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Contiguous U.S.

June 1981 Precipitation Rankings

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PeriodValue
1901-2000
Mean
AnomalyRank
(1895-2025)
Driest/Wettest
Since
Record
June 1981
1-Month
3.40in
(86.36mm)
2.92in
(74.17mm)
0.48in114th Driest
Driest since:
1933
17th Wettest
Wettest since:
1928
May–Jun 1981
2-Month
6.95in
(176.53mm)
5.83in
(148.08mm)
1.12in121st Driest
Driest since:
1988
10th Wettest
Wettest since:
2015
Apr–Jun 1981
3-Month
9.14in
(232.16mm)
8.35in
(212.09mm)
0.79in98th Driest
Driest since:
1988
33rd Wettest
Wettest since:
1957
Mar–Jun 1981
4-Month
11.34in
(288.04mm)
10.86in
(275.84mm)
0.48in84th Driest
Driest since:
1988
47th Wettest
Wettest since:
1957
Feb–Jun 1981
5-Month
13.51in
(343.15mm)
12.99in
(329.95mm)
0.52in83rd Driest
Driest since:
1988
48th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Jan–Jun 1981
6-Month
14.49in
(368.05mm)
15.30in
(388.62mm)
-0.81in30th Driest
Driest since:
1988
101st Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Ties: 1914
Dec 1980–Jun 1981
7-Month
16.06in
(407.92mm)
17.65in
(448.31mm)
-1.59in23rd Driest
Driest since:
1931
107th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Nov 1980–Jun 1981
8-Month
17.82in
(452.63mm)
19.88in
(504.95mm)
-2.06in16th Driest
Driest since:
1934
114th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Oct 1980–Jun 1981
9-Month
19.69in
(500.13mm)
22.04in
(559.82mm)
-2.35in14th Driest
Driest since:
1934
116th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Ties: 1959
Sep 1980–Jun 1981
10-Month
22.48in
(570.99mm)
24.53in
(623.06mm)
-2.05in20th Driest
Driest since:
1934
110th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Aug 1980–Jun 1981
11-Month
25.05in
(636.27mm)
27.16in
(689.86mm)
-2.11in21st Driest
Driest since:
1918
109th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Jul 1980–Jun 1981
12-Month
27.02in
(686.31mm)
29.94in
(760.48mm)
-2.92in12th Driest
Driest since:
1931
118th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Jan 1980–Jun 1981
18-Month
42.74in
(1,085.60mm)
45.25in-2.51in22nd Driest
Driest since:
1931
108th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Jul 1979–Jun 1981
24-Month
57.94in
(1,471.68mm)
59.90in-1.96in30th Driest
Driest since:
1931
99th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Jul 1978–Jun 1981
36-Month
89.66in
(2,277.36mm)
89.84in-0.18in59th Driest
Driest since:
1956
69th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Jul 1977–Jun 1981
48-Month
122.66in
(3,115.56mm)
119.73in2.93in89th Driest
Driest since:
1956
38th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Jul 1976–Jun 1981
60-Month
148.08in
(3,761.23mm)
149.58in-1.50in47th Driest
Driest since:
1934
79th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020

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