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.
Alaska
Precipitation Rankings, September 1940
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| Period | Value | 1925-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1925-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
September 1940 1-Month |
6.18" (156.97mm) | 4.57" (116.08mm) |
1.61" (40.89mm) | 91st Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1969 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1925 | ||||
|
Aug–Sep 1940 2-Month |
10.64" (270.26mm) | 8.95" (227.33mm) |
1.69" (42.93mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1941 |
| 20th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jul–Sep 1940 3-Month |
13.30" (337.82mm) | 12.23" (310.64mm) |
1.07" (27.18mm) | 69th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1968 |
| 29th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jun–Sep 1940 4-Month |
15.30" (388.62mm) | 14.57" (370.08mm) |
0.73" (18.54mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1968 |
| 37th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
|
May–Sep 1940 5-Month |
17.57" (446.28mm) | 16.68" (423.67mm) |
0.89" (22.61mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1969 |
| 37th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
|
Apr–Sep 1940 6-Month |
19.27" (489.46mm) | 18.57" (471.68mm) |
0.70" (17.78mm) | 60th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1969 |
| 38th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1961 | ||||
|
Mar–Sep 1940 7-Month |
21.22" (538.99mm) | 20.80" (528.32mm) |
0.42" (10.67mm) | 53rd Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1969 |
| 45th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 2011 | ||||||
|
Feb–Sep 1940 8-Month |
22.33" (567.18mm) | 23.12" (587.25mm) |
-0.79" (-20.07mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1969 |
| 66th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1928 | ||||
|
Jan–Sep 1940 9-Month |
25.10" (637.54mm) | 25.85" (656.59mm) |
-0.75" (-19.05mm) | 35th Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1969 |
| 63rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1928 | ||||
|
Dec 1939–Sep 1940 10-Month |
28.44" (722.38mm) | 28.92" (734.57mm) |
-0.48" (-12.19mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1969 |
| 61st Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1928 | ||||
|
Nov 1939–Sep 1940 11-Month |
31.57" (801.88mm) | 32.29" (820.17mm) |
-0.72" (-18.29mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1969 |
| 63rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1944 | ||||
|
Oct 1939–Sep 1940 12-Month |
36.65" (930.91mm) | 36.68" (931.67mm) |
-0.03" (-0.76mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1969 |
| 55th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1944 | ||||
|
Apr 1939–Sep 1940 18-Month |
58.20" (1,478.28mm) | 55.22" (1,402.59mm) |
2.98" (75.69mm) | 69th Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1969 |
| 28th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1944 | ||||
|
Oct 1938–Sep 1940 24-Month |
78.47" (1,993.14mm) | 73.25" (1,860.55mm) |
5.22" (132.59mm) | 76th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1969 |
| 20th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1930 | ||||
|
Oct 1937–Sep 1940 36-Month |
116.53" (2,959.86mm) | 109.82" (2,789.43mm) |
6.71" (170.43mm) | 74th Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1974 |
| 21st Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1930 | ||||
|
Oct 1936–Sep 1940 48-Month |
160.01" (4,064.25mm) | 146.31" (3,716.27mm) |
13.70" (347.98mm) | 89th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1969 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest since: 1932 | 1932 | ||||
|
Oct 1935–Sep 1940 60-Month |
193.58" (4,916.93mm) | 182.77" (4,642.36mm) |
10.81" (274.57mm) | 77th Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1972 |
| 16th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1932 | ||||
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/