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Contiguous U.S.

August 1909 Precipitation Rankings

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PeriodValue
1901-2000
Mean
AnomalyRank
(1895-2025)
Driest/Wettest
Since
Record
August 1909
1-Month
2.40in
(60.96mm)
2.62in
(66.55mm)
-0.22in31st Driest
Driest since:
1929
100th Wettest
Wettest since:
1977
Jul–Aug 1909
2-Month
5.43in
(137.92mm)
5.39in
(136.91mm)
0.04in55th Driest
Driest since:
1930
76th Wettest
Wettest since:
1915
Jun–Aug 1909
3-Month
8.65in
(219.71mm)
8.32in
(211.33mm)
0.33in83rd Driest
Driest since:
1930
48th Wettest
Wettest since:
1928
May–Aug 1909
4-Month
11.69in
(296.93mm)
11.23in
(285.24mm)
0.46in81st Driest
Driest since:
1936
50th Wettest
Wettest since:
1915
Apr–Aug 1909
5-Month
13.97in
(354.84mm)
13.74in
(349.00mm)
0.23in70th Driest
Driest since:
1934
61st Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Mar–Aug 1909
6-Month
16.18in
(410.97mm)
16.25in
(412.75mm)
-0.07in54th Driest
Driest since:
1936
77th Wettest
Wettest since:
1905, 2019
Feb–Aug 1909
7-Month
19.06in
(484.12mm)
18.39in
(467.11mm)
0.67in77th Driest
Driest since:
1934
54th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Jan–Aug 1909
8-Month
21.80in
(553.72mm)
20.70in
(525.78mm)
1.10in98th Driest
Driest since:
1934
33rd Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Dec 1908–Aug 1909
9-Month
23.53in
(597.66mm)
23.04in
(585.22mm)
0.49in74th Driest
Driest since:
1931
56th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Nov 1908–Aug 1909
10-Month
25.19in
(639.83mm)
25.27in
(641.86mm)
-0.08in58th Driest
Driest since:
1934
72nd Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Oct 1908–Aug 1909
11-Month
27.22in
(691.39mm)
27.44in
(696.98mm)
-0.22in47th Driest
Driest since:
1934
83rd Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Sep 1908–Aug 1909
12-Month
29.05in
(737.87mm)
29.93in
(760.22mm)
-0.88in39th Driest
Driest since:
1934
91st Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Mar 1908–Aug 1909
18-Month
46.95in
(1,192.53mm)
46.20in0.75in73rd Driest
Driest since:
1931
57th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Sep 1907–Aug 1909
24-Month
61.05in
(1,550.67mm)
59.88in1.17in76th Driest
Driest since:
1918
53rd Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Sep 1906–Aug 1909
36-Month
92.86in
(2,358.64mm)
89.82in3.04in94th Driest
Driest since:
1956
34th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Sep 1905–Aug 1909
48-Month
124.55in
(3,163.57mm)
119.71in4.84in101st Driest
Driest since:
1956
26th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Sep 1904–Aug 1909
60-Month
155.08in
(3,939.03mm)
149.56in5.52in98th Driest
Driest since:
1934
28th WettestWettest to Date2020

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