Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Arizona
Precipitation Rankings, April 1972
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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April 1972 1-Month |
0.11" (2.79mm) | 0.57" (14.48mm) |
-0.46" (-11.69mm) | 15th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1989, 1991 |
| 114th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1926 | ||||
| Ties: 1948, 1969, 2000 | ||||||
|
Mar–Apr 1972 2-Month |
0.12" (3.05mm) | 1.69" (42.93mm) |
-1.57" (-39.88mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 2008 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1905 | ||||
|
Feb–Apr 1972 3-Month |
0.13" (3.30mm) | 2.83" (71.88mm) |
-2.70" (-68.58mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1972 |
| 128th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1905 | ||||
|
Jan–Apr 1972 4-Month |
0.15" (3.81mm) | 3.98" (101.09mm) |
-3.83" (-97.28mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1972 |
| 128th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1905 | ||||
|
Dec 1971–Apr 1972 5-Month |
1.59" (40.39mm) | 5.16" (131.06mm) |
-3.57" (-90.67mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1904 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1905 | ||||
|
Nov 1971–Apr 1972 6-Month |
2.02" (51.31mm) | 6.01" (152.65mm) |
-3.99" (-101.34mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1904 | 1904 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1905 | ||||
|
Oct 1971–Apr 1972 7-Month |
3.83" (97.28mm) | 6.89" (175.01mm) |
-3.06" (-77.73mm) | 17th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1904 |
| 111th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1941 | ||||
|
Sep 1971–Apr 1972 8-Month |
5.33" (135.38mm) | 8.08" (205.23mm) |
-2.75" (-69.85mm) | 22nd Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 2002 |
| 106th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1941 | ||||
|
Aug 1971–Apr 1972 9-Month |
8.90" (226.06mm) | 10.16" (258.06mm) |
-1.26" (-32.00mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 2021 |
| 72nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1941 | ||||
|
Jul 1971–Apr 1972 10-Month |
10.10" (256.54mm) | 11.97" (304.04mm) |
-1.87" (-47.50mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 2021 |
| 82nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1941 | ||||
| Ties: 2010 | ||||||
|
Jun 1971–Apr 1972 11-Month |
10.13" (257.30mm) | 12.25" (311.15mm) |
-2.12" (-53.85mm) | 41st Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 2021 |
| 87th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1941 | ||||
|
May 1971–Apr 1972 12-Month |
10.47" (265.94mm) | 12.59" (319.79mm) |
-2.12" (-53.85mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 2021 |
| 86th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1941 | ||||
|
Nov 1970–Apr 1972 18-Month |
12.86" (326.64mm) | 18.61" (472.69mm) |
-5.75" (-146.05mm) | 11th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1903 |
| 116th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1993 | ||||
|
May 1970–Apr 1972 24-Month |
19.28" (489.71mm) | 25.16" (639.06mm) |
-5.88" (-149.35mm) | 15th Driest | Driest since: 1951 | 1904 |
| 112th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1906 | ||||
|
May 1969–Apr 1972 36-Month |
31.55" (801.37mm) | 37.71" (957.83mm) |
-6.16" (-156.46mm) | 22nd Driest | Driest since: 1963 | 1904 |
| 104th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1907 | ||||
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May 1968–Apr 1972 48-Month |
42.59" (1,081.79mm) | 50.22" (1,275.59mm) |
-7.63" (-193.80mm) | 21st Driest | Driest since: 1964 | 1904 |
| 104th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1908 | ||||
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May 1967–Apr 1972 60-Month |
58.15" (1,477.01mm) | 62.77" (1,594.36mm) |
-4.62" (-117.35mm) | 49th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1904 |
| 75th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1909 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on September 28, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/