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U.S. Percentage Areas (Very Warm/Cold, Very Wet/Dry)
The percentage areas of the contiguous United States are computed based on the climate division data set. Those climate divisions having the monthly average temperature/total precipitation in the top ten percent (> 90th percentile) of their historical distribution are very warm/wet and those in the bottom ten percent (< 10th percentile) are very cold/dry.
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| June | Very Wet: | Very Dry: |
|---|---|---|
| 1895 | 11.04% | 15.16% |
| 1896 | 1.27% | 9.34% |
| 1897 | 1.06% | 4.47% |
| 1898 | 3.38% | 3.80% |
| 1899 | 9.69% | 4.00% |
| 1900 | 11.57% | 19.34% |
| 1901 | 4.80% | 16.21% |
| 1902 | 8.62% | 16.68% |
| 1903 | 16.72% | 10.25% |
| 1904 | 10.87% | 9.93% |
| 1905 | 6.23% | 9.50% |
| 1906 | 7.78% | 3.87% |
| 1907 | 10.23% | 3.46% |
| 1908 | 9.06% | 10.76% |
| 1909 | 6.03% | 4.02% |
| 1910 | 8.09% | 24.39% |
| 1911 | 2.55% | 17.22% |
| 1912 | 5.10% | 14.43% |
| 1913 | 15.14% | 8.00% |
| 1914 | 20.06% | 8.09% |
| 1915 | 10.89% | 7.58% |
| 1916 | 8.34% | 12.32% |
| 1917 | 3.37% | 25.99% |
| 1918 | 6.44% | 17.28% |
| 1919 | 5.59% | 24.04% |
| 1920 | 4.32% | 1.02% |
| 1921 | 15.98% | 8.38% |
| 1922 | 4.94% | 9.96% |
| 1923 | 8.26% | 2.51% |
| 1924 | 4.68% | 18.83% |
| 1925 | 18.39% | 4.58% |
| 1926 | 0.00% | 5.30% |
| 1927 | 10.16% | 1.65% |
| 1928 | 28.34% | 4.44% |
| 1929 | 3.98% | 10.01% |
| 1930 | 1.20% | 15.76% |
| 1931 | 9.50% | 18.46% |
| 1932 | 8.48% | 6.16% |
| 1933 | 2.82% | 45.84% |
| 1934 | 6.88% | 9.54% |
| 1935 | 10.59% | 23.22% |
| 1936 | 4.98% | 31.60% |
| 1937 | 10.91% | 2.95% |
| 1938 | 11.11% | 4.13% |
| 1939 | 9.28% | 8.84% |
| 1940 | 11.88% | 10.06% |
| 1941 | 17.04% | 2.47% |
| 1942 | 11.82% | 10.89% |
| 1943 | 14.34% | 1.82% |
| 1944 | 16.74% | 9.04% |
| 1945 | 14.29% | 9.42% |
| 1946 | 6.18% | 15.36% |
| 1947 | 26.65% | 3.25% |
| 1948 | 14.19% | 2.04% |
| 1949 | 13.64% | 10.09% |
| 1950 | 6.57% | 8.69% |
| 1951 | 14.34% | 13.50% |
| 1952 | 7.05% | 23.21% |
| 1953 | 5.39% | 15.55% |
| 1954 | 6.79% | 14.72% |
| 1955 | 3.06% | 5.26% |
| 1956 | 0.76% | 17.61% |
| 1957 | 13.34% | 2.72% |
| 1958 | 11.13% | 2.59% |
| 1959 | 5.40% | 11.92% |
| 1960 | 5.39% | 14.19% |
| 1961 | 11.31% | 15.37% |
| 1962 | 9.82% | 4.01% |
| 1963 | 15.27% | 7.94% |
| 1964 | 17.07% | 9.35% |
| 1965 | 15.83% | 5.78% |
| 1966 | 3.82% | 14.01% |
| 1967 | 28.34% | 5.00% |
| 1968 | 14.76% | 6.65% |
| 1969 | 21.05% | 5.21% |
| 1970 | 7.00% | 5.64% |
| 1971 | 2.91% | 11.83% |
| 1972 | 17.47% | 3.55% |
| 1973 | 10.21% | 12.21% |
| 1974 | 5.24% | 22.96% |
| 1975 | 6.51% | 6.05% |
| 1976 | 4.76% | 8.48% |
| 1977 | 4.62% | 6.43% |
| 1978 | 1.57% | 11.84% |
| 1979 | 0.83% | 16.47% |
| 1980 | 1.27% | 13.79% |
| 1981 | 14.73% | 7.75% |
| 1982 | 10.78% | 3.43% |
| 1983 | 6.21% | 6.42% |
| 1984 | 15.13% | 5.70% |
| 1985 | 2.93% | 7.12% |
| 1986 | 12.29% | 8.17% |
| 1987 | 6.61% | 9.40% |
| 1988 | 3.84% | 33.60% |
| 1989 | 24.39% | 9.21% |
| 1990 | 5.03% | 15.84% |
| 1991 | 5.35% | 8.49% |
| 1992 | 14.22% | 6.55% |
| 1993 | 22.47% | 2.93% |
| 1994 | 8.30% | 11.65% |
| 1995 | 18.47% | 7.80% |
| 1996 | 6.22% | 7.32% |
| 1997 | 13.80% | 1.56% |
| 1998 | 25.52% | 13.36% |
| 1999 | 9.49% | 4.83% |
| 2000 | 20.11% | 3.96% |
| 2001 | 8.16% | 13.08% |
| 2002 | 5.14% | 15.73% |
| 2003 | 13.61% | 11.68% |
| 2004 | 18.11% | 6.51% |
| 2005 | 18.89% | 8.47% |
| 2006 | 8.53% | 12.79% |
| 2007 | 7.82% | 8.02% |
| 2008 | 10.43% | 10.91% |
| 2009 | 15.98% | 4.93% |
| 2010 | 19.32% | 5.23% |
| 2011 | 6.68% | 15.06% |
| 2012 | 6.60% | 33.11% |
| 2013 | 15.29% | 16.09% |


