National Climate Report - August 2018
Summer Precipitation Ranks by City
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Summer Precipitation Ranks by City
The following table shows, for about 180 long-term stations, how its Jun-Aug 2018 Precipitation stacks up against normal, and where it ranks among that station's history. The unusualness score is based upon the number of standard deviations difference between the 2013 value and the station's average, based on the station's history.
For a visual presentation, click a station's rank for a "Haywood plot" that shows its cumulative value for each year it has been reporting. As you read from left to right, a particular year's trace represents the average of all previous days during that year. Because of the relatively few days that make up the year-to-date average during January and February, the plots are often noisy during these months.
| Location | ST | 2018 Value |
1981-2010 Average |
Jun-Aug Departure |
Unusualness | Jun-Aug Rank |
#Yrs in Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan | PR | 13.78" | 14.94" | -1.16" | -0.3σ | 28th Driest | 63 yrs |
| Flagstaff | AZ | 8.67" | 6.08" | +2.59" | +1.1σ | 11th Wettest | 90 yrs |
| Asheville | NC | 19.57" | 13.36" | +6.21" | +1.2σ | 8th Wettest | 62 yrs |
| Macon | GA | 11.34" | 13.11" | -1.77" | -0.3σ | 32nd Driest | 70 yrs |
| Paducah | KY | 8.88" | 11.26" | -2.38" | -0.7σ | 19th Driest | 69 yrs |
| Augusta | GA | 12.61" | 13.37" | -0.76" | -0.1σ | 34th Wettest | 75 yrs |
| Savannah | GA | 11.27" | 18.11" | -6.84" | -1.4σ | 6th Driest | 71 yrs |
| Huntington | WV | 16.33" | 12.17" | +4.16" | +1.2σ | 9th Wettest | 58 yrs |
| Greenville | SC | 11.91" | 13.08" | -1.17" | -0.2σ | 27th Driest | 56 yrs |
| Beckley | WV | 12.39" | 12.50" | -0.11" | +0.0σ | 27th Wettest | 56 yrs |
| Wichita | KS | 11.06" | 12.23" | -1.17" | -0.1σ | 28th Driest | 65 yrs |
| Jackson | MS | 9.41" | 13.17" | -3.76" | -0.7σ | 15th Driest | 55 yrs |
| Binghamton | NY | 18.82" | 11.46" | +7.36" | +2.1σ | 2nd Wettest | 68 yrs |
| Orlando | FL | 25.48" | 21.98" | +3.50" | +0.8σ | 16th Wettest | 64 yrs |
| Daytona Beach | FL | 23.23" | 18.06" | +5.17" | +0.7σ | 16th Wettest | 82 yrs |
| Fort Myers | FL | 26.59" | 29.27" | -2.68" | -0.1σ | 48th Driest | 101 yrs |
| Key West | FL | 7.39" | 13.04" | -5.65" | -1.5σ | 3rd Driest | 66 yrs |
| Miami | FL | 25.50" | 25.05" | +0.45" | +0.2σ | 27th Wettest | 71 yrs |
| Tampa | FL | 23.59" | 21.52" | +2.07" | +0.2σ | 30th Wettest | 80 yrs |
| New Orleans | LA | 21.84" | 19.97" | +1.87" | +0.4σ | 18th Wettest | 71 yrs |
| Houston | TX | 12.45" | 16.82" | -4.37" | -0.3σ | 34th Driest | 74 yrs |
