Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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Southwest Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, April 1979
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
April 1979 1-Month |
0.60" (15.24mm) | 1.06" (26.92mm) |
-0.46" (-11.68mm) | 24th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1989 |
| 105th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 1900 | ||||
| Ties: 1966, 2006 | ||||||
|
Mar–Apr 1979 2-Month |
2.29" (58.17mm) | 2.21" (56.13mm) |
0.08" (2.04mm) | 83rd Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1972 |
| 46th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 1905 | ||||
| Ties: 1918 | ||||||
|
Feb–Apr 1979 3-Month |
3.09" (78.49mm) | 3.21" (81.53mm) |
-0.12" (-3.04mm) | 69th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1972 |
| 60th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 1905 | ||||
| Ties: 1987 | ||||||
|
Jan–Apr 1979 4-Month |
5.15" (130.81mm) | 4.20" (106.68mm) |
0.95" (24.13mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1972 |
| 24th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 1905 | ||||
|
Dec 1978–Apr 1979 5-Month |
7.20" (182.88mm) | 5.21" (132.33mm) |
1.99" (50.55mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 2002 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1941 | 1905 | ||||
|
Nov 1978–Apr 1979 6-Month |
9.67" (245.62mm) | 6.10" (154.94mm) |
3.57" (90.68mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1904 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1941 | 1941 | ||||
|
Oct 1978–Apr 1979 7-Month |
10.85" (275.59mm) | 7.23" (183.64mm) |
3.62" (91.95mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1904 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1941 | ||||
|
Sep 1978–Apr 1979 8-Month |
11.96" (303.78mm) | 8.60" (218.44mm) |
3.36" (85.34mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 2002 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1941 | ||||
|
Aug 1978–Apr 1979 9-Month |
13.33" (338.58mm) | 10.61" (269.49mm) |
2.72" (69.09mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 2021 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1905 | ||||
|
Jul 1978–Apr 1979 10-Month |
14.32" (363.73mm) | 12.48" (316.99mm) |
1.84" (46.74mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 2021 |
| 22nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1905 | ||||
|
Jun 1978–Apr 1979 11-Month |
15.27" (387.86mm) | 13.41" (340.61mm) |
1.86" (47.25mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 2021 |
| 21st Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1905 | ||||
|
May 1978–Apr 1979 12-Month |
16.81" (426.97mm) | 14.53" (369.06mm) |
2.28" (57.91mm) | 109th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 2021 |
| 19th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1942 | ||||
|
Nov 1977–Apr 1979 18-Month |
24.55" (623.57mm) | 20.64" (524.26mm) |
3.91" (99.31mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 2021 |
| 13th Wettest | Wettest since: 1942 | 1942 | ||||
|
May 1977–Apr 1979 24-Month |
32.84" (834.14mm) | 29.05" (737.87mm) |
3.79" (96.27mm) | 109th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 2022 |
| 18th Wettest | Wettest since: 1942 | 1942 | ||||
|
May 1976–Apr 1979 36-Month |
44.05" (1,118.87mm) | 43.55" (1,106.17mm) |
0.50" (12.70mm) | 79th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1904 |
| 47th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1907 | ||||
| Ties: 1992 | ||||||
|
May 1975–Apr 1979 48-Month |
56.43" (1,433.32mm) | 58.02" (1,473.71mm) |
-1.59" (-40.39mm) | 52nd Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1904 |
| 73rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 1986 | ||||
|
May 1974–Apr 1979 60-Month |
70.10" (1,780.54mm) | 72.49" (1,841.25mm) |
-2.39" (-60.71mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1957 |
| 74th Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 1987 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on September 25, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/