Climate at a Glance
Statewide 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.
Louisiana
Precipitation Rankings, July 1972
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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July 1972 1-Month |
6.16" (156.46mm) | 5.64" (143.26mm) |
0.52" (13.20mm) | 88th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1924 |
| 41st Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1933 | ||||
| Ties: 2011 | ||||||
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Jun–Jul 1972 2-Month |
8.93" (226.82mm) | 10.19" (258.83mm) |
-1.26" (-32.01mm) | 47th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1924 |
| 82nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1989 | ||||
|
May–Jul 1972 3-Month |
14.49" (368.05mm) | 15.35" (389.89mm) |
-0.86" (-21.84mm) | 59th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1998 |
| 70th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1989 | ||||
|
Apr–Jul 1972 4-Month |
16.74" (425.20mm) | 20.19" (512.83mm) |
-3.45" (-87.63mm) | 41st Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1998 |
| 88th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1991 | ||||
|
Mar–Jul 1972 5-Month |
22.51" (571.75mm) | 25.15" (638.81mm) |
-2.64" (-67.06mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1925 |
| 81st Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1991 | ||||
|
Feb–Jul 1972 6-Month |
25.33" (643.38mm) | 29.77" (756.16mm) |
-4.44" (-112.78mm) | 40th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1925 |
| 89th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1991 | ||||
|
Jan–Jul 1972 7-Month |
33.21" (843.53mm) | 34.91" (886.71mm) |
-1.70" (-43.18mm) | 57th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 2011 |
| 72nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1991 | ||||
|
Dec 1971–Jul 1972 8-Month |
42.82" (1,087.63mm) | 40.39" (1,025.91mm) |
2.43" (61.72mm) | 81st Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 2011 |
| 47th Wettest | Wettest since: 1966 | 1991 | ||||
|
Nov 1971–Jul 1972 9-Month |
45.81" (1,163.57mm) | 44.65" (1,134.11mm) |
1.16" (29.46mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1918 |
| 56th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1991 | ||||
|
Oct 1971–Jul 1972 10-Month |
47.72" (1,212.09mm) | 48.09" (1,221.49mm) |
-0.37" (-9.40mm) | 60th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1918 |
| 68th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1991 | ||||
|
Sep 1971–Jul 1972 11-Month |
55.39" (1,406.91mm) | 52.19" (1,325.63mm) |
3.20" (81.28mm) | 80th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1918 |
| 48th Wettest | Wettest since: 1966 | 1991 | ||||
|
Aug 1971–Jul 1972 12-Month |
59.84" (1,519.94mm) | 56.85" (1,443.99mm) |
2.99" (75.95mm) | 79th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1925 |
| 49th Wettest | Wettest since: 1966 | 1983 | ||||
|
Feb 1971–Jul 1972 18-Month |
85.50" (2,171.70mm) | 86.82" (2,205.23mm) |
-1.32" (-33.53mm) | 60th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1925 |
| 68th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1992 | ||||
|
Aug 1970–Jul 1972 24-Month |
112.21" (2,850.13mm) | 113.96" (2,894.58mm) |
-1.75" (-44.45mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1918 |
| 66th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1975 | ||||
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Aug 1969–Jul 1972 36-Month |
155.68" (3,954.27mm) | 171.00" (4,343.40mm) |
-15.32" (-389.13mm) | 19th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1918 |
| 107th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1975 | ||||
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Aug 1968–Jul 1972 48-Month |
213.90" (5,433.06mm) | 228.05" (5,792.47mm) |
-14.15" (-359.41mm) | 26th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1918 |
| 99th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1975 | ||||
|
Aug 1967–Jul 1972 60-Month |
268.82" (6,828.03mm) | 284.91" (7,236.71mm) |
-16.09" (-408.68mm) | 26th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1918 |
| 98th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1993 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on October 1, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/