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September 1999 Precipitation Rankings

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PeriodValue
1901-2000
Mean
AnomalyRank
(1895-2025)
Driest/Wettest
Since
Record
September 1999
1-Month
2.52in
(64.01mm)
2.49in
(63.25mm)
0.03in73rd Driest
Driest since:
1956
58th Wettest
Wettest since:
1986
Aug–Sep 1999
2-Month
4.81in
(122.17mm)
5.10in
(129.54mm)
-0.29in36th Driest
Driest since:
1956
95th Wettest
Wettest since:
1977
Jul–Sep 1999
3-Month
7.39in
(187.71mm)
7.88in
(200.15mm)
-0.49in29th Driest
Driest since:
1930
102nd Wettest
Wettest since:
1915
Jun–Sep 1999
4-Month
10.70in
(271.78mm)
10.80in
(274.32mm)
-0.10in58th Driest
Driest since:
1930
73rd Wettest
Wettest since:
1915
May–Sep 1999
5-Month
13.61in
(345.69mm)
13.71in
(348.23mm)
-0.10in55th Driest
Driest since:
1956
76th Wettest
Wettest since:
1915
Apr–Sep 1999
6-Month
16.48in
(418.59mm)
16.23in
(412.24mm)
0.25in72nd Driest
Driest since:
1956
59th Wettest
Wettest since:
1915
Mar–Sep 1999
7-Month
18.67in
(474.22mm)
18.74in
(476.00mm)
-0.07in57th Driest
Driest since:
1956
74th Wettest
Wettest since:
1973
Feb–Sep 1999
8-Month
20.59in
(522.99mm)
20.87in
(530.10mm)
-0.28in55th Driest
Driest since:
1930
76th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Jan–Sep 1999
9-Month
23.72in
(602.49mm)
23.18in
(588.77mm)
0.54in79th Driest
Driest since:
1934
52nd Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Dec 1998–Sep 1999
10-Month
25.80in
(655.32mm)
25.53in
(648.46mm)
0.27in66th Driest
Driest since:
1931
64th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Nov 1998–Sep 1999
11-Month
28.43in
(722.12mm)
27.76in
(705.10mm)
0.67in76th Driest
Driest since:
1934
54th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Oct 1998–Sep 1999
12-Month
31.40in
(797.56mm)
29.92in
(759.97mm)
1.48in91st Driest
Driest since:
1934
39th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Apr 1998–Sep 1999
18-Month
47.68in
(1,211.07mm)
46.17in1.51in88th Driest
Driest since:
1931
42nd Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Oct 1997–Sep 1999
24-Month
64.67in
(1,642.62mm)
59.89in4.78in115th Driest
Driest since:
1918
14th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Oct 1996–Sep 1999
36-Month
98.16in
(2,493.26mm)
89.82in8.34in118th Driest
Driest since:
1956
10th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Oct 1995–Sep 1999
48-Month
130.31in
(3,309.87mm)
119.72in10.59in121st Driest
Driest since:
1956
6th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Oct 1994–Sep 1999
60-Month
163.68in
(4,157.47mm)
149.58in14.10in123rd Driest
Driest since:
1956
3rd WettestWettest to Date2020

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