Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Alaska
Precipitation Rankings, August 1978
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| Period | Value | 1925-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1925-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
August 1978 1-Month |
2.79" (70.87mm) | 4.37" (111.00mm) |
-1.58" (-40.13mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1941 |
| 93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jul–Aug 1978 2-Month |
5.57" (141.48mm) | 7.66" (194.56mm) |
-2.09" (-53.08mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1998 | ||||
|
Jun–Aug 1978 3-Month |
8.75" (222.25mm) | 10.00" (254.00mm) |
-1.25" (-31.75mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1957 |
| 83rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2014 | ||||
|
May–Aug 1978 4-Month |
10.69" (271.53mm) | 12.11" (307.59mm) |
-1.42" (-36.06mm) | 15th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1957 |
| 84th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1998 | ||||
|
Apr–Aug 1978 5-Month |
12.18" (309.37mm) | 14.00" (355.60mm) |
-1.82" (-46.23mm) | 12th Driest | Driest since: 1976 | 1957 |
| 87th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1998 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 1978 6-Month |
13.57" (344.68mm) | 16.23" (412.24mm) |
-2.66" (-67.56mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1974 | 1957 |
| 93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1998 | ||||
| Ties: 1972 | ||||||
|
Feb–Aug 1978 7-Month |
15.76" (400.30mm) | 18.55" (471.17mm) |
-2.79" (-70.87mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1974 | 1957 |
| 91st Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1963 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 1978 8-Month |
17.37" (441.20mm) | 21.28" (540.51mm) |
-3.91" (-99.31mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1974 | 1969 |
| 94th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1963 | ||||
| Ties: 1950 | ||||||
|
Dec 1977–Aug 1978 9-Month |
19.35" (491.49mm) | 24.38" (619.25mm) |
-5.03" (-127.76mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1974 | 1969 |
| 94th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1944 | ||||
|
Nov 1977–Aug 1978 10-Month |
21.42" (544.07mm) | 27.76" (705.10mm) |
-6.34" (-161.03mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1974 | 1969 |
| 95th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1944 | ||||
|
Oct 1977–Aug 1978 11-Month |
25.75" (654.05mm) | 32.15" (816.61mm) |
-6.40" (-162.56mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1974 | 1969 |
| 95th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1944 | ||||
|
Sep 1977–Aug 1978 12-Month |
31.45" (798.83mm) | 36.70" (932.18mm) |
-5.25" (-133.35mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1974 | 1969 |
| 93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1944 | ||||
|
Mar 1977–Aug 1978 18-Month |
46.29" (1,175.77mm) | 52.92" (1,344.17mm) |
-6.63" (-168.40mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1974 | 1969 |
| 94th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1944 | ||||
|
Sep 1976–Aug 1978 24-Month |
69.95" (1,776.73mm) | 73.26" (1,860.80mm) |
-3.31" (-84.07mm) | 21st Driest | Driest since: 1976 | 1969 |
| 76th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1930 | ||||
|
Sep 1975–Aug 1978 36-Month |
102.49" (2,603.25mm) | 109.83" (2,789.68mm) |
-7.34" (-186.43mm) | 10th Driest | Driest since: 1976 | 1974 |
| 86th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1931 | ||||
|
Sep 1974–Aug 1978 48-Month |
139.08" (3,532.63mm) | 146.33" (3,716.78mm) |
-7.25" (-184.15mm) | 18th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1972 |
| 77th Wettest | Wettest since: 1968 | 1932 | ||||
|
Sep 1973–Aug 1978 60-Month |
166.78" (4,236.21mm) | 182.81" (4,643.37mm) |
-16.03" (-407.16mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1976 | 1976 |
| 89th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1932 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on October 5, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/