National Rankings
Contiguous U.S.
Precipitation Rankings, August 2020
Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean | Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) | Wettest/Driest Since | Record |
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August 2020 1-Month | 2.42" (61.47mm) | 2.62" (66.55mm) | -0.20" (-5.08mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: | 1929 |
93rd Wettest | Wettest since: | 1977 | ||||
Ties: 1900, 1998 | ||||||
Jul– 2-Month | 5.36" (136.14mm) | 5.40" (137.16mm) | -0.04" (-1.02mm) | 49th Driest | Driest since: | 1930 |
80th Wettest | Wettest since: | 1915 | ||||
Jun– 3-Month | 8.09" (205.49mm) | 8.32" (211.33mm) | -0.23" (-5.84mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: | 1930 |
93rd Wettest | Wettest since: | 1928 | ||||
Ties: 1990 | ||||||
May– 4-Month | 11.18" (283.97mm) | 11.23" (285.24mm) | -0.05" (-1.27mm) | 53rd Driest | Driest since: | 1936 |
76th Wettest | Wettest since: | 1915 | ||||
Apr– 5-Month | 13.70" (347.98mm) | 13.75" (349.25mm) | -0.05" (-1.27mm) | 52nd Driest | Driest since: | 1934 |
77th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1921, 1953 | ||||||
Mar– 6-Month | 16.56" (420.62mm) | 16.26" (413.00mm) | 0.30" (7.62mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: | 1936 |
61st Wettest | Wettest since: | 1905 | ||||
Feb– 7-Month | 19.01" (482.85mm) | 18.40" (467.36mm) | 0.61" (15.49mm) | 74th Driest | Driest since: | 1934 |
55th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2019 | ||||
Jan– 8-Month | 21.77" (552.96mm) | 20.71" (526.03mm) | 1.06" (26.93mm) | 95th Driest | Driest since: | 1934 |
34th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2019 | ||||
Dec 2019– 9-Month | 24.34" (618.24mm) | 23.05" (585.47mm) | 1.29" (32.77mm) | 96th Driest | Driest since: | 1931 |
32nd Wettest | Wettest since: | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1907 | ||||||
Nov 2019– 10-Month | 26.28" (667.51mm) | 25.28" (642.11mm) | 1.00" (25.40mm) | 83rd Driest | Driest since: | 1934 |
45th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2019 | ||||
Oct 2019– 11-Month | 29.47" (748.54mm) | 27.45" (697.23mm) | 2.02" (51.31mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: | 1934 |
26th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1938 | ||||||
Sep 2019– 12-Month | 31.92" (810.77mm) | 29.94" (760.48mm) | 1.98" (50.29mm) | 100th Driest | Driest since: | 1934 |
28th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2019 | ||||
Mar 2019– 18-Month | 50.75" (1,289.05mm) | 46.22" (1,173.99mm) | 4.53" (115.06mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: | 1931 |
9th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2019 | ||||
Sep 2018– 24-Month | 69.55" (1,766.57mm) | 59.92" (1,521.97mm) | 9.63" (244.60mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: | 1918 |
1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2020 | ||||
Sep 2017– 36-Month | 99.32" (2,522.73mm) | 89.86" (2,282.44mm) | 9.46" (240.29mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: | 1956 |
5th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2019 | ||||
Sep 2016– 48-Month | 133.14" (3,381.76mm) | 119.77" (3,042.16mm) | 13.37" (339.60mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: | 1956 |
2nd Wettest | Wettest since: | 2019 | ||||
Sep 2015– 60-Month | 167.40" (4,251.96mm) | 149.64" (3,800.86mm) | 17.76" (451.10mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: | 1934 |
2nd Wettest | Wettest since: | 2019 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on June 2, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings