Climate at a Glance
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Southwest Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, August 1987
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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August 1987 1-Month |
2.49" (63.25mm) | 2.02" (51.31mm) |
0.47" (11.94mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1962 |
| 27th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1963 | ||||
|
Jul–Aug 1987 2-Month |
3.85" (97.79mm) | 3.89" (98.81mm) |
-0.04" (-1.02mm) | 64th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 2020 |
| 65th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1921 | ||||
|
Jun–Aug 1987 3-Month |
4.93" (125.22mm) | 4.83" (122.68mm) |
0.10" (2.54mm) | 70th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 2020 |
| 59th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1921 | ||||
|
May–Aug 1987 4-Month |
6.76" (171.70mm) | 5.94" (150.88mm) |
0.82" (20.82mm) | 104th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 2020 |
| 25th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1921 | ||||
|
Apr–Aug 1987 5-Month |
7.30" (185.42mm) | 7.00" (177.80mm) |
0.30" (7.62mm) | 87th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 2020 |
| 42nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1999 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 1987 6-Month |
8.37" (212.60mm) | 8.15" (207.01mm) |
0.22" (5.59mm) | 81st Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 2002 |
| 48th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1941 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 1987 7-Month |
9.85" (250.19mm) | 9.16" (232.66mm) |
0.69" (17.53mm) | 95th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 2002 |
| 34th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1941 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 1987 8-Month |
10.86" (275.84mm) | 10.14" (257.56mm) |
0.72" (18.28mm) | 89th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 2002 |
| 40th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1941 | ||||
| Ties: 1919 | ||||||
|
Dec 1986–Aug 1987 9-Month |
11.91" (302.51mm) | 11.15" (283.21mm) |
0.76" (19.30mm) | 87th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 2002 |
| 41st Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1941 | ||||
|
Nov 1986–Aug 1987 10-Month |
13.53" (343.66mm) | 12.04" (305.82mm) |
1.49" (37.84mm) | 101st Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 2002 |
| 27th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1941 | ||||
|
Oct 1986–Aug 1987 11-Month |
15.31" (388.87mm) | 13.17" (334.52mm) |
2.14" (54.35mm) | 109th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 2002 |
| 19th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1941 | ||||
|
Sep 1986–Aug 1987 12-Month |
17.11" (434.59mm) | 14.54" (369.32mm) |
2.57" (65.27mm) | 109th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 2002 |
| 19th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1941 | ||||
|
Mar 1986–Aug 1987 18-Month |
26.66" (677.16mm) | 22.69" (576.33mm) |
3.97" (100.83mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 2002 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1942 | ||||
|
Sep 1985–Aug 1987 24-Month |
34.86" (885.44mm) | 29.09" (738.89mm) |
5.77" (146.55mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 2003 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1942 | ||||
|
Sep 1984–Aug 1987 36-Month |
51.64" (1,311.66mm) | 43.58" (1,106.93mm) |
8.06" (204.73mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 1956 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1907 | ||||
|
Sep 1983–Aug 1987 48-Month |
69.42" (1,763.27mm) | 58.05" (1,474.47mm) |
11.37" (288.80mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1956 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1986 | ||||
|
Sep 1982–Aug 1987 60-Month |
87.48" (2,221.99mm) | 72.53" (1,842.26mm) |
14.95" (379.73mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 2004 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1987 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on September 30, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/