Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Louisiana
Precipitation Rankings, September 1988
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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September 1988 1-Month |
5.20" (132.08mm) | 4.12" (104.65mm) |
1.08" (27.43mm) | 96th Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 1953 |
32nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1913 | ||||
Aug–Sep 1988 2-Month |
11.56" (293.62mm) | 8.76" (222.50mm) |
2.80" (71.12mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 1924 |
21st Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1913 | ||||
Jul–Sep 1988 3-Month |
17.67" (448.82mm) | 14.39" (365.51mm) |
3.28" (83.31mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 1924 |
21st Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 1913 | ||||
Jun–Sep 1988 4-Month |
20.54" (521.72mm) | 18.95" (481.33mm) |
1.59" (40.39mm) | 79th Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 1924 |
49th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1940 | ||||
May–Sep 1988 5-Month |
22.08" (560.83mm) | 24.11" (612.39mm) |
-2.03" (-51.56mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1924 |
86th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2021 | ||||
Ties: 2015 | ||||||
Apr–Sep 1988 6-Month |
26.47" (672.34mm) | 28.95" (735.33mm) |
-2.48" (-62.99mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 1924 |
80th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2021 | ||||
Mar–Sep 1988 7-Month |
34.43" (874.52mm) | 33.90" (861.06mm) |
0.53" (13.46mm) | 69th Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 1924 |
59th Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 2021 | ||||
Feb–Sep 1988 8-Month |
41.43" (1,052.32mm) | 38.53" (978.66mm) |
2.90" (73.66mm) | 83rd Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 1924 |
45th Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 2021 | ||||
Jan–Sep 1988 9-Month |
44.55" (1,131.57mm) | 43.67" (1,109.22mm) |
0.88" (22.35mm) | 70th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1954 |
58th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1991 | ||||
Dec 1987–Sep 1988 10-Month |
49.60" (1,259.84mm) | 49.15" (1,248.41mm) |
0.45" (11.43mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 2011 |
59th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1991 | ||||
Ties: 1903 | ||||||
Nov 1987–Sep 1988 11-Month |
58.05" (1,474.47mm) | 53.41" (1,356.61mm) |
4.64" (117.86mm) | 86th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 2000 |
41st Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1991 | ||||
Oct 1987–Sep 1988 12-Month |
59.66" (1,515.36mm) | 56.84" (1,443.74mm) |
2.82" (71.62mm) | 77th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1918 |
50th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1991 | ||||
Apr 1987–Sep 1988 18-Month |
86.03" (2,185.16mm) | 85.94" (2,182.88mm) |
0.09" (2.28mm) | 63rd Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1925 |
64th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2016 | ||||
Oct 1986–Sep 1988 24-Month |
125.21" (3,180.33mm) | 113.94" (2,894.08mm) |
11.27" (286.25mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 1918 |
27th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2017 | ||||
Oct 1985–Sep 1988 36-Month |
176.81" (4,490.97mm) | 170.98" (4,342.89mm) |
5.83" (148.08mm) | 81st Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 1918 |
44th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1975 | ||||
Oct 1984–Sep 1988 48-Month |
235.62" (5,984.75mm) | 228.02" (5,791.71mm) |
7.60" (193.04mm) | 84th Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 1918 |
40th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1975 | ||||
Oct 1983–Sep 1988 60-Month |
291.68" (7,408.67mm) | 284.94" (7,237.48mm) |
6.74" (171.19mm) | 82nd Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1918 |
41st Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 10, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/