Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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South Dakota
Precipitation Rankings, November 1998
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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November 1998 1-Month |
1.26" (32.00mm) | 0.66" (16.76mm) |
0.60" (15.24mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1939 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1922 | ||||
|
Oct–Nov 1998 2-Month |
6.61" (167.89mm) | 1.94" (49.28mm) |
4.67" (118.61mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1933 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1998 | ||||
|
Sep–Nov 1998 3-Month |
7.32" (185.93mm) | 3.55" (90.17mm) |
3.77" (95.76mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1952 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1996 | ||||
|
Aug–Nov 1998 4-Month |
10.26" (260.60mm) | 5.69" (144.53mm) |
4.57" (116.07mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1958, 2012 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul–Nov 1998 5-Month |
13.06" (331.72mm) | 8.22" (208.79mm) |
4.84" (122.93mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 2012 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun–Nov 1998 6-Month |
17.70" (449.58mm) | 11.66" (296.16mm) |
6.04" (153.42mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1936 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1915 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1915 | ||||||
|
May–Nov 1998 7-Month |
20.25" (514.35mm) | 14.58" (370.33mm) |
5.67" (144.02mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1936 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest since: 1993 | 2019 | ||||
|
Apr–Nov 1998 8-Month |
21.77" (552.96mm) | 16.53" (419.86mm) |
5.24" (133.10mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1936 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 2019 | ||||
|
Mar–Nov 1998 9-Month |
23.47" (596.14mm) | 17.58" (446.53mm) |
5.89" (149.61mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1936 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 2019 | ||||
|
Feb–Nov 1998 10-Month |
24.24" (615.70mm) | 18.12" (460.25mm) |
6.12" (155.45mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1936 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jan–Nov 1998 11-Month |
24.70" (627.38mm) | 18.59" (472.19mm) |
6.11" (155.19mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1936 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1997–Nov 1998 12-Month |
24.85" (631.19mm) | 19.07" (484.38mm) |
5.78" (146.81mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1936 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1997–Nov 1998 18-Month |
37.75" (958.85mm) | 30.77" (781.56mm) |
6.98" (177.29mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1936 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 2019 | ||||
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Dec 1996–Nov 1998 24-Month |
46.97" (1,193.04mm) | 38.15" (969.01mm) |
8.82" (224.03mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1934 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1995–Nov 1998 36-Month |
68.95" (1,751.33mm) | 57.20" (1,452.88mm) |
11.75" (298.45mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1936 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 1997 | 2019 | ||||
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Dec 1994–Nov 1998 48-Month |
94.63" (2,403.60mm) | 76.16" (1,934.46mm) |
18.47" (469.14mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1936 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1998 | ||||
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Dec 1993–Nov 1998 60-Month |
113.73" (2,888.74mm) | 95.08" (2,415.03mm) |
18.65" (473.71mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1937 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest since: 1997 | 2011 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published March 2021, retrieved on March 9, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/