Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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West Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, April 1987
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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April 1987 1-Month |
0.48" (12.19mm) | 1.33" (33.78mm) |
-0.85" (-21.59mm) | 10th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1909 |
| 119th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1935 | ||||
| Ties: 1910 | ||||||
|
Mar–Apr 1987 2-Month |
3.17" (80.52mm) | 3.67" (93.22mm) |
-0.50" (-12.70mm) | 60th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 2008 |
| 69th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1983 | ||||
|
Feb–Apr 1987 3-Month |
5.20" (132.08mm) | 6.39" (162.31mm) |
-1.19" (-30.23mm) | 49th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1997 |
| 80th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jan–Apr 1987 4-Month |
7.37" (187.20mm) | 9.37" (238.00mm) |
-2.00" (-50.80mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 2022 |
| 83rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1995 | ||||
|
Dec 1986–Apr 1987 5-Month |
8.37" (212.60mm) | 11.92" (302.77mm) |
-3.55" (-90.17mm) | 24th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1977 |
| 104th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1978 | ||||
|
Nov 1986–Apr 1987 6-Month |
8.98" (228.09mm) | 13.79" (350.27mm) |
-4.81" (-122.18mm) | 14th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 114th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1983 | ||||
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Oct 1986–Apr 1987 7-Month |
9.60" (243.84mm) | 14.82" (376.43mm) |
-5.22" (-132.59mm) | 10th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 118th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1983 | ||||
|
Sep 1986–Apr 1987 8-Month |
10.76" (273.30mm) | 15.31" (388.87mm) |
-4.55" (-115.57mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 112th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1983 | ||||
|
Aug 1986–Apr 1987 9-Month |
11.03" (280.16mm) | 15.70" (398.78mm) |
-4.67" (-118.62mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 112th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jul 1986–Apr 1987 10-Month |
11.36" (288.54mm) | 16.03" (407.16mm) |
-4.67" (-118.62mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 2021 |
| 112th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jun 1986–Apr 1987 11-Month |
11.49" (291.85mm) | 16.52" (419.61mm) |
-5.03" (-127.76mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 2021 |
| 115th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1983 | ||||
|
May 1986–Apr 1987 12-Month |
12.16" (308.86mm) | 17.44" (442.98mm) |
-5.28" (-134.12mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 115th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1983 | ||||
|
Nov 1985–Apr 1987 18-Month |
29.94" (760.48mm) | 31.22" (792.99mm) |
-1.28" (-32.51mm) | 54th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 73rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1983 | ||||
|
May 1985–Apr 1987 24-Month |
33.12" (841.25mm) | 34.90" (886.46mm) |
-1.78" (-45.21mm) | 53rd Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 74th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1983 | ||||
|
May 1984–Apr 1987 36-Month |
48.98" (1,244.09mm) | 52.30" (1,328.42mm) |
-3.32" (-84.33mm) | 54th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 2022 |
| 72nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1984 | ||||
|
May 1983–Apr 1987 48-Month |
68.22" (1,732.79mm) | 69.56" (1,766.82mm) |
-1.34" (-34.03mm) | 64th Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 2015 |
| 61st Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1998 | ||||
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May 1982–Apr 1987 60-Month |
98.60" (2,504.44mm) | 86.83" (2,205.48mm) |
11.77" (298.96mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1933 |
| 19th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1999 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on October 6, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/