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 December 2020. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Precipitation Rankings, August 1981
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
August 1981 1-Month |
2.76" (70.10mm) | 2.62" (66.55mm) |
0.14" (3.55mm) | 84th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1929 |
| 43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 1977 | ||||
| Ties: 1959 | ||||||
|
Jul–Aug 1981 2-Month |
5.85" (148.59mm) | 5.40" (137.16mm) |
0.45" (11.43mm) | 104th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1930 |
| 23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 1915 | ||||
| Ties: 2008 | ||||||
|
Jun–Aug 1981 3-Month |
9.26" (235.20mm) | 8.32" (211.33mm) |
0.94" (23.87mm) | 113th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1930 |
| 14th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1928 | ||||
|
May–Aug 1981 4-Month |
12.81" (325.37mm) | 11.23" (285.24mm) |
1.58" (40.13mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1936 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1928 | 1915 | ||||
|
Apr–Aug 1981 5-Month |
15.00" (381.00mm) | 13.75" (349.25mm) |
1.25" (31.75mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1934 |
| 21st Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2019 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 1981 6-Month |
17.21" (437.13mm) | 16.26" (413.00mm) |
0.95" (24.13mm) | 91st Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1936 |
| 36th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 1905 | ||||
| Ties: 2013 | ||||||
|
Feb–Aug 1981 7-Month |
19.38" (492.25mm) | 18.40" (467.36mm) |
0.98" (24.89mm) | 89th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1934 |
| 38th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1948, 2008 | ||||||
|
Jan–Aug 1981 8-Month |
20.36" (517.14mm) | 20.71" (526.03mm) |
-0.35" (-8.89mm) | 49th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1934 |
| 78th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1980–Aug 1981 9-Month |
21.93" (557.02mm) | 23.05" (585.47mm) |
-1.12" (-28.45mm) | 31st Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1931 |
| 95th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2019 | ||||
|
Nov 1980–Aug 1981 10-Month |
23.69" (601.73mm) | 25.28" (642.11mm) |
-1.59" (-40.38mm) | 26th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1934 |
| 100th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2019 | ||||
|
Oct 1980–Aug 1981 11-Month |
25.56" (649.22mm) | 27.45" (697.23mm) |
-1.89" (-48.01mm) | 24th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1934 |
| 102nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1980–Aug 1981 12-Month |
28.35" (720.09mm) | 29.94" (760.48mm) |
-1.59" (-40.39mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1934 |
| 94th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2019 | ||||
|
Mar 1980–Aug 1981 18-Month |
44.06" (1,119.12mm) | 46.22" (1,173.99mm) |
-2.16" (-54.87mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1931 |
| 96th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1979–Aug 1981 24-Month |
57.54" (1,461.52mm) | 59.92" (1,521.97mm) |
-2.38" (-60.45mm) | 28th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1918 |
| 97th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2020 | ||||
|
Sep 1978–Aug 1981 36-Month |
90.06" (2,287.52mm) | 89.86" (2,282.44mm) |
0.20" (5.08mm) | 60th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1956 |
| 64th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2019 | ||||
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Sep 1977–Aug 1981 48-Month |
122.51" (3,111.75mm) | 119.77" (3,042.16mm) |
2.74" (69.59mm) | 83rd Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1956 |
| 40th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1976–Aug 1981 60-Month |
149.32" (3,792.73mm) | 149.64" (3,800.86mm) |
-0.32" (-8.13mm) | 57th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1934 |
| 65th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2019 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 24, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/