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Delaware

Precipitation Rankings, August 1957

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
August 1957 1-Month	2.60" (66.04mm)	4.59" (116.59mm)	-1.99" (-50.55mm)	24th Driest	Driest since: 1950	2008
August 1957 1-Month	2.60" (66.04mm)	4.59" (116.59mm)	-1.99" (-50.55mm)	105th Wettest	Wettest since: 1956	1967
Jul–Aug 1957 2-Month	3.78" (96.01mm)	8.90" (226.06mm)	-5.12" (-130.05mm)	3rd Driest	Driest since: 1957	1966
Jul–Aug 1957 2-Month	3.78" (96.01mm)	8.90" (226.06mm)	-5.12" (-130.05mm)	126th Wettest	Wettest since: 1956	1919
Jun–Aug 1957 3-Month	7.34" (186.44mm)	12.54" (318.52mm)	-5.20" (-132.08mm)	7th Driest	Driest since: 1943	1966
Jun–Aug 1957 3-Month	7.34" (186.44mm)	12.54" (318.52mm)	-5.20" (-132.08mm)	122nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1956	2013
May–Aug 1957 4-Month	8.89" (225.81mm)	16.10" (408.94mm)	-7.21" (-183.13mm)	2nd Driest	Driest since: 1957	1964
May–Aug 1957 4-Month	8.89" (225.81mm)	16.10" (408.94mm)	-7.21" (-183.13mm)	127th Wettest	Wettest since: 1956	1919
Apr–Aug 1957 5-Month	11.28" (286.51mm)	19.58" (497.33mm)	-8.30" (-210.82mm)	1st Driest	Driest since: 1957	1957
Apr–Aug 1957 5-Month	11.28" (286.51mm)	19.58" (497.33mm)	-8.30" (-210.82mm)	128th Wettest	Wettest since: 1956	1919
Mar–Aug 1957 6-Month	14.66" (372.36mm)	23.55" (598.17mm)	-8.89" (-225.81mm)	3rd Driest	Driest since: 1930	1930
Mar–Aug 1957 6-Month	14.66" (372.36mm)	23.55" (598.17mm)	-8.89" (-225.81mm)	126th Wettest	Wettest since: 1956	1989
Feb–Aug 1957 7-Month	18.21" (462.53mm)	26.60" (675.64mm)	-8.39" (-213.11mm)	6th Driest	Driest since: 1930	1930
Feb–Aug 1957 7-Month	18.21" (462.53mm)	26.60" (675.64mm)	-8.39" (-213.11mm)	123rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1956	1958
Jan–Aug 1957 8-Month	20.45" (519.43mm)	30.09" (764.29mm)	-9.64" (-244.86mm)	3rd Driest	Driest since: 1930	1930
Jan–Aug 1957 8-Month	20.45" (519.43mm)	30.09" (764.29mm)	-9.64" (-244.86mm)	126th Wettest	Wettest since: 1956	1958
Dec 1956–Aug 1957 9-Month	24.09" (611.89mm)	33.55" (852.17mm)	-9.46" (-240.28mm)	6th Driest	Driest since: 1930	1930
Dec 1956–Aug 1957 9-Month	24.09" (611.89mm)	33.55" (852.17mm)	-9.46" (-240.28mm)	122nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1956	1958
Nov 1956–Aug 1957 10-Month	29.06" (738.12mm)	36.62" (930.15mm)	-7.56" (-192.03mm)	11th Driest	Driest since: 1950	1977
Nov 1956–Aug 1957 10-Month	29.06" (738.12mm)	36.62" (930.15mm)	-7.56" (-192.03mm)	117th Wettest	Wettest since: 1956	1958
Oct 1956–Aug 1957 11-Month	34.85" (885.19mm)	39.77" (1,010.16mm)	-4.92" (-124.97mm)	27th Driest	Driest since: 1954	1966
Oct 1956–Aug 1957 11-Month	34.85" (885.19mm)	39.77" (1,010.16mm)	-4.92" (-124.97mm)	101st Wettest	Wettest since: 1956	1958
Sep 1956–Aug 1957 12-Month	38.27" (972.06mm)	43.36" (1,101.34mm)	-5.09" (-129.28mm)	29th Driest	Driest since: 1956	1966
Sep 1956–Aug 1957 12-Month	38.27" (972.06mm)	43.36" (1,101.34mm)	-5.09" (-129.28mm)	99th Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	1958
Mar 1956–Aug 1957 18-Month	61.02" (1,549.91mm)	66.82" (1,697.23mm)	-5.80" (-147.32mm)	28th Driest	Driest since: 1951	1966
	61.02" (1,549.91mm)	66.82" (1,697.23mm)	-5.80" (-147.32mm)	100th Wettest	Wettest since: 1956	1984
	Ties: 1922
Sep 1955–Aug 1957 24-Month	76.36" (1,939.54mm)	86.56" (2,198.62mm)	-10.20" (-259.08mm)	15th Driest	Driest since: 1944	1966
Sep 1955–Aug 1957 24-Month	76.36" (1,939.54mm)	86.56" (2,198.62mm)	-10.20" (-259.08mm)	112th Wettest	Wettest since: 1956	2004
Sep 1954–Aug 1957 36-Month	120.46" (3,059.68mm)	129.84" (3,297.94mm)	-9.38" (-238.26mm)	20th Driest	Driest since: 1956	1966
Sep 1954–Aug 1957 36-Month	120.46" (3,059.68mm)	129.84" (3,297.94mm)	-9.38" (-238.26mm)	106th Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	2005
Sep 1953–Aug 1957 48-Month	155.02" (3,937.51mm)	173.06" (4,395.72mm)	-18.04" (-458.21mm)	9th Driest	Driest since: 1944	1966
Sep 1953–Aug 1957 48-Month	155.02" (3,937.51mm)	173.06" (4,395.72mm)	-18.04" (-458.21mm)	116th Wettest	Wettest since: 1956	1939
Sep 1952–Aug 1957 60-Month	202.43" (5,141.72mm)	216.24" (5,492.50mm)	-13.81" (-350.78mm)	13th Driest	Driest since: 1944	1966
Sep 1952–Aug 1957 60-Month	202.43" (5,141.72mm)	216.24" (5,492.50mm)	-13.81" (-350.78mm)	111th Wettest	Wettest since: 1956	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