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.
Texas
Precipitation Rankings, August 1956
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
August 1956 1-Month |
1.07" (27.18mm) | 2.31" (58.67mm) |
-1.24" (-31.49mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 2000 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2017 | ||||
|
Jul–Aug 1956 2-Month |
2.12" (53.85mm) | 4.65" (118.11mm) |
-2.53" (-64.26mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2000 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2017 | ||||
|
Jun–Aug 1956 3-Month |
3.29" (83.57mm) | 7.51" (190.75mm) |
-4.22" (-107.18mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2011 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2007 | ||||
|
May–Aug 1956 4-Month |
5.80" (147.32mm) | 10.88" (276.35mm) |
-5.08" (-129.03mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 2011 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2007 | ||||
|
Apr–Aug 1956 5-Month |
7.11" (180.59mm) | 13.24" (336.30mm) |
-6.13" (-155.71mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 2011 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2007 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 1956 6-Month |
7.54" (191.52mm) | 14.90" (378.46mm) |
-7.36" (-186.94mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2011 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2007 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 1956 7-Month |
9.09" (230.89mm) | 16.50" (419.10mm) |
-7.41" (-188.21mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2011 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1941 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 1956 8-Month |
10.25" (260.35mm) | 17.98" (456.69mm) |
-7.73" (-196.34mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2011 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2007 | ||||
|
Dec 1955–Aug 1956 9-Month |
10.91" (277.11mm) | 19.75" (501.65mm) |
-8.84" (-224.54mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2011 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2007 | ||||
|
Nov 1955–Aug 1956 10-Month |
11.55" (293.37mm) | 21.57" (547.88mm) |
-10.02" (-254.51mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2011 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1941 | ||||
|
Oct 1955–Aug 1956 11-Month |
12.84" (326.14mm) | 24.09" (611.89mm) |
-11.25" (-285.75mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2011 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1941 | ||||
|
Sep 1955–Aug 1956 12-Month |
15.82" (401.83mm) | 27.06" (687.32mm) |
-11.24" (-285.49mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1918 | 2011 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2007 | ||||
|
Mar 1955–Aug 1956 18-Month |
29.11" (739.39mm) | 42.04" (1,067.82mm) |
-12.93" (-328.43mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1918 | 1918 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2016 | ||||
|
Sep 1954–Aug 1956 24-Month |
37.94" (963.68mm) | 54.26" (1,378.20mm) |
-16.32" (-414.52mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1918 | 1918 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2016 | ||||
|
Sep 1953–Aug 1956 36-Month |
57.81" (1,468.37mm) | 81.37" (2,066.80mm) |
-23.56" (-598.43mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1918 | 1918 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2017 | ||||
|
Sep 1952–Aug 1956 48-Month |
80.43" (2,042.92mm) | 108.48" (2,755.39mm) |
-28.05" (-712.47mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1956 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2017 | ||||
|
Sep 1951–Aug 1956 60-Month |
100.94" (2,563.88mm) | 135.52" (3,442.21mm) |
-34.58" (-878.33mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1956 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2019 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on October 1, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/