Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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West Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, April 1997
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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April 1997 1-Month |
0.86" (21.84mm) | 1.33" (33.78mm) |
-0.47" (-11.94mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: 1992 | 1909 |
| 90th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1935 | ||||
| Ties: 1903 | ||||||
|
Mar–Apr 1997 2-Month |
1.46" (37.08mm) | 3.67" (93.22mm) |
-2.21" (-56.14mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 2008 |
| 122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1983 | ||||
|
Feb–Apr 1997 3-Month |
2.08" (52.83mm) | 6.39" (162.31mm) |
-4.31" (-109.48mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 1997 |
| 128th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jan–Apr 1997 4-Month |
7.45" (189.23mm) | 9.37" (238.00mm) |
-1.92" (-48.77mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 1994 | 2022 |
| 81st Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1995 | ||||
| Ties: 1921 | ||||||
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Dec 1996–Apr 1997 5-Month |
13.66" (346.96mm) | 11.92" (302.77mm) |
1.74" (44.19mm) | 93rd Driest | Driest since: 1994 | 1977 |
| 35th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1978 | ||||
|
Nov 1996–Apr 1997 6-Month |
16.20" (411.48mm) | 13.79" (350.27mm) |
2.41" (61.21mm) | 95th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1977 |
| 33rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1983 | ||||
|
Oct 1996–Apr 1997 7-Month |
17.57" (446.28mm) | 14.82" (376.43mm) |
2.75" (69.85mm) | 96th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1977 |
| 32nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 1906 | ||||||
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Sep 1996–Apr 1997 8-Month |
17.84" (453.14mm) | 15.31" (388.87mm) |
2.53" (64.27mm) | 95th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1977 |
| 33rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1983 | ||||
|
Aug 1996–Apr 1997 9-Month |
17.92" (455.17mm) | 15.70" (398.78mm) |
2.22" (56.39mm) | 92nd Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1977 |
| 36th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jul 1996–Apr 1997 10-Month |
18.26" (463.80mm) | 16.03" (407.16mm) |
2.23" (56.64mm) | 93rd Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 2021 |
| 35th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jun 1996–Apr 1997 11-Month |
18.50" (469.90mm) | 16.52" (419.61mm) |
1.98" (50.29mm) | 91st Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 2021 |
| 37th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1983 | ||||
|
May 1996–Apr 1997 12-Month |
20.26" (514.60mm) | 17.44" (442.98mm) |
2.82" (71.62mm) | 101st Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1977 |
| 27th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1983 | ||||
|
Nov 1995–Apr 1997 18-Month |
35.99" (914.15mm) | 31.22" (792.99mm) |
4.77" (121.16mm) | 108th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1977 |
| 19th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1983 | ||||
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May 1995–Apr 1997 24-Month |
39.86" (1,012.44mm) | 34.90" (886.46mm) |
4.96" (125.98mm) | 108th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1977 |
| 19th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1983 | ||||
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May 1994–Apr 1997 36-Month |
65.72" (1,669.29mm) | 52.30" (1,328.42mm) |
13.42" (340.87mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 2022 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1984 | ||||
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May 1993–Apr 1997 48-Month |
78.51" (1,994.15mm) | 69.56" (1,766.82mm) |
8.95" (227.33mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 2015 |
| 20th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1998 | ||||
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May 1992–Apr 1997 60-Month |
100.97" (2,564.64mm) | 86.83" (2,205.48mm) |
14.14" (359.16mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1933 |
| 13th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1999 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 8, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/