Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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New Mexico
Precipitation Rankings, August 1947
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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August 1947 1-Month |
2.78" (70.61mm) | 2.47" (62.74mm) |
0.31" (7.87mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 1945 | 1962 |
38th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 2006 | ||||
Ties: 1933, 1986, 2008 | ||||||
Jul–Aug 1947 2-Month |
4.02" (102.11mm) | 4.82" (122.43mm) |
-0.80" (-20.32mm) | 37th Driest | Driest since: 1940 | 2003 |
91st Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 2006 | ||||
Jun–Aug 1947 3-Month |
4.55" (115.57mm) | 5.98" (151.89mm) |
-1.43" (-36.32mm) | 19th Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1980 |
109th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 1921 | ||||
May–Aug 1947 4-Month |
6.14" (155.96mm) | 7.03" (178.56mm) |
-0.89" (-22.60mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: 1945 | 2020 |
89th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 1921 | ||||
Ties: 1976 | ||||||
Apr–Aug 1947 5-Month |
6.52" (165.61mm) | 7.78" (197.61mm) |
-1.26" (-32.00mm) | 33rd Driest | Driest since: 1945 | 2020 |
95th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 1941 | ||||
Mar–Aug 1947 6-Month |
6.93" (176.02mm) | 8.51" (216.15mm) |
-1.58" (-40.13mm) | 24th Driest | Driest since: 1945 | 2011 |
104th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 1941 | ||||
Feb–Aug 1947 7-Month |
7.14" (181.36mm) | 9.15" (232.41mm) |
-2.01" (-51.05mm) | 20th Driest | Driest since: 1945 | 2011 |
108th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 1941 | ||||
Jan–Aug 1947 8-Month |
7.74" (196.60mm) | 9.77" (248.16mm) |
-2.03" (-51.56mm) | 24th Driest | Driest since: 1945 | 2011 |
104th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 1941 | ||||
Dec 1946–Aug 1947 9-Month |
8.12" (206.25mm) | 10.50" (266.70mm) |
-2.38" (-60.45mm) | 20th Driest | Driest since: 1945 | 2011 |
107th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 1941 | ||||
Nov 1946–Aug 1947 10-Month |
8.96" (227.58mm) | 11.16" (283.46mm) |
-2.20" (-55.88mm) | 26th Driest | Driest since: 1946 | 2011 |
101st Wettest | Wettest since: 1945 | 1941 | ||||
Oct 1946–Aug 1947 11-Month |
10.43" (264.92mm) | 12.29" (312.17mm) |
-1.86" (-47.25mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 1946 | 2011 |
91st Wettest | Wettest since: 1944 | 1941 | ||||
Sep 1946–Aug 1947 12-Month |
12.34" (313.44mm) | 13.99" (355.35mm) |
-1.65" (-41.91mm) | 41st Driest | Driest since: 1946 | 2011 |
86th Wettest | Wettest since: 1943 | 1941 | ||||
Mar 1946–Aug 1947 18-Month |
19.66" (499.36mm) | 22.51" (571.75mm) |
-2.85" (-72.39mm) | 31st Driest | Driest since: 1946 | 2012 |
96th Wettest | Wettest since: 1945 | 1942 | ||||
Ties: 1917, 1945 | ||||||
Sep 1945–Aug 1947 24-Month |
23.18" (588.77mm) | 28.02" (711.71mm) |
-4.84" (-122.94mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: 1946 | 2012 |
110th Wettest | Wettest since: 1945 | 1942 | ||||
Sep 1944–Aug 1947 36-Month |
35.36" (898.14mm) | 41.97" (1,066.04mm) |
-6.61" (-167.90mm) | 15th Driest | Driest since: 1946 | 2013 |
110th Wettest | Wettest since: 1945 | 1987 | ||||
Ties: 2011 | ||||||
Sep 1943–Aug 1947 48-Month |
47.51" (1,206.75mm) | 55.94" (1,420.88mm) |
-8.43" (-214.13mm) | 11th Driest | Driest since: 1925 | 1956 |
113th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 1987 | ||||
Sep 1942–Aug 1947 60-Month |
60.84" (1,545.34mm) | 69.94" (1,776.48mm) |
-9.10" (-231.14mm) | 13th Driest | Driest to Date | 1956 |
110th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 1988 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 24, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/