Statewide Rankings

Parameter:

Year:

Month:

State:

Please note, Degree Days and Palmer Indices are not available for Alaska. Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI), Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI), and Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) are not offered for multiple-month time scales.

Alaska

Precipitation Rankings, August 1927

View Period (Months):

All

Download: CSV JSON XML

Record Driest

Bottom ⅒

Bottom ⅓

Normal

Top ⅓

Top ⅒

Record Wettest
Period	Value	1925-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1925-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
August 1927 1-Month	4.37" (111.00mm)	4.37" (111.00mm)	0.00" (0.00mm)	43rd Driest	Driest since: 1926	1941
	4.37" (111.00mm)	4.37" (111.00mm)	0.00" (0.00mm)	56th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2018
	Ties: 1996
Jul–Aug 1927 2-Month	7.00" (177.80mm)	7.66" (194.56mm)	-0.66" (-16.76mm)	27th Driest	Driest since: 1926	1977
Jul–Aug 1927 2-Month	7.00" (177.80mm)	7.66" (194.56mm)	-0.66" (-16.76mm)	72nd Wettest	Wettest to Date	2022
Jun–Aug 1927 3-Month	9.25" (234.95mm)	10.00" (254.00mm)	-0.75" (-19.05mm)	24th Driest	Driest since: 1926	1957
	9.25" (234.95mm)	10.00" (254.00mm)	-0.75" (-19.05mm)	75th Wettest	Wettest since: 1925	2014
	Ties: 1987
May–Aug 1927 4-Month	10.88" (276.35mm)	12.11" (307.59mm)	-1.23" (-31.24mm)	17th Driest	Driest since: 1926	1957
May–Aug 1927 4-Month	10.88" (276.35mm)	12.11" (307.59mm)	-1.23" (-31.24mm)	82nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1925	1998
Apr–Aug 1927 5-Month	12.76" (324.10mm)	14.00" (355.60mm)	-1.24" (-31.50mm)	20th Driest	Driest since: 1926	1957
Apr–Aug 1927 5-Month	12.76" (324.10mm)	14.00" (355.60mm)	-1.24" (-31.50mm)	79th Wettest	Wettest since: 1925	1998
Mar–Aug 1927 6-Month	15.53" (394.46mm)	16.23" (412.24mm)	-0.70" (-17.78mm)	33rd Driest	Driest to Date	1957
Mar–Aug 1927 6-Month	15.53" (394.46mm)	16.23" (412.24mm)	-0.70" (-17.78mm)	66th Wettest	Wettest since: 1926	1998
Feb–Aug 1927 7-Month	17.84" (453.14mm)	18.55" (471.17mm)	-0.71" (-18.03mm)	33rd Driest	Driest since: 1926	1957
Feb–Aug 1927 7-Month	17.84" (453.14mm)	18.55" (471.17mm)	-0.71" (-18.03mm)	66th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1963
Jan–Aug 1927 8-Month	21.01" (533.65mm)	21.28" (540.51mm)	-0.27" (-6.86mm)	39th Driest	Driest since: 1925	1969
Jan–Aug 1927 8-Month	21.01" (533.65mm)	21.28" (540.51mm)	-0.27" (-6.86mm)	60th Wettest	Wettest since: 1926	1963
Dec 1926–Aug 1927 9-Month	24.97" (634.24mm)	24.38" (619.25mm)	0.59" (14.99mm)	55th Driest	Driest to Date	1969
Dec 1926–Aug 1927 9-Month	24.97" (634.24mm)	24.38" (619.25mm)	0.59" (14.99mm)	43rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1926	1944
Nov 1926–Aug 1927 10-Month	27.26" (692.40mm)	27.76" (705.10mm)	-0.50" (-12.70mm)	39th Driest	Driest to Date	1969
Nov 1926–Aug 1927 10-Month	27.26" (692.40mm)	27.76" (705.10mm)	-0.50" (-12.70mm)	59th Wettest	Wettest since: 1926	1944
Oct 1926–Aug 1927 11-Month	32.42" (823.47mm)	32.15" (816.61mm)	0.27" (6.86mm)	52nd Driest	Driest to Date	1969
	32.42" (823.47mm)	32.15" (816.61mm)	0.27" (6.86mm)	46th Wettest	Wettest since: 1926	1944
	Ties: 1985
Sep 1926–Aug 1927 12-Month	36.50" (927.10mm)	36.70" (932.18mm)	-0.20" (-5.08mm)	47th Driest	Driest to Date	1969
Sep 1926–Aug 1927 12-Month	36.50" (927.10mm)	36.70" (932.18mm)	-0.20" (-5.08mm)	51st Wettest	Wettest since: 1926	1944
Mar 1926–Aug 1927 18-Month	52.36" (1,329.94mm)	52.92" (1,344.17mm)	-0.56" (-14.23mm)	35th Driest	Driest to Date	1969
Mar 1926–Aug 1927 18-Month	52.36" (1,329.94mm)	52.92" (1,344.17mm)	-0.56" (-14.23mm)	63rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1926	1944
Sep 1925–Aug 1927 24-Month	80.65" (2,048.51mm)	73.26" (1,860.80mm)	7.39" (187.71mm)	88th Driest	Driest to Date	1969
Sep 1925–Aug 1927 24-Month	80.65" (2,048.51mm)	73.26" (1,860.80mm)	7.39" (187.71mm)	9th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1930

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 23, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings