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Precipitation Rankings, August 1970

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Period	Value	1925-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1925-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
August 1970 1-Month	4.33" (109.98mm)	4.37" (111.00mm)	-0.04" (-1.02mm)	41st Driest	Driest since: 1969	1941
August 1970 1-Month	4.33" (109.98mm)	4.37" (111.00mm)	-0.04" (-1.02mm)	58th Wettest	Wettest since: 1967	2018
Jul–Aug 1970 2-Month	7.96" (202.18mm)	7.66" (194.56mm)	0.30" (7.62mm)	55th Driest	Driest since: 1969	1977
Jul–Aug 1970 2-Month	7.96" (202.18mm)	7.66" (194.56mm)	0.30" (7.62mm)	44th Wettest	Wettest since: 1967	2022
Jun–Aug 1970 3-Month	10.61" (269.49mm)	10.00" (254.00mm)	0.61" (15.49mm)	63rd Driest	Driest since: 1969	1957
Jun–Aug 1970 3-Month	10.61" (269.49mm)	10.00" (254.00mm)	0.61" (15.49mm)	36th Wettest	Wettest since: 1967	2014
May–Aug 1970 4-Month	12.41" (315.21mm)	12.11" (307.59mm)	0.30" (7.62mm)	54th Driest	Driest since: 1969	1957
	12.41" (315.21mm)	12.11" (307.59mm)	0.30" (7.62mm)	45th Wettest	Wettest since: 1967	1998
	Ties: 2010
Apr–Aug 1970 5-Month	14.80" (375.92mm)	14.00" (355.60mm)	0.80" (20.32mm)	68th Driest	Driest since: 1969	1957
Apr–Aug 1970 5-Month	14.80" (375.92mm)	14.00" (355.60mm)	0.80" (20.32mm)	31st Wettest	Wettest since: 1967	1998
Mar–Aug 1970 6-Month	17.46" (443.48mm)	16.23" (412.24mm)	1.23" (31.24mm)	75th Driest	Driest since: 1969	1957
	17.46" (443.48mm)	16.23" (412.24mm)	1.23" (31.24mm)	24th Wettest	Wettest since: 1967	1998
	Ties: 2020
Feb–Aug 1970 7-Month	20.01" (508.25mm)	18.55" (471.17mm)	1.46" (37.08mm)	71st Driest	Driest since: 1969	1957
Feb–Aug 1970 7-Month	20.01" (508.25mm)	18.55" (471.17mm)	1.46" (37.08mm)	28th Wettest	Wettest since: 1967	1963
Jan–Aug 1970 8-Month	21.62" (549.15mm)	21.28" (540.51mm)	0.34" (8.64mm)	49th Driest	Driest since: 1969	1969
	21.62" (549.15mm)	21.28" (540.51mm)	0.34" (8.64mm)	50th Wettest	Wettest since: 1967	1963
	Ties: 2017
Dec 1969–Aug 1970 9-Month	25.02" (635.51mm)	24.38" (619.25mm)	0.64" (16.26mm)	56th Driest	Driest since: 1969	1969
Dec 1969–Aug 1970 9-Month	25.02" (635.51mm)	24.38" (619.25mm)	0.64" (16.26mm)	42nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1967	1944
Nov 1969–Aug 1970 10-Month	28.93" (734.82mm)	27.76" (705.10mm)	1.17" (29.72mm)	61st Driest	Driest since: 1969	1969
Nov 1969–Aug 1970 10-Month	28.93" (734.82mm)	27.76" (705.10mm)	1.17" (29.72mm)	37th Wettest	Wettest since: 1963	1944
Oct 1969–Aug 1970 11-Month	32.96" (837.18mm)	32.15" (816.61mm)	0.81" (20.57mm)	55th Driest	Driest since: 1969	1969
Oct 1969–Aug 1970 11-Month	32.96" (837.18mm)	32.15" (816.61mm)	0.81" (20.57mm)	43rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1967	1944
Sep 1969–Aug 1970 12-Month	35.12" (892.05mm)	36.70" (932.18mm)	-1.58" (-40.13mm)	33rd Driest	Driest since: 1969	1969
Sep 1969–Aug 1970 12-Month	35.12" (892.05mm)	36.70" (932.18mm)	-1.58" (-40.13mm)	65th Wettest	Wettest since: 1967	1944
Mar 1969–Aug 1970 18-Month	48.58" (1,233.93mm)	52.92" (1,344.17mm)	-4.34" (-110.24mm)	14th Driest	Driest since: 1969	1969
Mar 1969–Aug 1970 18-Month	48.58" (1,233.93mm)	52.92" (1,344.17mm)	-4.34" (-110.24mm)	84th Wettest	Wettest since: 1968	1944
Sep 1968–Aug 1970 24-Month	62.16" (1,578.86mm)	73.26" (1,860.80mm)	-11.10" (-281.94mm)	2nd Driest	Driest since: 1969	1969
Sep 1968–Aug 1970 24-Month	62.16" (1,578.86mm)	73.26" (1,860.80mm)	-11.10" (-281.94mm)	95th Wettest	Wettest since: 1968	1930
Sep 1967–Aug 1970 36-Month	96.37" (2,447.80mm)	109.83" (2,789.68mm)	-13.46" (-341.88mm)	2nd Driest	Driest since: 1970	1974
Sep 1967–Aug 1970 36-Month	96.37" (2,447.80mm)	109.83" (2,789.68mm)	-13.46" (-341.88mm)	94th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	1931
Sep 1966–Aug 1970 48-Month	133.91" (3,401.31mm)	146.33" (3,716.78mm)	-12.42" (-315.47mm)	7th Driest	Driest since: 1969	1972
Sep 1966–Aug 1970 48-Month	133.91" (3,401.31mm)	146.33" (3,716.78mm)	-12.42" (-315.47mm)	88th Wettest	Wettest since: 1968	1932
Sep 1965–Aug 1970 60-Month	168.41" (4,277.61mm)	182.81" (4,643.37mm)	-14.40" (-365.76mm)	7th Driest	Driest since: 1970	1976
Sep 1965–Aug 1970 60-Month	168.41" (4,277.61mm)	182.81" (4,643.37mm)	-14.40" (-365.76mm)	87th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	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