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.
Texas
Precipitation Rankings, August 1938
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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August 1938 1-Month |
1.17" (29.72mm) | 2.31" (58.67mm) |
-1.14" (-28.95mm) | 14th Driest | Driest since: 1929 | 2000 |
114th Wettest | Wettest since: 1937 | 2017 | ||||
Jul–Aug 1938 2-Month |
4.53" (115.06mm) | 4.65" (118.11mm) |
-0.12" (-3.05mm) | 60th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 2000 |
68th Wettest | Wettest since: 1936 | 2017 | ||||
Jun–Aug 1938 3-Month |
7.55" (191.77mm) | 7.51" (190.75mm) |
0.04" (1.02mm) | 70th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 2011 |
58th Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 2007 | ||||
May–Aug 1938 4-Month |
10.15" (257.81mm) | 10.88" (276.35mm) |
-0.73" (-18.54mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 2011 |
78th Wettest | Wettest since: 1936 | 2007 | ||||
Apr–Aug 1938 5-Month |
12.98" (329.69mm) | 13.24" (336.30mm) |
-0.26" (-6.61mm) | 63rd Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 2011 |
65th Wettest | Wettest since: 1936 | 2007 | ||||
Mar–Aug 1938 6-Month |
14.83" (376.68mm) | 14.90" (378.46mm) |
-0.07" (-1.78mm) | 66th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 2011 |
62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 2007 | ||||
Feb–Aug 1938 7-Month |
16.72" (424.69mm) | 16.50" (419.10mm) |
0.22" (5.59mm) | 69th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 2011 |
59th Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 1941 | ||||
Jan–Aug 1938 8-Month |
19.20" (487.68mm) | 17.98" (456.69mm) |
1.22" (30.99mm) | 79th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 2011 |
49th Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 2007 | ||||
Dec 1937–Aug 1938 9-Month |
22.65" (575.31mm) | 19.75" (501.65mm) |
2.90" (73.66mm) | 92nd Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 2011 |
35th Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 2007 | ||||
Nov 1937–Aug 1938 10-Month |
24.38" (619.25mm) | 21.57" (547.88mm) |
2.81" (71.37mm) | 88th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 2011 |
39th Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 1941 | ||||
Oct 1937–Aug 1938 11-Month |
26.92" (683.77mm) | 24.09" (611.89mm) |
2.83" (71.88mm) | 84th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 2011 |
43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1932 | 1941 | ||||
Sep 1937–Aug 1938 12-Month |
28.94" (735.08mm) | 27.06" (687.32mm) |
1.88" (47.76mm) | 77th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 2011 |
50th Wettest | Wettest since: 1932 | 2007 | ||||
Mar 1937–Aug 1938 18-Month |
40.91" (1,039.11mm) | 42.04" (1,067.82mm) |
-1.13" (-28.71mm) | 51st Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1918 |
76th Wettest | Wettest since: 1936 | 2016 | ||||
Sep 1936–Aug 1938 24-Month |
54.74" (1,390.40mm) | 54.26" (1,378.20mm) |
0.48" (12.20mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1918 |
64th Wettest | Wettest since: 1936 | 2016 | ||||
Sep 1935–Aug 1938 36-Month |
81.85" (2,078.99mm) | 81.37" (2,066.80mm) |
0.48" (12.19mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1918 |
63rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1933 | 2017 | ||||
Sep 1934–Aug 1938 48-Month |
110.64" (2,810.26mm) | 108.48" (2,755.39mm) |
2.16" (54.87mm) | 70th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1956 |
54th Wettest | Wettest since: 1932 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1978 | ||||||
Sep 1933–Aug 1938 60-Month |
131.69" (3,344.93mm) | 135.52" (3,442.21mm) |
-3.83" (-97.28mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1956 |
87th Wettest | Wettest since: 1936 | 2019 |
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/