Climate at a Glance
National Rankings
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Contiguous U.S.
Precipitation Rankings, August 1978
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
August 1978 1-Month |
2.77" (70.36mm) | 2.62" (66.55mm) |
0.15" (3.81mm) | 86th Driest | Driest since: 1976 | 1929 |
| 41st Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1977 | ||||
| Ties: 1993 | ||||||
|
Jul–Aug 1978 2-Month |
5.52" (140.21mm) | 5.40" (137.16mm) |
0.12" (3.05mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: 1976 | 1930 |
| 59th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1915 | ||||
| Ties: 1919, 1966 | ||||||
|
Jun–Aug 1978 3-Month |
8.07" (204.98mm) | 8.32" (211.33mm) |
-0.25" (-6.35mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 1976 | 1930 |
| 93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1928 | ||||
| Ties: 1973 | ||||||
|
May–Aug 1978 4-Month |
11.71" (297.43mm) | 11.23" (285.24mm) |
0.48" (12.19mm) | 80th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1936 |
| 47th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1915 | ||||
| Ties: 1909 | ||||||
|
Apr–Aug 1978 5-Month |
14.25" (361.95mm) | 13.75" (349.25mm) |
0.50" (12.70mm) | 77th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1934 |
| 50th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2019 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 1978 6-Month |
16.51" (419.35mm) | 16.26" (413.00mm) |
0.25" (6.35mm) | 64th Driest | Driest since: 1976 | 1936 |
| 63rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1905 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 1978 7-Month |
18.28" (464.31mm) | 18.40" (467.36mm) |
-0.12" (-3.05mm) | 58th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1934 |
| 69th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 1978 8-Month |
21.46" (545.08mm) | 20.71" (526.03mm) |
0.75" (19.05mm) | 84th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1934 |
| 43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1907 | ||||||
|
Dec 1977–Aug 1978 9-Month |
24.18" (614.17mm) | 23.05" (585.47mm) |
1.13" (28.70mm) | 87th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1931 |
| 39th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1922 | ||||||
|
Nov 1977–Aug 1978 10-Month |
27.04" (686.82mm) | 25.28" (642.11mm) |
1.76" (44.71mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1934 |
| 24th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2019 | ||||
|
Oct 1977–Aug 1978 11-Month |
29.23" (742.44mm) | 27.45" (697.23mm) |
1.78" (45.21mm) | 95th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1934 |
| 31st Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1977–Aug 1978 12-Month |
32.45" (824.23mm) | 29.94" (760.48mm) |
2.51" (63.75mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1934 |
| 21st Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2019 | ||||
|
Mar 1977–Aug 1978 18-Month |
49.09" (1,246.89mm) | 46.22" (1,173.99mm) |
2.87" (72.90mm) | 100th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1931 |
| 26th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1976–Aug 1978 24-Month |
59.26" (1,505.20mm) | 59.92" (1,521.97mm) |
-0.66" (-16.77mm) | 51st Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1918 |
| 74th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2020 | ||||
|
Sep 1975–Aug 1978 36-Month |
87.56" (2,224.02mm) | 89.86" (2,282.44mm) |
-2.30" (-58.42mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1956 |
| 90th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1974–Aug 1978 48-Month |
120.57" (3,062.48mm) | 119.77" (3,042.16mm) |
0.80" (20.32mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1956 |
| 58th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1973–Aug 1978 60-Month |
153.95" (3,910.33mm) | 149.64" (3,800.86mm) |
4.31" (109.47mm) | 88th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1934 |
| 34th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 2019 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published March 2021, retrieved on March 8, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/