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 1959
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
August 1959 1-Month |
2.76" (70.10mm) | 2.62" (66.55mm) |
0.14" (3.55mm) | 84th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1929 |
| 43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1944 | 1977 | ||||
| Ties: 1981 | ||||||
|
Jul–Aug 1959 2-Month |
5.70" (144.78mm) | 5.40" (137.16mm) |
0.30" (7.62mm) | 93rd Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1930 |
| 34th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1915 | ||||
|
Jun–Aug 1959 3-Month |
8.32" (211.33mm) | 8.32" (211.33mm) |
0.00" (0.00mm) | 58th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1930 |
| 69th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1928 | ||||
|
May–Aug 1959 4-Month |
11.52" (292.61mm) | 11.23" (285.24mm) |
0.29" (7.37mm) | 69th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1936 |
| 58th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1915 | ||||
|
Apr–Aug 1959 5-Month |
13.66" (346.96mm) | 13.75" (349.25mm) |
-0.09" (-2.29mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1934 |
| 77th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2019 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 1959 6-Month |
15.80" (401.32mm) | 16.26" (413.00mm) |
-0.46" (-11.68mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1936 |
| 85th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1905 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 1959 7-Month |
18.15" (461.01mm) | 18.40" (467.36mm) |
-0.25" (-6.35mm) | 53rd Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1934 |
| 74th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 1959 8-Month |
20.34" (516.64mm) | 20.71" (526.03mm) |
-0.37" (-9.39mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1934 |
| 79th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1958–Aug 1959 9-Month |
21.66" (550.16mm) | 23.05" (585.47mm) |
-1.39" (-35.31mm) | 28th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1931 |
| 98th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2019 | ||||
|
Nov 1958–Aug 1959 10-Month |
23.87" (606.30mm) | 25.28" (642.11mm) |
-1.41" (-35.81mm) | 28th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1934 |
| 98th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1970 | ||||||
|
Oct 1958–Aug 1959 11-Month |
25.40" (645.16mm) | 27.45" (697.23mm) |
-2.05" (-52.07mm) | 23rd Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1934 |
| 103rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1958–Aug 1959 12-Month |
28.22" (716.79mm) | 29.94" (760.48mm) |
-1.72" (-43.69mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1934 |
| 96th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2019 | ||||
|
Mar 1958–Aug 1959 18-Month |
45.85" (1,164.59mm) | 46.22" (1,173.99mm) |
-0.37" (-9.40mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1931 |
| 78th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1957–Aug 1959 24-Month |
61.71" (1,567.43mm) | 59.92" (1,521.97mm) |
1.79" (45.46mm) | 81st Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1918 |
| 44th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1980 | ||||||
|
Sep 1956–Aug 1959 36-Month |
91.24" (2,317.50mm) | 89.86" (2,282.44mm) |
1.38" (35.06mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1956 |
| 52nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1955–Aug 1959 48-Month |
118.13" (3,000.50mm) | 119.77" (3,042.16mm) |
-1.64" (-41.66mm) | 44th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1956 |
| 79th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1954–Aug 1959 60-Month |
145.40" (3,693.16mm) | 149.64" (3,800.86mm) |
-4.24" (-107.70mm) | 26th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1934 |
| 96th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 2019 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published February 2021, retrieved on March 8, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/