Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Alaska
Precipitation Rankings, August 1988
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| Period | Value | 1925-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1925-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
August 1988 1-Month |
4.74" (120.40mm) | 4.37" (111.00mm) |
0.37" (9.40mm) | 64th Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 1941 |
| 34th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jul–Aug 1988 2-Month |
7.52" (191.01mm) | 7.66" (194.56mm) |
-0.14" (-3.55mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 1977 |
| 56th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1998 | ||||
|
Jun–Aug 1988 3-Month |
9.97" (253.24mm) | 10.00" (254.00mm) |
-0.03" (-0.76mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 1957 |
| 50th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2014 | ||||
|
May–Aug 1988 4-Month |
12.83" (325.88mm) | 12.11" (307.59mm) |
0.72" (18.29mm) | 69th Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 1957 |
| 29th Wettest | Wettest since: 1981 | 1998 | ||||
|
Apr–Aug 1988 5-Month |
14.77" (375.16mm) | 14.00" (355.60mm) |
0.77" (19.56mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 1957 |
| 33rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1981 | 1998 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 1988 6-Month |
17.77" (451.36mm) | 16.23" (412.24mm) |
1.54" (39.12mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 1957 |
| 20th Wettest | Wettest since: 1981 | 1998 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 1988 7-Month |
20.79" (528.07mm) | 18.55" (471.17mm) |
2.24" (56.90mm) | 80th Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 1957 |
| 18th Wettest | Wettest since: 1981 | 1963 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 1988 8-Month |
22.80" (579.12mm) | 21.28" (540.51mm) |
1.52" (38.61mm) | 71st Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 1969 |
| 27th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1963 | ||||
|
Dec 1987–Aug 1988 9-Month |
26.23" (666.24mm) | 24.38" (619.25mm) |
1.85" (46.99mm) | 71st Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 1969 |
| 26th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1944 | ||||
|
Nov 1987–Aug 1988 10-Month |
30.22" (767.59mm) | 27.76" (705.10mm) |
2.46" (62.49mm) | 70th Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 1969 |
| 27th Wettest | Wettest since: 1981 | 1944 | ||||
|
Oct 1987–Aug 1988 11-Month |
35.94" (912.88mm) | 32.15" (816.61mm) |
3.79" (96.27mm) | 84th Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 1969 |
| 13th Wettest | Wettest since: 1981 | 1944 | ||||
| Ties: 1981 | ||||||
|
Sep 1987–Aug 1988 12-Month |
41.70" (1,059.18mm) | 36.70" (932.18mm) |
5.00" (127.00mm) | 86th Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 1969 |
| 11th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1944 | ||||
|
Mar 1987–Aug 1988 18-Month |
56.47" (1,434.34mm) | 52.92" (1,344.17mm) |
3.55" (90.17mm) | 75th Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 1969 |
| 22nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1981 | 1944 | ||||
|
Sep 1986–Aug 1988 24-Month |
79.40" (2,016.76mm) | 73.26" (1,860.80mm) |
6.14" (155.96mm) | 81st Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 1969 |
| 15th Wettest | Wettest since: 1981 | 1930 | ||||
|
Sep 1985–Aug 1988 36-Month |
115.94" (2,944.88mm) | 109.83" (2,789.68mm) |
6.11" (155.20mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 1974 |
| 23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1982 | 1931 | ||||
|
Sep 1984–Aug 1988 48-Month |
150.74" (3,828.80mm) | 146.33" (3,716.78mm) |
4.41" (112.02mm) | 53rd Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 1972 |
| 41st Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 1932 | ||||
|
Sep 1983–Aug 1988 60-Month |
185.17" (4,703.32mm) | 182.81" (4,643.37mm) |
2.36" (59.95mm) | 43rd Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 1976 |
| 50th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 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/