Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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West Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, August 1972
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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August 1972 1-Month |
0.34" (8.64mm) | 0.39" (9.91mm) |
-0.05" (-1.27mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1911, 1944, 1956 |
| 55th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 1942, 1947, 1953 | ||||||
|
Jul–Aug 1972 2-Month |
0.39" (9.91mm) | 0.72" (18.29mm) |
-0.33" (-8.38mm) | 21st Driest | Driest since: 1963 | 1940 |
| 106th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1984 | ||||
| Ties: 1907, 1911, 1949, 1963 | ||||||
|
Jun–Aug 1972 3-Month |
1.12" (28.45mm) | 1.21" (30.73mm) |
-0.09" (-2.28mm) | 66th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1924 |
| 61st Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1913 | ||||
|
May–Aug 1972 4-Month |
1.53" (38.86mm) | 2.13" (54.10mm) |
-0.60" (-15.24mm) | 31st Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1924 |
| 96th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1998 | ||||
| Ties: 1897, 1909 | ||||||
|
Apr–Aug 1972 5-Month |
2.53" (64.26mm) | 3.46" (87.88mm) |
-0.93" (-23.62mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1924 |
| 97th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1941 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 1972 6-Month |
3.35" (85.09mm) | 5.80" (147.32mm) |
-2.45" (-62.23mm) | 10th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 2008 |
| 117th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1995 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 1972 7-Month |
4.69" (119.13mm) | 8.52" (216.41mm) |
-3.83" (-97.28mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1966 |
| 119th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1998 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 1972 8-Month |
5.94" (150.88mm) | 11.50" (292.10mm) |
-5.56" (-141.22mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 2013 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1998 | ||||
|
Dec 1971–Aug 1972 9-Month |
9.68" (245.87mm) | 14.05" (356.87mm) |
-4.37" (-111.00mm) | 17th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1924 |
| 109th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1998 | ||||
|
Nov 1971–Aug 1972 10-Month |
11.34" (288.04mm) | 15.92" (404.37mm) |
-4.58" (-116.33mm) | 17th Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1924 |
| 109th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1983 | ||||
|
Oct 1971–Aug 1972 11-Month |
11.93" (303.02mm) | 16.95" (430.53mm) |
-5.02" (-127.51mm) | 12th Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1924 |
| 114th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1983 | ||||
|
Sep 1971–Aug 1972 12-Month |
12.40" (314.96mm) | 17.44" (442.98mm) |
-5.04" (-128.02mm) | 12th Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1924 |
| 114th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1983 | ||||
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Mar 1971–Aug 1972 18-Month |
18.89" (479.81mm) | 23.25" (590.55mm) |
-4.36" (-110.74mm) | 24th Driest | Driest since: 1961 | 1924 |
| 102nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1983 | ||||
|
Sep 1970–Aug 1972 24-Month |
30.51" (774.95mm) | 34.89" (886.21mm) |
-4.38" (-111.26mm) | 35th Driest | Driest since: 1962 | 1977 |
| 90th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1983 | ||||
|
Sep 1969–Aug 1972 36-Month |
48.10" (1,221.74mm) | 52.31" (1,328.67mm) |
-4.21" (-106.93mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 2014 |
| 82nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1984 | ||||
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Sep 1968–Aug 1972 48-Month |
71.90" (1,826.26mm) | 69.58" (1,767.33mm) |
2.32" (58.93mm) | 81st Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 2015 |
| 42nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1998 | ||||
|
Sep 1967–Aug 1972 60-Month |
86.46" (2,196.08mm) | 86.84" (2,205.74mm) |
-0.38" (-9.66mm) | 70th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1933, 1934 |
| 52nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1999 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published April 2021, retrieved on April 20, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/