Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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South Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, August 1996
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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August 1996 1-Month |
5.12" (130.05mm) | 2.92" (74.17mm) |
2.20" (55.88mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 2000 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 2017 | ||||
|
Jul–Aug 1996 2-Month |
9.03" (229.36mm) | 6.09" (154.69mm) |
2.94" (74.67mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 2000 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 2017 | ||||
|
Jun–Aug 1996 3-Month |
12.81" (325.37mm) | 9.62" (244.35mm) |
3.19" (81.02mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1954 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1992 | 2017 | ||||
|
May–Aug 1996 4-Month |
15.21" (386.33mm) | 13.67" (347.22mm) |
1.54" (39.11mm) | 91st Driest | Driest since: 1994 | 2011 |
| 38th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 2021 | ||||
|
Apr–Aug 1996 5-Month |
17.71" (449.83mm) | 16.88" (428.75mm) |
0.83" (21.08mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 1994 | 1956 |
| 51st Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1987 | ||||||
|
Mar–Aug 1996 6-Month |
19.58" (497.33mm) | 19.58" (497.33mm) |
0.00" (0.00mm) | 66th Driest | Driest since: 1994 | 1956 |
| 63rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 2015 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 1996 7-Month |
20.27" (514.86mm) | 21.81" (553.97mm) |
-1.54" (-39.11mm) | 37th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 2011 |
| 92nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1939 | ||||||
|
Jan–Aug 1996 8-Month |
21.77" (552.96mm) | 24.04" (610.62mm) |
-2.27" (-57.66mm) | 33rd Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 2011 |
| 96th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 2015 | ||||
|
Dec 1995–Aug 1996 9-Month |
24.27" (616.46mm) | 26.54" (674.12mm) |
-2.27" (-57.66mm) | 37th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 2011 |
| 91st Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 2019 | ||||
|
Nov 1995–Aug 1996 10-Month |
26.16" (664.46mm) | 28.96" (735.58mm) |
-2.80" (-71.12mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 2011 |
| 94th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 2016 | ||||
|
Oct 1995–Aug 1996 11-Month |
27.70" (703.58mm) | 31.66" (804.16mm) |
-3.96" (-100.58mm) | 27th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 2011 |
| 101st Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 2016 | ||||
|
Sep 1995–Aug 1996 12-Month |
30.98" (786.89mm) | 34.87" (885.70mm) |
-3.89" (-98.81mm) | 31st Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1918 |
| 97th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 2019 | ||||
|
Mar 1995–Aug 1996 18-Month |
53.91" (1,369.31mm) | 54.51" (1,384.55mm) |
-0.60" (-15.24mm) | 53rd Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1918 |
| 75th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 2016 | ||||
|
Sep 1994–Aug 1996 24-Month |
70.60" (1,793.24mm) | 69.84" (1,773.94mm) |
0.76" (19.30mm) | 69th Driest | Driest since: 1989 | 1918 |
| 58th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 2016 | ||||
|
Sep 1993–Aug 1996 36-Month |
105.53" (2,680.46mm) | 104.74" (2,660.40mm) |
0.79" (20.06mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 1956 |
| 65th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1975 | ||||
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Sep 1992–Aug 1996 48-Month |
143.98" (3,657.09mm) | 139.63" (3,546.60mm) |
4.35" (110.49mm) | 79th Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 1956 |
| 46th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 2019 | ||||
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Sep 1991–Aug 1996 60-Month |
187.75" (4,768.85mm) | 174.44" (4,430.78mm) |
13.31" (338.07mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: 1990 | 1956 |
| 22nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 2019 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on September 26, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/