Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Pennsylvania
Precipitation Rankings, August 1987
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
August 1987 1-Month |
4.65" (118.11mm) | 3.87" (98.30mm) |
0.78" (19.81mm) | 96th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1930 |
| 32nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1955 | ||||
| Ties: 1934 | ||||||
|
Jul–Aug 1987 2-Month |
8.76" (222.50mm) | 8.05" (204.47mm) |
0.71" (18.03mm) | 73rd Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1930 |
| 55th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jun–Aug 1987 3-Month |
12.89" (327.41mm) | 12.22" (310.39mm) |
0.67" (17.02mm) | 75th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1966 |
| 53rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 2007 | ||||||
|
May–Aug 1987 4-Month |
16.11" (409.19mm) | 16.15" (410.21mm) |
-0.04" (-1.02mm) | 59th Driest | Driest since: 1983 | 1966 |
| 69th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 2018 | ||||
|
Apr–Aug 1987 5-Month |
20.57" (522.48mm) | 19.79" (502.67mm) |
0.78" (19.81mm) | 73rd Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1966 |
| 55th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2018 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 1987 6-Month |
22.88" (581.15mm) | 23.29" (591.57mm) |
-0.41" (-10.42mm) | 52nd Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1966 |
| 76th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2011 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 1987 7-Month |
23.62" (599.95mm) | 25.89" (657.61mm) |
-2.27" (-57.66mm) | 27th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1995 |
| 101st Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 1987 8-Month |
26.62" (676.15mm) | 28.94" (735.08mm) |
-2.32" (-58.93mm) | 26th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1963 |
| 102nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 2018 | ||||
|
Dec 1986–Aug 1987 9-Month |
30.19" (766.83mm) | 32.03" (813.56mm) |
-1.84" (-46.73mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1966 |
| 93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 2018 | ||||
|
Nov 1986–Aug 1987 10-Month |
35.24" (895.10mm) | 35.24" (895.10mm) |
0.00" (0.00mm) | 63rd Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1966 |
| 64th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 2019 | ||||
|
Oct 1986–Aug 1987 11-Month |
38.62" (980.95mm) | 38.42" (975.87mm) |
0.20" (5.08mm) | 58th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1925 |
| 69th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1986–Aug 1987 12-Month |
41.44" (1,052.58mm) | 41.98" (1,066.29mm) |
-0.54" (-13.71mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1965 |
| 77th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1970 | ||||||
|
Mar 1986–Aug 1987 18-Month |
63.75" (1,619.25mm) | 65.21" (1,656.33mm) |
-1.46" (-37.08mm) | 43rd Driest | Driest since: 1983 | 1966 |
| 84th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1985–Aug 1987 24-Month |
85.89" (2,181.61mm) | 83.89" (2,130.81mm) |
2.00" (50.80mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1966 |
| 54th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1943 | ||||||
|
Sep 1984–Aug 1987 36-Month |
122.86" (3,120.64mm) | 125.89" (3,197.61mm) |
-3.03" (-76.97mm) | 35th Driest | Driest since: 1983 | 1966 |
| 90th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1983–Aug 1987 48-Month |
174.37" (4,429.00mm) | 167.87" (4,263.90mm) |
6.50" (165.10mm) | 82nd Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1966 |
| 42nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1981 | 2020 | ||||
|
Sep 1982–Aug 1987 60-Month |
214.64" (5,451.86mm) | 209.80" (5,328.92mm) |
4.84" (122.94mm) | 70th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1966 |
| 53rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1982 | 2021 | ||||
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/