Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Alaska
Precipitation Rankings, September 1987
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| Period | Value | 1925-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1925-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
September 1987 1-Month |
5.76" (146.30mm) | 4.57" (116.08mm) |
1.19" (30.22mm) | 82nd Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1969 |
| 16th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1925 | ||||
| Ties: 1985 | ||||||
|
Aug–Sep 1987 2-Month |
8.41" (213.61mm) | 8.95" (227.33mm) |
-0.54" (-13.72mm) | 33rd Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 1941 |
| 65th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jul–Sep 1987 3-Month |
11.50" (292.10mm) | 12.23" (310.64mm) |
-0.73" (-18.54mm) | 26th Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 1968 |
| 72nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jun–Sep 1987 4-Month |
15.01" (381.25mm) | 14.57" (370.08mm) |
0.44" (11.17mm) | 55th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1968 |
| 43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 2012 | ||||
|
May–Sep 1987 5-Month |
17.32" (439.93mm) | 16.68" (423.67mm) |
0.64" (16.26mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1969 |
| 42nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 2012 | ||||
|
Apr–Sep 1987 6-Month |
19.10" (485.14mm) | 18.57" (471.68mm) |
0.53" (13.46mm) | 54th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1969 |
| 44th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1961 | ||||
|
Mar–Sep 1987 7-Month |
20.53" (521.46mm) | 20.80" (528.32mm) |
-0.27" (-6.86mm) | 41st Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1969 |
| 57th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 2016 | ||||
|
Feb–Sep 1987 8-Month |
22.59" (573.79mm) | 23.12" (587.25mm) |
-0.53" (-13.46mm) | 37th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1969 |
| 61st Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1928 | ||||
|
Jan–Sep 1987 9-Month |
26.23" (666.24mm) | 25.85" (656.59mm) |
0.38" (9.65mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1969 |
| 52nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1928 | ||||
| Ties: 1994 | ||||||
|
Dec 1986–Sep 1987 10-Month |
30.36" (771.14mm) | 28.92" (734.57mm) |
1.44" (36.57mm) | 64th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1969 |
| 33rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1928 | ||||
|
Nov 1986–Sep 1987 11-Month |
33.95" (862.33mm) | 32.29" (820.17mm) |
1.66" (42.16mm) | 58th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1969 |
| 39th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1944 | ||||
|
Oct 1986–Sep 1987 12-Month |
39.74" (1,009.40mm) | 36.68" (931.67mm) |
3.06" (77.73mm) | 73rd Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1969 |
| 24th Wettest | Wettest since: 1981 | 1944 | ||||
|
Apr 1986–Sep 1987 18-Month |
56.59" (1,437.39mm) | 55.22" (1,402.59mm) |
1.37" (34.80mm) | 57th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1969 |
| 40th Wettest | Wettest since: 1981 | 1944 | ||||
|
Oct 1985–Sep 1987 24-Month |
74.24" (1,885.70mm) | 73.25" (1,860.55mm) |
0.99" (25.15mm) | 49th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1969 |
| 47th Wettest | Wettest since: 1982 | 1930 | ||||
|
Oct 1984–Sep 1987 36-Month |
112.42" (2,855.47mm) | 109.82" (2,789.43mm) |
2.60" (66.04mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1974 |
| 47th Wettest | Wettest since: 1982 | 1930 | ||||
|
Oct 1983–Sep 1987 48-Month |
145.23" (3,688.84mm) | 146.31" (3,716.27mm) |
-1.08" (-27.43mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1969 |
| 58th Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 1932 | ||||
|
Oct 1982–Sep 1987 60-Month |
178.53" (4,534.66mm) | 182.77" (4,642.36mm) |
-4.24" (-107.70mm) | 27th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1972 |
| 66th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1932 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 21, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/