Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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California
Precipitation Rankings, September 1974
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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September 1974 1-Month |
0.01" (0.25mm) | 0.45" (11.43mm) |
-0.44" (-11.18mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1974 | 1974 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1918 | ||||
|
Aug–Sep 1974 2-Month |
0.20" (5.08mm) | 0.69" (17.53mm) |
-0.49" (-12.45mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: 1944 | 1937, 2018 |
| 115th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jul–Sep 1974 3-Month |
0.60" (15.24mm) | 0.87" (22.10mm) |
-0.27" (-6.86mm) | 44th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1928 |
| 84th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1976 | ||||
| Ties: 2011 | ||||||
|
Jun–Sep 1974 4-Month |
0.73" (18.54mm) | 1.22" (30.99mm) |
-0.49" (-12.45mm) | 26th Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 2002 |
| 102nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1982 | ||||
|
May–Sep 1974 5-Month |
0.90" (22.86mm) | 2.10" (53.34mm) |
-1.20" (-30.48mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1928 | 1924 |
| 122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1998 | ||||
|
Apr–Sep 1974 6-Month |
2.67" (67.82mm) | 3.74" (95.00mm) |
-1.07" (-27.18mm) | 28th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1924 |
| 100th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 1896 | ||||
| Ties: 2009 | ||||||
|
Mar–Sep 1974 7-Month |
8.07" (204.98mm) | 6.95" (176.53mm) |
1.12" (28.45mm) | 92nd Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 2008 |
| 36th Wettest | Wettest since: 1967 | 1995 | ||||
|
Feb–Sep 1974 8-Month |
9.73" (247.14mm) | 10.80" (274.32mm) |
-1.07" (-27.18mm) | 63rd Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 2021 |
| 65th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1998 | ||||
|
Jan–Sep 1974 9-Month |
15.40" (391.16mm) | 15.05" (382.27mm) |
0.35" (8.89mm) | 80th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 2013 |
| 48th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1998 | ||||
|
Dec 1973–Sep 1974 10-Month |
19.46" (494.28mm) | 18.67" (474.22mm) |
0.79" (20.06mm) | 79th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1924 |
| 48th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1983 | ||||
|
Nov 1973–Sep 1974 11-Month |
26.04" (661.42mm) | 21.25" (539.75mm) |
4.79" (121.67mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1924 |
| 25th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1983 | ||||
|
Oct 1973–Sep 1974 12-Month |
27.95" (709.93mm) | 22.45" (570.23mm) |
5.50" (139.70mm) | 101st Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1924 |
| 26th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1983 | ||||
|
Apr 1973–Sep 1974 18-Month |
29.59" (751.59mm) | 26.19" (665.23mm) |
3.40" (86.36mm) | 92nd Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 2021 |
| 35th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1983 | ||||
|
Oct 1972–Sep 1974 24-Month |
53.32" (1,354.33mm) | 44.90" (1,140.46mm) |
8.42" (213.87mm) | 110th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1977 |
| 16th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1983 | ||||
|
Oct 1971–Sep 1974 36-Month |
69.26" (1,759.20mm) | 67.32" (1,709.93mm) |
1.94" (49.27mm) | 77th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 2014 |
| 48th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1984 | ||||
|
Oct 1970–Sep 1974 48-Month |
92.98" (2,361.69mm) | 89.51" (2,273.55mm) |
3.47" (88.14mm) | 81st Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 2015 |
| 43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 1998 | ||||
|
Oct 1969–Sep 1974 60-Month |
115.44" (2,932.18mm) | 111.69" (2,836.93mm) |
3.75" (95.25mm) | 80th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1991 |
| 43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1999 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on October 7, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/