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Southwest Climate Region

Precipitation Rankings, August 2004

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
August 2004 1-Month	1.68" (42.67mm)	2.02" (51.31mm)	-0.34" (-8.64mm)	39th Driest	Driest since: 2003	1962
August 2004 1-Month	1.68" (42.67mm)	2.02" (51.31mm)	-0.34" (-8.64mm)	90th Wettest	Wettest since: 2001	1963
Jul–Aug 2004 2-Month	3.40" (86.36mm)	3.89" (98.81mm)	-0.49" (-12.45mm)	41st Driest	Driest since: 2003	2020
Jul–Aug 2004 2-Month	3.40" (86.36mm)	3.89" (98.81mm)	-0.49" (-12.45mm)	88th Wettest	Wettest since: 2001	1921
Jun–Aug 2004 3-Month	4.39" (111.51mm)	4.83" (122.68mm)	-0.44" (-11.17mm)	47th Driest	Driest since: 2003	2020
	4.39" (111.51mm)	4.83" (122.68mm)	-0.44" (-11.17mm)	82nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1999	1921
	Ties: 2016
May–Aug 2004 4-Month	4.74" (120.40mm)	5.94" (150.88mm)	-1.20" (-30.48mm)	17th Driest	Driest since: 2003	2020
May–Aug 2004 4-Month	4.74" (120.40mm)	5.94" (150.88mm)	-1.20" (-30.48mm)	112th Wettest	Wettest since: 2001	1921
Apr–Aug 2004 5-Month	6.98" (177.29mm)	7.00" (177.80mm)	-0.02" (-0.51mm)	69th Driest	Driest since: 2003	2020
Apr–Aug 2004 5-Month	6.98" (177.29mm)	7.00" (177.80mm)	-0.02" (-0.51mm)	60th Wettest	Wettest since: 1999	1999
Mar–Aug 2004 6-Month	7.65" (194.31mm)	8.15" (207.01mm)	-0.50" (-12.70mm)	46th Driest	Driest since: 2003	2002
Mar–Aug 2004 6-Month	7.65" (194.31mm)	8.15" (207.01mm)	-0.50" (-12.70mm)	83rd Wettest	Wettest since: 2001	1941
Feb–Aug 2004 7-Month	8.93" (226.82mm)	9.16" (232.66mm)	-0.23" (-5.84mm)	64th Driest	Driest since: 2003	2002
Feb–Aug 2004 7-Month	8.93" (226.82mm)	9.16" (232.66mm)	-0.23" (-5.84mm)	65th Wettest	Wettest since: 1999	1941
Jan–Aug 2004 8-Month	9.60" (243.84mm)	10.14" (257.56mm)	-0.54" (-13.72mm)	57th Driest	Driest since: 2003	2002
Jan–Aug 2004 8-Month	9.60" (243.84mm)	10.14" (257.56mm)	-0.54" (-13.72mm)	72nd Wettest	Wettest since: 2001	1941
Dec 2003–Aug 2004 9-Month	10.38" (263.65mm)	11.15" (283.21mm)	-0.77" (-19.56mm)	51st Driest	Driest since: 2003	2002
	10.38" (263.65mm)	11.15" (283.21mm)	-0.77" (-19.56mm)	77th Wettest	Wettest since: 2001	1941
	Ties: 2022
Nov 2003–Aug 2004 10-Month	11.53" (292.86mm)	12.04" (305.82mm)	-0.51" (-12.96mm)	62nd Driest	Driest since: 2003	2002
Nov 2003–Aug 2004 10-Month	11.53" (292.86mm)	12.04" (305.82mm)	-0.51" (-12.96mm)	66th Wettest	Wettest since: 1999	1941
Oct 2003–Aug 2004 11-Month	12.11" (307.59mm)	13.17" (334.52mm)	-1.06" (-26.93mm)	52nd Driest	Driest since: 2003	2002
Oct 2003–Aug 2004 11-Month	12.11" (307.59mm)	13.17" (334.52mm)	-1.06" (-26.93mm)	76th Wettest	Wettest since: 2001	1941
Sep 2003–Aug 2004 12-Month	13.16" (334.26mm)	14.54" (369.32mm)	-1.38" (-35.06mm)	42nd Driest	Driest since: 2002	2002
Sep 2003–Aug 2004 12-Month	13.16" (334.26mm)	14.54" (369.32mm)	-1.38" (-35.06mm)	86th Wettest	Wettest since: 2003	1941
Mar 2003–Aug 2004 18-Month	19.46" (494.28mm)	22.69" (576.33mm)	-3.23" (-82.05mm)	22nd Driest	Driest since: 2003	2002
Mar 2003–Aug 2004 18-Month	19.46" (494.28mm)	22.69" (576.33mm)	-3.23" (-82.05mm)	106th Wettest	Wettest since: 2001	1942
Sep 2002–Aug 2004 24-Month	26.51" (673.35mm)	29.09" (738.89mm)	-2.58" (-65.54mm)	31st Driest	Driest since: 2003	2003
Sep 2002–Aug 2004 24-Month	26.51" (673.35mm)	29.09" (738.89mm)	-2.58" (-65.54mm)	96th Wettest	Wettest since: 2000	1942
Sep 2001–Aug 2004 36-Month	34.28" (870.71mm)	43.58" (1,106.93mm)	-9.30" (-236.22mm)	3rd Driest	Driest since: 2002	1956
Sep 2001–Aug 2004 36-Month	34.28" (870.71mm)	43.58" (1,106.93mm)	-9.30" (-236.22mm)	123rd Wettest	Wettest since: 2003	1907
Sep 2000–Aug 2004 48-Month	49.16" (1,248.66mm)	58.05" (1,474.47mm)	-8.89" (-225.81mm)	7th Driest	Driest since: 2003	1956
Sep 2000–Aug 2004 48-Month	49.16" (1,248.66mm)	58.05" (1,474.47mm)	-8.89" (-225.81mm)	118th Wettest	Wettest since: 2002	1986
Sep 1999–Aug 2004 60-Month	60.16" (1,528.06mm)	72.53" (1,842.26mm)	-12.37" (-314.20mm)	1st Driest	Driest since: 2004	2004
Sep 1999–Aug 2004 60-Month	60.16" (1,528.06mm)	72.53" (1,842.26mm)	-12.37" (-314.20mm)	123rd Wettest	Wettest since: 2003	1987

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 8, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings