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Contiguous U.S.

June 1898 Precipitation Rankings

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PeriodValue
1901-2000
Mean
AnomalyRank
(1895-2025)
Driest/Wettest
Since
Record
June 1898
1-Month
3.07in
(77.98mm)
2.92in
(74.17mm)
0.15in80th Driest
Driest since:
1933
51st WettestWettest to Date1928
May–Jun 1898
2-Month
6.30in
(160.02mm)
5.83in
(148.08mm)
0.47in95th Driest
Driest since:
1988
36th WettestWettest to Date2015
Apr–Jun 1898
3-Month
8.32in
(211.33mm)
8.35in
(212.09mm)
-0.03in65th Driest
Driest since:
1988
66th WettestWettest to Date1957
Mar–Jun 1898
4-Month
10.74in
(272.80mm)
10.86in
(275.84mm)
-0.12in54th Driest
Driest since:
1988
77th Wettest
Wettest since:
1957
Feb–Jun 1898
5-Month
12.39in
(314.71mm)
12.99in
(329.95mm)
-0.60in35th Driest
Driest since:
1988
96th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Jan–Jun 1898
6-Month
14.82in
(376.43mm)
15.30in
(388.62mm)
-0.48in46th Driest
Driest since:
1988
85th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Dec 1897–Jun 1898
7-Month
17.38in
(441.45mm)
17.65in
(448.31mm)
-0.27in48th DriestDriest to Date1931
82nd Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Nov 1897–Jun 1898
8-Month
19.67in
(499.62mm)
19.88in
(504.95mm)
-0.21in55th DriestDriest to Date1934
75th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Oct 1897–Jun 1898
9-Month
21.50in
(546.10mm)
22.04in
(559.82mm)
-0.54in43rd Driest
Driest since:
1934
87th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Sep 1897–Jun 1898
10-Month
23.07in
(585.98mm)
24.53in
(623.06mm)
-1.46in28th Driest
Driest since:
1934
102nd Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Aug 1897–Jun 1898
11-Month
25.37in
(644.40mm)
27.16in
(689.86mm)
-1.79in28th Driest
Driest since:
1918
102nd Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Jul 1897–Jun 1898
12-Month
28.30in
(718.82mm)
29.94in
(760.48mm)
-1.64in29th Driest
Driest since:
1931
101st Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Jan 1897–Jun 1898
18-Month
44.50in
(1,130.30mm)
45.25in-0.75in47th Driest
Driest since:
1931
83rd Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Jul 1896–Jun 1898
24-Month
59.22in
(1,504.19mm)
59.90in-0.68in50th Driest
Driest since:
1931
79th WettestWettest to Date2020
Jul 1895–Jun 1898
36-Month
87.27in
(2,216.66mm)
89.84in-2.57in34th DriestDriest to Date1956
94th WettestWettest to Date2019

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