Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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California
Precipitation Rankings, August 1951
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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August 1951 1-Month |
0.35" (8.89mm) | 0.24" (6.10mm) |
0.11" (2.79mm) | 104th Driest | Driest since: 1950 | 1937, 2002 |
| 25th Wettest | Wettest since: 1945 | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 1922, 1925, 1935, 1955 | ||||||
|
Jul–Aug 1951 2-Month |
0.50" (12.70mm) | 0.42" (10.67mm) |
0.08" (2.03mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 1950 | 1940 |
| 39th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 1975, 1988 | ||||||
|
Jun–Aug 1951 3-Month |
0.57" (14.48mm) | 0.77" (19.56mm) |
-0.20" (-5.08mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 1949 | 2002 |
| 81st Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 1913 | ||||
| Ties: 1980 | ||||||
|
May–Aug 1951 4-Month |
1.59" (40.39mm) | 1.65" (41.91mm) |
-0.06" (-1.52mm) | 75th Driest | Driest since: 1950 | 1924 |
| 54th Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 1998 | ||||
| Ties: 1952 | ||||||
|
Apr–Aug 1951 5-Month |
3.19" (81.03mm) | 3.29" (83.57mm) |
-0.10" (-2.54mm) | 74th Driest | Driest since: 1950 | 2021 |
| 55th Wettest | Wettest since: 1948 | 1896 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 1951 6-Month |
4.36" (110.74mm) | 6.50" (165.10mm) |
-2.14" (-54.36mm) | 27th Driest | Driest since: 1946 | 2008 |
| 102nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 1995 | ||||
| Ties: 1969 | ||||||
|
Feb–Aug 1951 7-Month |
6.90" (175.26mm) | 10.35" (262.89mm) |
-3.45" (-87.63mm) | 23rd Driest | Driest since: 1946 | 1997, 2021 |
| 106th Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 1998 | ||||
| Ties: 2020 | ||||||
|
Jan–Aug 1951 8-Month |
10.99" (279.15mm) | 14.60" (370.84mm) |
-3.61" (-91.69mm) | 37th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 2022 |
| 92nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 1995 | ||||
|
Dec 1950–Aug 1951 9-Month |
15.20" (386.08mm) | 18.22" (462.79mm) |
-3.02" (-76.71mm) | 51st Driest | Driest since: 1949 | 1924 |
| 77th Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 1998 | ||||
|
Nov 1950–Aug 1951 10-Month |
19.44" (493.78mm) | 20.80" (528.32mm) |
-1.36" (-34.54mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 1950 | 1924 |
| 66th Wettest | Wettest since: 1945 | 1983 | ||||
|
Oct 1950–Aug 1951 11-Month |
22.85" (580.39mm) | 22.00" (558.80mm) |
0.85" (21.59mm) | 76th Driest | Driest since: 1950 | 1924 |
| 52nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1943 | 1983 | ||||
|
Sep 1950–Aug 1951 12-Month |
23.36" (593.34mm) | 22.44" (569.98mm) |
0.92" (23.36mm) | 79th Driest | Driest since: 1950 | 2021 |
| 49th Wettest | Wettest since: 1943 | 1983 | ||||
|
Mar 1950–Aug 1951 18-Month |
28.83" (732.28mm) | 28.96" (735.58mm) |
-0.13" (-3.30mm) | 75th Driest | Driest since: 1950 | 1977 |
| 53rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1943 | 1983 | ||||
|
Sep 1949–Aug 1951 24-Month |
40.96" (1,040.38mm) | 44.90" (1,140.46mm) |
-3.94" (-100.08mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 1950 | 1977 |
| 81st Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 1983 | ||||
|
Sep 1948–Aug 1951 36-Month |
58.26" (1,479.80mm) | 67.31" (1,709.67mm) |
-9.05" (-229.87mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 1950 | 2022 |
| 94th Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 1984 | ||||
|
Sep 1947–Aug 1951 48-Month |
77.47" (1,967.74mm) | 89.50" (2,273.30mm) |
-12.03" (-305.56mm) | 24th Driest | Driest since: 1950 | 2015 |
| 101st Wettest | Wettest since: 1948 | 1998 | ||||
|
Sep 1946–Aug 1951 60-Month |
94.12" (2,390.65mm) | 111.68" (2,836.67mm) |
-17.56" (-446.02mm) | 11th Driest | Driest since: 1950 | 1991 |
| 113th Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 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/