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, July 1973
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Period | Value | 1925-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1925-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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July 1973 1-Month |
2.74" (69.60mm) | 3.28" (83.31mm) |
-0.54" (-13.71mm) | 14th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1933 |
84th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1959 | ||||
Jun–Jul 1973 2-Month |
5.03" (127.76mm) | 5.62" (142.75mm) |
-0.59" (-14.99mm) | 23rd Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1957 |
75th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 2014 | ||||
Ties: 1937 | ||||||
May–Jul 1973 3-Month |
7.29" (185.17mm) | 7.74" (196.60mm) |
-0.45" (-11.43mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1957 |
68th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 2014 | ||||
Apr–Jul 1973 4-Month |
9.18" (233.17mm) | 9.62" (244.35mm) |
-0.44" (-11.18mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1957, 1993 |
66th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1980 | ||||
Mar–Jul 1973 5-Month |
11.34" (288.04mm) | 11.85" (300.99mm) |
-0.51" (-12.95mm) | 37th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1957 |
61st Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1963 | ||||
Feb–Jul 1973 6-Month |
12.92" (328.17mm) | 14.18" (360.17mm) |
-1.26" (-32.00mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1957 |
82nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1963 | ||||
Ties: 1997 | ||||||
Jan–Jul 1973 7-Month |
15.35" (389.89mm) | 16.91" (429.51mm) |
-1.56" (-39.62mm) | 17th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1969 |
81st Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1963 | ||||
Dec 1972–Jul 1973 8-Month |
17.41" (442.21mm) | 20.00" (508.00mm) |
-2.59" (-65.79mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1969 |
84th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1929 | ||||
Nov 1972–Jul 1973 9-Month |
19.95" (506.73mm) | 23.38" (593.85mm) |
-3.43" (-87.12mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1969 |
88th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1929 | ||||
Oct 1972–Jul 1973 10-Month |
25.10" (637.54mm) | 27.77" (705.36mm) |
-2.67" (-67.82mm) | 20th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1969 |
77th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1980 | ||||
Sep 1972–Jul 1973 11-Month |
29.43" (747.52mm) | 32.32" (820.93mm) |
-2.89" (-73.41mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1969 |
81st Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1926 | ||||
Aug 1972–Jul 1973 12-Month |
33.35" (847.09mm) | 36.69" (931.93mm) |
-3.34" (-84.84mm) | 14th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1969 |
83rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 1929 | ||||
Feb 1972–Jul 1973 18-Month |
44.26" (1,124.20mm) | 50.86" (1,291.84mm) |
-6.60" (-167.64mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1969 |
92nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 1929 | ||||
Aug 1971–Jul 1973 24-Month |
66.82" (1,697.23mm) | 73.23" (1,860.04mm) |
-6.41" (-162.81mm) | 10th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1970 |
86th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 1930 | ||||
Aug 1970–Jul 1973 36-Month |
101.92" (2,588.77mm) | 109.77" (2,788.16mm) |
-7.85" (-199.39mm) | 11th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1971 |
84th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 1931 | ||||
Aug 1969–Jul 1973 48-Month |
136.13" (3,457.70mm) | 146.27" (3,715.26mm) |
-10.14" (-257.56mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1972 |
85th Wettest | Wettest since: 1968 | 1932 | ||||
Aug 1968–Jul 1973 60-Month |
162.37" (4,124.20mm) | 182.74" (4,641.60mm) |
-20.37" (-517.40mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 1973 |
92nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 1932 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 26, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/