Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Louisiana
Precipitation Rankings, August 1987
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
August 1987 1-Month |
5.06" (128.52mm) | 4.64" (117.86mm) |
0.42" (10.66mm) | 80th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1999 |
| 48th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 2016 | ||||
|
Jul–Aug 1987 2-Month |
10.11" (256.79mm) | 10.28" (261.11mm) |
-0.17" (-4.32mm) | 55th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1924 |
| 73rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 2016 | ||||
|
Jun–Aug 1987 3-Month |
17.19" (436.63mm) | 14.83" (376.68mm) |
2.36" (59.95mm) | 91st Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1924 |
| 37th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2017 | ||||
|
May–Aug 1987 4-Month |
22.66" (575.56mm) | 19.99" (507.75mm) |
2.67" (67.81mm) | 89th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1924 |
| 39th Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 2017 | ||||
|
Apr–Aug 1987 5-Month |
23.62" (599.95mm) | 24.83" (630.68mm) |
-1.21" (-30.73mm) | 54th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1924 |
| 74th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1991 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 1987 6-Month |
28.03" (711.96mm) | 29.79" (756.67mm) |
-1.76" (-44.71mm) | 58th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1925 |
| 70th Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 2016 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 1987 7-Month |
36.54" (928.12mm) | 34.41" (874.01mm) |
2.13" (54.11mm) | 79th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1925 |
| 49th Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 1991 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 1987 8-Month |
42.35" (1,075.69mm) | 39.55" (1,004.57mm) |
2.80" (71.12mm) | 83rd Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 2011 |
| 45th Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 1991 | ||||
|
Dec 1986–Aug 1987 9-Month |
48.18" (1,223.77mm) | 45.03" (1,143.76mm) |
3.15" (80.01mm) | 84th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 2011 |
| 43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 1991 | ||||
|
Nov 1986–Aug 1987 10-Month |
57.21" (1,453.13mm) | 49.29" (1,251.97mm) |
7.92" (201.16mm) | 100th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 2000 |
| 27th Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 1991 | ||||
|
Oct 1986–Aug 1987 11-Month |
62.80" (1,595.12mm) | 52.73" (1,339.34mm) |
10.07" (255.78mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1925 |
| 16th Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 2016 | ||||
|
Sep 1986–Aug 1987 12-Month |
66.51" (1,689.35mm) | 56.83" (1,443.48mm) |
9.68" (245.87mm) | 110th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1925 |
| 17th Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 1991 | ||||
|
Mar 1986–Aug 1987 18-Month |
90.70" (2,303.78mm) | 86.78" (2,204.21mm) |
3.92" (99.57mm) | 82nd Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1925 |
| 45th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1924 | ||||||
|
Sep 1985–Aug 1987 24-Month |
120.43" (3,058.92mm) | 113.91" (2,893.31mm) |
6.52" (165.61mm) | 85th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1918 |
| 41st Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1975 | ||||
|
Sep 1984–Aug 1987 36-Month |
176.36" (4,479.54mm) | 170.94" (4,341.88mm) |
5.42" (137.66mm) | 80th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1918 |
| 45th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1975 | ||||
|
Sep 1983–Aug 1987 48-Month |
234.27" (5,950.46mm) | 227.97" (5,790.44mm) |
6.30" (160.02mm) | 82nd Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 1918 |
| 42nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1975 | ||||
|
Sep 1982–Aug 1987 60-Month |
311.81" (7,919.97mm) | 284.85" (7,235.19mm) |
26.96" (684.78mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1918 |
| 17th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 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/