Climate at a Glance
National 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 January 2021. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Precipitation Rankings, August 1908
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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August 1908 1-Month |
2.88" (73.15mm) | 2.62" (66.55mm) |
0.26" (6.60mm) | 98th Driest | Driest since: 1907 | 1929 |
29th Wettest | Wettest since: 1906 | 1977 | ||||
Ties: 1968 | ||||||
Jul–Aug 1908 2-Month |
5.89" (149.61mm) | 5.40" (137.16mm) |
0.49" (12.45mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: 1907 | 1930 |
22nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1906 | 1915 | ||||
Jun–Aug 1908 3-Month |
8.91" (226.31mm) | 8.32" (211.33mm) |
0.59" (14.98mm) | 100th Driest | Driest since: 1907 | 1930 |
27th Wettest | Wettest since: 1906 | 1928 | ||||
Ties: 2019 | ||||||
May–Aug 1908 4-Month |
13.04" (331.22mm) | 11.23" (285.24mm) |
1.81" (45.98mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 1907 | 1936 |
5th Wettest | Wettest since: 1905 | 1915 | ||||
Apr–Aug 1908 5-Month |
15.73" (399.54mm) | 13.75" (349.25mm) |
1.98" (50.29mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1907 | 1934 |
8th Wettest | Wettest since: 1905 | 2019 | ||||
Mar–Aug 1908 6-Month |
17.91" (454.91mm) | 16.26" (413.00mm) |
1.65" (41.91mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 1907 | 1936 |
16th Wettest | Wettest since: 1906 | 1905 | ||||
Feb–Aug 1908 7-Month |
20.72" (526.29mm) | 18.40" (467.36mm) |
2.32" (58.93mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 1907 | 1934 |
6th Wettest | Wettest since: 1905 | 2019 | ||||
Jan–Aug 1908 8-Month |
22.54" (572.52mm) | 20.71" (526.03mm) |
1.83" (46.49mm) | 112th Driest | Driest since: 1907 | 1934 |
15th Wettest | Wettest since: 1905 | 2019 | ||||
Dec 1907–Aug 1908 9-Month |
25.23" (640.84mm) | 23.05" (585.47mm) |
2.18" (55.37mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 1907 | 1931 |
15th Wettest | Wettest since: 1905 | 2019 | ||||
Nov 1907–Aug 1908 10-Month |
27.48" (697.99mm) | 25.28" (642.11mm) |
2.20" (55.88mm) | 109th Driest | Driest since: 1907 | 1934 |
17th Wettest | Wettest since: 1903 | 2019 | ||||
Oct 1907–Aug 1908 11-Month |
29.51" (749.55mm) | 27.45" (697.23mm) |
2.06" (52.32mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: 1907 | 1934 |
24th Wettest | Wettest since: 1903 | 2019 | ||||
Sep 1907–Aug 1908 12-Month |
32.02" (813.31mm) | 29.94" (760.48mm) |
2.08" (52.83mm) | 101st Driest | Driest since: 1907 | 1934 |
25th Wettest | Wettest since: 1903 | 2019 | ||||
Mar 1907–Aug 1908 18-Month |
48.91" (1,242.31mm) | 46.22" (1,173.99mm) |
2.69" (68.32mm) | 98th Driest | Driest since: 1905 | 1931 |
28th Wettest | Wettest since: 1907 | 2019 | ||||
Sep 1906–Aug 1908 24-Month |
63.84" (1,621.54mm) | 59.92" (1,521.97mm) |
3.92" (99.57mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: 1907 | 1918 |
19th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2020 | ||||
Sep 1905–Aug 1908 36-Month |
95.55" (2,426.97mm) | 89.86" (2,282.44mm) |
5.69" (144.53mm) | 108th Driest | Driest since: 1907 | 1956 |
16th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
Sep 1904–Aug 1908 48-Month |
126.09" (3,202.69mm) | 119.77" (3,042.16mm) |
6.32" (160.53mm) | 104th Driest | Driest since: 1907 | 1956 |
19th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
Sep 1903–Aug 1908 60-Month |
154.03" (3,912.36mm) | 149.64" (3,800.86mm) |
4.39" (111.50mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 1906 | 1934 |
32nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1907 | 2019 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published February 2021, retrieved on March 4, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/