Climate at a Glance
National Rankings
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Contiguous U.S.
Precipitation Rankings, September 1983
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
September 1983 1-Month |
2.26" (57.40mm) | 2.49" (63.25mm) |
-0.23" (-5.85mm) | 38th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1956 |
| 89th Wettest | Wettest since: 1982 | 1986 | ||||
|
Aug–Sep 1983 2-Month |
4.63" (117.60mm) | 5.11" (129.79mm) |
-0.48" (-12.19mm) | 26th Driest | Driest since: 1976 | 1956 |
| 101st Wettest | Wettest since: 1982 | 1977 | ||||
|
Jul–Sep 1983 3-Month |
6.71" (170.43mm) | 7.88" (200.15mm) |
-1.17" (-29.72mm) | 11th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1930 |
| 116th Wettest | Wettest since: 1982 | 1915 | ||||
|
Jun–Sep 1983 4-Month |
9.66" (245.36mm) | 10.81" (274.57mm) |
-1.15" (-29.21mm) | 15th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1930 |
| 112th Wettest | Wettest since: 1982 | 1915 | ||||
|
May–Sep 1983 5-Month |
13.13" (333.50mm) | 13.72" (348.49mm) |
-0.59" (-14.99mm) | 37th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1956 |
| 90th Wettest | Wettest since: 1982 | 1915 | ||||
| Ties: 1901, 1914 | ||||||
|
Apr–Sep 1983 6-Month |
16.33" (414.78mm) | 16.24" (412.50mm) |
0.09" (2.28mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1956 |
| 62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1982 | 1915 | ||||
|
Mar–Sep 1983 7-Month |
20.03" (508.76mm) | 18.75" (476.25mm) |
1.28" (32.51mm) | 96th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1956 |
| 31st Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 1973 | ||||
| Ties: 1989 | ||||||
|
Feb–Sep 1983 8-Month |
22.71" (576.83mm) | 20.88" (530.35mm) |
1.83" (46.48mm) | 110th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1930 |
| 17th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1961, 1991 | ||||||
|
Jan–Sep 1983 9-Month |
24.79" (629.67mm) | 23.20" (589.28mm) |
1.59" (40.39mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1934 |
| 20th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1982–Sep 1983 10-Month |
28.55" (725.17mm) | 25.54" (648.72mm) |
3.01" (76.45mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1931 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2019 | ||||
|
Nov 1982–Sep 1983 11-Month |
31.54" (801.12mm) | 27.77" (705.36mm) |
3.77" (95.76mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1934 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2019 | ||||
|
Oct 1982–Sep 1983 12-Month |
33.87" (860.30mm) | 29.94" (760.48mm) |
3.93" (99.82mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1934 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2019 | ||||
|
Apr 1982–Sep 1983 18-Month |
51.07" (1,297.18mm) | 46.20" (1,173.48mm) |
4.87" (123.70mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1931 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2019 | ||||
|
Oct 1981–Sep 1983 24-Month |
66.17" (1,680.72mm) | 59.92" (1,521.97mm) |
6.25" (158.75mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1918 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 2020 | ||||
|
Oct 1980–Sep 1983 36-Month |
93.81" (2,382.77mm) | 89.87" (2,282.70mm) |
3.94" (100.07mm) | 100th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1956 |
| 24th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2019 | ||||
|
Oct 1979–Sep 1983 48-Month |
123.28" (3,131.31mm) | 119.78" (3,042.41mm) |
3.50" (88.90mm) | 95th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1956 |
| 28th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2019 | ||||
|
Oct 1978–Sep 1983 60-Month |
155.87" (3,959.10mm) | 149.66" (3,801.36mm) |
6.21" (157.74mm) | 101st Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1956 |
| 21st Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published February 2021, retrieved on February 25, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/