Climate at a Glance
National Rankings
Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of January 2021. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Precipitation Rankings, September 1973
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
September 1973 1-Month |
3.46" (87.88mm) | 2.49" (63.25mm) |
0.97" (24.63mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1956 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest since: 1965 | 1986 | ||||
|
Aug–Sep 1973 2-Month |
5.52" (140.21mm) | 5.11" (129.79mm) |
0.41" (10.42mm) | 97th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1956 |
| 30th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1977 | ||||
|
Jul–Sep 1973 3-Month |
8.48" (215.39mm) | 7.88" (200.15mm) |
0.60" (15.24mm) | 97th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1930 |
| 30th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1915 | ||||
|
Jun–Sep 1973 4-Month |
11.53" (292.86mm) | 10.81" (274.57mm) |
0.72" (18.29mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1930 |
| 28th Wettest | Wettest since: 1965 | 1915 | ||||
| Ties: 2008 | ||||||
|
May–Sep 1973 5-Month |
14.56" (369.82mm) | 13.72" (348.49mm) |
0.84" (21.33mm) | 91st Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1956 |
| 36th Wettest | Wettest since: 1965 | 1915 | ||||
| Ties: 1992 | ||||||
|
Apr–Sep 1973 6-Month |
17.89" (454.41mm) | 16.24" (412.50mm) |
1.65" (41.91mm) | 113th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1956 |
| 14th Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 1915 | ||||
|
Mar–Sep 1973 7-Month |
21.89" (556.01mm) | 18.75" (476.25mm) |
3.14" (79.76mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1956 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1973 | ||||
|
Feb–Sep 1973 8-Month |
23.85" (605.79mm) | 20.88" (530.35mm) |
2.97" (75.44mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1930 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1945 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jan–Sep 1973 9-Month |
26.33" (668.78mm) | 23.20" (589.28mm) |
3.13" (79.50mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1934 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1972–Sep 1973 10-Month |
29.35" (745.49mm) | 25.54" (648.72mm) |
3.81" (96.77mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1931 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Nov 1972–Sep 1973 11-Month |
32.40" (822.96mm) | 27.77" (705.36mm) |
4.63" (117.60mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1934 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Oct 1972–Sep 1973 12-Month |
35.15" (892.81mm) | 29.94" (760.48mm) |
5.21" (132.33mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1934 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Apr 1972–Sep 1973 18-Month |
51.77" (1,314.96mm) | 46.20" (1,173.48mm) |
5.57" (141.48mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1931 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2019 | ||||
|
Oct 1971–Sep 1973 24-Month |
65.99" (1,676.15mm) | 59.92" (1,521.97mm) |
6.07" (154.18mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1918 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2020 | ||||
|
Oct 1970–Sep 1973 36-Month |
95.66" (2,429.76mm) | 89.87" (2,282.70mm) |
5.79" (147.06mm) | 109th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1956 |
| 15th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Oct 1969–Sep 1973 48-Month |
125.29" (3,182.37mm) | 119.78" (3,042.41mm) |
5.51" (139.96mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1956 |
| 21st Wettest | Wettest since: 1908 | 2019 | ||||
|
Oct 1968–Sep 1973 60-Month |
156.40" (3,972.56mm) | 149.66" (3,801.36mm) |
6.74" (171.20mm) | 103rd Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1956 |
| 19th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published February 2021, retrieved on March 8, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/