Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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South Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, April 1987
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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April 1987 1-Month |
1.08" (27.43mm) | 3.21" (81.53mm) |
-2.13" (-54.10mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 1987 |
128th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1957 | ||||
Mar–Apr 1987 2-Month |
3.92" (99.57mm) | 5.91" (150.11mm) |
-1.99" (-50.54mm) | 14th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1936 |
115th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1973 | ||||
Feb–Apr 1987 3-Month |
8.17" (207.52mm) | 8.14" (206.76mm) |
0.03" (0.76mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1936 |
62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1973 | ||||
Jan–Apr 1987 4-Month |
10.23" (259.84mm) | 10.36" (263.14mm) |
-0.13" (-3.30mm) | 59th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1936 |
70th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1973 | ||||
Dec 1986–Apr 1987 5-Month |
13.27" (337.06mm) | 12.86" (326.64mm) |
0.41" (10.42mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1963 |
56th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1973 | ||||
Ties: 1977 | ||||||
Nov 1986–Apr 1987 6-Month |
17.37" (441.20mm) | 15.29" (388.37mm) |
2.08" (52.83mm) | 93rd Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1971 |
35th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1973 | ||||
Oct 1986–Apr 1987 7-Month |
22.59" (573.79mm) | 17.99" (456.95mm) |
4.60" (116.84mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1925 |
11th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 2016 | ||||
Sep 1986–Apr 1987 8-Month |
26.86" (682.24mm) | 21.19" (538.23mm) |
5.67" (144.01mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1918 |
7th Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 2019 | ||||
Aug 1986–Apr 1987 9-Month |
30.36" (771.14mm) | 24.13" (612.90mm) |
6.23" (158.24mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1925 |
7th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2019 | ||||
Jul 1986–Apr 1987 10-Month |
32.32" (820.93mm) | 27.33" (694.18mm) |
4.99" (126.75mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1925 |
11th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2019 | ||||
Jun 1986–Apr 1987 11-Month |
37.26" (946.40mm) | 30.85" (783.59mm) |
6.41" (162.81mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1925 |
8th Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 2019 | ||||
May 1986–Apr 1987 12-Month |
42.02" (1,067.31mm) | 34.91" (886.71mm) |
7.11" (180.60mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1925 |
9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2016 | ||||
Nov 1985–Apr 1987 18-Month |
52.83" (1,341.88mm) | 50.26" (1,276.60mm) |
2.57" (65.28mm) | 83rd Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1918 |
44th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 2016 | ||||
May 1985–Apr 1987 24-Month |
74.99" (1,904.75mm) | 69.89" (1,775.21mm) |
5.10" (129.54mm) | 95th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1918 |
32nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 2020 | ||||
May 1984–Apr 1987 36-Month |
112.92" (2,868.17mm) | 104.85" (2,663.19mm) |
8.07" (204.98mm) | 101st Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1955 |
25th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 1975 | ||||
May 1983–Apr 1987 48-Month |
147.36" (3,742.94mm) | 139.71" (3,548.63mm) |
7.65" (194.31mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1956 |
35th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 2019 | ||||
May 1982–Apr 1987 60-Month |
187.15" (4,753.61mm) | 174.46" (4,431.28mm) |
12.69" (322.33mm) | 104th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1957 |
20th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 15, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/