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 1972
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| Period | Value | 1925-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1925-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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August 1972 1-Month |
3.92" (99.57mm) | 4.37" (111.00mm) |
-0.45" (-11.43mm) | 25th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1941 |
| 74th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jul–Aug 1972 2-Month |
5.83" (148.08mm) | 7.66" (194.56mm) |
-1.83" (-46.48mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1977 |
| 91st Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1998 | ||||
|
Jun–Aug 1972 3-Month |
8.17" (207.52mm) | 10.00" (254.00mm) |
-1.83" (-46.48mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1957 |
| 90th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 2014 | ||||
|
May–Aug 1972 4-Month |
9.99" (253.75mm) | 12.11" (307.59mm) |
-2.12" (-53.84mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1957 |
| 91st Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1998 | ||||
|
Apr–Aug 1972 5-Month |
11.66" (296.16mm) | 14.00" (355.60mm) |
-2.34" (-59.44mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1957 |
| 93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1998 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 1972 6-Month |
13.57" (344.68mm) | 16.23" (412.24mm) |
-2.66" (-67.56mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1957 |
| 93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1998 | ||||
| Ties: 1978 | ||||||
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Feb–Aug 1972 7-Month |
14.83" (376.68mm) | 18.55" (471.17mm) |
-3.72" (-94.49mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1957 |
| 96th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1963 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 1972 8-Month |
17.24" (437.90mm) | 21.28" (540.51mm) |
-4.04" (-102.61mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1969 |
| 95th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1963 | ||||
|
Dec 1971–Aug 1972 9-Month |
20.97" (532.64mm) | 24.38" (619.25mm) |
-3.41" (-86.61mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1969 |
| 90th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1944 | ||||
|
Nov 1971–Aug 1972 10-Month |
23.75" (603.25mm) | 27.76" (705.10mm) |
-4.01" (-101.85mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1969 |
| 90th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1944 | ||||
|
Oct 1971–Aug 1972 11-Month |
28.81" (731.77mm) | 32.15" (816.61mm) |
-3.34" (-84.84mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1969 |
| 85th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1944 | ||||
|
Sep 1971–Aug 1972 12-Month |
32.77" (832.36mm) | 36.70" (932.18mm) |
-3.93" (-99.82mm) | 12th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1969 |
| 86th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1944 | ||||
|
Mar 1971–Aug 1972 18-Month |
48.93" (1,242.82mm) | 52.92" (1,344.17mm) |
-3.99" (-101.35mm) | 17th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1969 |
| 81st Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1944 | ||||
|
Sep 1970–Aug 1972 24-Month |
68.16" (1,731.26mm) | 73.26" (1,860.80mm) |
-5.10" (-129.54mm) | 12th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1969 |
| 85th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1930 | ||||
|
Sep 1969–Aug 1972 36-Month |
103.28" (2,623.31mm) | 109.83" (2,789.68mm) |
-6.55" (-166.37mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1974 |
| 83rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1968 | 1931 | ||||
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Sep 1968–Aug 1972 48-Month |
130.32" (3,310.13mm) | 146.33" (3,716.78mm) |
-16.01" (-406.65mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1972 |
| 94th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1932 | ||||
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Sep 1967–Aug 1972 60-Month |
164.53" (4,179.06mm) | 182.81" (4,643.37mm) |
-18.28" (-464.31mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1976 |
| 92nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1932 | ||||
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/