Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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Southwest Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, September 1971
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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September 1971 1-Month |
1.56" (39.62mm) | 1.36" (34.54mm) |
0.20" (5.08mm) | 79th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1953, 1956 |
49th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 2013 | ||||
Aug–Sep 1971 2-Month |
4.14" (105.16mm) | 3.38" (85.85mm) |
0.76" (19.31mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 2020 |
17th Wettest | Wettest since: 1963 | 2013 | ||||
Jul–Sep 1971 3-Month |
5.76" (146.30mm) | 5.25" (133.35mm) |
0.51" (12.95mm) | 92nd Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 2020 |
36th Wettest | Wettest since: 1967 | 2013 | ||||
Ties: 1983, 1996 | ||||||
Jun–Sep 1971 4-Month |
6.11" (155.19mm) | 6.19" (157.23mm) |
-0.08" (-2.04mm) | 66th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 2020 |
62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1927 | ||||
May–Sep 1971 5-Month |
7.12" (180.85mm) | 7.30" (185.42mm) |
-0.18" (-4.57mm) | 60th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 2020 |
68th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1941 | ||||
Apr–Sep 1971 6-Month |
8.11" (205.99mm) | 8.36" (212.34mm) |
-0.25" (-6.35mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 2020 |
67th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1941 | ||||
Mar–Sep 1971 7-Month |
8.44" (214.38mm) | 9.51" (241.55mm) |
-1.07" (-27.17mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1956 |
96th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1941 | ||||
Ties: 1959 | ||||||
Feb–Sep 1971 8-Month |
9.26" (235.20mm) | 10.52" (267.21mm) |
-1.26" (-32.01mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1956 |
96th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1941 | ||||
Jan–Sep 1971 9-Month |
9.73" (247.14mm) | 11.50" (292.10mm) |
-1.77" (-44.96mm) | 24th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1956 |
104th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1941 | ||||
Dec 1970–Sep 1971 10-Month |
10.39" (263.91mm) | 12.51" (317.75mm) |
-2.12" (-53.84mm) | 20th Driest | Driest since: 1964 | 1956 |
107th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1941 | ||||
Ties: 1994 | ||||||
Nov 1970–Sep 1971 11-Month |
11.20" (284.48mm) | 13.40" (340.36mm) |
-2.20" (-55.88mm) | 22nd Driest | Driest since: 1964 | 1956 |
105th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1941 | ||||
Oct 1970–Sep 1971 12-Month |
12.26" (311.40mm) | 14.53" (369.06mm) |
-2.27" (-57.66mm) | 24th Driest | Driest since: 1964 | 1956 |
103rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1941 | ||||
Apr 1970–Sep 1971 18-Month |
20.00" (508.00mm) | 22.92" (582.17mm) |
-2.92" (-74.17mm) | 21st Driest | Driest since: 1964 | 2021 |
106th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1941 | ||||
Oct 1969–Sep 1971 24-Month |
26.30" (668.02mm) | 29.08" (738.63mm) |
-2.78" (-70.61mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 1964 | 1956 |
94th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1942 | ||||
Oct 1968–Sep 1971 36-Month |
41.55" (1,055.37mm) | 43.57" (1,106.68mm) |
-2.02" (-51.31mm) | 47th Driest | Driest since: 1965 | 1956 |
78th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1907 | ||||
Oct 1967–Sep 1971 48-Month |
55.35" (1,405.89mm) | 58.05" (1,474.47mm) |
-2.70" (-68.58mm) | 44th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1956 |
80th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1986 | ||||
Oct 1966–Sep 1971 60-Month |
69.64" (1,768.86mm) | 72.53" (1,842.26mm) |
-2.89" (-73.40mm) | 51st Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1957 |
72nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1986 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 7, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/