Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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California
Precipitation Rankings, September 1987
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
September 1987 1-Month |
0.10" (2.54mm) | 0.45" (11.43mm) |
-0.35" (-8.89mm) | 17th Driest | Driest since: 1974 | 1974 |
| 111th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1918 | ||||
| Ties: 1928, 1944, 2012, 2016 | ||||||
|
Aug–Sep 1987 2-Month |
0.14" (3.56mm) | 0.69" (17.53mm) |
-0.55" (-13.97mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1944 | 1937, 2018 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 2020 | ||||||
|
Jul–Sep 1987 3-Month |
0.39" (9.91mm) | 0.87" (22.10mm) |
-0.48" (-12.19mm) | 22nd Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1928 |
| 106th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1976 | ||||
| Ties: 2004 | ||||||
|
Jun–Sep 1987 4-Month |
0.59" (14.99mm) | 1.22" (30.99mm) |
-0.63" (-16.00mm) | 20th Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 2002 |
| 108th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1982 | ||||
| Ties: 2010 | ||||||
|
May–Sep 1987 5-Month |
1.22" (30.99mm) | 2.10" (53.34mm) |
-0.88" (-22.35mm) | 18th Driest | Driest since: 1974 | 1924 |
| 110th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1998 | ||||
|
Apr–Sep 1987 6-Month |
1.62" (41.15mm) | 3.74" (95.00mm) |
-2.12" (-53.85mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1924 | 1924 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1896 | ||||
| Ties: 2004 | ||||||
|
Mar–Sep 1987 7-Month |
5.21" (132.33mm) | 6.95" (176.53mm) |
-1.74" (-44.20mm) | 38th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 2008 |
| 90th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1995 | ||||
|
Feb–Sep 1987 8-Month |
8.00" (203.20mm) | 10.80" (274.32mm) |
-2.80" (-71.12mm) | 38th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 2021 |
| 90th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1998 | ||||
|
Jan–Sep 1987 9-Month |
11.07" (281.18mm) | 15.05" (382.27mm) |
-3.98" (-101.09mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 2013 |
| 94th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1998 | ||||
|
Dec 1986–Sep 1987 10-Month |
12.56" (319.02mm) | 18.67" (474.22mm) |
-6.11" (-155.20mm) | 18th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1924 |
| 109th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 1961 | ||||||
|
Nov 1986–Sep 1987 11-Month |
13.33" (338.58mm) | 21.25" (539.75mm) |
-7.92" (-201.17mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1924 |
| 119th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1983 | ||||
|
Oct 1986–Sep 1987 12-Month |
13.97" (354.84mm) | 22.45" (570.23mm) |
-8.48" (-215.39mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1924 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1983 | ||||
|
Apr 1986–Sep 1987 18-Month |
17.49" (444.25mm) | 26.19" (665.23mm) |
-8.70" (-220.98mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 2021 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1983 | ||||
|
Oct 1985–Sep 1987 24-Month |
42.40" (1,076.96mm) | 44.90" (1,140.46mm) |
-2.50" (-63.50mm) | 54th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1977 |
| 72nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1983 | ||||
|
Oct 1984–Sep 1987 36-Month |
60.64" (1,540.26mm) | 67.32" (1,709.93mm) |
-6.68" (-169.67mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 2014 |
| 83rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1984 | ||||
|
Oct 1983–Sep 1987 48-Month |
83.02" (2,108.71mm) | 89.51" (2,273.55mm) |
-6.49" (-164.84mm) | 47th Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 2015 |
| 77th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1998 | ||||
|
Oct 1982–Sep 1987 60-Month |
123.43" (3,135.12mm) | 111.69" (2,836.93mm) |
11.74" (298.19mm) | 100th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1991 |
| 23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 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/