Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Southwest Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, August 2002
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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August 2002 1-Month |
1.16" (29.46mm) | 2.02" (51.31mm) |
-0.86" (-21.85mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1962 |
| 116th Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 1963 | ||||
|
Jul–Aug 2002 2-Month |
2.54" (64.52mm) | 3.89" (98.81mm) |
-1.35" (-34.29mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 2020 |
| 122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 1921 | ||||
| Ties: 2003 | ||||||
|
Jun–Aug 2002 3-Month |
3.00" (76.20mm) | 4.83" (122.68mm) |
-1.83" (-46.48mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 2020 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 1921 | ||||
|
May–Aug 2002 4-Month |
3.26" (82.80mm) | 5.94" (150.88mm) |
-2.68" (-68.08mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 2020 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 1921 | ||||
|
Apr–Aug 2002 5-Month |
3.69" (93.73mm) | 7.00" (177.80mm) |
-3.31" (-84.07mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 2020 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 1999 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 2002 6-Month |
4.24" (107.70mm) | 8.15" (207.01mm) |
-3.91" (-99.31mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 2002 |
| 128th Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 1941 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 2002 7-Month |
4.54" (115.32mm) | 9.16" (232.66mm) |
-4.62" (-117.34mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 2002 |
| 128th Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 1941 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 2002 8-Month |
4.98" (126.49mm) | 10.14" (257.56mm) |
-5.16" (-131.07mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 2002 |
| 128th Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 1941 | ||||
|
Dec 2001–Aug 2002 9-Month |
5.70" (144.78mm) | 11.15" (283.21mm) |
-5.45" (-138.43mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 2002 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 1941 | ||||
|
Nov 2001–Aug 2002 10-Month |
6.64" (168.66mm) | 12.04" (305.82mm) |
-5.40" (-137.16mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 2002 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 1941 | ||||
|
Oct 2001–Aug 2002 11-Month |
7.08" (179.83mm) | 13.17" (334.52mm) |
-6.09" (-154.69mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 2002 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 1941 | ||||
|
Sep 2001–Aug 2002 12-Month |
7.77" (197.36mm) | 14.54" (369.32mm) |
-6.77" (-171.96mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 2002 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 1941 | ||||
|
Mar 2001–Aug 2002 18-Month |
15.48" (393.19mm) | 22.69" (576.33mm) |
-7.21" (-183.14mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 2002 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 1942 | ||||
|
Sep 2000–Aug 2002 24-Month |
22.65" (575.31mm) | 29.09" (738.89mm) |
-6.44" (-163.58mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 2003 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 1942 | ||||
|
Sep 1999–Aug 2002 36-Month |
33.65" (854.71mm) | 43.58" (1,106.93mm) |
-9.93" (-252.22mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1956 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 1907 | ||||
|
Sep 1998–Aug 2002 48-Month |
50.86" (1,291.84mm) | 58.05" (1,474.47mm) |
-7.19" (-182.63mm) | 12th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1956 |
| 113th Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 1986 | ||||
|
Sep 1997–Aug 2002 60-Month |
67.89" (1,724.41mm) | 72.53" (1,842.26mm) |
-4.64" (-117.85mm) | 31st Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 2004 |
| 93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 1987 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on October 7, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/