Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
California
Precipitation Rankings, August 2012
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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August 2012 1-Month |
0.30" (7.62mm) | 0.24" (6.10mm) |
0.06" (1.52mm) | 91st Driest | Driest since: 2011 | 1937, 2002 |
| 38th Wettest | Wettest since: 2003 | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 1963 | ||||||
|
Jul–Aug 2012 2-Month |
0.56" (14.22mm) | 0.42" (10.67mm) |
0.14" (3.55mm) | 97th Driest | Driest since: 2011 | 1940 |
| 32nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2003 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jun–Aug 2012 3-Month |
0.88" (22.35mm) | 0.77" (19.56mm) |
0.11" (2.79mm) | 83rd Driest | Driest since: 2010 | 2002 |
| 46th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1913 | ||||
| Ties: 1971, 1979 | ||||||
|
May–Aug 2012 4-Month |
1.08" (27.43mm) | 1.65" (41.91mm) |
-0.57" (-14.48mm) | 28th Driest | Driest since: 2008 | 1924 |
| 101st Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1998 | ||||
| Ties: 1904, 1972, 2014 | ||||||
|
Apr–Aug 2012 5-Month |
3.56" (90.42mm) | 3.28" (83.31mm) |
0.28" (7.11mm) | 88th Driest | Driest since: 2009 | 2021 |
| 41st Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1896 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 2012 6-Month |
8.30" (210.82mm) | 6.50" (165.10mm) |
1.80" (45.72mm) | 104th Driest | Driest since: 2010 | 2008 |
| 25th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1995 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 2012 7-Month |
9.52" (241.81mm) | 10.35" (262.89mm) |
-0.83" (-21.08mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 2009 | 1997, 2021 |
| 64th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1998 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 2012 8-Month |
12.64" (321.06mm) | 14.60" (370.84mm) |
-1.96" (-49.78mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 2009 | 2022 |
| 73rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1995 | ||||
|
Dec 2011–Aug 2012 9-Month |
13.11" (332.99mm) | 18.22" (462.79mm) |
-5.11" (-129.80mm) | 25th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1924 |
| 103rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1998 | ||||
|
Nov 2011–Aug 2012 10-Month |
14.80" (375.92mm) | 20.80" (528.32mm) |
-6.00" (-152.40mm) | 20th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1924 |
| 108th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1983 | ||||
|
Oct 2011–Aug 2012 11-Month |
16.34" (415.04mm) | 22.00" (558.80mm) |
-5.66" (-143.76mm) | 27th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1924 |
| 101st Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1983 | ||||
|
Sep 2011–Aug 2012 12-Month |
16.62" (422.15mm) | 22.44" (569.98mm) |
-5.82" (-147.83mm) | 24th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 2021 |
| 104th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1983 | ||||
|
Mar 2011–Aug 2012 18-Month |
26.81" (680.97mm) | 28.96" (735.58mm) |
-2.15" (-54.61mm) | 55th Driest | Driest since: 2009 | 1977 |
| 73rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1983 | ||||
|
Sep 2010–Aug 2012 24-Month |
45.32" (1,151.13mm) | 44.90" (1,140.46mm) |
0.42" (10.67mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 2010 | 1977 |
| 55th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1983 | ||||
|
Sep 2009–Aug 2012 36-Month |
68.91" (1,750.31mm) | 67.31" (1,709.67mm) |
1.60" (40.64mm) | 76th Driest | Driest since: 2010 | 2022 |
| 50th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1984 | ||||
|
Sep 2008–Aug 2012 48-Month |
85.86" (2,180.84mm) | 89.50" (2,273.30mm) |
-3.64" (-92.46mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 2010 | 2015 |
| 69th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1998 | ||||
|
Sep 2007–Aug 2012 60-Month |
103.54" (2,629.92mm) | 111.68" (2,836.67mm) |
-8.14" (-206.75mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 2011 | 1991 |
| 78th Wettest | Wettest since: 2009 | 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/