Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of May 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
West Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, April 2009
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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April 2009 1-Month |
0.77" (19.56mm) | 1.33" (33.78mm) |
-0.56" (-14.22mm) | 35th Driest | Driest since: 2008 | 1909 |
94th Wettest | Wettest since: 2007 | 1935 | ||||
Mar–Apr 2009 2-Month |
2.37" (60.20mm) | 3.67" (93.22mm) |
-1.30" (-33.02mm) | 33rd Driest | Driest since: 2008 | 2008 |
96th Wettest | Wettest since: 2006 | 1983 | ||||
Ties: 1924 | ||||||
Feb–Apr 2009 3-Month |
5.57" (141.48mm) | 6.39" (162.31mm) |
-0.82" (-20.83mm) | 57th Driest | Driest since: 2008 | 1997 |
72nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2006 | 1983 | ||||
Jan–Apr 2009 4-Month |
6.67" (169.42mm) | 9.37" (238.00mm) |
-2.70" (-68.58mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 2022 |
93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 1995 | ||||
Dec 2008–Apr 2009 5-Month |
8.93" (226.82mm) | 11.92" (302.77mm) |
-2.99" (-75.95mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1977 |
96th Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 1978 | ||||
Nov 2008–Apr 2009 6-Month |
10.81" (274.57mm) | 13.79" (350.27mm) |
-2.98" (-75.70mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: 2008 | 1977 |
89th Wettest | Wettest since: 2006 | 1983 | ||||
Oct 2008–Apr 2009 7-Month |
11.37" (288.80mm) | 14.82" (376.43mm) |
-3.45" (-87.63mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1977 |
94th Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 1983 | ||||
Sep 2008–Apr 2009 8-Month |
11.45" (290.83mm) | 15.31" (388.87mm) |
-3.86" (-98.04mm) | 28th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1977 |
100th Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 1983 | ||||
Aug 2008–Apr 2009 9-Month |
11.59" (294.39mm) | 15.70" (398.78mm) |
-4.11" (-104.39mm) | 25th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1977 |
103rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 1983 | ||||
Jul 2008–Apr 2009 10-Month |
11.81" (299.97mm) | 16.03" (407.16mm) |
-4.22" (-107.19mm) | 22nd Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 2021 |
106th Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 1983 | ||||
Jun 2008–Apr 2009 11-Month |
11.93" (303.02mm) | 16.52" (419.61mm) |
-4.59" (-116.59mm) | 17th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 2021 |
111th Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 1983 | ||||
May 2008–Apr 2009 12-Month |
12.66" (321.56mm) | 17.44" (442.98mm) |
-4.78" (-121.42mm) | 18th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1977 |
110th Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 1983 | ||||
Nov 2007–Apr 2009 18-Month |
23.40" (594.36mm) | 31.22" (792.99mm) |
-7.82" (-198.63mm) | 19th Driest | Driest since: 2008 | 1977 |
108th Wettest | Wettest since: 2007 | 1983 | ||||
May 2007–Apr 2009 24-Month |
26.29" (667.77mm) | 34.90" (886.46mm) |
-8.61" (-218.69mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: 2008 | 1977 |
114th Wettest | Wettest since: 2007 | 1983 | ||||
May 2006–Apr 2009 36-Month |
37.23" (945.64mm) | 52.30" (1,328.42mm) |
-15.07" (-382.78mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1931 | 2022 |
122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 1984 | ||||
May 2005–Apr 2009 48-Month |
61.30" (1,557.02mm) | 69.56" (1,766.82mm) |
-8.26" (-209.80mm) | 27th Driest | Driest since: 2004 | 2015 |
98th Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 1998 | ||||
May 2004–Apr 2009 60-Month |
82.94" (2,106.68mm) | 86.83" (2,205.48mm) |
-3.89" (-98.80mm) | 53rd Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1933 |
71st Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 1999 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on June 24, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/