| Brownsville | TX | 6.17" | 7.05" | -0.88" | -0.3σ | 45th Driest | 94 yrs |
| San Antonio | TX | 6.20" | 8.97" | -2.77" | -0.4σ | 27th Driest | 72 yrs |
| Corpus Christi | TX | 15.90" | 9.07" | +6.83" | +1.4σ | 9th Wettest | 71 yrs |
| Raleigh | NC | 13.52" | 12.51" | +1.01" | +0.1σ | 36th Wettest | 75 yrs |
| Greensboro | NC | 15.54" | 12.09" | +3.45" | +0.8σ | 18th Wettest | 90 yrs |
| Elkins | WV | 19.40" | 13.60" | +5.80" | +1.5σ | 6th Wettest | 92 yrs |
| Norfolk | VA | 22.29" | 14.92" | +7.37" | +1.6σ | 4th Wettest | 73 yrs |
| Philadelphia | PA | 10.52" | 11.28" | -0.76" | -0.3σ | 32nd Driest | 71 yrs |
| Richmond | VA | 22.35" | 13.10" | +9.25" | +1.7σ | 4th Wettest | 77 yrs |
| Roanoke | VA | 13.27" | 11.43" | +1.84" | +0.4σ | 23rd Wettest | 71 yrs |
| Washington (Reagan National) | VA | 20.13" | 10.44" | +9.69" | +2.2σ | Wettest | 73 yrs |
| Wilmington | NC | 30.94" | 20.07" | +10.87" | +1.9σ | 3rd Wettest | 71 yrs |
| Wilmington | DE | 15.43" | 11.70" | +3.73" | +0.9σ | 13th Wettest | 71 yrs |
| Charleston | WV | 17.93" | 12.97" | +4.96" | +1.2σ | 9th Wettest | 71 yrs |
| Atlanta | GA | 19.50" | 13.12" | +6.38" | +1.6σ | 6th Wettest | 89 yrs |
| Birmingham | AL | 9.91" | 13.11" | -3.20" | -0.8σ | 21st Driest | 89 yrs |
| Johnson City | TN | 11.23" | 12.06" | -0.83" | -0.2σ | 36th Driest | 81 yrs |
| Charlotte | NC | 13.22" | 11.64" | +1.58" | +0.4σ | 24th Wettest | 77 yrs |
| Chattanooga | TN | 16.22" | 12.44" | +3.78" | +0.9σ | 14th Wettest | 80 yrs |
| Columbia | SC | 10.40" | 15.41" | -5.01" | -0.9σ | 18th Driest | 71 yrs |
| Jacksonville | FL | 26.30" | 19.80" | +6.50" | +1.0σ | 14th Wettest | 79 yrs |
| Knoxville | TN | 14.10" | 12.16" | +1.94" | +0.5σ | 29th Wettest | 108 yrs |
| Memphis | TN | 9.14" | 11.10" | -1.96" | -0.6σ | 28th Driest | 79 yrs |
| Mobile | AL | 18.15" | 20.32" | -2.17" | -0.4σ | 30th Driest | 71 yrs |
| Montgomery | AL | 10.98" | 13.27" | -2.29" | -0.4σ | 30th Driest | 71 yrs |
| Nashville | TN | 10.85" | 10.95" | -0.10" | -0.1σ | 33rd Driest | 71 yrs |
| Shreveport | LA | 4.91" | 11.78" | -6.87" | -1.2σ | 8th Driest | 79 yrs |
| Austin | TX | 6.49" | 8.56" | -2.07" | -0.3σ | 33rd Driest | 81 yrs |
| Dallas | TX | 4.22" | 8.19" | -3.97" | -0.9σ | 18th Driest | 79 yrs |
| Abilene | TX | 6.05" | 8.02" | -1.97" | -0.5σ | 26th Driest | 71 yrs |
| Little Rock | AR | 12.74" | 9.51" | +3.23" | +0.7σ | 21st Wettest | 80 yrs |
| Fort Smith | AR | 16.58" | 10.17" | +6.41" | +1.6σ | 7th Wettest | 73 yrs |
| Wichita Falls | TX | 6.23" | 8.24" | -2.01" | -0.4σ | 43rd Driest | 114 yrs |
| Oklahoma City | OK | 17.32" | 11.14" | +6.18" | +1.5σ | 7th Wettest | 71 yrs |
