Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Pennsylvania
Precipitation Rankings, August 1997
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
August 1997 1-Month |
4.68" (118.87mm) | 3.87" (98.30mm) |
0.81" (20.57mm) | 97th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1930 |
| 31st Wettest | Wettest since: 1994 | 1955 | ||||
|
Jul–Aug 1997 2-Month |
7.53" (191.26mm) | 8.05" (204.47mm) |
-0.52" (-13.21mm) | 45th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1930 |
| 83rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jun–Aug 1997 3-Month |
10.97" (278.64mm) | 12.22" (310.39mm) |
-1.25" (-31.75mm) | 35th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1966 |
| 93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 2018 | ||||
|
May–Aug 1997 4-Month |
14.93" (379.22mm) | 16.15" (410.21mm) |
-1.22" (-30.99mm) | 35th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1966 |
| 93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 2018 | ||||
|
Apr–Aug 1997 5-Month |
16.73" (424.94mm) | 19.79" (502.67mm) |
-3.06" (-77.73mm) | 17th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1966 |
| 111th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 2018 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 1997 6-Month |
20.92" (531.37mm) | 23.29" (591.57mm) |
-2.37" (-60.20mm) | 28th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1966 |
| 100th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 2011 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 1997 7-Month |
22.97" (583.44mm) | 25.89" (657.61mm) |
-2.92" (-74.17mm) | 24th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1995 |
| 104th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 1997 8-Month |
25.30" (642.62mm) | 28.94" (735.08mm) |
-3.64" (-92.46mm) | 17th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1963 |
| 111th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1923 | ||||||
|
Dec 1996–Aug 1997 9-Month |
30.47" (773.94mm) | 32.03" (813.56mm) |
-1.56" (-39.62mm) | 40th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1966 |
| 87th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1897 | ||||||
|
Nov 1996–Aug 1997 10-Month |
34.46" (875.28mm) | 35.24" (895.10mm) |
-0.78" (-19.82mm) | 51st Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1966 |
| 76th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 2019 | ||||
|
Oct 1996–Aug 1997 11-Month |
39.17" (994.92mm) | 38.42" (975.87mm) |
0.75" (19.05mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1925 |
| 60th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1996–Aug 1997 12-Month |
46.37" (1,177.80mm) | 41.98" (1,066.29mm) |
4.39" (111.51mm) | 103rd Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1965 |
| 24th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 2019 | ||||
|
Mar 1996–Aug 1997 18-Month |
73.35" (1,863.09mm) | 65.21" (1,656.33mm) |
8.14" (206.76mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1966 |
| 16th Wettest | Wettest since: 1994 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1995–Aug 1997 24-Month |
96.91" (2,461.51mm) | 83.89" (2,130.81mm) |
13.02" (330.70mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1966 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1994 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1994–Aug 1997 36-Month |
130.63" (3,318.00mm) | 125.89" (3,197.61mm) |
4.74" (120.39mm) | 82nd Driest | Driest since: 1993 | 1966 |
| 43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1993–Aug 1997 48-Month |
184.60" (4,688.84mm) | 167.87" (4,263.90mm) |
16.73" (424.94mm) | 112th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1966 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2020 | ||||
|
Sep 1992–Aug 1997 60-Month |
227.61" (5,781.29mm) | 209.80" (5,328.92mm) |
17.81" (452.37mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1966 |
| 17th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 2021 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 9, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/