Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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California
Precipitation Rankings, August 1939
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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August 1939 1-Month |
0.18" (4.57mm) | 0.24" (6.10mm) |
-0.06" (-1.53mm) | 59th Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1937, 2002 |
| 70th Wettest | Wettest since: 1936 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jul–Aug 1939 2-Month |
0.36" (9.14mm) | 0.42" (10.67mm) |
-0.06" (-1.53mm) | 75th Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1940 |
| 54th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 1938, 1962, 2017 | ||||||
|
Jun–Aug 1939 3-Month |
0.49" (12.45mm) | 0.77" (19.56mm) |
-0.28" (-7.11mm) | 40th Driest | Driest since: 1933 | 2002 |
| 89th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1913 | ||||
| Ties: 1987 | ||||||
|
May–Aug 1939 4-Month |
1.52" (38.61mm) | 1.65" (41.91mm) |
-0.13" (-3.30mm) | 69th Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1924 |
| 60th Wettest | Wettest since: 1936 | 1998 | ||||
| Ties: 1944 | ||||||
|
Apr–Aug 1939 5-Month |
2.07" (52.58mm) | 3.29" (83.57mm) |
-1.22" (-30.99mm) | 23rd Driest | Driest since: 1924 | 2021 |
| 106th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1896 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 1939 6-Month |
4.72" (119.89mm) | 6.50" (165.10mm) |
-1.78" (-45.21mm) | 38th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 2008 |
| 91st Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1995 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 1939 7-Month |
6.69" (169.93mm) | 10.35" (262.89mm) |
-3.66" (-92.96mm) | 22nd Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1997, 2021 |
| 107th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1998 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 1939 8-Month |
9.76" (247.90mm) | 14.60" (370.84mm) |
-4.84" (-122.94mm) | 25th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 2022 |
| 104th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1995 | ||||
|
Dec 1938–Aug 1939 9-Month |
12.49" (317.25mm) | 18.22" (462.79mm) |
-5.73" (-145.54mm) | 22nd Driest | Driest since: 1931 | 1924 |
| 106th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1998 | ||||
|
Nov 1938–Aug 1939 10-Month |
13.73" (348.74mm) | 20.80" (528.32mm) |
-7.07" (-179.58mm) | 12th Driest | Driest since: 1931 | 1924 |
| 116th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1983 | ||||
|
Oct 1938–Aug 1939 11-Month |
15.24" (387.10mm) | 22.00" (558.80mm) |
-6.76" (-171.70mm) | 15th Driest | Driest since: 1931 | 1924 |
| 113th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1983 | ||||
|
Sep 1938–Aug 1939 12-Month |
15.70" (398.78mm) | 22.44" (569.98mm) |
-6.74" (-171.20mm) | 14th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 2021 |
| 114th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1983 | ||||
|
Mar 1938–Aug 1939 18-Month |
26.61" (675.89mm) | 28.96" (735.58mm) |
-2.35" (-59.69mm) | 51st Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1977 |
| 77th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1983 | ||||
|
Sep 1937–Aug 1939 24-Month |
49.04" (1,245.62mm) | 44.90" (1,140.46mm) |
4.14" (105.16mm) | 91st Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1977 |
| 36th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1983 | ||||
|
Sep 1936–Aug 1939 36-Month |
72.25" (1,835.15mm) | 67.31" (1,709.67mm) |
4.94" (125.48mm) | 87th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 2022 |
| 39th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1984 | ||||
|
Sep 1935–Aug 1939 48-Month |
95.38" (2,422.65mm) | 89.50" (2,273.30mm) |
5.88" (149.35mm) | 88th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 2015 |
| 37th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1998 | ||||
|
Sep 1934–Aug 1939 60-Month |
120.42" (3,058.67mm) | 111.68" (2,836.67mm) |
8.74" (222.00mm) | 95th Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1991 |
| 29th Wettest | Wettest since: 1911 | 1999 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on October 5, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/