| Tulsa | OK | 9.65" | 10.98" | -1.33" | -0.4σ | 32nd Driest | 77 yrs |
| Baton Rouge | LA | 17.57" | 17.19" | +0.38" | +0.1σ | 28th Wettest | 89 yrs |
| Dodge City | KS | 13.46" | 9.07" | +4.39" | +1.4σ | 11th Wettest | 102 yrs |
| St Louis | MO | 9.76" | 11.38" | -1.62" | -0.3σ | 36th Driest | 76 yrs |
| Springfield | MO | 12.06" | 12.08" | -0.02" | +0.1σ | 36th Wettest | 78 yrs |
| Topeka | KS | 9.96" | 13.46" | -3.50" | -0.7σ | 21st Driest | 72 yrs |
| Bangor | ME | 10.64" | 10.20" | +0.44" | +0.3σ | 24th Wettest | 64 yrs |
| Caribou | ME | 9.23" | 11.32" | -2.09" | -0.8σ | 13th Driest | 80 yrs |
| New York (La Guardia) | NY | 15.54" | 12.56" | +2.98" | +0.9σ | 14th Wettest | 79 yrs |
| Buffalo | NY | 8.60" | 10.15" | -1.55" | -0.5σ | 30th Driest | 81 yrs |
| Albany | NY | 11.92" | 11.37" | +0.55" | +0.4σ | 27th Wettest | 81 yrs |
| Allentown | PA | 20.61" | 12.95" | +7.66" | +1.9σ | 4th Wettest | 71 yrs |
| Boston | MA | 12.18" | 10.46" | +1.72" | +0.6σ | 20th Wettest | 83 yrs |
| Hartford | CT | 19.52" | 12.46" | +7.06" | +1.8σ | 7th Wettest | 70 yrs |
| Burlington | VT | 9.17" | 11.76" | -2.59" | -0.7σ | 15th Driest | 78 yrs |
| Concord | NH | 18.40" | 10.61" | +7.79" | +3.0σ | Wettest | 79 yrs |
| Harrisburg | PA | 19.87" | 10.99" | +8.88" | +2.4σ | 2nd Wettest | 71 yrs |
| Portland | ME | 10.74" | 10.54" | +0.20" | +0.3σ | 24th Wettest | 78 yrs |
| Providence | RI | 9.35" | 10.53" | -1.18" | -0.2σ | 33rd Driest | 71 yrs |
| Syracuse | NY | 10.78" | 10.66" | +0.12" | -0.0σ | 38th Wettest | 81 yrs |
| Wilkes-Barre | PA | 19.73" | 11.23" | +8.50" | +2.8σ | Wettest | 70 yrs |
| Williamsport | PA | 23.74" | 12.12" | +11.62" | +3.7σ | Wettest | 71 yrs |
| Cleveland | OH | 15.43" | 10.40" | +5.03" | +1.7σ | 8th Wettest | 81 yrs |
| Columbus | OH | 16.37" | 12.12" | +4.25" | +1.2σ | 10th Wettest | 71 yrs |
| Fort Wayne | IN | 16.85" | 12.04" | +4.81" | +1.5σ | 6th Wettest | 78 yrs |
| Madison | WI | 19.20" | 12.99" | +6.21" | +1.7σ | 5th Wettest | 79 yrs |
| Milwaukee | WI | 14.15" | 11.54" | +2.61" | +1.0σ | 15th Wettest | 79 yrs |
| Muskegon | MI | 10.87" | 8.31" | +2.56" | +1.0σ | 21st Wettest | 119 yrs |
| Peoria | IL | 13.96" | 10.62" | +3.34" | +0.7σ | 14th Wettest | 76 yrs |
| Sault Ste. Marie | MI | 4.91" | 8.73" | -3.82" | -1.6σ | 4th Driest | 88 yrs |
| South Bend | IN | 13.54" | 11.55" | +1.99" | +0.8σ | 29th Wettest | 118 yrs |
| Youngstown | OH | 10.58" | 11.43" | -0.85" | -0.2σ | 41st Driest | 83 yrs |
| Erie | PA | 8.87" | 10.77" | -1.90" | -0.5σ | 30th Driest | 93 yrs |
| Akron | OH | 8.71" | 11.47" | -2.76" | -0.8σ | 19th Driest | 70 yrs |
