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 1971
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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August 1971 1-Month |
2.75" (69.85mm) | 2.62" (66.55mm) |
0.13" (3.30mm) | 82nd Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1929 |
| 45th Wettest | Wettest since: 1968 | 1977 | ||||
|
Jul–Aug 1971 2-Month |
5.75" (146.05mm) | 5.40" (137.16mm) |
0.35" (8.89mm) | 97th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1930 |
| 30th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1915 | ||||
| Ties: 1916 | ||||||
|
Jun–Aug 1971 3-Month |
8.28" (210.31mm) | 8.32" (211.33mm) |
-0.04" (-1.02mm) | 52nd Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1930 |
| 75th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1928 | ||||
| Ties: 1902, 1937, 1944 | ||||||
|
May–Aug 1971 4-Month |
11.20" (284.48mm) | 11.23" (285.24mm) |
-0.03" (-0.76mm) | 54th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1936 |
| 73rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1915 | ||||
|
Apr–Aug 1971 5-Month |
13.06" (331.72mm) | 13.75" (349.25mm) |
-0.69" (-17.53mm) | 31st Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1934 |
| 96th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2019 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 1971 6-Month |
15.14" (384.56mm) | 16.26" (413.00mm) |
-1.12" (-28.44mm) | 22nd Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1936 |
| 105th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1905 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 1971 7-Month |
17.51" (444.75mm) | 18.40" (467.36mm) |
-0.89" (-22.61mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1934 |
| 98th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 1971 8-Month |
19.54" (496.32mm) | 20.71" (526.03mm) |
-1.17" (-29.71mm) | 26th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1934 |
| 101st Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1970–Aug 1971 9-Month |
21.76" (552.70mm) | 23.05" (585.47mm) |
-1.29" (-32.77mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1931 |
| 96th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 2019 | ||||
|
Nov 1970–Aug 1971 10-Month |
23.96" (608.58mm) | 25.28" (642.11mm) |
-1.32" (-33.53mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1934 |
| 96th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1939 | ||||||
|
Oct 1970–Aug 1971 11-Month |
26.84" (681.74mm) | 27.45" (697.23mm) |
-0.61" (-15.49mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1934 |
| 84th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1970–Aug 1971 12-Month |
29.90" (759.46mm) | 29.94" (760.48mm) |
-0.04" (-1.02mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1934 |
| 70th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2019 | ||||
|
Mar 1970–Aug 1971 18-Month |
45.52" (1,156.21mm) | 46.22" (1,173.99mm) |
-0.70" (-17.78mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1931 |
| 80th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1969–Aug 1971 24-Month |
58.77" (1,492.76mm) | 59.92" (1,521.97mm) |
-1.15" (-29.21mm) | 47th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1918 |
| 78th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 2020 | ||||
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Sep 1968–Aug 1971 36-Month |
89.89" (2,283.21mm) | 89.86" (2,282.44mm) |
0.03" (0.77mm) | 57th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1956 |
| 67th Wettest | Wettest since: 1962 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1967–Aug 1971 48-Month |
119.76" (3,041.90mm) | 119.77" (3,042.16mm) |
-0.01" (-0.26mm) | 58th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1956 |
| 65th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1966–Aug 1971 60-Month |
148.52" (3,772.41mm) | 149.64" (3,800.86mm) |
-1.12" (-28.45mm) | 47th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1934 |
| 75th Wettest | Wettest since: 1962 | 2019 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published April 2021, retrieved on April 12, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/