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 May 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Texas
Precipitation Rankings, April 1970
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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April 1970 1-Month |
1.80" (45.72mm) | 2.36" (59.94mm) |
-0.56" (-14.22mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 1965 | 1983 |
81st Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1957 | ||||
Mar–Apr 1970 2-Month |
4.38" (111.25mm) | 4.02" (102.11mm) |
0.36" (9.14mm) | 80th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 2011 |
49th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1957 | ||||
Feb–Apr 1970 3-Month |
6.57" (166.88mm) | 5.62" (142.75mm) |
0.95" (24.13mm) | 92nd Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 2011 |
37th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1957 | ||||
Ties: 1938 | ||||||
Jan–Apr 1970 4-Month |
7.41" (188.21mm) | 7.10" (180.34mm) |
0.31" (7.87mm) | 84th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1996 |
45th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1997 | ||||
Dec 1969–Apr 1970 5-Month |
9.69" (246.13mm) | 8.87" (225.30mm) |
0.82" (20.83mm) | 77th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1971 |
51st Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1992 | ||||
Nov 1969–Apr 1970 6-Month |
11.52" (292.61mm) | 10.69" (271.53mm) |
0.83" (21.08mm) | 74th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1971 |
54th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1941 | ||||
Ties: 1929 | ||||||
Oct 1969–Apr 1970 7-Month |
15.68" (398.27mm) | 13.21" (335.53mm) |
2.47" (62.74mm) | 91st Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 2011 |
37th Wettest | Wettest since: 1968 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1979 | ||||||
Sep 1969–Apr 1970 8-Month |
18.68" (474.47mm) | 16.18" (410.97mm) |
2.50" (63.50mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1918 |
38th Wettest | Wettest since: 1968 | 2019 | ||||
Aug 1969–Apr 1970 9-Month |
21.31" (541.27mm) | 18.51" (470.15mm) |
2.80" (71.12mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1918 |
38th Wettest | Wettest since: 1968 | 1992 | ||||
Jul 1969–Apr 1970 10-Month |
22.65" (575.31mm) | 20.88" (530.35mm) |
1.77" (44.96mm) | 82nd Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1925 |
46th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1992 | ||||
Jun 1969–Apr 1970 11-Month |
24.46" (621.28mm) | 23.72" (602.49mm) |
0.74" (18.79mm) | 66th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1918 |
62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1992 | ||||
May 1969–Apr 1970 12-Month |
28.64" (727.46mm) | 27.10" (688.34mm) |
1.54" (39.12mm) | 75th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1918 |
53rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1992 | ||||
Nov 1968–Apr 1970 18-Month |
41.49" (1,053.85mm) | 37.87" (961.90mm) |
3.62" (91.95mm) | 96th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1918 |
31st Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1942 | ||||
May 1968–Apr 1970 24-Month |
59.76" (1,517.90mm) | 54.31" (1,379.47mm) |
5.45" (138.43mm) | 98th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1918 |
29th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1942 | ||||
May 1967–Apr 1970 36-Month |
90.87" (2,308.10mm) | 81.47" (2,069.34mm) |
9.40" (238.76mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1918 |
20th Wettest | Wettest since: 1943 | 2017 | ||||
May 1966–Apr 1970 48-Month |
113.13" (2,873.50mm) | 108.57" (2,757.68mm) |
4.56" (115.82mm) | 82nd Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1956 |
43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2019 | ||||
May 1965–Apr 1970 60-Month |
142.11" (3,609.59mm) | 135.54" (3,442.72mm) |
6.57" (166.87mm) | 87th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1956 |
37th Wettest | Wettest since: 1962 | 2019 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 1, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/