| Green Bay | WI | 14.26" | 10.75" | +3.51" | +1.5σ | 11th Wettest | 132 yrs |
| Duluth | MN | 11.78" | 11.78" | -0.00" | -0.1σ | 35th Wettest | 71 yrs |
| Fargo | ND | 9.41" | 9.25" | +0.16" | +0.1σ | 35th Wettest | 79 yrs |
| Grand Forks | ND | 9.98" | 9.51" | +0.47" | +0.3σ | 22nd Wettest | 70 yrs |
| International Falls | MN | 9.52" | 10.43" | -0.91" | -0.4σ | 34th Driest | 84 yrs |
| La Crosse | WI | 13.71" | 12.89" | +0.82" | +0.4σ | 27th Wettest | 80 yrs |
| St Paul | MN | 11.04" | 12.59" | -1.55" | -0.2σ | 40th Driest | 81 yrs |
| Moline | IL | 17.94" | 13.30" | +4.64" | +1.1σ | 13th Wettest | 76 yrs |
| Rochester | MN | 12.50" | 13.75" | -1.25" | +0.1σ | 41st Wettest | 99 yrs |
| Aberdeen | SD | 7.20" | 9.15" | -1.95" | -0.5σ | 37th Driest | 119 yrs |
| Des Moines | IA | 13.71" | 13.54" | +0.17" | +0.3σ | 25th Wettest | 73 yrs |
| Grand Island | NE | 10.86" | 10.82" | +0.04" | +0.3σ | 29th Wettest | 81 yrs |
| Norfolk | NE | 16.62" | 10.83" | +5.79" | +1.7σ | 7th Wettest | 73 yrs |
| Omaha | NE | 19.63" | 11.83" | +7.80" | +1.7σ | 6th Wettest | 71 yrs |
| Sioux City | IA | 15.46" | 10.56" | +4.90" | +1.1σ | 10th Wettest | 71 yrs |
| Sioux Falls | SD | 17.56" | 10.06" | +7.50" | +2.1σ | 3rd Wettest | 87 yrs |
| Hilo | HI | 49.83" | 28.03" | +21.80" | +2.2σ | 2nd Wettest | 69 yrs |
| Del Rio | TX | 6.85" | 6.31" | +0.54" | +0.3σ | 16th Wettest | 63 yrs |
| Kahului | HI | 2.22" | 1.20" | +1.02" | +1.2σ | 10th Wettest | 79 yrs |
| Honolulu | HI | 1.41" | 1.33" | +0.08" | -0.1σ | 33rd Wettest | 77 yrs |
| Lihue | HI | 7.76" | 5.61" | +2.15" | +0.9σ | 16th Wettest | 69 yrs |
| Roswell | NM | 2.87" | 5.76" | -2.89" | -0.8σ | 16th Driest | 64 yrs |
| Midland | TX | 7.67" | 5.46" | +2.21" | +1.0σ | 15th Wettest | 89 yrs |
| Lubbock | TX | 3.50" | 6.86" | -3.36" | -1.2σ | 9th Driest | 72 yrs |
| El Paso | TX | 2.89" | 4.50" | -1.61" | -0.5σ | 29th Driest | 81 yrs |
| Amarillo | TX | 6.93" | 8.91" | -1.98" | -0.5σ | 22nd Driest | 72 yrs |
| Albuquerque | NM | 4.57" | 3.74" | +0.83" | +0.8σ | 16th Wettest | 88 yrs |
| Alamosa | CO | 2.31" | 2.73" | -0.42" | -0.4σ | 29th Driest | 71 yrs |
| Goodland | KS | 6.52" | 9.42" | -2.90" | -0.5σ | 35th Driest | 107 yrs |
| Grand Junction | CO | 1.37" | 2.02" | -0.65" | -0.7σ | 30th Driest | 119 yrs |
| Ely | NV | 1.39" | 2.21" | -0.82" | -0.6σ | 34th Driest | 96 yrs |
| Tucson | AZ | 5.88" | 4.84" | +1.04" | +0.5σ | 17th Wettest | 71 yrs |
| Las Vegas | NV | 0.87" | 0.80" | +0.07" | -0.1σ | 26th Wettest | 70 yrs |
| Los Angeles | CA | 0.00" | 0.16" | -0.16" | -0.4σ | 2nd Driest | 74 yrs |
| Phoenix | AZ | 2.21" | 2.07" | +0.14" | +0.2σ | 26th Wettest | 78 yrs |
