Statewide Rankings

Parameter:

Year:

Month:

State:

Please note, Degree Days and Palmer Indices are not available for Alaska. Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI), Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI), and Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) are not offered for multiple-month time scales.

California

Precipitation Rankings, August 1922

View Period (Months):

All

Download:

Record Driest

Bottom 1/10

Bottom 1/3

Normal

Top 1/3

Top 1/10

Record Wettest
Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
August 1922 1-Month	0.35" (8.89mm)	0.24" (6.10mm)	0.11" (2.79mm)	104th Driest	Driest since: 1921	1937, 2002
	0.35" (8.89mm)	0.24" (6.10mm)	0.11" (2.79mm)	25th Wettest	Wettest since: 1920	1983
	Ties: 1925, 1935, 1951, 1955
Jul–Aug 1922 2-Month	0.60" (15.24mm)	0.42" (10.67mm)	0.18" (4.57mm)	104th Driest	Driest since: 1921	1940
	0.60" (15.24mm)	0.42" (10.67mm)	0.18" (4.57mm)	25th Wettest	Wettest since: 1920	1983
	Ties: 1920, 1925
Jun–Aug 1922 3-Month	0.94" (23.88mm)	0.77" (19.56mm)	0.17" (4.32mm)	92nd Driest	Driest since: 1921	2002
	0.94" (23.88mm)	0.77" (19.56mm)	0.17" (4.32mm)	37th Wettest	Wettest since: 1920	1913
	Ties: 1937, 1964
May–Aug 1922 4-Month	1.99" (50.55mm)	1.65" (41.91mm)	0.34" (8.64mm)	95th Driest	Driest since: 1920	1924
May–Aug 1922 4-Month	1.99" (50.55mm)	1.65" (41.91mm)	0.34" (8.64mm)	34th Wettest	Wettest since: 1921	1998
Apr–Aug 1922 5-Month	2.62" (66.55mm)	3.28" (83.31mm)	-0.66" (-16.76mm)	43rd Driest	Driest since: 1919	2021
	2.62" (66.55mm)	3.28" (83.31mm)	-0.66" (-16.76mm)	86th Wettest	Wettest since: 1921	1896
	Ties: 1950
Mar–Aug 1922 6-Month	5.62" (142.75mm)	6.50" (165.10mm)	-0.88" (-22.35mm)	61st Driest	Driest since: 1921	2008
	5.62" (142.75mm)	6.50" (165.10mm)	-0.88" (-22.35mm)	68th Wettest	Wettest since: 1920	1995
	Ties: 1927, 1930
Feb–Aug 1922 7-Month	11.17" (283.72mm)	10.35" (262.89mm)	0.82" (20.83mm)	86th Driest	Driest since: 1921	1997, 2021
Feb–Aug 1922 7-Month	11.17" (283.72mm)	10.35" (262.89mm)	0.82" (20.83mm)	43rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1918	1998
Jan–Aug 1922 8-Month	14.06" (357.12mm)	14.60" (370.84mm)	-0.54" (-13.72mm)	70th Driest	Driest since: 1921	2022
Jan–Aug 1922 8-Month	14.06" (357.12mm)	14.60" (370.84mm)	-0.54" (-13.72mm)	59th Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	1995
Dec 1921–Aug 1922 9-Month	20.64" (524.26mm)	18.22" (462.79mm)	2.42" (61.47mm)	92nd Driest	Driest since: 1921	1924
Dec 1921–Aug 1922 9-Month	20.64" (524.26mm)	18.22" (462.79mm)	2.42" (61.47mm)	36th Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	1998
Nov 1921–Aug 1922 10-Month	22.09" (561.09mm)	20.80" (528.32mm)	1.29" (32.77mm)	84th Driest	Driest since: 1921	1924
Nov 1921–Aug 1922 10-Month	22.09" (561.09mm)	20.80" (528.32mm)	1.29" (32.77mm)	44th Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	1983
Oct 1921–Aug 1922 11-Month	22.97" (583.44mm)	22.00" (558.80mm)	0.97" (24.64mm)	78th Driest	Driest since: 1920	1924
Oct 1921–Aug 1922 11-Month	22.97" (583.44mm)	22.00" (558.80mm)	0.97" (24.64mm)	50th Wettest	Wettest since: 1921	1983
Sep 1921–Aug 1922 12-Month	23.40" (594.36mm)	22.44" (569.98mm)	0.96" (24.38mm)	80th Driest	Driest since: 1920	2021
Sep 1921–Aug 1922 12-Month	23.40" (594.36mm)	22.44" (569.98mm)	0.96" (24.38mm)	48th Wettest	Wettest since: 1921	1983
Mar 1921–Aug 1922 18-Month	28.36" (720.34mm)	28.96" (735.58mm)	-0.60" (-15.24mm)	71st Driest	Driest since: 1920	1977
Mar 1921–Aug 1922 18-Month	28.36" (720.34mm)	28.96" (735.58mm)	-0.60" (-15.24mm)	57th Wettest	Wettest since: 1921	1983
Sep 1920–Aug 1922 24-Month	47.82" (1,214.63mm)	44.90" (1,140.46mm)	2.92" (74.17mm)	87th Driest	Driest since: 1921	1977
Sep 1920–Aug 1922 24-Month	47.82" (1,214.63mm)	44.90" (1,140.46mm)	2.92" (74.17mm)	40th Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	1983
Sep 1919–Aug 1922 36-Month	64.49" (1,638.05mm)	67.31" (1,709.67mm)	-2.82" (-71.62mm)	59th Driest	Driest since: 1921	2022
Sep 1919–Aug 1922 36-Month	64.49" (1,638.05mm)	67.31" (1,709.67mm)	-2.82" (-71.62mm)	67th Wettest	Wettest since: 1917	1984
Sep 1918–Aug 1922 48-Month	84.67" (2,150.62mm)	89.50" (2,273.30mm)	-4.83" (-122.68mm)	53rd Driest	Driest since: 1921	2015
Sep 1918–Aug 1922 48-Month	84.67" (2,150.62mm)	89.50" (2,273.30mm)	-4.83" (-122.68mm)	72nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1918	1998
Sep 1917–Aug 1922 60-Month	100.80" (2,560.32mm)	111.68" (2,836.67mm)	-10.88" (-276.35mm)	31st Driest	Driest since: 1921	1991
Sep 1917–Aug 1922 60-Month	100.80" (2,560.32mm)	111.68" (2,836.67mm)	-10.88" (-276.35mm)	93rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1919	1999

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 3, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings