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 1960
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
August 1960 1-Month |
2.83" (71.88mm) | 2.62" (66.55mm) |
0.21" (5.33mm) | 93rd Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1929 |
| 34th Wettest | Wettest since: 1944 | 1977 | ||||
| Ties: 1975 | ||||||
|
Jul–Aug 1960 2-Month |
5.51" (139.95mm) | 5.40" (137.16mm) |
0.11" (2.79mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1930 |
| 62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1959 | 1915 | ||||
|
Jun–Aug 1960 3-Month |
8.20" (208.28mm) | 8.32" (211.33mm) |
-0.12" (-3.05mm) | 47th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1930 |
| 80th Wettest | Wettest since: 1959 | 1928 | ||||
|
May–Aug 1960 4-Month |
11.07" (281.18mm) | 11.23" (285.24mm) |
-0.16" (-4.06mm) | 49th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1936 |
| 78th Wettest | Wettest since: 1959 | 1915 | ||||
|
Apr–Aug 1960 5-Month |
13.22" (335.79mm) | 13.75" (349.25mm) |
-0.53" (-13.46mm) | 38th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1934 |
| 89th Wettest | Wettest since: 1959 | 2019 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 1960 6-Month |
15.34" (389.64mm) | 16.26" (413.00mm) |
-0.92" (-23.36mm) | 28th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1936 |
| 99th Wettest | Wettest since: 1959 | 1905 | ||||
| Ties: 1895 | ||||||
|
Feb–Aug 1960 7-Month |
17.93" (455.42mm) | 18.40" (467.36mm) |
-0.47" (-11.94mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1934 |
| 81st Wettest | Wettest since: 1959 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 1960 8-Month |
20.19" (512.83mm) | 20.71" (526.03mm) |
-0.52" (-13.20mm) | 43rd Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1934 |
| 84th Wettest | Wettest since: 1959 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1959–Aug 1960 9-Month |
22.41" (569.21mm) | 23.05" (585.47mm) |
-0.64" (-16.26mm) | 41st Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1931 |
| 85th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2019 | ||||
|
Nov 1959–Aug 1960 10-Month |
24.13" (612.90mm) | 25.28" (642.11mm) |
-1.15" (-29.21mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1934 |
| 92nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1985 | ||||||
|
Oct 1959–Aug 1960 11-Month |
27.63" (701.80mm) | 27.45" (697.23mm) |
0.18" (4.57mm) | 60th Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1934 |
| 66th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1959–Aug 1960 12-Month |
30.45" (773.43mm) | 29.94" (760.48mm) |
0.51" (12.95mm) | 66th Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1934 |
| 60th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2019 | ||||
|
Mar 1959–Aug 1960 18-Month |
46.25" (1,174.75mm) | 46.22" (1,173.99mm) |
0.03" (0.76mm) | 55th Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1931 |
| 71st Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1958–Aug 1960 24-Month |
58.67" (1,490.22mm) | 59.92" (1,521.97mm) |
-1.25" (-31.75mm) | 45th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1918 |
| 80th Wettest | Wettest since: 1959 | 2020 | ||||
|
Sep 1957–Aug 1960 36-Month |
92.16" (2,340.86mm) | 89.86" (2,282.44mm) |
2.30" (58.42mm) | 82nd Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1956 |
| 42nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1956–Aug 1960 48-Month |
121.69" (3,090.93mm) | 119.77" (3,042.16mm) |
1.92" (48.77mm) | 73rd Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1956 |
| 50th Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1955–Aug 1960 60-Month |
148.58" (3,773.93mm) | 149.64" (3,800.86mm) |
-1.06" (-26.93mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1934 |
| 72nd 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/