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 1959
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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August 1959 1-Month |
2.33" (59.18mm) | 2.31" (58.67mm) |
0.02" (0.51mm) | 75th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 2000 |
53rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1912, 1939 | ||||||
Jul–Aug 1959 2-Month |
6.05" (153.67mm) | 4.65" (118.11mm) |
1.40" (35.56mm) | 96th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 2000 |
32nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 2017 | ||||
Jun–Aug 1959 3-Month |
10.10" (256.54mm) | 7.51" (190.75mm) |
2.59" (65.79mm) | 110th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 2011 |
18th Wettest | Wettest since: 1942 | 2007 | ||||
May–Aug 1959 4-Month |
13.64" (346.46mm) | 10.88" (276.35mm) |
2.76" (70.11mm) | 108th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 2011 |
20th Wettest | Wettest since: 1941 | 2007 | ||||
Apr–Aug 1959 5-Month |
16.25" (412.75mm) | 13.24" (336.30mm) |
3.01" (76.45mm) | 103rd Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 2011 |
25th Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 2007 | ||||
Mar–Aug 1959 6-Month |
16.84" (427.74mm) | 14.90" (378.46mm) |
1.94" (49.28mm) | 91st Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 2011 |
37th Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 2007 | ||||
Feb–Aug 1959 7-Month |
18.97" (481.84mm) | 16.50" (419.10mm) |
2.47" (62.74mm) | 95th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 2011 |
33rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 1941 | ||||
Jan–Aug 1959 8-Month |
19.42" (493.27mm) | 17.98" (456.69mm) |
1.44" (36.58mm) | 81st Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2011 |
47th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2007 | ||||
Ties: 2019 | ||||||
Dec 1958–Aug 1959 9-Month |
20.26" (514.60mm) | 19.75" (501.65mm) |
0.51" (12.95mm) | 73rd Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2011 |
54th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2007 | ||||
Nov 1958–Aug 1959 10-Month |
21.46" (545.08mm) | 21.57" (547.88mm) |
-0.11" (-2.80mm) | 64th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2011 |
63rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1941 | ||||
Oct 1958–Aug 1959 11-Month |
24.47" (621.54mm) | 24.09" (611.89mm) |
0.38" (9.65mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2011 |
62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1941 | ||||
Sep 1958–Aug 1959 12-Month |
30.33" (770.38mm) | 27.06" (687.32mm) |
3.27" (83.06mm) | 89th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 2011 |
38th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2007 | ||||
Mar 1958–Aug 1959 18-Month |
44.85" (1,139.19mm) | 42.04" (1,067.82mm) |
2.81" (71.37mm) | 83rd Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1918 |
44th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2016 | ||||
Sep 1957–Aug 1959 24-Month |
62.76" (1,594.10mm) | 54.26" (1,378.20mm) |
8.50" (215.90mm) | 110th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1918 |
16th Wettest | Wettest since: 1942 | 2016 | ||||
Sep 1956–Aug 1959 36-Month |
90.51" (2,298.95mm) | 81.37" (2,066.80mm) |
9.14" (232.15mm) | 103rd Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1918 |
22nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1943 | 2017 | ||||
Sep 1955–Aug 1959 48-Month |
106.33" (2,700.78mm) | 108.48" (2,755.39mm) |
-2.15" (-54.61mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1956 |
85th Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 2017 | ||||
Sep 1954–Aug 1959 60-Month |
128.45" (3,262.63mm) | 135.52" (3,442.21mm) |
-7.07" (-179.58mm) | 27th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1956 |
96th Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 2019 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 19, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/