Climate at a Glance
National Rankings
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Contiguous U.S.
Precipitation Rankings, April 1977
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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April 1977 1-Month |
2.27" (57.66mm) | 2.52" (64.01mm) |
-0.25" (-6.35mm) | 40th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1987 |
| 89th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 1957 | ||||
|
Mar–Apr 1977 2-Month |
5.37" (136.40mm) | 5.03" (127.76mm) |
0.34" (8.64mm) | 92nd Driest | Driest since: 1976 | 1910 |
| 37th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1973 | ||||
|
Feb–Apr 1977 3-Month |
6.60" (167.64mm) | 7.16" (181.86mm) |
-0.56" (-14.22mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1910 |
| 97th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 1915 | ||||||
|
Jan–Apr 1977 4-Month |
8.18" (207.77mm) | 9.48" (240.79mm) |
-1.30" (-33.02mm) | 11th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1910 |
| 118th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 1998 | ||||
| Ties: 2002 | ||||||
|
Dec 1976–Apr 1977 5-Month |
9.54" (242.32mm) | 11.82" (300.23mm) |
-2.28" (-57.91mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1931 | 1931 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 1983 | ||||
|
Nov 1976–Apr 1977 6-Month |
10.65" (270.51mm) | 14.05" (356.87mm) |
-3.40" (-86.36mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 1983 | ||||
|
Oct 1976–Apr 1977 7-Month |
13.09" (332.49mm) | 16.22" (411.99mm) |
-3.13" (-79.50mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1981 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 1983 | ||||
|
Sep 1976–Apr 1977 8-Month |
15.54" (394.72mm) | 18.71" (475.23mm) |
-3.17" (-80.51mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1918 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1981 | ||||||
|
Aug 1976–Apr 1977 9-Month |
17.54" (445.52mm) | 21.33" (541.78mm) |
-3.79" (-96.26mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1918 | 1918 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1976–Apr 1977 10-Month |
20.28" (515.11mm) | 24.12" (612.65mm) |
-3.84" (-97.54mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1931 | 1931 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1976–Apr 1977 11-Month |
23.05" (585.47mm) | 27.04" (686.82mm) |
-3.99" (-101.35mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1931 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2019 | ||||
|
May 1976–Apr 1977 12-Month |
25.98" (659.89mm) | 29.95" (760.73mm) |
-3.97" (-100.84mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1918 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2019 | ||||
|
Nov 1975–Apr 1977 18-Month |
38.88" (987.55mm) | 44.02" (1,118.11mm) |
-5.14" (-130.56mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1931 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2020 | ||||
|
May 1975–Apr 1977 24-Month |
56.23" (1,428.24mm) | 59.92" (1,521.97mm) |
-3.69" (-93.73mm) | 18th Driest | Driest since: 1964 | 1955 |
| 109th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2020 | ||||
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May 1974–Apr 1977 36-Month |
88.13" (2,238.50mm) | 89.88" (2,282.95mm) |
-1.75" (-44.45mm) | 40th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1955 |
| 86th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2020 | ||||
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May 1973–Apr 1977 48-Month |
121.33" (3,081.78mm) | 119.77" (3,042.16mm) |
1.56" (39.62mm) | 71st Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1956 |
| 54th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2019 | ||||
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May 1972–Apr 1977 60-Month |
156.28" (3,969.51mm) | 149.63" (3,800.60mm) |
6.65" (168.91mm) | 103rd Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1957 |
| 21st Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on October 3, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/