Regional Rankings

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Southwest Climate Region

Precipitation Rankings, July 1948

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
July 1948 1-Month	1.25" (31.75mm)	1.87" (47.50mm)	-0.62" (-15.75mm)	19th Driest	Driest since: 1947	2003
July 1948 1-Month	1.25" (31.75mm)	1.87" (47.50mm)	-0.62" (-15.75mm)	110th Wettest	Wettest since: 1946	1914
Jun–Jul 1948 2-Month	2.77" (70.36mm)	2.81" (71.37mm)	-0.04" (-1.01mm)	63rd Driest	Driest since: 1947	1980
Jun–Jul 1948 2-Month	2.77" (70.36mm)	2.81" (71.37mm)	-0.04" (-1.01mm)	66th Wettest	Wettest since: 1941	1921
May–Jul 1948 3-Month	3.60" (91.44mm)	3.93" (99.82mm)	-0.33" (-8.38mm)	48th Driest	Driest since: 1946	2002
May–Jul 1948 3-Month	3.60" (91.44mm)	3.93" (99.82mm)	-0.33" (-8.38mm)	81st Wettest	Wettest since: 1947	2015
Apr–Jul 1948 4-Month	4.27" (108.46mm)	4.99" (126.75mm)	-0.72" (-18.29mm)	31st Driest	Driest since: 1946	2002
	4.27" (108.46mm)	4.99" (126.75mm)	-0.72" (-18.29mm)	98th Wettest	Wettest since: 1947	1914
	Ties: 1945
Mar–Jul 1948 5-Month	5.59" (141.99mm)	6.14" (155.96mm)	-0.55" (-13.97mm)	50th Driest	Driest since: 1947	2002
Mar–Jul 1948 5-Month	5.59" (141.99mm)	6.14" (155.96mm)	-0.55" (-13.97mm)	79th Wettest	Wettest since: 1945	1941
Feb–Jul 1948 6-Month	7.16" (181.86mm)	7.14" (181.36mm)	0.02" (0.50mm)	71st Driest	Driest since: 1947	2002
Feb–Jul 1948 6-Month	7.16" (181.86mm)	7.14" (181.36mm)	0.02" (0.50mm)	58th Wettest	Wettest since: 1944	1941
Jan–Jul 1948 7-Month	7.80" (198.12mm)	8.12" (206.25mm)	-0.32" (-8.13mm)	61st Driest	Driest since: 1947	2002
Jan–Jul 1948 7-Month	7.80" (198.12mm)	8.12" (206.25mm)	-0.32" (-8.13mm)	68th Wettest	Wettest since: 1944	1905
Dec 1947–Jul 1948 8-Month	8.99" (228.35mm)	9.13" (231.90mm)	-0.14" (-3.55mm)	67th Driest	Driest since: 1947	2002
Dec 1947–Jul 1948 8-Month	8.99" (228.35mm)	9.13" (231.90mm)	-0.14" (-3.55mm)	61st Wettest	Wettest since: 1944	1941
Nov 1947–Jul 1948 9-Month	9.85" (250.19mm)	10.02" (254.51mm)	-0.17" (-4.32mm)	73rd Driest	Driest since: 1947	2002
	9.85" (250.19mm)	10.02" (254.51mm)	-0.17" (-4.32mm)	55th Wettest	Wettest since: 1944	1941
	Ties: 2004, 2008
Oct 1947–Jul 1948 10-Month	11.23" (285.24mm)	11.15" (283.21mm)	0.08" (2.03mm)	71st Driest	Driest since: 1947	2002
Oct 1947–Jul 1948 10-Month	11.23" (285.24mm)	11.15" (283.21mm)	0.08" (2.03mm)	57th Wettest	Wettest since: 1944	1941
Sep 1947–Jul 1948 11-Month	11.93" (303.02mm)	12.52" (318.01mm)	-0.59" (-14.99mm)	59th Driest	Driest since: 1946	2002
Sep 1947–Jul 1948 11-Month	11.93" (303.02mm)	12.52" (318.01mm)	-0.59" (-14.99mm)	69th Wettest	Wettest since: 1947	1941
Aug 1947–Jul 1948 12-Month	14.61" (371.09mm)	14.53" (369.06mm)	0.08" (2.03mm)	71st Driest	Driest since: 1947	2002
Aug 1947–Jul 1948 12-Month	14.61" (371.09mm)	14.53" (369.06mm)	0.08" (2.03mm)	57th Wettest	Wettest since: 1942	1941
Feb 1947–Jul 1948 18-Month	20.48" (520.19mm)	21.67" (550.42mm)	-1.19" (-30.23mm)	52nd Driest	Driest since: 1947	2002
Feb 1947–Jul 1948 18-Month	20.48" (520.19mm)	21.67" (550.42mm)	-1.19" (-30.23mm)	76th Wettest	Wettest since: 1945	1942
Aug 1946–Jul 1948 24-Month	29.19" (741.43mm)	29.06" (738.12mm)	0.13" (3.31mm)	73rd Driest	Driest since: 1947	2003
Aug 1946–Jul 1948 24-Month	29.19" (741.43mm)	29.06" (738.12mm)	0.13" (3.31mm)	54th Wettest	Wettest since: 1943	1942
Aug 1945–Jul 1948 36-Month	41.25" (1,047.75mm)	43.55" (1,106.17mm)	-2.30" (-58.42mm)	42nd Driest	Driest since: 1947	1956
Aug 1945–Jul 1948 36-Month	41.25" (1,047.75mm)	43.55" (1,106.17mm)	-2.30" (-58.42mm)	84th Wettest	Wettest since: 1944	1907
Aug 1944–Jul 1948 48-Month	54.12" (1,374.65mm)	58.02" (1,473.71mm)	-3.90" (-99.06mm)	33rd Driest	Driest since: 1947	1956
	54.12" (1,374.65mm)	58.02" (1,473.71mm)	-3.90" (-99.06mm)	92nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1945	1986
	Ties: 1978
Aug 1943–Jul 1948 60-Month	68.62" (1,742.95mm)	72.50" (1,841.50mm)	-3.88" (-98.55mm)	39th Driest	Driest since: 1947	1904
Aug 1943–Jul 1948 60-Month	68.62" (1,742.95mm)	72.50" (1,841.50mm)	-3.88" (-98.55mm)	85th Wettest	Wettest since: 1946	1987

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published June 2023, retrieved on June 9, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings