Climate at a Glance
National Rankings
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Contiguous U.S.
Precipitation Rankings, August 1974
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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August 1974 1-Month |
3.43" (87.12mm) | 2.62" (66.55mm) |
0.81" (20.57mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1929 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1915 | 1977 | ||||
| Ties: 1915 | ||||||
|
Jul–Aug 1974 2-Month |
5.57" (141.48mm) | 5.40" (137.16mm) |
0.17" (4.32mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1930 |
| 49th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 1915 | ||||
| Ties: 1949, 1972, 1986, 1987 | ||||||
|
Jun–Aug 1974 3-Month |
8.21" (208.53mm) | 8.32" (211.33mm) |
-0.11" (-2.80mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1930 |
| 79th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 1928 | ||||
| Ties: 1947 | ||||||
|
May–Aug 1974 4-Month |
11.28" (286.51mm) | 11.23" (285.24mm) |
0.05" (1.27mm) | 58th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1936 |
| 69th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 1915 | ||||
| Ties: 1902, 1944 | ||||||
|
Apr–Aug 1974 5-Month |
13.83" (351.28mm) | 13.75" (349.25mm) |
0.08" (2.03mm) | 59th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1934 |
| 68th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1961, 1964 | ||||||
|
Mar–Aug 1974 6-Month |
16.46" (418.08mm) | 16.26" (413.00mm) |
0.20" (5.08mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1936 |
| 65th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1905 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 1974 7-Month |
18.14" (460.76mm) | 18.40" (467.36mm) |
-0.26" (-6.60mm) | 52nd Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1934 |
| 75th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 1974 8-Month |
21.29" (540.77mm) | 20.71" (526.03mm) |
0.58" (14.74mm) | 76th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1934 |
| 51st Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1973–Aug 1974 9-Month |
24.38" (619.25mm) | 23.05" (585.47mm) |
1.33" (33.78mm) | 95th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1931 |
| 31st Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2019 | ||||
|
Nov 1973–Aug 1974 10-Month |
27.55" (699.77mm) | 25.28" (642.11mm) |
2.27" (57.66mm) | 110th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1934 |
| 16th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2019 | ||||
|
Oct 1973–Aug 1974 11-Month |
29.92" (759.97mm) | 27.45" (697.23mm) |
2.47" (62.74mm) | 108th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1934 |
| 18th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1973–Aug 1974 12-Month |
33.38" (847.85mm) | 29.94" (760.48mm) |
3.44" (87.37mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1934 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2019 | ||||
|
Mar 1973–Aug 1974 18-Month |
51.81" (1,315.97mm) | 46.22" (1,173.99mm) |
5.59" (141.98mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1931 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1972–Aug 1974 24-Month |
67.81" (1,722.37mm) | 59.92" (1,521.97mm) |
7.89" (200.40mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1918 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2020 | ||||
|
Sep 1971–Aug 1974 36-Month |
98.74" (2,508.00mm) | 89.86" (2,282.44mm) |
8.88" (225.56mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1956 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1970–Aug 1974 48-Month |
128.64" (3,267.46mm) | 119.77" (3,042.16mm) |
8.87" (225.30mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1956 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
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Sep 1969–Aug 1974 60-Month |
157.51" (4,000.75mm) | 149.64" (3,800.86mm) |
7.87" (199.89mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1934 |
| 15th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 26, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/