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 September 2019. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
California
Precipitation Rankings, August 2008
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2019) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
August 2008 1-Month |
0.12" (3.05mm) | 0.24" (6.10mm) |
-0.12" (-3.05mm) | 37th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1937, 2002 |
| 89th Wettest | Wettest since: 2007 | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 1902, 1933, 1946, 1957, 1986, 2007, 2009 | ||||||
|
Jul–Aug 2008 2-Month |
0.26" (6.60mm) | 0.42" (10.67mm) |
-0.16" (-4.07mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 2006 | 1940 |
| 94th Wettest | Wettest since: 2007 | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 1996, 2018 | ||||||
|
Jun–Aug 2008 3-Month |
0.29" (7.37mm) | 0.77" (19.56mm) |
-0.48" (-12.19mm) | 10th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 2002 |
| 116th Wettest | Wettest since: 2007 | 1913 | ||||
| Ties: 1973 | ||||||
|
May–Aug 2008 4-Month |
0.83" (21.08mm) | 1.65" (41.91mm) |
-0.82" (-20.83mm) | 14th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1924 |
| 112th Wettest | Wettest since: 2006 | 1998 | ||||
| Ties: 1935 | ||||||
|
Apr–Aug 2008 5-Month |
1.17" (29.72mm) | 3.29" (83.57mm) |
-2.12" (-53.85mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1985 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 2007 | 1896 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 2008 6-Month |
1.78" (45.21mm) | 6.50" (165.10mm) |
-4.72" (-119.89mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 2008 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 2007 | 1995 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 2008 7-Month |
4.54" (115.32mm) | 10.35" (262.89mm) |
-5.81" (-147.57mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1997 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2007 | 1998 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 2008 8-Month |
11.65" (295.91mm) | 14.60" (370.84mm) |
-2.95" (-74.93mm) | 44th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 2013 |
| 82nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2006 | 1995 | ||||
|
Dec 2007–Aug 2008 9-Month |
14.86" (377.44mm) | 18.22" (462.79mm) |
-3.36" (-85.35mm) | 41st Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1924 |
| 84th Wettest | Wettest since: 2006 | 1998 | ||||
|
Nov 2007–Aug 2008 10-Month |
15.68" (398.27mm) | 20.80" (528.32mm) |
-5.12" (-130.05mm) | 27th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1924 |
| 98th Wettest | Wettest since: 2006 | 1983 | ||||
|
Oct 2007–Aug 2008 11-Month |
17.18" (436.37mm) | 22.00" (558.80mm) |
-4.82" (-122.43mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1924 |
| 89th Wettest | Wettest since: 2006 | 1983 | ||||
|
Sep 2007–Aug 2008 12-Month |
17.68" (449.07mm) | 22.44" (569.98mm) |
-4.76" (-120.91mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1924 |
| 86th Wettest | Wettest since: 2006 | 1983 | ||||
|
Mar 2007–Aug 2008 18-Month |
20.43" (518.92mm) | 28.96" (735.58mm) |
-8.53" (-216.66mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 116th Wettest | Wettest since: 2007 | 1983 | ||||
|
Sep 2006–Aug 2008 24-Month |
31.20" (792.48mm) | 44.90" (1,140.46mm) |
-13.70" (-347.98mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 119th Wettest | Wettest since: 2007 | 1983 | ||||
|
Sep 2005–Aug 2008 36-Month |
60.48" (1,536.19mm) | 67.31" (1,709.67mm) |
-6.83" (-173.48mm) | 38th Driest | Driest since: 2003 | 2014 |
| 85th Wettest | Wettest since: 2007 | 1984 | ||||
|
Sep 2004–Aug 2008 48-Month |
90.24" (2,292.10mm) | 89.50" (2,273.30mm) |
0.74" (18.80mm) | 70th Driest | Driest since: 2004 | 2015 |
| 52nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2007 | 1998 | ||||
|
Sep 2003–Aug 2008 60-Month |
109.33" (2,776.98mm) | 111.68" (2,836.67mm) |
-2.35" (-59.69mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1991 |
| 59th Wettest | Wettest since: 2007 | 1999 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published October 2019, retrieved on October 23, 2019 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/