Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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California
Precipitation Rankings, August 2006
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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August 2006 1-Month |
0.06" (1.52mm) | 0.24" (6.10mm) |
-0.18" (-4.58mm) | 18th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1937, 2002 |
| 111th Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 1994, 1995, 1996, 2016 | ||||||
|
Jul–Aug 2006 2-Month |
0.21" (5.33mm) | 0.42" (10.67mm) |
-0.21" (-5.34mm) | 21st Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1940 |
| 108th Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 2019 | ||||||
|
Jun–Aug 2006 3-Month |
0.36" (9.14mm) | 0.77" (19.56mm) |
-0.41" (-10.42mm) | 23rd Driest | Driest since: 2004 | 2002 |
| 106th Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 1913 | ||||
| Ties: 1957 | ||||||
|
May–Aug 2006 4-Month |
1.09" (27.69mm) | 1.65" (41.91mm) |
-0.56" (-14.22mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 2004 | 1924 |
| 97th Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 1998 | ||||
|
Apr–Aug 2006 5-Month |
5.25" (133.35mm) | 3.29" (83.57mm) |
1.96" (49.78mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: 2004 | 2021 |
| 15th Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 1896 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 2006 6-Month |
10.66" (270.76mm) | 6.50" (165.10mm) |
4.16" (105.66mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 2008 |
| 11th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1995 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 2006 7-Month |
13.35" (339.09mm) | 10.35" (262.89mm) |
3.00" (76.20mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1997, 2021 |
| 24th Wettest | Wettest since: 1998 | 1998 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 2006 8-Month |
17.89" (454.41mm) | 14.60" (370.84mm) |
3.29" (83.57mm) | 101st Driest | Driest since: 2004 | 2022 |
| 28th Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 1995 | ||||
| Ties: 1952 | ||||||
|
Dec 2005–Aug 2006 9-Month |
25.70" (652.78mm) | 18.22" (462.79mm) |
7.48" (189.99mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1924 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest since: 1998 | 1998 | ||||
|
Nov 2005–Aug 2006 10-Month |
27.96" (710.18mm) | 20.80" (528.32mm) |
7.16" (181.86mm) | 113th Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1924 |
| 15th Wettest | Wettest since: 1998 | 1983 | ||||
|
Oct 2005–Aug 2006 11-Month |
28.96" (735.58mm) | 22.00" (558.80mm) |
6.96" (176.78mm) | 113th Driest | Driest since: 2004 | 1924 |
| 15th Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 1983 | ||||
|
Sep 2005–Aug 2006 12-Month |
29.28" (743.71mm) | 22.44" (569.98mm) |
6.84" (173.73mm) | 113th Driest | Driest since: 2004 | 2021 |
| 15th Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 1983 | ||||
|
Mar 2005–Aug 2006 18-Month |
38.40" (975.36mm) | 28.96" (735.58mm) |
9.44" (239.78mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1977 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest since: 1998 | 1983 | ||||
|
Sep 2004–Aug 2006 24-Month |
59.04" (1,499.62mm) | 44.90" (1,140.46mm) |
14.14" (359.16mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1977 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1999 | 1983 | ||||
|
Sep 2003–Aug 2006 36-Month |
78.13" (1,984.50mm) | 67.31" (1,709.67mm) |
10.82" (274.83mm) | 108th Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 2022 |
| 18th Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 1984 | ||||
|
Sep 2002–Aug 2006 48-Month |
102.87" (2,612.90mm) | 89.50" (2,273.30mm) |
13.37" (339.60mm) | 109th Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 2015 |
| 16th Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 1998 | ||||
|
Sep 2001–Aug 2006 60-Month |
120.47" (3,059.94mm) | 111.68" (2,836.67mm) |
8.79" (223.27mm) | 96th Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1991 |
| 28th Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 1999 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on September 29, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/