Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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California
Precipitation Rankings, August 1949
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
August 1949 1-Month |
0.15" (3.81mm) | 0.24" (6.10mm) |
-0.09" (-2.29mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 1937, 2002 |
| 78th Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 1924, 1966 | ||||||
|
Jul–Aug 1949 2-Month |
0.22" (5.59mm) | 0.42" (10.67mm) |
-0.20" (-5.08mm) | 23rd Driest | Driest since: 1944 | 1940 |
| 105th Wettest | Wettest since: 1948 | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 1957, 1972 | ||||||
|
Jun–Aug 1949 3-Month |
0.31" (7.87mm) | 0.77" (19.56mm) |
-0.46" (-11.69mm) | 12th Driest | Driest since: 1940 | 2002 |
| 116th Wettest | Wettest since: 1948 | 1913 | ||||
| Ties: 1905, 2020 | ||||||
|
May–Aug 1949 4-Month |
1.64" (41.66mm) | 1.65" (41.91mm) |
-0.01" (-0.25mm) | 77th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1924 |
| 51st Wettest | Wettest since: 1948 | 1998 | ||||
|
Apr–Aug 1949 5-Month |
1.85" (46.99mm) | 3.29" (83.57mm) |
-1.44" (-36.58mm) | 19th Driest | Driest since: 1946 | 2021 |
| 109th Wettest | Wettest since: 1948 | 1896 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 1949 6-Month |
6.34" (161.04mm) | 6.50" (165.10mm) |
-0.16" (-4.06mm) | 71st Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 2008 |
| 57th Wettest | Wettest since: 1948 | 1995 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 1949 7-Month |
9.10" (231.14mm) | 10.35" (262.89mm) |
-1.25" (-31.75mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1997, 2021 |
| 67th Wettest | Wettest since: 1948 | 1998 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 1949 8-Month |
11.19" (284.23mm) | 14.60" (370.84mm) |
-3.41" (-86.61mm) | 40th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 2013 |
| 88th Wettest | Wettest since: 1948 | 1995 | ||||
|
Dec 1948–Aug 1949 9-Month |
14.91" (378.71mm) | 18.22" (462.79mm) |
-3.31" (-84.08mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1924 |
| 81st Wettest | Wettest since: 1948 | 1998 | ||||
| Ties: 1910 | ||||||
|
Nov 1948–Aug 1949 10-Month |
16.02" (406.91mm) | 20.80" (528.32mm) |
-4.78" (-121.41mm) | 33rd Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1924 |
| 94th Wettest | Wettest since: 1948 | 1983 | ||||
|
Oct 1948–Aug 1949 11-Month |
16.90" (429.26mm) | 22.00" (558.80mm) |
-5.10" (-129.54mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1924 |
| 93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1948 | 1983 | ||||
|
Sep 1948–Aug 1949 12-Month |
17.30" (439.42mm) | 22.44" (569.98mm) |
-5.14" (-130.56mm) | 33rd Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 2021 |
| 94th Wettest | Wettest since: 1948 | 1983 | ||||
|
Mar 1948–Aug 1949 18-Month |
27.38" (695.45mm) | 28.96" (735.58mm) |
-1.58" (-40.13mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 1977 |
| 66th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 1983 | ||||
|
Sep 1947–Aug 1949 24-Month |
36.51" (927.35mm) | 44.90" (1,140.46mm) |
-8.39" (-213.11mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 1977 |
| 97th Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 1983 | ||||
|
Sep 1946–Aug 1949 36-Month |
53.16" (1,350.26mm) | 67.31" (1,709.67mm) |
-14.15" (-359.41mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: 1933 | 2014 |
| 109th Wettest | Wettest since: 1948 | 1984 | ||||
|
Sep 1945–Aug 1949 48-Month |
74.19" (1,884.43mm) | 89.50" (2,273.30mm) |
-15.31" (-388.87mm) | 17th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 2015 |
| 107th Wettest | Wettest since: 1948 | 1998 | ||||
|
Sep 1944–Aug 1949 60-Month |
96.40" (2,448.56mm) | 111.68" (2,836.67mm) |
-15.28" (-388.11mm) | 17th Driest | Driest since: 1935 | 1991 |
| 106th Wettest | Wettest since: 1948 | 1999 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on June 26, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/