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U.S. Percentage Areas Very Wet/Very Dry
August

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

National Climatic Data Center



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August
Very Wet:
Very Dry:
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5.14%0.81%2.44%10.11%5.60%10.57%17.73%6.57%10.97%7.29%2.65%19.76%2.68%9.61%9.57%3.14%9.27%13.97%0.00%16.48%27.19%3.92%5.29%4.73%1.29%15.47%9.49%7.97%8.34%4.44%1.70%16.05%17.49%12.48%3.77%14.81%9.92%8.31%15.82%3.77%5.60%4.88%6.42%1.99%6.62%12.51%15.39%16.98%3.57%16.23%11.73%6.89%7.99%2.65%6.89%9.14%14.89%5.52%4.68%12.69%13.21%4.56%7.36%2.03%7.63%8.81%9.73%2.47%9.18%9.27%16.57%17.13%7.70%25.50%3.89%4.55%13.42%12.07%0.22%22.75%17.09%14.37%24.80%7.79%15.19%17.24%11.48%5.87%19.47%14.26%13.46%6.06%9.40%8.99%8.94%8.96%6.96%13.58%13.18%5.01%8.77%14.00%13.05%7.54%11.47%2.06%3.63%5.73%9.38%14.85%15.57%12.93%12.27%20.42%8.00%5.97%8.60%6.38%
7.76%10.89%12.74%5.26%19.51%24.28%11.20%18.31%5.47%3.10%10.85%4.24%5.87%5.12%12.91%17.10%14.42%3.37%13.30%13.47%13.78%4.66%11.55%0.85%8.60%1.36%10.70%12.22%6.21%20.16%14.19%7.19%14.53%9.36%21.87%23.85%6.72%5.84%7.60%12.82%5.34%17.11%11.74%20.95%5.26%14.76%4.90%5.26%23.57%20.13%2.92%5.48%12.35%8.97%8.97%19.23%12.36%10.45%14.63%13.50%20.46%18.22%17.78%5.12%2.22%11.46%5.12%23.80%5.39%5.06%2.37%1.91%15.45%5.97%21.99%18.27%10.82%5.69%13.82%8.43%11.58%21.66%0.18%6.02%1.87%17.91%6.31%5.03%12.61%9.23%19.62%3.45%5.75%8.00%3.89%4.48%3.72%2.10%6.40%11.90%8.99%16.41%5.89%6.56%12.17%26.74%15.57%19.85%8.84%2.38%3.83%9.86%11.24%10.20%7.63%6.03%21.72%21.35%

The percentage areas of the contiguous United States are computed based on the climate division data set. Those climate divisions having the monthly total precipitation in the top ten percent (> 90th percentile) of their historical distribution are very wet and those in the bottom ten percent (< 10th percentile) are very dry.


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