (263.40mm)	12.11" (307.59mm)	-1.74" (-44.19mm)	88th Wettest	Wettest since: 1935	1998
Apr–Aug 1936 5-Month	11.77" (298.96mm)	14.00" (355.60mm)	-2.23" (-56.64mm)	10th Driest	Driest since: 1936	1957
Apr–Aug 1936 5-Month	11.77" (298.96mm)	14.00" (355.60mm)	-2.23" (-56.64mm)	89th Wettest	Wettest since: 1935	1998
Mar–Aug 1936 6-Month	14.56" (369.82mm)	16.23" (412.24mm)	-1.67" (-42.42mm)	14th Driest	Driest since: 1933	1957
Mar–Aug 1936 6-Month	14.56" (369.82mm)	16.23" (412.24mm)	-1.67" (-42.42mm)	85th Wettest	Wettest since: 1935	1998
Feb–Aug 1936 7-Month	16.12" (409.45mm)	18.55" (471.17mm)	-2.43" (-61.72mm)	12th Driest	Driest since: 1933	1957
Feb–Aug 1936 7-Month	16.12" (409.45mm)	18.55" (471.17mm)	-2.43" (-61.72mm)	87th Wettest	Wettest since: 1935	1963
Jan–Aug 1936 8-Month	18.10" (459.74mm)	21.28" (540.51mm)	-3.18" (-80.77mm)	7th Driest	Driest since: 1936	1969
Jan–Aug 1936 8-Month	18.10" (459.74mm)	21.28" (540.51mm)	-3.18" (-80.77mm)	92nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1935	1963
Dec 1935–Aug 1936 9-Month	20.73" (526.54mm)	24.38" (619.25mm)	-3.65" (-92.71mm)	7th Driest	Driest since: 1933	1969
Dec 1935–Aug 1936 9-Month	20.73" (526.54mm)	24.38" (619.25mm)	-3.65" (-92.71mm)	91st Wettest	Wettest since: 1935	1944
Nov 1935–Aug 1936 10-Month	25.17" (639.32mm)	27.76" (705.10mm)	-2.59" (-65.78mm)	16th Driest	Driest since: 1933	1969
	25.17" (639.32mm)	27.76" (705.10mm)	-2.59" (-65.78mm)	82nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1935	1944
	Ties: 1983
Oct 1935–Aug 1936 11-Month	30.08" (764.03mm)	32.15" (816.61mm)	-2.07" (-52.58mm)	24th Driest	Driest since: 1934	1969
Oct 1935–Aug 1936 11-Month	30.08" (764.03mm)	32.15" (816.61mm)	-2.07" (-52.58mm)	74th Wettest	Wettest since: 1935	1944
Sep 1935–Aug 1936 12-Month	34.49" (876.05mm)	36.70" (932.18mm)	-2.21" (-56.13mm)	22nd Driest	Driest since: 1934	1969
Sep 1935–Aug 1936 12-Month	34.49" (876.05mm)	36.70" (932.18mm)	-2.21" (-56.13mm)	76th Wettest	Wettest since: 1935	1944
Mar 1935–Aug 1936 18-Month	51.89" (1,318.01mm)	52.92" (1,344.17mm)	-1.03" (-26.16mm)	28th Driest	Driest since: 1934	1969
Mar 1935–Aug 1936 18-Month	51.89" (1,318.01mm)	52.92" (1,344.17mm)	-1.03" (-26.16mm)	70th Wettest	Wettest since: 1935	1944
Sep 1934–Aug 1936 24-Month	72.59" (1,843.79mm)	73.26" (1,860.80mm)	-0.67" (-17.01mm)	36th Driest	Driest since: 1935	1969
Sep 1934–Aug 1936 24-Month	72.59" (1,843.79mm)	73.26" (1,860.80mm)	-0.67" (-17.01mm)	61st Wettest	Wettest since: 1933	1930
Sep 1933–Aug 1936 36-Month	105.33" (2,675.38mm)	109.83" (2,789.68mm)	-4.50" (-114.30mm)	22nd Driest	Driest since: 1935	1974
Sep 1933–Aug 1936 36-Month	105.33" (2,675.38mm)	109.83" (2,789.68mm)	-4.50" (-114.30mm)	74th Wettest	Wettest since: 1934	1931
Sep 1932–Aug 1936 48-Month	137.40" (3,489.96mm)	146.33" (3,716.78mm)	-8.93" (-226.82mm)	11th Driest	Driest since: 1936	1972
Sep 1932–Aug 1936 48-Month	137.40" (3,489.96mm)	146.33" (3,716.78mm)	-8.93" (-226.82mm)	84th Wettest	Wettest since: 1935	1932
Sep 1931–Aug 1936 60-Month	179.00" (4,546.60mm)	182.81" (4,643.37mm)	-3.81" (-96.77mm)	29th Driest	Driest since: 1936	1976
Sep 1931–Aug 1936 60-Month	179.00" (4,546.60mm)	182.81" (4,643.37mm)	-3.81" (-96.77mm)	65th Wettest	Wettest since: 1935	1932

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 5, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings