Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Louisiana
Precipitation Rankings, August 1988
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
August 1988 1-Month |
6.36" (161.54mm) | 4.64" (117.86mm) |
1.72" (43.68mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 1999 |
| 21st Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 2016 | ||||
|
Jul–Aug 1988 2-Month |
12.47" (316.74mm) | 10.28" (261.11mm) |
2.19" (55.63mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 1924 |
| 23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2016 | ||||
|
Jun–Aug 1988 3-Month |
15.34" (389.64mm) | 14.83" (376.68mm) |
0.51" (12.96mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1924 |
| 56th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2017 | ||||
|
May–Aug 1988 4-Month |
16.88" (428.75mm) | 19.99" (507.75mm) |
-3.11" (-79.00mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1924 |
| 94th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2017 | ||||
|
Apr–Aug 1988 5-Month |
21.27" (540.26mm) | 24.83" (630.68mm) |
-3.56" (-90.42mm) | 38th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1924 |
| 90th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1991 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 1988 6-Month |
29.23" (742.44mm) | 29.79" (756.67mm) |
-0.56" (-14.23mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 1925 |
| 63rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 1913 | ||||||
|
Feb–Aug 1988 7-Month |
36.23" (920.24mm) | 34.41" (874.01mm) |
1.82" (46.23mm) | 77th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1925 |
| 51st Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1991 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 1988 8-Month |
39.35" (999.49mm) | 39.55" (1,004.57mm) |
-0.20" (-5.08mm) | 66th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 2011 |
| 62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1991 | ||||
|
Dec 1987–Aug 1988 9-Month |
44.40" (1,127.76mm) | 45.03" (1,143.76mm) |
-0.63" (-16.00mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 2011 |
| 66th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1991 | ||||
|
Nov 1987–Aug 1988 10-Month |
52.85" (1,342.39mm) | 49.29" (1,251.97mm) |
3.56" (90.42mm) | 83rd Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 2000 |
| 44th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1991 | ||||
|
Oct 1987–Aug 1988 11-Month |
54.46" (1,383.28mm) | 52.73" (1,339.34mm) |
1.73" (43.94mm) | 71st Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1925 |
| 56th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2016 | ||||
|
Sep 1987–Aug 1988 12-Month |
57.21" (1,453.13mm) | 56.83" (1,443.48mm) |
0.38" (9.65mm) | 64th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1925 |
| 63rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1991 | ||||
|
Mar 1987–Aug 1988 18-Month |
85.24" (2,165.10mm) | 86.78" (2,204.21mm) |
-1.54" (-39.11mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1925 |
| 71st Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2017 | ||||
|
Sep 1986–Aug 1988 24-Month |
123.72" (3,142.49mm) | 113.91" (2,893.31mm) |
9.81" (249.18mm) | 95th Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 1918 |
| 31st Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1975 | ||||
|
Sep 1985–Aug 1988 36-Month |
177.64" (4,512.06mm) | 170.94" (4,341.88mm) |
6.70" (170.18mm) | 84th Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 1918 |
| 41st Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1975 | ||||
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Sep 1984–Aug 1988 48-Month |
233.57" (5,932.68mm) | 227.97" (5,790.44mm) |
5.60" (142.24mm) | 79th Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 1918 |
| 45th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1975 | ||||
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Sep 1983–Aug 1988 60-Month |
291.48" (7,403.59mm) | 284.85" (7,235.19mm) |
6.63" (168.40mm) | 80th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1918 |
| 43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 21, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/