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Table 32

Top 5 Wettest, Top 5 Driest, and Normal Monthly Mean Precipitation
1928-present

 
MAX
YEAR
MIN
YEAR
 
MAX
YEAR
MIN
YEAR

JANUARY

Normal Monthly Total: 1.37"

3.23
1993
.09
1961

JULY

Normal Monthly Total: 0.72"

2.57
1982
T
1963
3.14
1940
.17
1935
2.52
1962
.01
2005
1947
3.09
1996
.34
1948
2.17
1951
.02
1960
2.87
1980
.39
1945
1.92
1945
.04
1988+
2.73
1953
.41
1966
1.72
1984
.05
1958
FEBRUARY

Normal Monthly Total: 1.33"

4.89
1998
.12
1946

AUGUST

Normal Monthly Total: 0.76"

3.66
1968
T
1944
3.22
1936
.13
1988
3.28
1945
.02
1996
2.84
1969
.27
1931
3.06
1930
.03
2002+
2.32
1968
.30
2002
2.94
1932
.07
1967
2.25
2004+
.35
1990+
2.64
1983
.10
1975
MARCH

Normal Monthly Total: 1.91"

3.97
1983
.10
1956

SEPTEMBER

Normal Monthly Total: 1.33"

7.04
1982
T
1951+
3.67
1944
.14
1965
4.07
1973
.02
1952
3.56
1952
.20
1955
2.80
1970
.03
1974
3.47
1978
.48
1934
2.75
1986
.05
1987+
3.44
1975
.56
1997
2.55
1991
.05
2001+
APRIL

Normal Monthly Total: 2.02"

4.90
1944
.45
1981+

OCTOBER

Normal Monthly Total: 1.57"

3.91
1981
0
1952
4.57
1974
.46
1989
3.70
1984
T
1978+
4.55
1986
.59
1977
3.61
1946
.01
1988
4.43
1984
.64
1985
3.48
2004
.02
1999
3.86
1963
.65
1954
3.23
1971
.16
2003
MAY

Normal Monthly Total: 2.09"

4.76
1977
T
1934

NOVEMBER

Normal Monthly Total: 1.40"

3.34
2001
.01
1939
3.99
1993
.01
1940
2.96
1994
.03
1976
3.68
1995+
.14
1972
2.63
1985
.05
1943
3.39
1986
.18
1969
2.57
1934
.10
1959
3.37
1957
.19
1929
2.52
1973
.13
1929
JUNE

Normal Monthly Total: 0.77"

3.84
1998
T
1994

DECEMBER

Normal Monthly Total: 1.23"

4.37
1983
.08
1976
2.93
1947
.01
1946+
3.97
2003
.10
1986
2.83
1969
.03
1988
3.82
1964
.13
1989
2.78
1944
.04
1958
3.22
1972
.28
1962
2.73
1967+
.06
1978+
2.90
1951
.37
1980

+ Also occurred in earlier years
Climatological Normals based on 1971-2000 period

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