# Seasonal Rain Total

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seasonal-rain-total/544878>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 29, 2010, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seasonal-rain-total/544878 "2010-06-29T01:44:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mangosteen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2010, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seasonal-rain-total/544878/1 "2010-06-29T01:44:44Z")

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When do _Seasonal_ Rain Totals begin? What month in Hawaii?

[http://www.weatherlink.com/user/swboss/](http://www.weatherlink.com/user/swboss/)

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Sandra\_Battye](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sandra_battye/32/552_2.png) [@Sandra\_Battye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sandra_Battye)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2010, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seasonal-rain-total/544878/2 "2010-06-29T17:27:55Z")

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I was under the impression that the annual precipitation was measured July through the following June throughout the US. Does it vary by state? (Or you could just wait a couple of days to see if the total changes.)