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Delaware

Precipitation Rankings, August 1937

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
August 1937 1-Month	8.00" (203.20mm)	4.59" (116.59mm)	3.41" (86.61mm)	116th Driest	Driest since: 1936	2008
August 1937 1-Month	8.00" (203.20mm)	4.59" (116.59mm)	3.41" (86.61mm)	13th Wettest	Wettest since: 1933	1967
Jul–Aug 1937 2-Month	11.50" (292.10mm)	8.90" (226.06mm)	2.60" (66.04mm)	103rd Driest	Driest since: 1936	1966
	11.50" (292.10mm)	8.90" (226.06mm)	2.60" (66.04mm)	26th Wettest	Wettest since: 1933	1919
	Ties: 1915
Jun–Aug 1937 3-Month	16.70" (424.18mm)	12.54" (318.52mm)	4.16" (105.66mm)	109th Driest	Driest since: 1936	1966
Jun–Aug 1937 3-Month	16.70" (424.18mm)	12.54" (318.52mm)	4.16" (105.66mm)	20th Wettest	Wettest since: 1933	2013
May–Aug 1937 4-Month	20.39" (517.91mm)	16.10" (408.94mm)	4.29" (108.97mm)	112th Driest	Driest since: 1936	1964
May–Aug 1937 4-Month	20.39" (517.91mm)	16.10" (408.94mm)	4.29" (108.97mm)	17th Wettest	Wettest since: 1933	1919
Apr–Aug 1937 5-Month	25.71" (653.03mm)	19.58" (497.33mm)	6.13" (155.70mm)	116th Driest	Driest since: 1936	1957
Apr–Aug 1937 5-Month	25.71" (653.03mm)	19.58" (497.33mm)	6.13" (155.70mm)	13th Wettest	Wettest since: 1933	1919
Mar–Aug 1937 6-Month	28.25" (717.55mm)	23.55" (598.17mm)	4.70" (119.38mm)	109th Driest	Driest since: 1936	1930
Mar–Aug 1937 6-Month	28.25" (717.55mm)	23.55" (598.17mm)	4.70" (119.38mm)	20th Wettest	Wettest since: 1933	1989
Feb–Aug 1937 7-Month	31.09" (789.69mm)	26.60" (675.64mm)	4.49" (114.05mm)	102nd Driest	Driest since: 1936	1930
Feb–Aug 1937 7-Month	31.09" (789.69mm)	26.60" (675.64mm)	4.49" (114.05mm)	27th Wettest	Wettest since: 1934	1958
Jan–Aug 1937 8-Month	39.38" (1,000.25mm)	30.09" (764.29mm)	9.29" (235.96mm)	123rd Driest	Driest since: 1936	1930
Jan–Aug 1937 8-Month	39.38" (1,000.25mm)	30.09" (764.29mm)	9.29" (235.96mm)	6th Wettest	Wettest since: 1919	1958
Dec 1936–Aug 1937 9-Month	44.41" (1,128.01mm)	33.55" (852.17mm)	10.86" (275.84mm)	123rd Driest	Driest since: 1936	1930
Dec 1936–Aug 1937 9-Month	44.41" (1,128.01mm)	33.55" (852.17mm)	10.86" (275.84mm)	5th Wettest	Wettest since: 1919	1958
Nov 1936–Aug 1937 10-Month	45.29" (1,150.37mm)	36.62" (930.15mm)	8.67" (220.22mm)	117th Driest	Driest since: 1936	1977
Nov 1936–Aug 1937 10-Month	45.29" (1,150.37mm)	36.62" (930.15mm)	8.67" (220.22mm)	11th Wettest	Wettest since: 1933	1958
Oct 1936–Aug 1937 11-Month	48.66" (1,235.96mm)	39.77" (1,010.16mm)	8.89" (225.80mm)	114th Driest	Driest since: 1936	1966
Oct 1936–Aug 1937 11-Month	48.66" (1,235.96mm)	39.77" (1,010.16mm)	8.89" (225.80mm)	14th Wettest	Wettest since: 1933	1958
Sep 1936–Aug 1937 12-Month	53.23" (1,352.04mm)	43.36" (1,101.34mm)	9.87" (250.70mm)	112th Driest	Driest since: 1935	1966
Sep 1936–Aug 1937 12-Month	53.23" (1,352.04mm)	43.36" (1,101.34mm)	9.87" (250.70mm)	16th Wettest	Wettest since: 1936	1958
Mar 1936–Aug 1937 18-Month	75.84" (1,926.34mm)	66.82" (1,697.23mm)	9.02" (229.11mm)	106th Driest	Driest since: 1935	1966
Mar 1936–Aug 1937 18-Month	75.84" (1,926.34mm)	66.82" (1,697.23mm)	9.02" (229.11mm)	22nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1936	1984
Sep 1935–Aug 1937 24-Month	108.73" (2,761.74mm)	86.56" (2,198.62mm)	22.17" (563.12mm)	125th Driest	Driest since: 1936	1966
Sep 1935–Aug 1937 24-Month	108.73" (2,761.74mm)	86.56" (2,198.62mm)	22.17" (563.12mm)	2nd Wettest	Wettest to Date	2004
Sep 1934–Aug 1937 36-Month	156.01" (3,962.65mm)	129.84" (3,297.94mm)	26.17" (664.71mm)	124th Driest	Driest since: 1936	1966
Sep 1934–Aug 1937 36-Month	156.01" (3,962.65mm)	129.84" (3,297.94mm)	26.17" (664.71mm)	2nd Wettest	Wettest to Date	2005
Sep 1933–Aug 1937 48-Month	199.08" (5,056.63mm)	173.06" (4,395.72mm)	26.02" (660.91mm)	120th Driest	Driest since: 1935	1966
Sep 1933–Aug 1937 48-Month	199.08" (5,056.63mm)	173.06" (4,395.72mm)	26.02" (660.91mm)	5th Wettest	Wettest since: 1936	1939
Sep 1932–Aug 1937 60-Month	255.41" (6,487.41mm)	216.24" (5,492.50mm)	39.17" (994.91mm)	123rd Driest	Driest since: 1936	1966
Sep 1932–Aug 1937 60-Month	255.41" (6,487.41mm)	216.24" (5,492.50mm)	39.17" (994.91mm)	1st Wettest	Wettest to Date	1937

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 2, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings