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Precipitation Rankings, August 1941

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Period	Value	1925-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1925-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
August 1941 1-Month	1.93" (49.02mm)	4.37" (111.00mm)	-2.44" (-61.98mm)	1st Driest	Driest since: 1941	1941
August 1941 1-Month	1.93" (49.02mm)	4.37" (111.00mm)	-2.44" (-61.98mm)	98th Wettest	Wettest since: 1940	2018
Jul–Aug 1941 2-Month	5.95" (151.13mm)	7.66" (194.56mm)	-1.71" (-43.43mm)	9th Driest	Driest since: 1941	1977
Jul–Aug 1941 2-Month	5.95" (151.13mm)	7.66" (194.56mm)	-1.71" (-43.43mm)	90th Wettest	Wettest since: 1940	2022
Jun–Aug 1941 3-Month	8.51" (216.15mm)	10.00" (254.00mm)	-1.49" (-37.85mm)	12th Driest	Driest since: 1936	1957
Jun–Aug 1941 3-Month	8.51" (216.15mm)	10.00" (254.00mm)	-1.49" (-37.85mm)	87th Wettest	Wettest since: 1940	2014
May–Aug 1941 4-Month	10.94" (277.88mm)	12.11" (307.59mm)	-1.17" (-29.71mm)	18th Driest	Driest since: 1936	1957
May–Aug 1941 4-Month	10.94" (277.88mm)	12.11" (307.59mm)	-1.17" (-29.71mm)	81st Wettest	Wettest since: 1940	1998
Apr–Aug 1941 5-Month	13.97" (354.84mm)	14.00" (355.60mm)	-0.03" (-0.76mm)	46th Driest	Driest since: 1940	1957
Apr–Aug 1941 5-Month	13.97" (354.84mm)	14.00" (355.60mm)	-0.03" (-0.76mm)	53rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	1998
Mar–Aug 1941 6-Month	16.71" (424.43mm)	16.23" (412.24mm)	0.48" (12.19mm)	60th Driest	Driest since: 1940	1957
	16.71" (424.43mm)	16.23" (412.24mm)	0.48" (12.19mm)	39th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	1998
	Ties: 1943, 1985
Feb–Aug 1941 7-Month	18.80" (477.52mm)	18.55" (471.17mm)	0.25" (6.35mm)	49th Driest	Driest since: 1940	1957
Feb–Aug 1941 7-Month	18.80" (477.52mm)	18.55" (471.17mm)	0.25" (6.35mm)	50th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	1963
Jan–Aug 1941 8-Month	21.21" (538.73mm)	21.28" (540.51mm)	-0.07" (-1.78mm)	42nd Driest	Driest since: 1940	1969
Jan–Aug 1941 8-Month	21.21" (538.73mm)	21.28" (540.51mm)	-0.07" (-1.78mm)	57th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	1963
Dec 1940–Aug 1941 9-Month	24.18" (614.17mm)	24.38" (619.25mm)	-0.20" (-5.08mm)	41st Driest	Driest since: 1940	1969
Dec 1940–Aug 1941 9-Month	24.18" (614.17mm)	24.38" (619.25mm)	-0.20" (-5.08mm)	57th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	1944
Nov 1940–Aug 1941 10-Month	27.22" (691.39mm)	27.76" (705.10mm)	-0.54" (-13.71mm)	38th Driest	Driest since: 1940	1969
Nov 1940–Aug 1941 10-Month	27.22" (691.39mm)	27.76" (705.10mm)	-0.54" (-13.71mm)	60th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	1944
Oct 1940–Aug 1941 11-Month	31.42" (798.07mm)	32.15" (816.61mm)	-0.73" (-18.54mm)	38th Driest	Driest since: 1940	1969
Oct 1940–Aug 1941 11-Month	31.42" (798.07mm)	32.15" (816.61mm)	-0.73" (-18.54mm)	60th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	1944
Sep 1940–Aug 1941 12-Month	37.60" (955.04mm)	36.70" (932.18mm)	0.90" (22.86mm)	58th Driest	Driest since: 1940	1969
Sep 1940–Aug 1941 12-Month	37.60" (955.04mm)	36.70" (932.18mm)	0.90" (22.86mm)	40th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	1944
Mar 1940–Aug 1941 18-Month	52.64" (1,337.06mm)	52.92" (1,344.17mm)	-0.28" (-7.11mm)	37th Driest	Driest since: 1938	1969
Mar 1940–Aug 1941 18-Month	52.64" (1,337.06mm)	52.92" (1,344.17mm)	-0.28" (-7.11mm)	61st Wettest	Wettest since: 1940	1944
Sep 1939–Aug 1941 24-Month	72.96" (1,853.18mm)	73.26" (1,860.80mm)	-0.30" (-7.62mm)	41st Driest	Driest since: 1936	1969
Sep 1939–Aug 1941 24-Month	72.96" (1,853.18mm)	73.26" (1,860.80mm)	-0.30" (-7.62mm)	56th Wettest	Wettest since: 1940	1930
Sep 1938–Aug 1941 36-Month	116.21" (2,951.73mm)	109.83" (2,789.68mm)	6.38" (162.05mm)	74th Driest	Driest since: 1940	1974
Sep 1938–Aug 1941 36-Month	116.21" (2,951.73mm)	109.83" (2,789.68mm)	6.38" (162.05mm)	22nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	1931
Sep 1937–Aug 1941 48-Month	152.51" (3,873.75mm)	146.33" (3,716.78mm)	6.18" (156.97mm)	60th Driest	Driest since: 1938	1972
Sep 1937–Aug 1941 48-Month	152.51" (3,873.75mm)	146.33" (3,716.78mm)	6.18" (156.97mm)	35th Wettest	Wettest since: 1940	1932
Sep 1936–Aug 1941 60-Month	194.92" (4,950.97mm)	182.81" (4,643.37mm)	12.11" (307.60mm)	86th Driest	Driest since: 1940	1976
	194.92" (4,950.97mm)	182.81" (4,643.37mm)	12.11" (307.60mm)	8th Wettest	Wettest since: 1933	1932
	Ties: 2018

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