Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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California
Precipitation Rankings, August 1981
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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August 1981 1-Month |
0.10" (2.54mm) | 0.24" (6.10mm) |
-0.14" (-3.56mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1937, 2002 |
| 95th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 1927, 2010, 2011 | ||||||
|
Jul–Aug 1981 2-Month |
0.14" (3.56mm) | 0.42" (10.67mm) |
-0.28" (-7.11mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1940 | 1940 |
| 119th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 2020 | ||||||
|
Jun–Aug 1981 3-Month |
0.23" (5.84mm) | 0.77" (19.56mm) |
-0.54" (-13.72mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 2002 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1913 | ||||
| Ties: 1924, 1930 | ||||||
|
May–Aug 1981 4-Month |
1.13" (28.70mm) | 1.65" (41.91mm) |
-0.52" (-13.21mm) | 35th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1924 |
| 92nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1998 | ||||
| Ties: 1943, 1970 | ||||||
|
Apr–Aug 1981 5-Month |
2.10" (53.34mm) | 3.28" (83.31mm) |
-1.18" (-29.97mm) | 24th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1985 |
| 103rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1896 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 1981 6-Month |
6.14" (155.96mm) | 6.50" (165.10mm) |
-0.36" (-9.14mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 2008 |
| 60th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 1995 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 1981 7-Month |
8.22" (208.79mm) | 10.35" (262.89mm) |
-2.13" (-54.10mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1997 |
| 79th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1998 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 1981 8-Month |
12.61" (320.29mm) | 14.60" (370.84mm) |
-1.99" (-50.55mm) | 52nd Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 2013 |
| 75th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1995 | ||||
| Ties: 2001 | ||||||
|
Dec 1980–Aug 1981 9-Month |
15.23" (386.84mm) | 18.22" (462.79mm) |
-2.99" (-75.95mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1924 |
| 76th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1998 | ||||
|
Nov 1980–Aug 1981 10-Month |
15.86" (402.84mm) | 20.80" (528.32mm) |
-4.94" (-125.48mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1924 |
| 96th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1983 | ||||
|
Oct 1980–Aug 1981 11-Month |
16.43" (417.32mm) | 22.00" (558.80mm) |
-5.57" (-141.48mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1924 |
| 97th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1983 | ||||
|
Sep 1980–Aug 1981 12-Month |
16.65" (422.91mm) | 22.44" (569.98mm) |
-5.79" (-147.07mm) | 23rd Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1924 |
| 103rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 1947 | ||||||
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Mar 1980–Aug 1981 18-Month |
22.59" (573.79mm) | 28.96" (735.58mm) |
-6.37" (-161.79mm) | 23rd Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 103rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 2015 | ||||||
|
Sep 1979–Aug 1981 24-Month |
45.17" (1,147.32mm) | 44.90" (1,140.46mm) |
0.27" (6.86mm) | 69th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1977 |
| 56th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1983 | ||||
|
Sep 1978–Aug 1981 36-Month |
66.36" (1,685.54mm) | 67.31" (1,709.67mm) |
-0.95" (-24.13mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 2014 |
| 57th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1984 | ||||
|
Sep 1977–Aug 1981 48-Month |
99.68" (2,531.87mm) | 89.50" (2,273.30mm) |
10.18" (258.57mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 2015 |
| 24th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1998 | ||||
|
Sep 1976–Aug 1981 60-Month |
110.98" (2,818.89mm) | 111.68" (2,836.67mm) |
-0.70" (-17.78mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1991 |
| 55th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1999 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 25, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/