Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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Southwest Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, September 1959
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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September 1959 1-Month |
0.91" (23.11mm) | 1.36" (34.54mm) |
-0.45" (-11.43mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1953, 1956 |
98th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2013 | ||||
Ties: 1989 | ||||||
Aug–Sep 1959 2-Month |
3.62" (91.95mm) | 3.38" (85.85mm) |
0.24" (6.10mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 2020 |
38th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2013 | ||||
Jul–Sep 1959 3-Month |
5.05" (128.27mm) | 5.25" (133.35mm) |
-0.20" (-5.08mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2020 |
72nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2013 | ||||
Ties: 1895, 1918 | ||||||
Jun–Sep 1959 4-Month |
5.97" (151.64mm) | 6.19" (157.23mm) |
-0.22" (-5.59mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2020 |
67th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1927 | ||||
May–Sep 1959 5-Month |
7.06" (179.32mm) | 7.30" (185.42mm) |
-0.24" (-6.10mm) | 58th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2020 |
70th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1941 | ||||
Apr–Sep 1959 6-Month |
7.90" (200.66mm) | 8.36" (212.34mm) |
-0.46" (-11.68mm) | 54th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2020 |
74th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1941 | ||||
Mar–Sep 1959 7-Month |
8.44" (214.38mm) | 9.51" (241.55mm) |
-1.07" (-27.17mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1956 |
96th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1941 | ||||
Ties: 1971 | ||||||
Feb–Sep 1959 8-Month |
9.58" (243.33mm) | 10.52" (267.21mm) |
-0.94" (-23.88mm) | 41st Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1956 |
87th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1941 | ||||
Ties: 1900 | ||||||
Jan–Sep 1959 9-Month |
10.05" (255.27mm) | 11.50" (292.10mm) |
-1.45" (-36.83mm) | 31st Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1956 |
97th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1941 | ||||
Dec 1958–Sep 1959 10-Month |
10.38" (263.65mm) | 12.51" (317.75mm) |
-2.13" (-54.10mm) | 18th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1956 |
109th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1941 | ||||
Ties: 1901 | ||||||
Nov 1958–Sep 1959 11-Month |
11.13" (282.70mm) | 13.40" (340.36mm) |
-2.27" (-57.66mm) | 19th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1956 |
108th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1941 | ||||
Ties: 1910 | ||||||
Oct 1958–Sep 1959 12-Month |
12.04" (305.82mm) | 14.53" (369.06mm) |
-2.49" (-63.24mm) | 19th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1956 |
108th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1941 | ||||
Apr 1958–Sep 1959 18-Month |
20.50" (520.70mm) | 22.92" (582.17mm) |
-2.42" (-61.47mm) | 33rd Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 2021 |
94th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1941 | ||||
Oct 1957–Sep 1959 24-Month |
29.00" (736.60mm) | 29.08" (738.63mm) |
-0.08" (-2.03mm) | 70th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1956 |
56th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1942 | ||||
Oct 1956–Sep 1959 36-Month |
44.44" (1,128.78mm) | 43.57" (1,106.68mm) |
0.87" (22.10mm) | 82nd Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1956 |
43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1943 | 1907 | ||||
Oct 1955–Sep 1959 48-Month |
53.33" (1,354.58mm) | 58.05" (1,474.47mm) |
-4.72" (-119.89mm) | 23rd Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1956 |
101st Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1986 | ||||
Oct 1954–Sep 1959 60-Month |
65.75" (1,670.05mm) | 72.53" (1,842.26mm) |
-6.78" (-172.21mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1957 |
110th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1986 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 17, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/