Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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West Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, August 1998
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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August 1998 1-Month |
0.19" (4.83mm) | 0.39" (9.91mm) |
-0.20" (-5.08mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1911, 1944, 1956 |
| 91st Wettest | Wettest since: 1997 | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 1915, 1962 | ||||||
|
Jul–Aug 1998 2-Month |
0.67" (17.02mm) | 0.72" (18.29mm) |
-0.05" (-1.27mm) | 74th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1940 |
| 53rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1997 | 1984 | ||||
| Ties: 1989, 1992 | ||||||
|
Jun–Aug 1998 3-Month |
1.85" (46.99mm) | 1.21" (30.73mm) |
0.64" (16.26mm) | 113th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1924 |
| 14th Wettest | Wettest since: 1997 | 1913 | ||||
| Ties: 1982 | ||||||
|
May–Aug 1998 4-Month |
4.67" (118.62mm) | 2.13" (54.10mm) |
2.54" (64.52mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1924 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1998 | ||||
|
Apr–Aug 1998 5-Month |
6.44" (163.58mm) | 3.46" (87.88mm) |
2.98" (75.70mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1924 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1941 | 1941 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 1998 6-Month |
9.59" (243.59mm) | 5.80" (147.32mm) |
3.79" (96.27mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 2008 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1995 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 1998 7-Month |
17.57" (446.28mm) | 8.52" (216.41mm) |
9.05" (229.87mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1966 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1998 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 1998 8-Month |
22.20" (563.88mm) | 11.50" (292.10mm) |
10.70" (271.78mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 2013 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1998 | ||||
|
Dec 1997–Aug 1998 9-Month |
24.16" (613.66mm) | 14.05" (356.87mm) |
10.11" (256.79mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1924 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1998 | ||||
|
Nov 1997–Aug 1998 10-Month |
26.84" (681.74mm) | 15.92" (404.37mm) |
10.92" (277.37mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1924 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 1983 | ||||
|
Oct 1997–Aug 1998 11-Month |
27.67" (702.82mm) | 16.95" (430.53mm) |
10.72" (272.29mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1924 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 1983 | ||||
|
Sep 1997–Aug 1998 12-Month |
28.76" (730.50mm) | 17.44" (442.98mm) |
11.32" (287.52mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1924 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 1983 | ||||
|
Mar 1997–Aug 1998 18-Month |
32.46" (824.48mm) | 23.25" (590.55mm) |
9.21" (233.93mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1924 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 1983 | ||||
|
Sep 1996–Aug 1998 24-Month |
48.84" (1,240.54mm) | 34.89" (886.21mm) |
13.95" (354.33mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1977 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1983 | ||||
|
Sep 1995–Aug 1998 36-Month |
67.18" (1,706.37mm) | 52.31" (1,328.67mm) |
14.87" (377.70mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 2014 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1984 | ||||
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Sep 1994–Aug 1998 48-Month |
94.99" (2,412.75mm) | 69.58" (1,767.33mm) |
25.41" (645.42mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 2015 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1998 | ||||
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Sep 1993–Aug 1998 60-Month |
106.88" (2,714.75mm) | 86.84" (2,205.74mm) |
20.04" (509.01mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1933, 1934 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1999 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published February 2021, retrieved on February 24, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/