Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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California
Precipitation Rankings, August 1946
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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August 1946 1-Month |
0.12" (3.05mm) | 0.24" (6.10mm) |
-0.12" (-3.05mm) | 38th Driest | Driest since: 1944 | 1937, 2002 |
| 91st Wettest | Wettest since: 1945 | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 1902, 1933, 1957, 1986, 2007, 2008, 2009 | ||||||
|
Jul–Aug 1946 2-Month |
0.58" (14.73mm) | 0.42" (10.67mm) |
0.16" (4.06mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: 1944 | 1940 |
| 30th Wettest | Wettest since: 1945 | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 1997 | ||||||
|
Jun–Aug 1946 3-Month |
0.64" (16.26mm) | 0.77" (19.56mm) |
-0.13" (-3.30mm) | 57th Driest | Driest since: 1942 | 2002 |
| 72nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1945 | 1913 | ||||
| Ties: 1989, 2000 | ||||||
|
May–Aug 1946 4-Month |
1.23" (31.24mm) | 1.65" (41.91mm) |
-0.42" (-10.67mm) | 41st Driest | Driest since: 1943 | 1924 |
| 88th Wettest | Wettest since: 1945 | 1998 | ||||
| Ties: 1960, 1969 | ||||||
|
Apr–Aug 1946 5-Month |
1.56" (39.62mm) | 3.28" (83.31mm) |
-1.72" (-43.69mm) | 12th Driest | Driest since: 1924 | 2021 |
| 117th Wettest | Wettest since: 1945 | 1896 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 1946 6-Month |
4.33" (109.98mm) | 6.50" (165.10mm) |
-2.17" (-55.12mm) | 26th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 2008 |
| 103rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1945 | 1995 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 1946 7-Month |
6.44" (163.58mm) | 10.35" (262.89mm) |
-3.91" (-99.31mm) | 19th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1997, 2021 |
| 110th Wettest | Wettest since: 1945 | 1998 | ||||
| Ties: 1934 | ||||||
|
Jan–Aug 1946 8-Month |
7.94" (201.68mm) | 14.60" (370.84mm) |
-6.66" (-169.16mm) | 12th Driest | Driest since: 1924 | 2022 |
| 117th Wettest | Wettest since: 1945 | 1995 | ||||
|
Dec 1945–Aug 1946 9-Month |
14.81" (376.17mm) | 18.22" (462.79mm) |
-3.41" (-86.62mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1924 |
| 86th Wettest | Wettest since: 1945 | 1998 | ||||
|
Nov 1945–Aug 1946 10-Month |
17.93" (455.42mm) | 20.80" (528.32mm) |
-2.87" (-72.90mm) | 58th Driest | Driest since: 1944 | 1924 |
| 70th Wettest | Wettest since: 1945 | 1983 | ||||
|
Oct 1945–Aug 1946 11-Month |
20.86" (529.84mm) | 22.00" (558.80mm) |
-1.14" (-28.96mm) | 63rd Driest | Driest since: 1944 | 1924 |
| 65th Wettest | Wettest since: 1945 | 1983 | ||||
|
Sep 1945–Aug 1946 12-Month |
21.03" (534.16mm) | 22.44" (569.98mm) |
-1.41" (-35.82mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 1944 | 2021 |
| 67th Wettest | Wettest since: 1945 | 1983 | ||||
|
Mar 1945–Aug 1946 18-Month |
28.09" (713.49mm) | 28.96" (735.58mm) |
-0.87" (-22.09mm) | 66th Driest | Driest since: 1945 | 1977 |
| 62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1943 | 1983 | ||||
|
Sep 1944–Aug 1946 24-Month |
43.24" (1,098.30mm) | 44.90" (1,140.46mm) |
-1.66" (-42.16mm) | 58th Driest | Driest since: 1945 | 1977 |
| 69th Wettest | Wettest since: 1944 | 1983 | ||||
|
Sep 1943–Aug 1946 36-Month |
61.98" (1,574.29mm) | 67.31" (1,709.67mm) |
-5.33" (-135.38mm) | 51st Driest | Driest since: 1935 | 2022 |
| 75th Wettest | Wettest since: 1945 | 1984 | ||||
|
Sep 1942–Aug 1946 48-Month |
87.18" (2,214.37mm) | 89.50" (2,273.30mm) |
-2.32" (-58.93mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 2015 |
| 64th Wettest | Wettest since: 1945 | 1998 | ||||
|
Sep 1941–Aug 1946 60-Month |
113.45" (2,881.63mm) | 111.68" (2,836.67mm) |
1.77" (44.96mm) | 74th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1991 |
| 50th Wettest | Wettest since: 1945 | 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/