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.
Alaska
Precipitation Rankings, August 1970
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| Period | Value | 1925-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1925-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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August 1970 1-Month |
4.33" (109.98mm) | 4.37" (111.00mm) |
-0.04" (-1.02mm) | 41st Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1941 |
| 58th Wettest | Wettest since: 1967 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jul–Aug 1970 2-Month |
7.96" (202.18mm) | 7.66" (194.56mm) |
0.30" (7.62mm) | 55th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1977 |
| 44th Wettest | Wettest since: 1967 | 1998 | ||||
|
Jun–Aug 1970 3-Month |
10.61" (269.49mm) | 10.00" (254.00mm) |
0.61" (15.49mm) | 63rd Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1957 |
| 36th Wettest | Wettest since: 1967 | 2014 | ||||
|
May–Aug 1970 4-Month |
12.41" (315.21mm) | 12.11" (307.59mm) |
0.30" (7.62mm) | 54th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1957 |
| 45th Wettest | Wettest since: 1967 | 1998 | ||||
| Ties: 2010 | ||||||
|
Apr–Aug 1970 5-Month |
14.80" (375.92mm) | 14.00" (355.60mm) |
0.80" (20.32mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1957 |
| 31st Wettest | Wettest since: 1967 | 1998 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 1970 6-Month |
17.46" (443.48mm) | 16.23" (412.24mm) |
1.23" (31.24mm) | 75th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1957 |
| 24th Wettest | Wettest since: 1967 | 1998 | ||||
| Ties: 2020 | ||||||
|
Feb–Aug 1970 7-Month |
20.01" (508.25mm) | 18.55" (471.17mm) |
1.46" (37.08mm) | 71st Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1957 |
| 28th Wettest | Wettest since: 1967 | 1963 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 1970 8-Month |
21.62" (549.15mm) | 21.28" (540.51mm) |
0.34" (8.64mm) | 49th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1969 |
| 50th Wettest | Wettest since: 1967 | 1963 | ||||
| Ties: 2017 | ||||||
|
Dec 1969–Aug 1970 9-Month |
25.02" (635.51mm) | 24.38" (619.25mm) |
0.64" (16.26mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1969 |
| 42nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1967 | 1944 | ||||
|
Nov 1969–Aug 1970 10-Month |
28.93" (734.82mm) | 27.76" (705.10mm) |
1.17" (29.72mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1969 |
| 37th Wettest | Wettest since: 1963 | 1944 | ||||
|
Oct 1969–Aug 1970 11-Month |
32.96" (837.18mm) | 32.15" (816.61mm) |
0.81" (20.57mm) | 55th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1969 |
| 43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1967 | 1944 | ||||
|
Sep 1969–Aug 1970 12-Month |
35.12" (892.05mm) | 36.70" (932.18mm) |
-1.58" (-40.13mm) | 33rd Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1969 |
| 65th Wettest | Wettest since: 1967 | 1944 | ||||
|
Mar 1969–Aug 1970 18-Month |
48.58" (1,233.93mm) | 52.92" (1,344.17mm) |
-4.34" (-110.24mm) | 14th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1969 |
| 84th Wettest | Wettest since: 1968 | 1944 | ||||
|
Sep 1968–Aug 1970 24-Month |
62.16" (1,578.86mm) | 73.26" (1,860.80mm) |
-11.10" (-281.94mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1969 |
| 95th Wettest | Wettest since: 1968 | 1930 | ||||
|
Sep 1967–Aug 1970 36-Month |
96.37" (2,447.80mm) | 109.83" (2,789.68mm) |
-13.46" (-341.88mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1974 |
| 94th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1931 | ||||
|
Sep 1966–Aug 1970 48-Month |
133.91" (3,401.31mm) | 146.33" (3,716.78mm) |
-12.42" (-315.47mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1972 |
| 88th Wettest | Wettest since: 1968 | 1932 | ||||
|
Sep 1965–Aug 1970 60-Month |
168.41" (4,277.61mm) | 182.81" (4,643.37mm) |
-14.40" (-365.76mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1976 |
| 87th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1932 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on September 24, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/