Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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Southwest Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, August 1996
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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August 1996 1-Month |
1.76" (44.70mm) | 2.02" (51.31mm) |
-0.26" (-6.61mm) | 45th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1962 |
| 83rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1994 | 1963 | ||||
| Ties: 1964 | ||||||
|
Jul–Aug 1996 2-Month |
3.80" (96.52mm) | 3.89" (98.81mm) |
-0.09" (-2.29mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 2020 |
| 66th Wettest | Wettest since: 1993 | 1921 | ||||
|
Jun–Aug 1996 3-Month |
5.06" (128.52mm) | 4.83" (122.68mm) |
0.23" (5.84mm) | 76th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 2020 |
| 52nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1992 | 1921 | ||||
| Ties: 1959 | ||||||
|
May–Aug 1996 4-Month |
5.90" (149.86mm) | 5.94" (150.88mm) |
-0.04" (-1.02mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 1994 | 2020 |
| 56th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1921 | ||||
|
Apr–Aug 1996 5-Month |
6.45" (163.83mm) | 7.00" (177.80mm) |
-0.55" (-13.97mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: 1994 | 2020 |
| 86th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1999 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 1996 6-Month |
7.16" (181.86mm) | 8.15" (207.01mm) |
-0.99" (-25.15mm) | 31st Driest | Driest since: 1989 | 2002 |
| 97th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1941 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 1996 7-Month |
8.17" (207.52mm) | 9.16" (232.66mm) |
-0.99" (-25.14mm) | 33rd Driest | Driest since: 1989 | 2002 |
| 95th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1941 | ||||
| Ties: 1940 | ||||||
|
Jan–Aug 1996 8-Month |
9.04" (229.62mm) | 10.14" (257.56mm) |
-1.10" (-27.94mm) | 37th Driest | Driest since: 1994 | 2002 |
| 91st Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1941 | ||||
|
Dec 1995–Aug 1996 9-Month |
9.58" (243.33mm) | 11.15" (283.21mm) |
-1.57" (-39.88mm) | 31st Driest | Driest since: 1994 | 2002 |
| 96th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1941 | ||||
|
Nov 1995–Aug 1996 10-Month |
10.14" (257.56mm) | 12.04" (305.82mm) |
-1.90" (-48.26mm) | 25th Driest | Driest since: 1989 | 2002 |
| 102nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1941 | ||||
|
Oct 1995–Aug 1996 11-Month |
10.38" (263.65mm) | 13.17" (334.52mm) |
-2.79" (-70.87mm) | 12th Driest | Driest since: 1974 | 2002 |
| 115th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1941 | ||||
|
Sep 1995–Aug 1996 12-Month |
12.04" (305.82mm) | 14.54" (369.32mm) |
-2.50" (-63.50mm) | 21st Driest | Driest since: 1989 | 2002 |
| 106th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1941 | ||||
|
Mar 1995–Aug 1996 18-Month |
21.39" (543.31mm) | 22.69" (576.33mm) |
-1.30" (-33.02mm) | 53rd Driest | Driest since: 1994 | 2002 |
| 74th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1942 | ||||
|
Sep 1994–Aug 1996 24-Month |
29.55" (750.57mm) | 29.09" (738.89mm) |
0.46" (11.68mm) | 84th Driest | Driest since: 1994 | 2003 |
| 42nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1942 | ||||
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Sep 1993–Aug 1996 36-Month |
41.91" (1,064.51mm) | 43.58" (1,106.93mm) |
-1.67" (-42.42mm) | 53rd Driest | Driest since: 1991 | 1956 |
| 72nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1907 | ||||
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Sep 1992–Aug 1996 48-Month |
58.99" (1,498.35mm) | 58.05" (1,474.47mm) |
0.94" (23.88mm) | 80th Driest | Driest since: 1992 | 1956 |
| 44th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1986 | ||||
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Sep 1991–Aug 1996 60-Month |
77.06" (1,957.32mm) | 72.53" (1,842.26mm) |
4.53" (115.06mm) | 100th Driest | Driest since: 1994 | 2004 |
| 23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1987 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 18, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/