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 May 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Louisiana
Precipitation Rankings, April 1998
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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April 1998 1-Month |
3.74" (95.00mm) | 4.84" (122.94mm) |
-1.10" (-27.94mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 1990 | 1965 |
| 79th Wettest | Wettest since: 1997 | 1991 | ||||
| Ties: 1948 | ||||||
|
Mar–Apr 1998 2-Month |
8.90" (226.06mm) | 9.80" (248.92mm) |
-0.90" (-22.86mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1925 |
| 73rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1997 | 1980 | ||||
|
Feb–Apr 1998 3-Month |
15.07" (382.78mm) | 14.42" (366.27mm) |
0.65" (16.51mm) | 74th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1925 |
| 55th Wettest | Wettest since: 1997 | 1991 | ||||
|
Jan–Apr 1998 4-Month |
27.28" (692.91mm) | 19.56" (496.82mm) |
7.72" (196.09mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1986 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest since: 1991 | 1991 | ||||
|
Dec 1997–Apr 1998 5-Month |
33.04" (839.22mm) | 25.04" (636.02mm) |
8.00" (203.20mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1981 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest since: 1991 | 1991 | ||||
| Ties: 1900 | ||||||
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Nov 1997–Apr 1998 6-Month |
38.41" (975.61mm) | 29.30" (744.22mm) |
9.11" (231.39mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1986 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 1991 | 1983 | ||||
|
Oct 1997–Apr 1998 7-Month |
42.61" (1,082.29mm) | 32.74" (831.60mm) |
9.87" (250.69mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1904 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest since: 1991 | 1983 | ||||
|
Sep 1997–Apr 1998 8-Month |
45.15" (1,146.81mm) | 36.84" (935.74mm) |
8.31" (211.07mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1904 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest since: 1997 | 1983 | ||||
|
Aug 1997–Apr 1998 9-Month |
48.75" (1,238.25mm) | 41.50" (1,054.10mm) |
7.25" (184.15mm) | 110th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1925 |
| 18th Wettest | Wettest since: 1997 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jul 1997–Apr 1998 10-Month |
53.32" (1,354.33mm) | 47.19" (1,198.63mm) |
6.13" (155.70mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1925 |
| 23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1997 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jun 1997–Apr 1998 11-Month |
58.77" (1,492.76mm) | 51.78" (1,315.21mm) |
6.99" (177.55mm) | 101st Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1925 |
| 27th Wettest | Wettest since: 1997 | 1983 | ||||
|
May 1997–Apr 1998 12-Month |
65.04" (1,652.02mm) | 56.94" (1,446.28mm) |
8.10" (205.74mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1925 |
| 21st Wettest | Wettest since: 1997 | 1990 | ||||
|
Nov 1996–Apr 1998 18-Month |
99.70" (2,532.38mm) | 86.41" (2,194.81mm) |
13.29" (337.57mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1918 |
| 16th Wettest | Wettest since: 1992 | 1992 | ||||
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May 1996–Apr 1998 24-Month |
130.95" (3,326.13mm) | 113.99" (2,895.35mm) |
16.96" (430.78mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1918 |
| 11th Wettest | Wettest since: 1993 | 1991 | ||||
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May 1995–Apr 1998 36-Month |
180.57" (4,586.48mm) | 171.12" (4,346.45mm) |
9.45" (240.03mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1918 |
| 36th Wettest | Wettest since: 1997 | 1992 | ||||
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May 1994–Apr 1998 48-Month |
247.16" (6,277.86mm) | 228.11" (5,793.99mm) |
19.05" (483.87mm) | 101st Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1918 |
| 24th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1993 | ||||
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May 1993–Apr 1998 60-Month |
301.09" (7,647.69mm) | 284.91" (7,236.71mm) |
16.18" (410.98mm) | 92nd Driest | Driest since: 1989 | 1919 |
| 32nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1997 | 1994 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on June 28, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/