Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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California
Precipitation Rankings, August 1948
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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August 1948 1-Month |
0.08" (2.03mm) | 0.24" (6.10mm) |
-0.16" (-4.07mm) | 25th Driest | Driest since: 1944 | 1937, 2002 |
| 104th Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 1900, 1919, 1943, 2015 | ||||||
|
Jul–Aug 1948 2-Month |
0.25" (6.35mm) | 0.42" (10.67mm) |
-0.17" (-4.32mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 1944 | 1940 |
| 100th Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 1907, 1993, 2004 | ||||||
|
Jun–Aug 1948 3-Month |
0.91" (23.11mm) | 0.77" (19.56mm) |
0.14" (3.55mm) | 87th Driest | Driest since: 1946 | 2002 |
| 42nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 1913 | ||||
| Ties: 1961, 1970 | ||||||
|
May–Aug 1948 4-Month |
2.22" (56.39mm) | 1.65" (41.91mm) |
0.57" (14.48mm) | 103rd Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1924 |
| 26th Wettest | Wettest since: 1945 | 1998 | ||||
|
Apr–Aug 1948 5-Month |
6.60" (167.64mm) | 3.28" (83.31mm) |
3.32" (84.33mm) | 127th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 2021 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1896 | 1896 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 1948 6-Month |
10.08" (256.03mm) | 6.50" (165.10mm) |
3.58" (90.93mm) | 112th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 2008 |
| 17th Wettest | Wettest since: 1941 | 1995 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 1948 7-Month |
12.07" (306.58mm) | 10.35" (262.89mm) |
1.72" (43.69mm) | 92nd Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1997, 2021 |
| 37th Wettest | Wettest since: 1945 | 1998 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 1948 8-Month |
14.11" (358.39mm) | 14.60" (370.84mm) |
-0.49" (-12.45mm) | 71st Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 2022 |
| 58th Wettest | Wettest since: 1943 | 1995 | ||||
|
Dec 1947–Aug 1948 9-Month |
15.55" (394.97mm) | 18.22" (462.79mm) |
-2.67" (-67.82mm) | 55th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1924 |
| 73rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1945 | 1998 | ||||
|
Nov 1947–Aug 1948 10-Month |
16.35" (415.29mm) | 20.80" (528.32mm) |
-4.45" (-113.03mm) | 41st Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1924 |
| 87th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 1983 | ||||
|
Oct 1947–Aug 1948 11-Month |
19.10" (485.14mm) | 22.00" (558.80mm) |
-2.90" (-73.66mm) | 58th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1924 |
| 70th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 1983 | ||||
|
Sep 1947–Aug 1948 12-Month |
19.21" (487.93mm) | 22.44" (569.98mm) |
-3.23" (-82.05mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 2021 |
| 72nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 1983 | ||||
|
Mar 1947–Aug 1948 18-Month |
24.52" (622.81mm) | 28.96" (735.58mm) |
-4.44" (-112.77mm) | 41st Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1977 |
| 87th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 1983 | ||||
|
Sep 1946–Aug 1948 24-Month |
35.86" (910.84mm) | 44.90" (1,140.46mm) |
-9.04" (-229.62mm) | 26th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1977 |
| 101st Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 1983 | ||||
|
Sep 1945–Aug 1948 36-Month |
56.89" (1,445.01mm) | 67.31" (1,709.67mm) |
-10.42" (-264.66mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 1935 | 2022 |
| 97th Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 1984 | ||||
|
Sep 1944–Aug 1948 48-Month |
79.10" (2,009.14mm) | 89.50" (2,273.30mm) |
-10.40" (-264.16mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 2015 |
| 96th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 1998 | ||||
|
Sep 1943–Aug 1948 60-Month |
97.84" (2,485.14mm) | 111.68" (2,836.67mm) |
-13.84" (-351.53mm) | 23rd Driest | Driest since: 1935 | 1991 |
| 101st Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 1999 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on October 2, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/