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.
North Dakota
Precipitation Rankings, August 1997
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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August 1997 1-Month |
1.45" (36.83mm) | 2.12" (53.85mm) |
-0.67" (-17.02mm) | 28th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1929, 1933 |
| 100th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1900 | ||||
| Ties: 2018 | ||||||
|
Jul–Aug 1997 2-Month |
5.83" (148.08mm) | 4.70" (119.38mm) |
1.13" (28.70mm) | 96th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1967 |
| 32nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1993 | ||||
|
Jun–Aug 1997 3-Month |
8.26" (209.80mm) | 8.14" (206.76mm) |
0.12" (3.04mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1929 |
| 61st Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1993 | ||||
|
May–Aug 1997 4-Month |
9.07" (230.38mm) | 10.46" (265.68mm) |
-1.39" (-35.30mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1989 | 1936 |
| 98th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1993 | ||||
|
Apr–Aug 1997 5-Month |
11.18" (283.97mm) | 11.83" (300.48mm) |
-0.65" (-16.51mm) | 44th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1936 |
| 84th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1993 | ||||
| Ties: 1939 | ||||||
|
Mar–Aug 1997 6-Month |
12.00" (304.80mm) | 12.57" (319.28mm) |
-0.57" (-14.48mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1936 |
| 80th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1993 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 1997 7-Month |
12.30" (312.42mm) | 13.03" (330.96mm) |
-0.73" (-18.54mm) | 44th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1936 |
| 84th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1993 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 1997 8-Month |
13.21" (335.53mm) | 13.53" (343.66mm) |
-0.32" (-8.13mm) | 53rd Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1936 |
| 75th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1993 | ||||
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Dec 1996–Aug 1997 9-Month |
14.08" (357.63mm) | 14.01" (355.85mm) |
0.07" (1.78mm) | 59th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1936 |
| 68th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1993 | ||||
| Ties: 1932 | ||||||
|
Nov 1996–Aug 1997 10-Month |
15.51" (393.95mm) | 14.62" (371.35mm) |
0.89" (22.60mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1936 |
| 49th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1993 | ||||
|
Oct 1996–Aug 1997 11-Month |
16.70" (424.18mm) | 15.69" (398.53mm) |
1.01" (25.65mm) | 76th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1936 |
| 51st Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1999 | ||||
|
Sep 1996–Aug 1997 12-Month |
19.29" (489.97mm) | 17.35" (440.69mm) |
1.94" (49.28mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1936 |
| 37th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 2011 | ||||
|
Mar 1996–Aug 1997 18-Month |
30.43" (772.92mm) | 29.88" (758.95mm) |
0.55" (13.97mm) | 64th Driest | Driest since: 1991 | 1934 |
| 63rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 2011 | ||||
|
Sep 1995–Aug 1997 24-Month |
35.94" (912.88mm) | 34.65" (880.11mm) |
1.29" (32.77mm) | 77th Driest | Driest since: 1992 | 1934 |
| 49th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 2011 | ||||
| Ties: 1954 | ||||||
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Sep 1994–Aug 1997 36-Month |
58.90" (1,496.06mm) | 51.90" (1,318.26mm) |
7.00" (177.80mm) | 110th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1936 |
| 15th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 2011 | ||||
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Sep 1993–Aug 1997 48-Month |
74.06" (1,881.12mm) | 69.10" (1,755.14mm) |
4.96" (125.98mm) | 98th Driest | Driest since: 1994 | 1936 |
| 26th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 2012 | ||||
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Sep 1992–Aug 1997 60-Month |
97.88" (2,486.15mm) | 86.30" (2,192.02mm) |
11.58" (294.13mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1937 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1966 | 2014 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 23, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/