Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Minnesota
Precipitation Rankings, August 1973
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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August 1973 1-Month |
3.87" (98.30mm) | 3.44" (87.38mm) |
0.43" (10.92mm) | 75th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1930 |
| 52nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1966 | 1900 | ||||
| Ties: 1912 | ||||||
|
Jul–Aug 1973 2-Month |
7.99" (202.95mm) | 7.04" (178.82mm) |
0.95" (24.13mm) | 87th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1930 |
| 40th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2016 | ||||
|
Jun–Aug 1973 3-Month |
10.80" (274.32mm) | 11.15" (283.21mm) |
-0.35" (-8.89mm) | 53rd Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1936 |
| 74th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 1993 | ||||
|
May–Aug 1973 4-Month |
14.25" (361.95mm) | 14.28" (362.71mm) |
-0.03" (-0.76mm) | 57th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1910 |
| 70th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 1993 | ||||
|
Apr–Aug 1973 5-Month |
15.90" (403.86mm) | 16.32" (414.53mm) |
-0.42" (-10.67mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1910 |
| 79th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 1993 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 1973 6-Month |
17.45" (443.23mm) | 17.59" (446.79mm) |
-0.14" (-3.56mm) | 55th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1910 |
| 72nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 1993 | ||||
| Ties: 2007 | ||||||
|
Feb–Aug 1973 7-Month |
17.81" (452.37mm) | 18.28" (464.31mm) |
-0.47" (-11.94mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1910 |
| 77th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 1993 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 1973 8-Month |
18.29" (464.57mm) | 19.07" (484.38mm) |
-0.78" (-19.81mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1910 |
| 81st Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 1993 | ||||
|
Dec 1972–Aug 1973 9-Month |
19.62" (498.35mm) | 19.88" (504.95mm) |
-0.26" (-6.60mm) | 51st Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1910 |
| 75th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 1993 | ||||
|
Nov 1972–Aug 1973 10-Month |
20.59" (522.99mm) | 21.16" (537.46mm) |
-0.57" (-14.47mm) | 47th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1934 |
| 79th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 1993 | ||||
|
Oct 1972–Aug 1973 11-Month |
22.58" (573.53mm) | 23.09" (586.49mm) |
-0.51" (-12.96mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1934 |
| 80th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 1999 | ||||
|
Sep 1972–Aug 1973 12-Month |
25.50" (647.70mm) | 26.01" (660.65mm) |
-0.51" (-12.95mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1936 |
| 78th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2011 | ||||
|
Mar 1972–Aug 1973 18-Month |
44.45" (1,129.03mm) | 43.57" (1,106.68mm) |
0.88" (22.35mm) | 64th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1934 |
| 62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2011 | ||||
|
Sep 1971–Aug 1973 24-Month |
57.50" (1,460.50mm) | 52.00" (1,320.80mm) |
5.50" (139.70mm) | 97th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1934 |
| 28th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2020 | ||||
|
Sep 1970–Aug 1973 36-Month |
86.01" (2,184.65mm) | 77.95" (1,979.93mm) |
8.06" (204.72mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1931 |
| 22nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1944 | 2020 | ||||
|
Sep 1969–Aug 1973 48-Month |
109.98" (2,793.49mm) | 103.86" (2,638.04mm) |
6.12" (155.45mm) | 86th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1936 |
| 37th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1968–Aug 1973 60-Month |
139.37" (3,540.00mm) | 129.79" (3,296.67mm) |
9.58" (243.33mm) | 89th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1934 |
| 33rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published April 2021, retrieved on April 13, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/