Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Louisiana
Precipitation Rankings, August 1985
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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August 1985 1-Month |
5.96" (151.38mm) | 4.64" (117.86mm) |
1.32" (33.52mm) | 96th Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 1999 |
| 32nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 1942 | ||||||
|
Jul–Aug 1985 2-Month |
11.29" (286.77mm) | 10.28" (261.11mm) |
1.01" (25.66mm) | 83rd Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 1924 |
| 45th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2016 | ||||
|
Jun–Aug 1985 3-Month |
14.55" (369.57mm) | 14.83" (376.68mm) |
-0.28" (-7.11mm) | 60th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1924 |
| 68th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2017 | ||||
|
May–Aug 1985 4-Month |
17.37" (441.20mm) | 19.99" (507.75mm) |
-2.62" (-66.55mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1924 |
| 89th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1921 | ||||||
|
Apr–Aug 1985 5-Month |
19.67" (499.62mm) | 24.83" (630.68mm) |
-5.16" (-131.06mm) | 23rd Driest | Driest since: 1965 | 1924 |
| 105th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1991 | ||||
| Ties: 1954 | ||||||
|
Mar–Aug 1985 6-Month |
24.40" (619.76mm) | 29.79" (756.67mm) |
-5.39" (-136.91mm) | 28th Driest | Driest since: 1965 | 1925 |
| 100th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2016 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 1985 7-Month |
30.88" (784.35mm) | 34.41" (874.01mm) |
-3.53" (-89.66mm) | 45th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1925 |
| 83rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1991 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 1985 8-Month |
35.35" (897.89mm) | 39.55" (1,004.57mm) |
-4.20" (-106.68mm) | 37th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 2011 |
| 91st Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1991 | ||||
|
Dec 1984–Aug 1985 9-Month |
37.86" (961.64mm) | 45.03" (1,143.76mm) |
-7.17" (-182.12mm) | 28th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 2011 |
| 99th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1991 | ||||
|
Nov 1984–Aug 1985 10-Month |
42.54" (1,080.52mm) | 49.29" (1,251.97mm) |
-6.75" (-171.45mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 2000 |
| 98th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1991 | ||||
|
Oct 1984–Aug 1985 11-Month |
52.78" (1,340.61mm) | 52.73" (1,339.34mm) |
0.05" (1.27mm) | 60th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1925 |
| 67th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2016 | ||||
|
Sep 1984–Aug 1985 12-Month |
55.93" (1,420.62mm) | 56.83" (1,443.48mm) |
-0.90" (-22.86mm) | 54th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1925 |
| 73rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1991 | ||||
| Ties: 1969 | ||||||
|
Mar 1984–Aug 1985 18-Month |
83.81" (2,128.77mm) | 86.78" (2,204.21mm) |
-2.97" (-75.44mm) | 49th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1925 |
| 78th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2017 | ||||
|
Sep 1983–Aug 1985 24-Month |
113.84" (2,891.54mm) | 113.91" (2,893.31mm) |
-0.07" (-1.77mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1918 |
| 61st Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1975 | ||||
|
Sep 1982–Aug 1985 36-Month |
191.38" (4,861.05mm) | 170.94" (4,341.88mm) |
20.44" (519.17mm) | 110th Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 1918 |
| 15th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 1975 | ||||
|
Sep 1981–Aug 1985 48-Month |
240.61" (6,111.49mm) | 227.97" (5,790.44mm) |
12.64" (321.05mm) | 95th Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 1918 |
| 29th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1975 | ||||
|
Sep 1980–Aug 1985 60-Month |
287.29" (7,297.17mm) | 284.85" (7,235.19mm) |
2.44" (61.98mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1918 |
| 55th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 6, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/