Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Texas
Precipitation Rankings, August 1987
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
August 1987 1-Month |
2.43" (61.72mm) | 2.31" (58.67mm) |
0.12" (3.05mm) | 80th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 2000 |
| 48th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1947 | ||||||
|
Jul–Aug 1987 2-Month |
4.46" (113.28mm) | 4.65" (118.11mm) |
-0.19" (-4.83mm) | 57th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 2000 |
| 71st Wettest | Wettest since: 1981 | 2017 | ||||
|
Jun–Aug 1987 3-Month |
9.69" (246.13mm) | 7.51" (190.75mm) |
2.18" (55.38mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 2011 |
| 23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1981 | 2007 | ||||
|
May–Aug 1987 4-Month |
15.16" (385.06mm) | 10.88" (276.35mm) |
4.28" (108.71mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 2011 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest since: 1981 | 2007 | ||||
|
Apr–Aug 1987 5-Month |
16.06" (407.92mm) | 13.24" (336.30mm) |
2.82" (71.62mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 2011 |
| 29th Wettest | Wettest since: 1981 | 2007 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 1987 6-Month |
17.40" (441.96mm) | 14.90" (378.46mm) |
2.50" (63.50mm) | 100th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 2011 |
| 28th Wettest | Wettest since: 1981 | 2007 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 1987 7-Month |
20.56" (522.22mm) | 16.50" (419.10mm) |
4.06" (103.12mm) | 110th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 2011 |
| 18th Wettest | Wettest since: 1981 | 1941 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 1987 8-Month |
21.71" (551.43mm) | 17.98" (456.69mm) |
3.73" (94.74mm) | 104th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 2011 |
| 24th Wettest | Wettest since: 1981 | 2007 | ||||
|
Dec 1986–Aug 1987 9-Month |
25.01" (635.25mm) | 19.75" (501.65mm) |
5.26" (133.60mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 2011 |
| 16th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2007 | ||||
| Ties: 2021 | ||||||
|
Nov 1986–Aug 1987 10-Month |
27.94" (709.68mm) | 21.57" (547.88mm) |
6.37" (161.80mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 2011 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 1941 | ||||
|
Oct 1986–Aug 1987 11-Month |
33.32" (846.33mm) | 24.09" (611.89mm) |
9.23" (234.44mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 2011 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest since: 1941 | 1941 | ||||
|
Sep 1986–Aug 1987 12-Month |
37.20" (944.88mm) | 27.06" (687.32mm) |
10.14" (257.56mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 2011 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest since: 1941 | 2007 | ||||
|
Mar 1986–Aug 1987 18-Month |
53.17" (1,350.52mm) | 42.04" (1,067.82mm) |
11.13" (282.70mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1918 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 1942 | 2016 | ||||
|
Sep 1985–Aug 1987 24-Month |
67.19" (1,706.63mm) | 54.26" (1,378.20mm) |
12.93" (328.43mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1918 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 1942 | 2016 | ||||
|
Sep 1984–Aug 1987 36-Month |
98.10" (2,491.74mm) | 81.37" (2,066.80mm) |
16.73" (424.94mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1918 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest since: 1921 | 2017 | ||||
|
Sep 1983–Aug 1987 48-Month |
119.77" (3,042.16mm) | 108.48" (2,755.39mm) |
11.29" (286.77mm) | 104th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1956 |
| 20th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2017 | ||||
|
Sep 1982–Aug 1987 60-Month |
145.91" (3,706.11mm) | 135.52" (3,442.21mm) |
10.39" (263.90mm) | 97th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1956 |
| 26th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 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/