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 1970
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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August 1970 1-Month |
2.37" (60.20mm) | 2.62" (66.55mm) |
-0.25" (-6.35mm) | 28th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1929 |
| 99th Wettest | Wettest since: 1968 | 1977 | ||||
| Ties: 1983 | ||||||
|
Jul–Aug 1970 2-Month |
4.78" (121.41mm) | 5.40" (137.16mm) |
-0.62" (-15.75mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1930 |
| 111th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1915 | ||||
| Ties: 2011 | ||||||
|
Jun–Aug 1970 3-Month |
7.55" (191.77mm) | 8.32" (211.33mm) |
-0.77" (-19.56mm) | 21st Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1930 |
| 106th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1928 | ||||
|
May–Aug 1970 4-Month |
10.16" (258.06mm) | 11.23" (285.24mm) |
-1.07" (-27.18mm) | 20th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1936 |
| 107th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1915 | ||||
|
Apr–Aug 1970 5-Month |
12.94" (328.68mm) | 13.75" (349.25mm) |
-0.81" (-20.57mm) | 27th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1934 |
| 100th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1911 | ||||||
|
Mar–Aug 1970 6-Month |
15.62" (396.75mm) | 16.26" (413.00mm) |
-0.64" (-16.25mm) | 37th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1936 |
| 90th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1905 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 1970 7-Month |
17.25" (438.15mm) | 18.40" (467.36mm) |
-1.15" (-29.21mm) | 24th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1934 |
| 103rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 1970 8-Month |
19.34" (491.24mm) | 20.71" (526.03mm) |
-1.37" (-34.79mm) | 21st Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1934 |
| 106th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 2000 | ||||||
|
Dec 1969–Aug 1970 9-Month |
22.28" (565.91mm) | 23.05" (585.47mm) |
-0.77" (-19.56mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1931 |
| 87th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2019 | ||||
|
Nov 1969–Aug 1970 10-Month |
23.87" (606.30mm) | 25.28" (642.11mm) |
-1.41" (-35.81mm) | 28th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1934 |
| 98th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1959 | ||||||
|
Oct 1969–Aug 1970 11-Month |
26.57" (674.88mm) | 27.45" (697.23mm) |
-0.88" (-22.35mm) | 37th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1934 |
| 89th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1969–Aug 1970 12-Month |
28.87" (733.30mm) | 29.94" (760.48mm) |
-1.07" (-27.18mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1934 |
| 90th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2019 | ||||
|
Mar 1969–Aug 1970 18-Month |
44.73" (1,136.14mm) | 46.22" (1,173.99mm) |
-1.49" (-37.85mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1931 |
| 92nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1968–Aug 1970 24-Month |
59.99" (1,523.75mm) | 59.92" (1,521.97mm) |
0.07" (1.78mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1918 |
| 69th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2020 | ||||
|
Sep 1967–Aug 1970 36-Month |
89.86" (2,282.44mm) | 89.86" (2,282.44mm) |
0.00" (0.00mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1956 |
| 68th Wettest | Wettest since: 1962 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1966–Aug 1970 48-Month |
118.62" (3,012.95mm) | 119.77" (3,042.16mm) |
-1.15" (-29.21mm) | 49th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1956 |
| 74th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1965–Aug 1970 60-Month |
146.56" (3,722.62mm) | 149.64" (3,800.86mm) |
-3.08" (-78.24mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1934 |
| 86th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 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/