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Contiguous U.S.

April 1928 Precipitation Rankings

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PeriodValue
1901-2000
Mean
AnomalyRank
(1895-2025)
Driest/Wettest
Since
Record
April 1928
1-Month
2.92in
(74.17mm)
2.52in
(64.01mm)
0.40in105th Driest
Driest since:
1987
26th Wettest
Wettest since:
1957
Mar–Apr 1928
2-Month
5.30in
(134.62mm)
5.02in
(127.51mm)
0.28in88th Driest
Driest since:
1910
43rd Wettest
Wettest since:
1973
Feb–Apr 1928
3-Month
7.14in
(181.36mm)
7.16in
(181.86mm)
-0.02in76th Driest
Driest since:
1910
55th Wettest
Wettest since:
1983
Jan–Apr 1928
4-Month
8.42in
(213.87mm)
9.47in
(240.54mm)
-1.05in18th Driest
Driest since:
1910
113th Wettest
Wettest since:
1998
Dec 1927–Apr 1928
5-Month
11.10in
(281.94mm)
11.81in
(299.97mm)
-0.71in35th Driest
Driest since:
1931
95th Wettest
Wettest since:
1983
Nov 1927–Apr 1928
6-Month
13.84in
(351.54mm)
14.04in
(356.62mm)
-0.20in67th Driest
Driest since:
1977
63rd Wettest
Wettest since:
1983
Oct 1927–Apr 1928
7-Month
16.19in
(411.23mm)
16.21in
(411.73mm)
-0.02in64th Driest
Driest since:
1981
66th Wettest
Wettest since:
1983
Sep 1927–Apr 1928
8-Month
18.67in
(474.22mm)
18.70in
(474.98mm)
-0.03in64th Driest
Driest since:
1918
66th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Aug 1927–Apr 1928
9-Month
21.38in
(543.05mm)
21.32in
(541.53mm)
0.06in66th Driest
Driest since:
1918
64th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Jul 1927–Apr 1928
10-Month
24.22in
(615.19mm)
24.11in
(612.39mm)
0.11in68th Driest
Driest since:
1931
62nd Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Jun 1927–Apr 1928
11-Month
27.34in
(694.44mm)
27.03in
(686.56mm)
0.31in69th Driest
Driest since:
1931
61st Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
May 1927–Apr 1928
12-Month
30.33in
(770.38mm)
29.94in
(760.48mm)
0.39in68th Driest
Driest since:
1918
62nd Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Nov 1926–Apr 1928
18-Month
45.98in
(1,167.89mm)
44.00in1.98in97th Driest
Driest since:
1931
32nd Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
May 1926–Apr 1928
24-Month
62.46in
(1,586.48mm)
59.89in2.57in97th Driest
Driest since:
1955
32nd Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
May 1925–Apr 1928
36-Month
90.59in
(2,300.99mm)
89.83in0.76in73rd Driest
Driest since:
1955
55th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
May 1924–Apr 1928
48-Month
116.53in
(2,959.86mm)
119.71in-3.18in30th Driest
Driest since:
1956
97th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
May 1923–Apr 1928
60-Month
146.96in
(3,732.78mm)
149.55in-2.59in38th Driest
Driest since:
1957
88th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020

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