Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Pennsylvania
Precipitation Rankings, August 1939
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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August 1939 1-Month |
2.70" (68.58mm) | 3.87" (98.30mm) |
-1.17" (-29.72mm) | 24th Driest | Driest since: 1932 | 1930 |
| 104th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1955 | ||||
|
Jul–Aug 1939 2-Month |
6.04" (153.42mm) | 8.05" (204.47mm) |
-2.01" (-51.05mm) | 19th Driest | Driest since: 1930 | 1930 |
| 109th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jun–Aug 1939 3-Month |
10.43" (264.92mm) | 12.22" (310.39mm) |
-1.79" (-45.47mm) | 27th Driest | Driest since: 1932 | 1966 |
| 101st Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 2018 | ||||
|
May–Aug 1939 4-Month |
12.03" (305.56mm) | 16.15" (410.21mm) |
-4.12" (-104.65mm) | 12th Driest | Driest since: 1930 | 1966 |
| 116th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 2018 | ||||
|
Apr–Aug 1939 5-Month |
15.54" (394.72mm) | 19.79" (502.67mm) |
-4.25" (-107.95mm) | 10th Driest | Driest since: 1932 | 1966 |
| 118th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 2018 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 1939 6-Month |
19.25" (488.95mm) | 23.29" (591.57mm) |
-4.04" (-102.62mm) | 14th Driest | Driest since: 1930 | 1966 |
| 114th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 2011 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 1939 7-Month |
23.65" (600.71mm) | 25.89" (657.61mm) |
-2.24" (-56.90mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1995 |
| 99th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 1939 8-Month |
26.82" (681.23mm) | 28.94" (735.08mm) |
-2.12" (-53.85mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1963 |
| 99th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 2018 | ||||
|
Dec 1938–Aug 1939 9-Month |
29.40" (746.76mm) | 32.03" (813.56mm) |
-2.63" (-66.80mm) | 25th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1966 |
| 102nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 2018 | ||||
|
Nov 1938–Aug 1939 10-Month |
32.58" (827.53mm) | 35.24" (895.10mm) |
-2.66" (-67.57mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1966 |
| 93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 2019 | ||||
|
Oct 1938–Aug 1939 11-Month |
34.32" (871.73mm) | 38.42" (975.87mm) |
-4.10" (-104.14mm) | 24th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1925 |
| 103rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1938–Aug 1939 12-Month |
39.18" (995.17mm) | 41.98" (1,066.29mm) |
-2.80" (-71.12mm) | 33rd Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1965 |
| 94th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 2019 | ||||
|
Mar 1938–Aug 1939 18-Month |
61.58" (1,564.13mm) | 65.21" (1,656.33mm) |
-3.63" (-92.20mm) | 27th Driest | Driest since: 1932 | 1966 |
| 100th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1937–Aug 1939 24-Month |
80.04" (2,033.02mm) | 83.89" (2,130.81mm) |
-3.85" (-97.79mm) | 26th Driest | Driest since: 1935 | 1966 |
| 100th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1936–Aug 1939 36-Month |
127.31" (3,233.67mm) | 125.89" (3,197.61mm) |
1.42" (36.06mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1966 |
| 60th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1935–Aug 1939 48-Month |
170.42" (4,328.67mm) | 167.87" (4,263.90mm) |
2.55" (64.77mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1966 |
| 59th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 2020 | ||||
|
Sep 1934–Aug 1939 60-Month |
212.66" (5,401.56mm) | 209.80" (5,328.92mm) |
2.86" (72.64mm) | 63rd Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1966 |
| 60th Wettest | Wettest since: 1937 | 2021 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 21, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/