Climate at a Glance
Statewide 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 December 2020. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Maine
Precipitation Rankings, April 1940
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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April 1940 1-Month |
5.83" (148.08mm) | 3.35" (85.09mm) |
2.48" (62.99mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1966 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest since: 1923 | 1983 | ||||
|
Mar–Apr 1940 2-Month |
9.78" (248.41mm) | 6.67" (169.42mm) |
3.11" (78.99mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1927 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 1936 | 1983 | ||||
|
Feb–Apr 1940 3-Month |
11.72" (297.69mm) | 9.45" (240.03mm) |
2.27" (57.66mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1905 |
| 22nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1936 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jan–Apr 1940 4-Month |
13.35" (339.09mm) | 12.75" (323.85mm) |
0.60" (15.24mm) | 79th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 2004 |
| 48th Wettest | Wettest since: 1936 | 1936 | ||||
|
Dec 1939–Apr 1940 5-Month |
17.15" (435.61mm) | 16.25" (412.75mm) |
0.90" (22.86mm) | 75th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1905 |
| 51st Wettest | Wettest since: 1937 | 1953 | ||||
|
Nov 1939–Apr 1940 6-Month |
17.95" (455.93mm) | 20.16" (512.06mm) |
-2.21" (-56.13mm) | 31st Driest | Driest since: 1932 | 1905 |
| 95th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1951 | ||||
|
Oct 1939–Apr 1940 7-Month |
22.97" (583.44mm) | 23.88" (606.55mm) |
-0.91" (-23.11mm) | 53rd Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1905 |
| 73rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 2006 | ||||
|
Sep 1939–Apr 1940 8-Month |
26.74" (679.20mm) | 27.57" (700.28mm) |
-0.83" (-21.08mm) | 49th Driest | Driest since: 1931 | 1985 |
| 77th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2006 | ||||
|
Aug 1939–Apr 1940 9-Month |
29.79" (756.67mm) | 31.08" (789.43mm) |
-1.29" (-32.76mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: 1931 | 1948 |
| 84th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2006 | ||||
| Ties: 1942 | ||||||
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Jul 1939–Apr 1940 10-Month |
33.11" (840.99mm) | 34.86" (885.44mm) |
-1.75" (-44.45mm) | 38th Driest | Driest since: 1931 | 1985 |
| 88th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1955 | ||||
|
Jun 1939–Apr 1940 11-Month |
36.11" (917.19mm) | 38.61" (980.69mm) |
-2.50" (-63.50mm) | 35th Driest | Driest since: 1931 | 1948 |
| 91st Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1955 | ||||
|
May 1939–Apr 1940 12-Month |
38.15" (969.01mm) | 42.01" (1,067.05mm) |
-3.86" (-98.04mm) | 27th Driest | Driest since: 1931 | 1915 |
| 99th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1955 | ||||
|
Nov 1938–Apr 1940 18-Month |
57.53" (1,461.26mm) | 62.21" (1,580.13mm) |
-4.68" (-118.87mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1931 | 1966 |
| 95th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1955 | ||||
|
May 1938–Apr 1940 24-Month |
83.55" (2,122.17mm) | 83.97" (2,132.84mm) |
-0.42" (-10.67mm) | 51st Driest | Driest since: 1935 | 1966 |
| 74th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2007 | ||||
|
May 1937–Apr 1940 36-Month |
126.49" (3,212.85mm) | 125.92" (3,198.37mm) |
0.57" (14.48mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 1935 | 1967 |
| 74th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2008 | ||||
|
May 1936–Apr 1940 48-Month |
168.71" (4,285.23mm) | 167.92" (4,265.17mm) |
0.79" (20.06mm) | 55th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1967 |
| 68th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2009 | ||||
|
May 1935–Apr 1940 60-Month |
214.93" (5,459.22mm) | 209.84" (5,329.94mm) |
5.09" (129.28mm) | 69th Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1969 |
| 53rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2010 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 16, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/