Warm Growing Season: Mar 1, 2008 through Aug 27, 2008

Climate Division Total Rainfall Departure from Normal Pct of Normal Driest since Wettest since Rank since 1921 (87 periods)
Panhandle 11.18" -3.30" 77%

2002 (10.83")

2006 (12.88")

23rd driest
N. Central 21.58" +1.64" 108%

2006 (15.16")

2004 (23.45")

22nd wettest
Northeast 39.85" +16.15" 168%

2006 (21.06")

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1st wettest
W. Central 17.34" -0.92" 95%

2006 (16.27")

2005 (18.35")

38th wettest
Central 26.77" +4.94" 123%

2006 (17.37")

1995 (29.62")

8th wettest
E. Central 35.98" +11.33" 146%

2006 (19.97")

1990 (37.53")

5th wettest
Southwest 18.70" +0.12" 101%

2006 (13.48")

2004 (18.95")

30th wettest
S. Central 24.06" +1.76" 108%

2006 (15.62")

2002 (25.95")

27th wettest
Southeast 36.18" +10.21" 139%

2006 (22.78")

1990 (39.88")

7th wettest
Statewide 25.83" +4.73" 122%

2006 (17.12")

1995 (27.30")

6th wettest
 
Climate Division Driest on Record Wettest on Record Aug 27 25cm FWI Aug 27 KBDI 180-day SPI Most Like (Arndt Score)
Panhandle 7.26" (1934) 19.53" (1941) 0.72 288 -0.77 2002 (9.16)
N. Central 8.65" (1936) 33.67" (1957) 0.17 453 +0.71 1969 (8.75)
Northeast 9.44" (1936) 37.95" (1957) 0.65 275 +2.47 1995 (8.15)
W. Central 9.29" (1956) 27.29" (1995) 0.47 366 +0.22 1990 (9.30)
Central 7.88" (1936) 34.43" (1957) 0.63 296 +1.30 1938 (8.27)
E. Central 6.46" (1936) 44.66" (1945) 0.76 275 +1.73 1968 (8.04)
Southwest 8.29" (1936) 28.21" (1995) 0.82 264 +0.46 1953 (8.11)
S. Central 10.13" (1956) 36.25" (1957) 0.83 356 +0.58 2002 (8.42)
Southeast 11.42" (1936) 46.40" (1945) 0.75 327 +1.49 2002 (7.27)
Statewide 9.08" (1936) 32.47" (1957) 0.64 322 +1.36 1979 (8.24)
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