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Regional Data Info
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Northeast

April 1953 Precipitation Rankings

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PeriodValue
1901-2000
Mean
AnomalyRank
(1895-2025)
Driest/Wettest
Since
Record
April 1953
1-Month
4.22in
(107.19mm)
3.50in
(88.90mm)
0.72in99th Driest
Driest since:
1896
32nd Wettest
Wettest since:
1983
Mar–Apr 1953
2-Month
10.03in
(254.76mm)
6.91in
(175.51mm)
3.12in126th Driest
Driest since:
1915
5th Wettest
Wettest since:
1983
Feb–Apr 1953
3-Month
12.60in
(320.04mm)
9.63in
(244.60mm)
2.97in125th Driest
Driest since:
1941
6th Wettest
Wettest since:
2011
Jan–Apr 1953
4-Month
16.83in
(427.48mm)
12.78in
(324.61mm)
4.05in126th Driest
Driest since:
1941
5th Wettest
Wettest since:
1936
Dec 1952–Apr 1953
5-Month
20.87in
(530.10mm)
16.08in
(408.43mm)
4.79in125th Driest
Driest since:
1941
5th WettestWettest to Date2024
Nov 1952–Apr 1953
6-Month
24.19in
(614.43mm)
19.61in
(498.09mm)
4.58in120th Driest
Driest since:
1905
10th Wettest
Wettest since:
1984
Ties: 1928
Oct 1952–Apr 1953
7-Month
26.28in
(667.51mm)
23.01in
(584.45mm)
3.27in104th Driest
Driest since:
1931
26th Wettest
Wettest since:
2011
Sep 1952–Apr 1953
8-Month
29.77in
(756.16mm)
26.69in
(677.93mm)
3.08in102nd Driest
Driest since:
1931
28th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Aug 1952–Apr 1953
9-Month
33.86in
(860.04mm)
30.53in
(775.46mm)
3.33in98th Driest
Driest since:
1931
32nd Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Jul 1952–Apr 1953
10-Month
37.17in
(944.12mm)
34.50in
(876.30mm)
2.67in90th Driest
Driest since:
1931
40th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Jun 1952–Apr 1953
11-Month
40.70in
(1,033.78mm)
38.37in
(974.60mm)
2.33in86th Driest
Driest since:
1931
44th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
May 1952–Apr 1953
12-Month
45.49in
(1,155.45mm)
42.01in3.48in96th Driest
Driest since:
1965
34th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Nov 1951–Apr 1953
18-Month
70.31in
(1,785.87mm)
61.62in8.69in116th Driest
Driest since:
1931
13th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
May 1951–Apr 1953
24-Month
91.07in
(2,313.18mm)
83.99in7.08in102nd Driest
Driest since:
1966
27th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
May 1950–Apr 1953
36-Month
137.00in
(3,479.80mm)
126.01in10.99in106th Driest
Driest since:
1967
22nd WettestWettest to Date2007
May 1949–Apr 1953
48-Month
175.39in
(4,454.91mm)
168.06in7.33in89th Driest
Driest since:
1967
38th Wettest
Wettest since:
2007
May 1948–Apr 1953
60-Month
218.79in
(5,557.27mm)
209.98in8.81in86th Driest
Driest since:
1967
40th Wettest
Wettest since:
2008

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