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 April 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
New Mexico
Precipitation Rankings, August 1961
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
August 1961 1-Month |
3.02" (76.71mm) | 2.47" (62.74mm) |
0.55" (13.97mm) | 97th Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1962 |
| 31st Wettest | Wettest since: 1959 | 2006 | ||||
|
Jul–Aug 1961 2-Month |
5.03" (127.76mm) | 4.82" (122.43mm) |
0.21" (5.33mm) | 71st Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 2003 |
| 57th Wettest | Wettest since: 1959 | 2006 | ||||
|
Jun–Aug 1961 3-Month |
6.07" (154.18mm) | 5.98" (151.89mm) |
0.09" (2.29mm) | 75th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1980 |
| 53rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 1921 | ||||
| Ties: 1992 | ||||||
|
May–Aug 1961 4-Month |
6.41" (162.81mm) | 7.03" (178.56mm) |
-0.62" (-15.75mm) | 51st Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 2020 |
| 77th Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 1921 | ||||
|
Apr–Aug 1961 5-Month |
6.95" (176.53mm) | 7.78" (197.61mm) |
-0.83" (-21.08mm) | 49th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2020 |
| 79th Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 1941 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 1961 6-Month |
7.96" (202.18mm) | 8.51" (216.15mm) |
-0.55" (-13.97mm) | 60th Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 2011 |
| 68th Wettest | Wettest since: 1959 | 1941 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 1961 7-Month |
8.25" (209.55mm) | 9.15" (232.41mm) |
-0.90" (-22.86mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2011 |
| 78th Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 1941 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 1961 8-Month |
8.81" (223.77mm) | 9.77" (248.16mm) |
-0.96" (-24.39mm) | 47th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2011 |
| 81st Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 1941 | ||||
| Ties: 1938 | ||||||
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Dec 1960–Aug 1961 9-Month |
10.15" (257.81mm) | 10.50" (266.70mm) |
-0.35" (-8.89mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 2011 |
| 66th Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 1941 | ||||
|
Nov 1960–Aug 1961 10-Month |
10.27" (260.86mm) | 11.16" (283.46mm) |
-0.89" (-22.60mm) | 52nd Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2011 |
| 75th Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 1941 | ||||
|
Oct 1960–Aug 1961 11-Month |
13.15" (334.01mm) | 12.29" (312.17mm) |
0.86" (21.84mm) | 87th Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 2011 |
| 40th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1941 | ||||
|
Sep 1960–Aug 1961 12-Month |
14.08" (357.63mm) | 13.99" (355.35mm) |
0.09" (2.28mm) | 74th Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 2011 |
| 53rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1959 | 1941 | ||||
|
Mar 1960–Aug 1961 18-Month |
21.87" (555.50mm) | 22.51" (571.75mm) |
-0.64" (-16.25mm) | 64th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 2012 |
| 63rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 1942 | ||||
|
Sep 1959–Aug 1961 24-Month |
26.90" (683.26mm) | 28.02" (711.71mm) |
-1.12" (-28.45mm) | 60th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 2012 |
| 66th Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 1942 | ||||
|
Sep 1958–Aug 1961 36-Month |
41.91" (1,064.51mm) | 41.97" (1,066.04mm) |
-0.06" (-1.53mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 2013 |
| 57th Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 1987 | ||||
|
Sep 1957–Aug 1961 48-Month |
57.51" (1,460.75mm) | 55.94" (1,420.88mm) |
1.57" (39.87mm) | 79th Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1956 |
| 45th Wettest | Wettest since: 1944 | 1987 | ||||
|
Sep 1956–Aug 1961 60-Month |
70.02" (1,778.51mm) | 69.94" (1,776.48mm) |
0.08" (2.03mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1956 |
| 61st Wettest | Wettest since: 1945 | 1988 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 29, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/