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 May 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
New Mexico
Precipitation Rankings, August 1949
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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August 1949 1-Month |
1.61" (40.89mm) | 2.47" (62.74mm) |
-0.86" (-21.85mm) | 18th Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1962 |
110th Wettest | Wettest since: 1948 | 2006 | ||||
Ties: 1900, 1983 | ||||||
Jul–Aug 1949 2-Month |
4.64" (117.86mm) | 4.82" (122.43mm) |
-0.18" (-4.57mm) | 58th Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 2003 |
70th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 2006 | ||||
Ties: 1944 | ||||||
Jun–Aug 1949 3-Month |
6.71" (170.43mm) | 5.98" (151.89mm) |
0.73" (18.54mm) | 95th Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 1980 |
33rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1941 | 1921 | ||||
May–Aug 1949 4-Month |
7.98" (202.69mm) | 7.03" (178.56mm) |
0.95" (24.13mm) | 95th Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 2020 |
33rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1941 | 1921 | ||||
Ties: 1928, 1965 | ||||||
Apr–Aug 1949 5-Month |
9.01" (228.85mm) | 7.78" (197.61mm) |
1.23" (31.24mm) | 103rd Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 2020 |
25th Wettest | Wettest since: 1941 | 1941 | ||||
Mar–Aug 1949 6-Month |
9.48" (240.79mm) | 8.51" (216.15mm) |
0.97" (24.64mm) | 98th Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 2011 |
30th Wettest | Wettest since: 1941 | 1941 | ||||
Feb–Aug 1949 7-Month |
10.15" (257.81mm) | 9.15" (232.41mm) |
1.00" (25.40mm) | 92nd Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 2011 |
36th Wettest | Wettest since: 1941 | 1941 | ||||
Jan–Aug 1949 8-Month |
11.80" (299.72mm) | 9.77" (248.16mm) |
2.03" (51.56mm) | 108th Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 2011 |
20th Wettest | Wettest since: 1941 | 1941 | ||||
Dec 1948–Aug 1949 9-Month |
12.52" (318.01mm) | 10.50" (266.70mm) |
2.02" (51.31mm) | 104th Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 2011 |
23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1941 | 1941 | ||||
Nov 1948–Aug 1949 10-Month |
12.69" (322.33mm) | 11.16" (283.46mm) |
1.53" (38.87mm) | 97th Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 2011 |
30th Wettest | Wettest since: 1941 | 1941 | ||||
Oct 1948–Aug 1949 11-Month |
13.83" (351.28mm) | 12.29" (312.17mm) |
1.54" (39.11mm) | 92nd Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 2011 |
35th Wettest | Wettest since: 1941 | 1941 | ||||
Sep 1948–Aug 1949 12-Month |
14.54" (369.32mm) | 13.99" (355.35mm) |
0.55" (13.97mm) | 80th Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 2011 |
47th Wettest | Wettest since: 1942 | 1941 | ||||
Ties: 2001 | ||||||
Mar 1948–Aug 1949 18-Month |
22.15" (562.61mm) | 22.51" (571.75mm) |
-0.36" (-9.14mm) | 70th Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 2012 |
57th Wettest | Wettest since: 1942 | 1942 | ||||
Sep 1947–Aug 1949 24-Month |
27.19" (690.63mm) | 28.02" (711.71mm) |
-0.83" (-21.08mm) | 64th Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 2012 |
62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1943 | 1942 | ||||
Sep 1946–Aug 1949 36-Month |
39.53" (1,004.06mm) | 41.97" (1,066.04mm) |
-2.44" (-61.98mm) | 43rd Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 2013 |
82nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1944 | 1987 | ||||
Sep 1945–Aug 1949 48-Month |
50.37" (1,279.40mm) | 55.94" (1,420.88mm) |
-5.57" (-141.48mm) | 24th Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 1956 |
100th Wettest | Wettest since: 1945 | 1987 | ||||
Sep 1944–Aug 1949 60-Month |
62.55" (1,588.77mm) | 69.94" (1,776.48mm) |
-7.39" (-187.71mm) | 18th Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 1956 |
105th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 1988 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on June 28, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/