| Carson City | NV | 1.39" | 0.92" | +0.47" | +0.8σ | 15th Wettest | 82 yrs |
| San Diego | CA | 0.02" | 0.12" | -0.10" | -0.4σ | 29th Driest | 79 yrs |
| Sacramento | CA | 0.00" | 0.26" | -0.26" | -0.7σ | 3rd Driest | 71 yrs |
| San Francisco | CA | 0.00" | 0.15" | -0.15" | -0.7σ | 4th Driest | 72 yrs |
| Bismarck | ND | 8.40" | 8.34" | +0.06" | +0.2σ | 25th Wettest | 71 yrs |
| Minot | ND | 6.71" | 8.05" | -1.34" | -0.4σ | 23rd Driest | 69 yrs |
| Cheyenne | WY | 6.69" | 6.48" | +0.21" | +0.5σ | 31st Wettest | 104 yrs |
| Lander | WY | 2.56" | 2.66" | -0.10" | +0.0σ | 35th Wettest | 70 yrs |
| North Platte | NE | 7.73" | 8.78" | -1.05" | -0.3σ | 28th Driest | 71 yrs |
| Pierre | SD | 5.88" | 7.98" | -2.10" | -0.6σ | 35th Driest | 114 yrs |
| Scottsbluff | NE | 5.81" | 5.98" | -0.17" | +0.0σ | 53rd Wettest | 119 yrs |
| Sheridan | WY | 3.96" | 4.02" | -0.06" | -0.0σ | 30th Wettest | 71 yrs |
| Billings | MT | 6.05" | 4.19" | +1.86" | +1.0σ | 14th Wettest | 71 yrs |
| Casper | WY | 3.59" | 3.87" | -0.28" | +0.2σ | 24th Wettest | 70 yrs |
| Rapid City | SD | 13.15" | 5.94" | +7.21" | +2.5σ | 2nd Wettest | 71 yrs |
| Elko | NV | 0.34" | 1.39" | -1.05" | -1.0σ | 12th Driest | 119 yrs |
| Salt Lake City | UT | 0.74" | 2.28" | -1.54" | -1.2σ | 9th Driest | 71 yrs |
| Boise | ID | 0.36" | 1.26" | -0.90" | -1.1σ | 10th Driest | 79 yrs |
| Great Falls | MT | 4.09" | 5.60" | -1.51" | -0.5σ | 27th Driest | 82 yrs |
| Helena | MT | 3.78" | 4.45" | -0.67" | -0.3σ | 35th Driest | 81 yrs |
| Missoula | MT | 3.26" | 4.25" | -0.99" | -0.4σ | 29th Driest | 71 yrs |
| Pendleton | OR | 0.46" | 1.68" | -1.22" | -1.3σ | 10th Driest | 90 yrs |
| Pocatello | ID | 1.00" | 2.24" | -1.24" | -0.8σ | 17th Driest | 80 yrs |
| Spokane | WA | 0.79" | 2.48" | -1.69" | -1.3σ | 9th Driest | 129 yrs |
| Eureka | CA | 0.78" | 1.24" | -0.46" | -0.4σ | 37th Wettest | 77 yrs |
| Eugene | OR | 1.20" | 2.65" | -1.45" | -0.7σ | 21st Driest | 80 yrs |
| Medford | OR | 0.49" | 1.30" | -0.81" | -0.9σ | 18th Driest | 91 yrs |
| Olympia | WA | 1.13" | 3.33" | -2.20" | -1.4σ | 6th Driest | 78 yrs |
| Portland | OR | 1.11" | 3.02" | -1.91" | -1.3σ | 9th Driest | 81 yrs |
| Salem | OR | 0.56" | 2.46" | -1.90" | -1.3σ | 3rd Driest | 122 yrs |
| Seattle | WA | 0.89" | 3.15" | -2.26" | -1.6σ | 3rd Driest | 71 yrs |
| Yakima | WA | 0.53" | 1.10" | -0.57" | -0.8σ | 19th Driest | 72 yrs |
| Juneau | AK | 12.92" | 13.57" | -0.65" | -0.1σ | 35th Wettest | 72 yrs |
| Fairbanks | AK | 5.74" | 5.41" | +0.33" | +0.1σ | 33rd Wettest | 89 yrs |
| Bethel | AK | 9.86" | 7.33" | +2.53" | +1.0σ | 15th Wettest | 94 yrs |
| Nome | AK | 4.34" | 6.31" | -1.97" | -0.9σ | 18th Driest | 108 yrs |
