Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Alaska
Precipitation Rankings, August 1979
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| Period | Value | 1925-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1925-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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August 1979 1-Month |
3.22" (81.79mm) | 4.37" (111.00mm) |
-1.15" (-29.21mm) | 14th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1941 |
| 84th Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jul–Aug 1979 2-Month |
6.75" (171.45mm) | 7.66" (194.56mm) |
-0.91" (-23.11mm) | 21st Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1977 |
| 77th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1998 | ||||
|
Jun–Aug 1979 3-Month |
9.95" (252.73mm) | 10.00" (254.00mm) |
-0.05" (-1.27mm) | 45th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1957 |
| 53rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2014 | ||||
|
May–Aug 1979 4-Month |
11.64" (295.66mm) | 12.11" (307.59mm) |
-0.47" (-11.93mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1957 |
| 64th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1998 | ||||
|
Apr–Aug 1979 5-Month |
13.61" (345.69mm) | 14.00" (355.60mm) |
-0.39" (-9.91mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1957 |
| 62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1998 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 1979 6-Month |
16.94" (430.28mm) | 16.23" (412.24mm) |
0.71" (18.04mm) | 63rd Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1957 |
| 35th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1998 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 1979 7-Month |
17.66" (448.56mm) | 18.55" (471.17mm) |
-0.89" (-22.61mm) | 28th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1957 |
| 70th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1963 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 1979 8-Month |
19.47" (494.54mm) | 21.28" (540.51mm) |
-1.81" (-45.97mm) | 21st Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1969 |
| 77th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1963 | ||||
|
Dec 1978–Aug 1979 9-Month |
23.93" (607.82mm) | 24.38" (619.25mm) |
-0.45" (-11.43mm) | 38th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1969 |
| 59th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1944 | ||||
|
Nov 1978–Aug 1979 10-Month |
27.56" (700.02mm) | 27.76" (705.10mm) |
-0.20" (-5.08mm) | 44th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1969 |
| 53rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1944 | ||||
|
Oct 1978–Aug 1979 11-Month |
33.61" (853.69mm) | 32.15" (816.61mm) |
1.46" (37.08mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1969 |
| 36th Wettest | Wettest since: 1963 | 1944 | ||||
|
Sep 1978–Aug 1979 12-Month |
36.95" (938.53mm) | 36.70" (932.18mm) |
0.25" (6.35mm) | 54th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1969 |
| 43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1944 | ||||
|
Mar 1978–Aug 1979 18-Month |
50.52" (1,283.21mm) | 52.92" (1,344.17mm) |
-2.40" (-60.96mm) | 21st Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1969 |
| 76th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1944 | ||||
|
Sep 1977–Aug 1979 24-Month |
68.40" (1,737.36mm) | 73.26" (1,860.80mm) |
-4.86" (-123.44mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: 1975 | 1969 |
| 83rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 1930 | ||||
|
Sep 1976–Aug 1979 36-Month |
106.90" (2,715.26mm) | 109.83" (2,789.68mm) |
-2.93" (-74.42mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1974 |
| 65th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1931 | ||||
|
Sep 1975–Aug 1979 48-Month |
139.44" (3,541.78mm) | 146.33" (3,716.78mm) |
-6.89" (-175.00mm) | 19th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1972 |
| 75th Wettest | Wettest since: 1968 | 1932 | ||||
|
Sep 1974–Aug 1979 60-Month |
176.03" (4,471.16mm) | 182.81" (4,643.37mm) |
-6.78" (-172.21mm) | 17th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1976 |
| 76th Wettest | Wettest since: 1968 | 1932 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 25, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/