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Contiguous U.S.

July 1921 Precipitation Rankings

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PeriodValue
1901-2000
Mean
AnomalyRank
(1895-2025)
Driest/Wettest
Since
Record
July 1921
1-Month
2.86in
(72.64mm)
2.78in
(70.61mm)
0.08in75th Driest
Driest since:
1930
56th Wettest
Wettest since:
1950, 1958
Jun–Jul 1921
2-Month
5.76in
(146.30mm)
5.70in
(144.78mm)
0.06in58th Driest
Driest since:
1930
73rd Wettest
Wettest since:
1928
May–Jul 1921
3-Month
8.31in
(211.07mm)
8.61in
(218.69mm)
-0.30in38th Driest
Driest since:
1988
93rd Wettest
Wettest since:
2015
Apr–Jul 1921
4-Month
11.10in
(281.94mm)
11.13in
(282.70mm)
-0.03in56th Driest
Driest since:
1934
75th Wettest
Wettest since:
2015
Mar–Jul 1921
5-Month
13.62in
(345.95mm)
13.63in
(346.20mm)
-0.01in57th Driest
Driest since:
1934, 1936
74th Wettest
Wettest since:
1973
Ties: 1898
Feb–Jul 1921
6-Month
15.39in
(390.91mm)
15.77in
(400.56mm)
-0.38in49th Driest
Driest since:
1934
82nd Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Jan–Jul 1921
7-Month
17.49in
(444.25mm)
18.08in
(459.23mm)
-0.59in36th Driest
Driest since:
1934
95th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Dec 1920–Jul 1921
8-Month
20.24in
(514.10mm)
20.42in
(518.67mm)
-0.18in53rd Driest
Driest since:
1931
77th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Nov 1920–Jul 1921
9-Month
22.50in
(571.50mm)
22.65in
(575.31mm)
-0.15in54th Driest
Driest since:
1934
76th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Oct 1920–Jul 1921
10-Month
24.67in
(626.62mm)
24.82in
(630.43mm)
-0.15in52nd Driest
Driest since:
1934
78th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Sep 1920–Jul 1921
11-Month
27.11in
(688.59mm)
27.31in
(693.67mm)
-0.20in54th Driest
Driest since:
1934
76th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Aug 1920–Jul 1921
12-Month
30.50in
(774.70mm)
29.93in
(760.22mm)
0.57in70th Driest
Driest since:
1918
60th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Feb 1920–Jul 1921
18-Month
46.56in
(1,182.62mm)
45.72in0.84in73rd Driest
Driest since:
1931
57th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Aug 1919–Jul 1921
24-Month
61.63in
(1,565.40mm)
59.89in1.74in85th Driest
Driest since:
1918
44th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Aug 1918–Jul 1921
36-Month
93.30in
(2,369.82mm)
89.83in3.47in98th Driest
Driest since:
1956
30th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Aug 1917–Jul 1921
48-Month
117.84in
(2,993.14mm)
119.71in-1.87in39th Driest
Driest since:
1956
88th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Aug 1916–Jul 1921
60-Month
144.87in
(3,679.70mm)
149.56in-4.69in22nd Driest
Driest since:
1934
104th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019

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