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 1998
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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August 1998 1-Month |
3.69" (93.73mm) | 2.31" (58.67mm) |
1.38" (35.06mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 2000 |
14th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 2017 | ||||
Jul–Aug 1998 2-Month |
4.89" (124.21mm) | 4.65" (118.11mm) |
0.24" (6.10mm) | 76th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 2000 |
52nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 2017 | ||||
Jun–Aug 1998 3-Month |
6.03" (153.16mm) | 7.51" (190.75mm) |
-1.48" (-37.59mm) | 28th Driest | Driest since: 1994 | 2011 |
100th Wettest | Wettest since: 1997 | 2007 | ||||
May–Aug 1998 4-Month |
6.73" (170.94mm) | 10.88" (276.35mm) |
-4.15" (-105.41mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2011 |
123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1997 | 2007 | ||||
Apr–Aug 1998 5-Month |
7.40" (187.96mm) | 13.24" (336.30mm) |
-5.84" (-148.34mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2011 |
124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1997 | 2007 | ||||
Mar–Aug 1998 6-Month |
9.75" (247.65mm) | 14.90" (378.46mm) |
-5.15" (-130.81mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2011 |
123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1997 | 2007 | ||||
Feb–Aug 1998 7-Month |
12.39" (314.71mm) | 16.50" (419.10mm) |
-4.11" (-104.39mm) | 12th Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 2011 |
116th Wettest | Wettest since: 1997 | 1941 | ||||
Jan–Aug 1998 8-Month |
14.55" (369.57mm) | 17.98" (456.69mm) |
-3.43" (-87.12mm) | 22nd Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 2011 |
106th Wettest | Wettest since: 1997 | 2007 | ||||
Dec 1997–Aug 1998 9-Month |
17.39" (441.71mm) | 19.75" (501.65mm) |
-2.36" (-59.94mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 2011 |
91st Wettest | Wettest since: 1997 | 2007 | ||||
Nov 1997–Aug 1998 10-Month |
19.20" (487.68mm) | 21.57" (547.88mm) |
-2.37" (-60.20mm) | 38th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 2011 |
89th Wettest | Wettest since: 1997 | 1941 | ||||
Oct 1997–Aug 1998 11-Month |
22.47" (570.74mm) | 24.09" (611.89mm) |
-1.62" (-41.15mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 2011 |
79th Wettest | Wettest since: 1997 | 1941 | ||||
Sep 1997–Aug 1998 12-Month |
24.62" (625.35mm) | 27.06" (687.32mm) |
-2.44" (-61.97mm) | 44th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 2011 |
83rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1997 | 2007 | ||||
Mar 1997–Aug 1998 18-Month |
43.71" (1,110.23mm) | 42.04" (1,067.82mm) |
1.67" (42.41mm) | 74th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1918 |
53rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1997 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1932 | ||||||
Sep 1996–Aug 1998 24-Month |
58.30" (1,480.82mm) | 54.26" (1,378.20mm) |
4.04" (102.62mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1918 |
36th Wettest | Wettest since: 1993 | 2016 | ||||
Sep 1995–Aug 1998 36-Month |
81.21" (2,062.73mm) | 81.37" (2,066.80mm) |
-0.16" (-4.07mm) | 58th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1918 |
67th Wettest | Wettest since: 1997 | 2017 | ||||
Sep 1994–Aug 1998 48-Month |
113.11" (2,872.99mm) | 108.48" (2,755.39mm) |
4.63" (117.60mm) | 80th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1956 |
44th Wettest | Wettest since: 1997 | 2017 | ||||
Sep 1993–Aug 1998 60-Month |
138.13" (3,508.50mm) | 135.52" (3,442.21mm) |
2.61" (66.29mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1956 |
58th Wettest | Wettest since: 1997 | 2019 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 22, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/