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Contiguous U.S.

August 1934 Precipitation Rankings

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PeriodValue
1901-2000
Mean
AnomalyRank
(1895-2025)
Driest/Wettest
Since
Record
August 1934
1-Month
2.25in
(57.15mm)
2.62in
(66.55mm)
-0.37in18th Driest
Driest since:
1929
113th Wettest
Wettest since:
1977
Ties: 1910
Jul–Aug 1934
2-Month
4.32in
(109.73mm)
5.39in
(136.91mm)
-1.07in3rd Driest
Driest since:
1930
128th Wettest
Wettest since:
1915
Jun–Aug 1934
3-Month
6.91in
(175.51mm)
8.32in
(211.33mm)
-1.41in5th Driest
Driest since:
1930
126th Wettest
Wettest since:
1928
May–Aug 1934
4-Month
8.71in
(221.23mm)
11.23in
(285.24mm)
-2.52in2nd DriestDriest to Date1936
129th Wettest
Wettest since:
1915
Apr–Aug 1934
5-Month
10.48in
(266.19mm)
13.74in
(349.00mm)
-3.26in1st DriestDriest to Date1934
130th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Mar–Aug 1934
6-Month
12.82in
(325.63mm)
16.25in
(412.75mm)
-3.43in2nd DriestDriest to Date1936
129th Wettest
Wettest since:
1905, 2019
Feb–Aug 1934
7-Month
14.47in
(367.54mm)
18.39in
(467.11mm)
-3.92in1st DriestDriest to Date1934
130th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Jan–Aug 1934
8-Month
16.29in
(413.77mm)
20.70in
(525.78mm)
-4.41in1st DriestDriest to Date1934
130th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Dec 1933–Aug 1934
9-Month
18.95in
(481.33mm)
23.04in
(585.22mm)
-4.09in2nd Driest
Driest since:
1931
128th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Nov 1933–Aug 1934
10-Month
20.00in
(508.00mm)
25.27in
(641.86mm)
-5.27in1st DriestDriest to Date1934
129th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Oct 1933–Aug 1934
11-Month
21.66in
(550.16mm)
27.44in
(696.98mm)
-5.78in1st DriestDriest to Date1934
129th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Sep 1933–Aug 1934
12-Month
24.06in
(611.12mm)
29.93in
(760.22mm)
-5.87in1st DriestDriest to Date1934
129th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Mar 1933–Aug 1934
18-Month
39.59in
(1,005.59mm)
46.20in-6.61in2nd Driest
Driest since:
1931
128th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Sep 1932–Aug 1934
24-Month
53.36in
(1,355.34mm)
59.88in-6.52in5th Driest
Driest since:
1918
124th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Sep 1931–Aug 1934
36-Month
84.09in
(2,135.89mm)
89.82in-5.73in14th Driest
Driest since:
1956
114th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Sep 1930–Aug 1934
48-Month
109.93in
(2,792.22mm)
119.71in-9.78in3rd DriestDriest to Date1956
124th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Sep 1929–Aug 1934
60-Month
136.80in
(3,474.72mm)
149.56in-12.76in1st DriestDriest to Date1934
125th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020

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