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 March 2021. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Precipitation Rankings, August 1962
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
August 1962 1-Month |
2.04" (51.82mm) | 2.62" (66.55mm) |
-0.58" (-14.73mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1930 | 1929 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 1977 | ||||
|
Jul–Aug 1962 2-Month |
4.95" (125.73mm) | 5.40" (137.16mm) |
-0.45" (-11.43mm) | 22nd Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1930 |
| 105th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 1915 | ||||
| Ties: 1917 | ||||||
|
Jun–Aug 1962 3-Month |
8.16" (207.26mm) | 8.32" (211.33mm) |
-0.16" (-4.07mm) | 43rd Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1930 |
| 84th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 1928 | ||||
|
May–Aug 1962 4-Month |
10.85" (275.59mm) | 11.23" (285.24mm) |
-0.38" (-9.65mm) | 38th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1936 |
| 89th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 1915 | ||||
|
Apr–Aug 1962 5-Month |
12.95" (328.93mm) | 13.75" (349.25mm) |
-0.80" (-20.32mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1934 |
| 98th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2019 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 1962 6-Month |
15.10" (383.54mm) | 16.26" (413.00mm) |
-1.16" (-29.46mm) | 21st Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1936 |
| 106th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 1905 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 1962 7-Month |
17.65" (448.31mm) | 18.40" (467.36mm) |
-0.75" (-19.05mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1934 |
| 93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 1962 8-Month |
19.86" (504.44mm) | 20.71" (526.03mm) |
-0.85" (-21.59mm) | 33rd Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1934 |
| 94th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1961–Aug 1962 9-Month |
22.55" (572.77mm) | 23.05" (585.47mm) |
-0.50" (-12.70mm) | 45th Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1931 |
| 81st Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2019 | ||||
|
Nov 1961–Aug 1962 10-Month |
25.14" (638.56mm) | 25.28" (642.11mm) |
-0.14" (-3.55mm) | 52nd Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1934 |
| 74th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2019 | ||||
|
Oct 1961–Aug 1962 11-Month |
26.92" (683.77mm) | 27.45" (697.23mm) |
-0.53" (-13.46mm) | 44th Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1934 |
| 82nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1961–Aug 1962 12-Month |
29.86" (758.44mm) | 29.94" (760.48mm) |
-0.08" (-2.04mm) | 54th Driest | Driest since: 1961 | 1934 |
| 72nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 2019 | ||||
|
Mar 1961–Aug 1962 18-Month |
46.85" (1,189.99mm) | 46.22" (1,173.99mm) |
0.63" (16.00mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 1961 | 1931 |
| 59th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1941 | ||||||
|
Sep 1960–Aug 1962 24-Month |
59.67" (1,515.62mm) | 59.92" (1,521.97mm) |
-0.25" (-6.35mm) | 54th Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1918 |
| 71st Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2020 | ||||
|
Sep 1959–Aug 1962 36-Month |
90.12" (2,289.05mm) | 89.86" (2,282.44mm) |
0.26" (6.61mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 1961 | 1956 |
| 62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1958–Aug 1962 48-Month |
118.34" (3,005.84mm) | 119.77" (3,042.16mm) |
-1.43" (-36.32mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1956 |
| 77th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1957–Aug 1962 60-Month |
151.83" (3,856.48mm) | 149.64" (3,800.86mm) |
2.19" (55.62mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 1961 | 1934 |
| 50th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2019 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published April 2021, retrieved on April 13, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/