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 April 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Pennsylvania
Precipitation Rankings, April 1940
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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April 1940 1-Month |
5.27" (133.86mm) | 3.64" (92.46mm) |
1.63" (41.40mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1946 |
| 15th Wettest | Wettest since: 1937 | 2011 | ||||
|
Mar–Apr 1940 2-Month |
10.15" (257.81mm) | 7.13" (181.10mm) |
3.02" (76.71mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1915 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest since: 1936 | 2011 | ||||
|
Feb–Apr 1940 3-Month |
13.46" (341.88mm) | 9.73" (247.14mm) |
3.73" (94.74mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1941 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2011 | ||||
|
Jan–Apr 1940 4-Month |
14.85" (377.19mm) | 12.78" (324.61mm) |
2.07" (52.58mm) | 103rd Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1941 |
| 26th Wettest | Wettest since: 1937 | 2011 | ||||
|
Dec 1939–Apr 1940 5-Month |
17.21" (437.13mm) | 15.88" (403.35mm) |
1.33" (33.78mm) | 88th Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1941 |
| 40th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2011 | ||||
|
Nov 1939–Apr 1940 6-Month |
18.23" (463.04mm) | 19.09" (484.89mm) |
-0.86" (-21.85mm) | 55th Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1931 |
| 73rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1952 | ||||
|
Oct 1939–Apr 1940 7-Month |
22.16" (562.86mm) | 22.26" (565.40mm) |
-0.10" (-2.54mm) | 59th Driest | Driest since: 1935 | 1925 |
| 69th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2011 | ||||
|
Sep 1939–Apr 1940 8-Month |
25.46" (646.68mm) | 25.83" (656.08mm) |
-0.37" (-9.40mm) | 60th Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1931 |
| 68th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1935 | ||||||
|
Aug 1939–Apr 1940 9-Month |
28.16" (715.26mm) | 29.69" (754.13mm) |
-1.53" (-38.87mm) | 45th Driest | Driest since: 1932 | 1931 |
| 83rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1939–Apr 1940 10-Month |
31.50" (800.10mm) | 33.89" (860.81mm) |
-2.39" (-60.71mm) | 37th Driest | Driest since: 1932 | 1931 |
| 91st Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1939–Apr 1940 11-Month |
35.89" (911.61mm) | 38.05" (966.47mm) |
-2.16" (-54.86mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1931 |
| 89th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2019 | ||||
|
May 1939–Apr 1940 12-Month |
37.49" (952.25mm) | 41.95" (1,065.53mm) |
-4.46" (-113.28mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: 1931 | 1931 |
| 112th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2019 | ||||
|
Nov 1938–Apr 1940 18-Month |
58.04" (1,474.22mm) | 61.03" (1,550.16mm) |
-2.99" (-75.94mm) | 33rd Driest | Driest since: 1935 | 1931 |
| 94th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1945 | ||||||
|
May 1938–Apr 1940 24-Month |
80.87" (2,054.10mm) | 83.91" (2,131.31mm) |
-3.04" (-77.21mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 1932 | 1966 |
| 95th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2020 | ||||
|
May 1937–Apr 1940 36-Month |
123.57" (3,138.68mm) | 125.93" (3,198.62mm) |
-2.36" (-59.94mm) | 40th Driest | Driest since: 1935 | 1967 |
| 86th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2020 | ||||
|
May 1936–Apr 1940 48-Month |
166.73" (4,234.94mm) | 167.93" (4,265.42mm) |
-1.20" (-30.48mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: 1935 | 1966 |
| 83rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2020 | ||||
|
May 1935–Apr 1940 60-Month |
212.66" (5,401.56mm) | 209.83" (5,329.68mm) |
2.83" (71.88mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1967 |
| 63rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2022 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 19, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/