Climate at a Glance
Statewide 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 December 2020. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Louisiana
Precipitation Rankings, July 1998
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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July 1998 1-Month |
3.57" (90.68mm) | 5.64" (143.26mm) |
-2.07" (-52.58mm) | 18th Driest | Driest since: 1990 | 1924 |
109th Wettest | Wettest since: 1997 | 1933 | ||||
Jun–Jul 1998 2-Month |
6.17" (156.72mm) | 10.19" (258.83mm) |
-4.02" (-102.11mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1924 |
118th Wettest | Wettest since: 1997 | 1989 | ||||
May–Jul 1998 3-Month |
6.62" (168.15mm) | 15.35" (389.89mm) |
-8.73" (-221.74mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 1998 |
126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1997 | 1989 | ||||
Apr–Jul 1998 4-Month |
10.36" (263.14mm) | 20.19" (512.83mm) |
-9.83" (-249.69mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 1998 |
126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1997 | 1991 | ||||
Mar–Jul 1998 5-Month |
15.52" (394.21mm) | 25.15" (638.81mm) |
-9.63" (-244.60mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1930 | 1925 |
124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1997 | 1991 | ||||
Feb–Jul 1998 6-Month |
21.69" (550.93mm) | 29.77" (756.16mm) |
-8.08" (-205.23mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: 1963 | 1925 |
114th Wettest | Wettest since: 1997 | 1991 | ||||
Ties: 1936 | ||||||
Jan–Jul 1998 7-Month |
33.90" (861.06mm) | 34.91" (886.71mm) |
-1.01" (-25.65mm) | 63rd Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 2011 |
64th Wettest | Wettest since: 1997 | 1991 | ||||
Dec 1997–Jul 1998 8-Month |
39.66" (1,007.36mm) | 40.39" (1,025.91mm) |
-0.73" (-18.55mm) | 59th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 2011 |
67th Wettest | Wettest since: 1997 | 1991 | ||||
Nov 1997–Jul 1998 9-Month |
45.03" (1,143.76mm) | 44.65" (1,134.11mm) |
0.38" (9.65mm) | 66th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1918 |
60th Wettest | Wettest since: 1997 | 1991 | ||||
Oct 1997–Jul 1998 10-Month |
49.23" (1,250.44mm) | 48.09" (1,221.49mm) |
1.14" (28.95mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1918 |
54th Wettest | Wettest since: 1997 | 1991 | ||||
Sep 1997–Jul 1998 11-Month |
51.77" (1,314.96mm) | 52.19" (1,325.63mm) |
-0.42" (-10.67mm) | 57th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1918 |
69th Wettest | Wettest since: 1997 | 1991 | ||||
Ties: 1938, 2002 | ||||||
Aug 1997–Jul 1998 12-Month |
55.37" (1,406.40mm) | 56.85" (1,443.99mm) |
-1.48" (-37.59mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1925 |
76th Wettest | Wettest since: 1997 | 1983 | ||||
Feb 1997–Jul 1998 18-Month |
92.74" (2,355.60mm) | 86.82" (2,205.23mm) |
5.92" (150.37mm) | 91st Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1925 |
35th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1992 | ||||
Aug 1996–Jul 1998 24-Month |
123.74" (3,143.00mm) | 113.96" (2,894.58mm) |
9.78" (248.42mm) | 94th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1918 |
31st Wettest | Wettest since: 1993 | 1975 | ||||
Aug 1995–Jul 1998 36-Month |
171.95" (4,367.53mm) | 171.00" (4,343.40mm) |
0.95" (24.13mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1918 |
57th Wettest | Wettest since: 1997 | 1975 | ||||
Aug 1994–Jul 1998 48-Month |
234.99" (5,968.75mm) | 228.05" (5,792.47mm) |
6.94" (176.28mm) | 83rd Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1918 |
40th Wettest | Wettest since: 1997 | 1975 | ||||
Aug 1993–Jul 1998 60-Month |
292.21" (7,422.13mm) | 284.91" (7,236.71mm) |
7.30" (185.42mm) | 81st Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1918 |
41st Wettest | Wettest since: 1997 | 1993 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 16, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/