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Contiguous U.S.

July 1931 Precipitation Rankings

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PeriodValue
1901-2000
Mean
AnomalyRank
(1895-2025)
Driest/Wettest
Since
Record
July 1931
1-Month
2.71in
(68.83mm)
2.78in
(70.61mm)
-0.07in51st Driest
Driest since:
1930
80th Wettest
Wettest since:
1950, 1958
Jun–Jul 1931
2-Month
4.85in
(123.19mm)
5.70in
(144.78mm)
-0.85in13th Driest
Driest since:
1930
118th Wettest
Wettest since:
1928
May–Jul 1931
3-Month
7.14in
(181.36mm)
8.61in
(218.69mm)
-1.47in6th Driest
Driest since:
1988
125th Wettest
Wettest since:
2015
Apr–Jul 1931
4-Month
9.21in
(233.93mm)
11.13in
(282.70mm)
-1.92in5th Driest
Driest since:
1934
126th Wettest
Wettest since:
2015
Mar–Jul 1931
5-Month
11.52in
(292.61mm)
13.63in
(346.20mm)
-2.11in9th Driest
Driest since:
1934, 1936
122nd Wettest
Wettest since:
1973
Feb–Jul 1931
6-Month
13.36in
(339.34mm)
15.77in
(400.56mm)
-2.41in9th Driest
Driest since:
1934
122nd Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Jan–Jul 1931
7-Month
14.92in
(378.97mm)
18.08in
(459.23mm)
-3.16in3rd DriestDriest to Date1934
128th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Dec 1930–Jul 1931
8-Month
16.20in
(411.48mm)
20.42in
(518.67mm)
-4.22in1st DriestDriest to Date1931
129th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Nov 1930–Jul 1931
9-Month
18.48in
(469.39mm)
22.65in
(575.31mm)
-4.17in3rd DriestDriest to Date1934
127th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Oct 1930–Jul 1931
10-Month
20.79in
(528.07mm)
24.82in
(630.43mm)
-4.03in4th Driest
Driest since:
1934
126th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Sep 1930–Jul 1931
11-Month
23.12in
(587.25mm)
27.31in
(693.67mm)
-4.19in5th Driest
Driest since:
1934
125th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Aug 1930–Jul 1931
12-Month
25.08in
(637.03mm)
29.93in
(760.22mm)
-4.85in3rd Driest
Driest since:
1918
127th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Feb 1930–Jul 1931
18-Month
37.90in
(962.66mm)
45.72in-7.82in1st DriestDriest to Date1931
129th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Aug 1929–Jul 1931
24-Month
51.79in
(1,315.47mm)
59.89in-8.10in2nd Driest
Driest since:
1918
127th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Aug 1928–Jul 1931
36-Month
81.99in
(2,082.55mm)
89.83in-7.84in4th DriestDriest to Date1956
124th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Aug 1927–Jul 1931
48-Month
113.05in
(2,871.47mm)
119.71in-6.66in12th Driest
Driest since:
1956
115th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Aug 1926–Jul 1931
60-Month
146.58in
(3,723.13mm)
149.56in-2.98in35th Driest
Driest since:
1934
91st Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Ties: 1901

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