| Barrow | AK | 3.37" | 2.35" | +1.02" | +1.2σ | 12th Wettest | 99 yrs |
| Colorado Springs | CO | 9.15" | 8.68" | +0.47" | +0.4σ | 25th Wettest | 71 yrs |
| Pueblo | CO | 3.74" | 5.74" | -2.00" | -0.8σ | 16th Driest | 64 yrs |
| Fresno | CA | 0.00" | 0.23" | -0.23" | -0.5σ | 5th Driest | 71 yrs |
| Baltimore | MD | 25.34" | 10.82" | +14.52" | +3.2σ | 2nd Wettest | 79 yrs |
| Cape Hatteras | NC | 27.14" | 15.95" | +11.19" | +2.3σ | Wettest | 62 yrs |
| Atlantic City | NJ | 11.09" | 10.94" | +0.15" | -0.1σ | 28th Wettest | 60 yrs |
| Washington (Dulles) | VA | 22.62" | 11.18" | +11.44" | +2.9σ | Wettest | 57 yrs |
| Tallahassee | FL | 27.37" | 22.25" | +5.12" | +0.8σ | 17th Wettest | 79 yrs |
| Cincinnati | KY | 14.88" | 11.20" | +3.68" | +1.1σ | 10th Wettest | 71 yrs |
| Indianapolis | IN | 11.27" | 11.93" | -0.66" | -0.2σ | 35th Driest | 71 yrs |
| Lexington | KY | 13.97" | 12.34" | +1.63" | +0.4σ | 40th Wettest | 134 yrs |
| Springfield | IL | 16.96" | 11.64" | +5.32" | +1.6σ | 10th Wettest | 118 yrs |
| Columbus | GA | 18.42" | 12.25" | +6.17" | +1.2σ | 9th Wettest | 71 yrs |
| Glasgow | MT | 3.11" | 5.35" | -2.24" | -1.0σ | 9th Driest | 71 yrs |
| Williston | ND | 6.69" | 6.51" | +0.18" | +0.1σ | 53rd Wettest | 122 yrs |
| Astoria | OR | 3.13" | 4.74" | -1.61" | -0.8σ | 14th Driest | 66 yrs |
| Bridgeport | CT | 11.09" | 11.03" | +0.06" | +0.1σ | 29th Wettest | 70 yrs |
| Montpelier | VT | 8.74" | 11.89" | -3.15" | -0.8σ | 15th Driest | 69 yrs |
| New York (Central Park) | NY | 19.16" | 13.45" | +5.71" | +1.6σ | 12th Wettest | 150 yrs |
| Worcester | MA | 15.09" | 12.13" | +2.96" | +0.8σ | 14th Wettest | 71 yrs |
| New York (JFK) | NY | 13.31" | 11.62" | +1.69" | +0.6σ | 17th Wettest | 61 yrs |
| Rockford | IL | 21.93" | 13.19" | +8.74" | +2.0σ | 2nd Wettest | 68 yrs |
| Pittsburgh | PA | 14.59" | 11.61" | +2.98" | +1.3σ | 6th Wettest | 71 yrs |
| Toledo | OH | 9.44" | 9.95" | -0.51" | -0.2σ | 30th Driest | 64 yrs |
| Chicago | IL | 15.37" | 12.05" | +3.32" | +0.9σ | 11th Wettest | 60 yrs |
| Detroit | MI | 9.10" | 9.89" | -0.79" | -0.4σ | 23rd Driest | 60 yrs |
| Grand Rapids | MI | 11.43" | 11.14" | +0.29" | +0.1σ | 23rd Wettest | 55 yrs |
| Dubuque | IA | 19.05" | 13.11" | +5.94" | +1.3σ | 8th Wettest | 67 yrs |
| Waterloo | IA | 19.22" | 14.16" | +5.06" | +1.2σ | 9th Wettest | 68 yrs |
Citing This Report
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, State of the Climate: National Climate Report for August 2018, published online September 2018, retrieved on August 24, 2019 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/national/201808/supplemental/page-7.