Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Louisiana
Precipitation Rankings, August 1979
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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August 1979 1-Month |
3.70" (93.98mm) | 4.64" (117.86mm) |
-0.94" (-23.88mm) | 33rd Driest | Driest since: 1976 | 1999 |
| 95th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 2016 | ||||
|
Jul–Aug 1979 2-Month |
12.57" (319.28mm) | 10.28" (261.11mm) |
2.29" (58.17mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1924 |
| 21st Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 2016 | ||||
|
Jun–Aug 1979 3-Month |
14.57" (370.08mm) | 14.83" (376.68mm) |
-0.26" (-6.60mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 1976 | 1924 |
| 67th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 2017 | ||||
|
May–Aug 1979 4-Month |
20.92" (531.37mm) | 19.99" (507.75mm) |
0.93" (23.62mm) | 77th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1924 |
| 51st Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 2017 | ||||
|
Apr–Aug 1979 5-Month |
29.84" (757.94mm) | 24.83" (630.68mm) |
5.01" (127.26mm) | 104th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1924 |
| 24th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1991 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 1979 6-Month |
34.52" (876.81mm) | 29.79" (756.67mm) |
4.73" (120.14mm) | 98th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1925 |
| 30th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2016 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 1979 7-Month |
42.96" (1,091.18mm) | 34.41" (874.01mm) |
8.55" (217.17mm) | 112th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1925 |
| 16th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1991 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 1979 8-Month |
52.48" (1,332.99mm) | 39.55" (1,004.57mm) |
12.93" (328.42mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 2011 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1991 | ||||
|
Dec 1978–Aug 1979 9-Month |
57.14" (1,451.36mm) | 45.03" (1,143.76mm) |
12.11" (307.60mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 2011 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1991 | ||||
|
Nov 1978–Aug 1979 10-Month |
61.85" (1,570.99mm) | 49.29" (1,251.97mm) |
12.56" (319.02mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 2000 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1991 | ||||
|
Oct 1978–Aug 1979 11-Month |
62.44" (1,585.98mm) | 52.73" (1,339.34mm) |
9.71" (246.64mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1925 |
| 20th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2016 | ||||
|
Sep 1978–Aug 1979 12-Month |
65.87" (1,673.10mm) | 56.83" (1,443.48mm) |
9.04" (229.62mm) | 104th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1925 |
| 23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1991 | ||||
|
Mar 1978–Aug 1979 18-Month |
93.01" (2,362.45mm) | 86.78" (2,204.21mm) |
6.23" (158.24mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1925 |
| 37th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2017 | ||||
|
Sep 1977–Aug 1979 24-Month |
123.91" (3,147.31mm) | 113.91" (2,893.31mm) |
10.00" (254.00mm) | 97th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1918 |
| 29th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1975 | ||||
| Ties: 2019 | ||||||
|
Sep 1976–Aug 1979 36-Month |
179.48" (4,558.79mm) | 170.94" (4,341.88mm) |
8.54" (216.91mm) | 88th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1918 |
| 37th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 1975 | ||||
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Sep 1975–Aug 1979 48-Month |
226.07" (5,742.18mm) | 227.97" (5,790.44mm) |
-1.90" (-48.26mm) | 58th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1918 |
| 66th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 1975 | ||||
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Sep 1974–Aug 1979 60-Month |
299.80" (7,614.92mm) | 284.85" (7,235.19mm) |
14.95" (379.73mm) | 95th Driest | Driest since: 1974 | 1918 |
| 28th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on June 29, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/