Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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Southwest Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, August 1961
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
August 1961 1-Month |
2.65" (67.31mm) | 2.02" (51.31mm) |
0.63" (16.00mm) | 112th Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1962 |
| 16th Wettest | Wettest since: 1959 | 1963 | ||||
|
Jul–Aug 1961 2-Month |
4.39" (111.51mm) | 3.89" (98.81mm) |
0.50" (12.70mm) | 91st Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 2020 |
| 37th Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 1921 | ||||
| Ties: 1912 | ||||||
|
Jun–Aug 1961 3-Month |
5.11" (129.79mm) | 4.83" (122.68mm) |
0.28" (7.11mm) | 81st Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 2020 |
| 47th Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 1921 | ||||
|
May–Aug 1961 4-Month |
5.85" (148.59mm) | 5.94" (150.88mm) |
-0.09" (-2.29mm) | 69th Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 2020 |
| 59th Wettest | Wettest since: 1959 | 1921 | ||||
|
Apr–Aug 1961 5-Month |
6.62" (168.15mm) | 7.00" (177.80mm) |
-0.38" (-9.65mm) | 55th Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 2020 |
| 73rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1959 | 1999 | ||||
| Ties: 2005 | ||||||
|
Mar–Aug 1961 6-Month |
8.20" (208.28mm) | 8.15" (207.01mm) |
0.05" (1.27mm) | 75th Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 2002 |
| 53rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1941 | ||||
| Ties: 1904 | ||||||
|
Feb–Aug 1961 7-Month |
8.65" (219.71mm) | 9.16" (232.66mm) |
-0.51" (-12.95mm) | 51st Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 2002 |
| 77th Wettest | Wettest since: 1959 | 1941 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 1961 8-Month |
9.12" (231.65mm) | 10.14" (257.56mm) |
-1.02" (-25.91mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 2002 |
| 89th Wettest | Wettest since: 1959 | 1941 | ||||
|
Dec 1960–Aug 1961 9-Month |
10.07" (255.78mm) | 11.15" (283.21mm) |
-1.08" (-27.43mm) | 44th Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 2002 |
| 83rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1941 | ||||
|
Nov 1960–Aug 1961 10-Month |
10.71" (272.03mm) | 12.04" (305.82mm) |
-1.33" (-33.79mm) | 41st Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 2002 |
| 86th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1941 | ||||
| Ties: 1955 | ||||||
|
Oct 1960–Aug 1961 11-Month |
12.90" (327.66mm) | 13.17" (334.52mm) |
-0.27" (-6.86mm) | 63rd Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 2002 |
| 64th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1941 | ||||
|
Sep 1960–Aug 1961 12-Month |
13.92" (353.57mm) | 14.54" (369.32mm) |
-0.62" (-15.75mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 2002 |
| 71st Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1941 | ||||
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Mar 1960–Aug 1961 18-Month |
19.66" (499.36mm) | 22.69" (576.33mm) |
-3.03" (-76.97mm) | 24th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2002 |
| 103rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 1942 | ||||
|
Sep 1959–Aug 1961 24-Month |
26.75" (679.45mm) | 29.09" (738.89mm) |
-2.34" (-59.44mm) | 35th Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 2003 |
| 91st Wettest | Wettest since: 1959 | 1942 | ||||
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Sep 1958–Aug 1961 36-Month |
40.03" (1,016.76mm) | 43.58" (1,106.93mm) |
-3.55" (-90.17mm) | 31st Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1956 |
| 94th Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 1907 | ||||
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Sep 1957–Aug 1961 48-Month |
55.08" (1,399.03mm) | 58.05" (1,474.47mm) |
-2.97" (-75.44mm) | 43rd Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1956 |
| 81st Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 1986 | ||||
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Sep 1956–Aug 1961 60-Month |
70.37" (1,787.40mm) | 72.53" (1,842.26mm) |
-2.16" (-54.86mm) | 57th Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 2004 |
| 66th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 1987 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 21, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/