Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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California
Precipitation Rankings, August 1940
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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August 1940 1-Month |
0.02" (0.51mm) | 0.24" (6.10mm) |
-0.22" (-5.59mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1937, 2002 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 1911, 1928, 1960 | ||||||
|
Jul–Aug 1940 2-Month |
0.03" (0.76mm) | 0.42" (10.67mm) |
-0.39" (-9.91mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1940 | 1940 |
| 128th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jun–Aug 1940 3-Month |
0.16" (4.06mm) | 0.77" (19.56mm) |
-0.61" (-15.50mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1928 | 2002 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1913 | ||||
| Ties: 1928 | ||||||
|
May–Aug 1940 4-Month |
0.84" (21.34mm) | 1.65" (41.91mm) |
-0.81" (-20.57mm) | 17th Driest | Driest since: 1935 | 1924 |
| 112th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1998 | ||||
|
Apr–Aug 1940 5-Month |
2.08" (52.83mm) | 3.28" (83.31mm) |
-1.20" (-30.48mm) | 24th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 2021 |
| 105th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1896 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 1940 6-Month |
5.82" (147.83mm) | 6.50" (165.10mm) |
-0.68" (-17.27mm) | 64th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 2008 |
| 65th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1995 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 1940 7-Month |
13.59" (345.19mm) | 10.35" (262.89mm) |
3.24" (82.30mm) | 108th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1997, 2021 |
| 21st Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1998 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 1940 8-Month |
20.64" (524.26mm) | 14.60" (370.84mm) |
6.04" (153.42mm) | 112th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 2022 |
| 17th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1995 | ||||
|
Dec 1939–Aug 1940 9-Month |
23.65" (600.71mm) | 18.22" (462.79mm) |
5.43" (137.92mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1924 |
| 22nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1998 | ||||
|
Nov 1939–Aug 1940 10-Month |
24.11" (612.39mm) | 20.80" (528.32mm) |
3.31" (84.07mm) | 93rd Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1924 |
| 35th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1983 | ||||
|
Oct 1939–Aug 1940 11-Month |
25.10" (637.54mm) | 22.00" (558.80mm) |
3.10" (78.74mm) | 95th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1924 |
| 33rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1983 | ||||
|
Sep 1939–Aug 1940 12-Month |
26.21" (665.73mm) | 22.44" (569.98mm) |
3.77" (95.75mm) | 97th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 2021 |
| 31st Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1983 | ||||
|
Mar 1939–Aug 1940 18-Month |
30.93" (785.62mm) | 28.96" (735.58mm) |
1.97" (50.04mm) | 87th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1977 |
| 41st Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1983 | ||||
|
Sep 1938–Aug 1940 24-Month |
41.91" (1,064.51mm) | 44.90" (1,140.46mm) |
-2.99" (-75.95mm) | 52nd Driest | Driest since: 1935 | 1977 |
| 75th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1983 | ||||
|
Sep 1937–Aug 1940 36-Month |
75.25" (1,911.35mm) | 67.31" (1,709.67mm) |
7.94" (201.68mm) | 97th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 2022 |
| 29th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1984 | ||||
|
Sep 1936–Aug 1940 48-Month |
98.46" (2,500.88mm) | 89.50" (2,273.30mm) |
8.96" (227.58mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 2015 |
| 26th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1998 | ||||
|
Sep 1935–Aug 1940 60-Month |
121.59" (3,088.39mm) | 111.68" (2,836.67mm) |
9.91" (251.72mm) | 98th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1991 |
| 26th 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 6, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/