Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Nevada
Precipitation Rankings, August 1959
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2019) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
August 1959 1-Month |
0.46" (11.68mm) | 0.60" (15.24mm) |
-0.14" (-3.56mm) | 60th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1944 |
| 66th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 1926, 1927 | ||||||
|
Jul–Aug 1959 2-Month |
0.74" (18.80mm) | 1.14" (28.96mm) |
-0.40" (-10.16mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1944 |
| 87th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1984 | ||||
| Ties: 2006 | ||||||
|
Jun–Aug 1959 3-Month |
1.11" (28.19mm) | 1.83" (46.48mm) |
-0.72" (-18.29mm) | 31st Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1924 |
| 95th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1913 | ||||
|
May–Aug 1959 4-Month |
1.96" (49.78mm) | 2.81" (71.37mm) |
-0.85" (-21.59mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1924 |
| 96th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1913 | ||||
| Ties: 1926, 2016 | ||||||
|
Apr–Aug 1959 5-Month |
2.15" (54.61mm) | 3.72" (94.49mm) |
-1.57" (-39.88mm) | 12th Driest | Driest since: 1928 | 1924 |
| 114th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1941 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 1959 6-Month |
2.44" (61.98mm) | 4.79" (121.67mm) |
-2.35" (-59.69mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1924 | 1966 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1995 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 1959 7-Month |
3.80" (96.52mm) | 5.90" (149.86mm) |
-2.10" (-53.34mm) | 11th Driest | Driest since: 1950 | 1966 |
| 115th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1998 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 1959 8-Month |
4.44" (112.78mm) | 7.06" (179.32mm) |
-2.62" (-66.54mm) | 11th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1966 |
| 115th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1998 | ||||
|
Dec 1958–Aug 1959 9-Month |
4.75" (120.65mm) | 8.08" (205.23mm) |
-3.33" (-84.58mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1924 | 1924 |
| 122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1998 | ||||
|
Nov 1958–Aug 1959 10-Month |
5.59" (141.99mm) | 8.97" (227.84mm) |
-3.38" (-85.85mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1924 | 1924 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1995 | ||||
|
Oct 1958–Aug 1959 11-Month |
5.81" (147.57mm) | 9.74" (247.40mm) |
-3.93" (-99.83mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1924 | 1924 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1995 | ||||
|
Sep 1958–Aug 1959 12-Month |
6.28" (159.51mm) | 10.30" (261.62mm) |
-4.02" (-102.11mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 1959 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1983 | ||||
|
Mar 1958–Aug 1959 18-Month |
11.78" (299.21mm) | 15.10" (383.54mm) |
-3.32" (-84.33mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1960 |
| 112th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1983 | ||||
|
Sep 1957–Aug 1959 24-Month |
18.16" (461.26mm) | 20.61" (523.49mm) |
-2.45" (-62.23mm) | 27th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1960 |
| 97th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1984 | ||||
|
Sep 1956–Aug 1959 36-Month |
27.54" (699.52mm) | 30.90" (784.86mm) |
-3.36" (-85.34mm) | 26th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1961 |
| 97th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1984 | ||||
|
Sep 1955–Aug 1959 48-Month |
37.34" (948.44mm) | 41.15" (1,045.21mm) |
-3.81" (-96.77mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1931 |
| 92nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1998 | ||||
|
Sep 1954–Aug 1959 60-Month |
45.72" (1,161.29mm) | 51.37" (1,304.80mm) |
-5.65" (-143.51mm) | 20th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1931 |
| 101st Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1984 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2020, retrieved on June 6, 2020 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/