Statewide Rankings

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Precipitation Rankings, September 1971

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Period	Value	1925-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1925-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
September 1971 1-Month	3.96" (100.58mm)	4.57" (116.08mm)	-0.61" (-15.50mm)	26th Driest	Driest since: 1970	1969
September 1971 1-Month	3.96" (100.58mm)	4.57" (116.08mm)	-0.61" (-15.50mm)	73rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1967	1925
Aug–Sep 1971 2-Month	8.58" (217.93mm)	8.95" (227.33mm)	-0.37" (-9.40mm)	38th Driest	Driest since: 1970	1941
	8.58" (217.93mm)	8.95" (227.33mm)	-0.37" (-9.40mm)	61st Wettest	Wettest since: 1967	2022
	Ties: 1995
Jul–Sep 1971 3-Month	11.99" (304.55mm)	12.23" (310.64mm)	-0.24" (-6.09mm)	42nd Driest	Driest since: 1970	1968
	11.99" (304.55mm)	12.23" (310.64mm)	-0.24" (-6.09mm)	57th Wettest	Wettest since: 1967	2022
	Ties: 2008
Jun–Sep 1971 4-Month	14.00" (355.60mm)	14.57" (370.08mm)	-0.57" (-14.48mm)	34th Driest	Driest since: 1969	1968
Jun–Sep 1971 4-Month	14.00" (355.60mm)	14.57" (370.08mm)	-0.57" (-14.48mm)	65th Wettest	Wettest since: 1970	2012
May–Sep 1971 5-Month	16.56" (420.62mm)	16.68" (423.67mm)	-0.12" (-3.05mm)	44th Driest	Driest since: 1970	1969
May–Sep 1971 5-Month	16.56" (420.62mm)	16.68" (423.67mm)	-0.12" (-3.05mm)	55th Wettest	Wettest since: 1967	2012
Apr–Sep 1971 6-Month	18.46" (468.88mm)	18.57" (471.68mm)	-0.11" (-2.80mm)	40th Driest	Driest since: 1969	1969
Apr–Sep 1971 6-Month	18.46" (468.88mm)	18.57" (471.68mm)	-0.11" (-2.80mm)	59th Wettest	Wettest since: 1970	1961
Mar–Sep 1971 7-Month	20.12" (511.05mm)	20.80" (528.32mm)	-0.68" (-17.27mm)	33rd Driest	Driest since: 1969	1969
Mar–Sep 1971 7-Month	20.12" (511.05mm)	20.80" (528.32mm)	-0.68" (-17.27mm)	66th Wettest	Wettest since: 1970	2016
Feb–Sep 1971 8-Month	22.82" (579.63mm)	23.12" (587.25mm)	-0.30" (-7.62mm)	39th Driest	Driest since: 1969	1969
Feb–Sep 1971 8-Month	22.82" (579.63mm)	23.12" (587.25mm)	-0.30" (-7.62mm)	60th Wettest	Wettest since: 1970	1928
Jan–Sep 1971 9-Month	24.71" (627.63mm)	25.85" (656.59mm)	-1.14" (-28.96mm)	30th Driest	Driest since: 1969	1969
	24.71" (627.63mm)	25.85" (656.59mm)	-1.14" (-28.96mm)	69th Wettest	Wettest since: 1970	1928
	Ties: 1956
Dec 1970–Sep 1971 10-Month	27.98" (710.69mm)	28.92" (734.57mm)	-0.94" (-23.88mm)	31st Driest	Driest since: 1969	1969
	27.98" (710.69mm)	28.92" (734.57mm)	-0.94" (-23.88mm)	67th Wettest	Wettest since: 1970	1928
	Ties: 2007
Nov 1970–Sep 1971 11-Month	31.15" (791.21mm)	32.29" (820.17mm)	-1.14" (-28.96mm)	29th Driest	Driest since: 1969	1969
Nov 1970–Sep 1971 11-Month	31.15" (791.21mm)	32.29" (820.17mm)	-1.14" (-28.96mm)	69th Wettest	Wettest since: 1970	1944
Oct 1970–Sep 1971 12-Month	35.62" (904.75mm)	36.68" (931.67mm)	-1.06" (-26.92mm)	32nd Driest	Driest since: 1969	1969
Oct 1970–Sep 1971 12-Month	35.62" (904.75mm)	36.68" (931.67mm)	-1.06" (-26.92mm)	66th Wettest	Wettest since: 1970	1944
Apr 1970–Sep 1971 18-Month	54.15" (1,375.41mm)	55.22" (1,402.59mm)	-1.07" (-27.18mm)	31st Driest	Driest since: 1970	1969
Apr 1970–Sep 1971 18-Month	54.15" (1,375.41mm)	55.22" (1,402.59mm)	-1.07" (-27.18mm)	67th Wettest	Wettest since: 1967	1944
Oct 1969–Sep 1971 24-Month	72.31" (1,836.67mm)	73.25" (1,860.55mm)	-0.94" (-23.88mm)	36th Driest	Driest since: 1970	1969
Oct 1969–Sep 1971 24-Month	72.31" (1,836.67mm)	73.25" (1,860.55mm)	-0.94" (-23.88mm)	61st Wettest	Wettest since: 1965	1930
Oct 1968–Sep 1971 36-Month	97.89" (2,486.41mm)	109.82" (2,789.43mm)	-11.93" (-303.02mm)	4th Driest	Driest since: 1970	1974
Oct 1968–Sep 1971 36-Month	97.89" (2,486.41mm)	109.82" (2,789.43mm)	-11.93" (-303.02mm)	92nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1968	1930
Oct 1967–Sep 1971 48-Month	130.79" (3,322.07mm)	146.31" (3,716.27mm)	-15.52" (-394.20mm)	3rd Driest	Driest since: 1969	1969
Oct 1967–Sep 1971 48-Month	130.79" (3,322.07mm)	146.31" (3,716.27mm)	-15.52" (-394.20mm)	92nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1970	1932
Oct 1966–Sep 1971 60-Month	168.82" (4,288.03mm)	182.77" (4,642.36mm)	-13.95" (-354.33mm)	10th Driest	Driest since: 1970	1972
Oct 1966–Sep 1971 60-Month	168.82" (4,288.03mm)	182.77" (4,642.36mm)	-13.95" (-354.33mm)	84th Wettest	Wettest since: 1968	1932

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 30, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings