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Nevada Drought

National Climatic Data Center, 13 September 2002

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August marked the eighth consecutive month with near to much below-normal precipitation for Nevada, statewide, resulting in the driest summer (June-August) and September-August in the 108-year record.

Statewide Precipitation Ranks
for Nevada , 2001-2002
Period Rank
Aug 2nd driest
Jul-Aug 4th driest
Jun-Aug 1st driest
May-Aug 2nd driest
Apr-Aug 6th driest
Mar-Aug 4th driest
Feb-Aug 4th driest
Jan-Aug 3rd driest
Dec-Aug 3rd driest
Nov-Aug 3rd driest
Oct-Aug 2nd driest
Sep-Aug 1st driest
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