Statewide Rankings

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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.

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Precipitation Rankings, August 2012

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Period	Value	1925-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1925-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
August 2012 1-Month	4.52" (114.81mm)	4.37" (111.00mm)	0.15" (3.81mm)	53rd Driest	Driest since: 2010	1941
August 2012 1-Month	4.52" (114.81mm)	4.37" (111.00mm)	0.15" (3.81mm)	46th Wettest	Wettest since: 2011	2018
Jul–Aug 2012 2-Month	8.73" (221.74mm)	7.66" (194.56mm)	1.07" (27.18mm)	74th Driest	Driest since: 2010	1977
	8.73" (221.74mm)	7.66" (194.56mm)	1.07" (27.18mm)	25th Wettest	Wettest since: 2011	2022
	Ties: 1942
Jun–Aug 2012 3-Month	11.61" (294.89mm)	10.00" (254.00mm)	1.61" (40.89mm)	79th Driest	Driest since: 2010	1957
Jun–Aug 2012 3-Month	11.61" (294.89mm)	10.00" (254.00mm)	1.61" (40.89mm)	20th Wettest	Wettest since: 2011	2014
May–Aug 2012 4-Month	14.24" (361.70mm)	12.11" (307.59mm)	2.13" (54.11mm)	87th Driest	Driest since: 2011	1957
May–Aug 2012 4-Month	14.24" (361.70mm)	12.11" (307.59mm)	2.13" (54.11mm)	12th Wettest	Wettest since: 1998	1998
Apr–Aug 2012 5-Month	15.29" (388.37mm)	14.00" (355.60mm)	1.29" (32.77mm)	76th Driest	Driest since: 2010	1957
Apr–Aug 2012 5-Month	15.29" (388.37mm)	14.00" (355.60mm)	1.29" (32.77mm)	23rd Wettest	Wettest since: 2011	1998
Mar–Aug 2012 6-Month	17.11" (434.59mm)	16.23" (412.24mm)	0.88" (22.35mm)	68th Driest	Driest since: 2011	1957
Mar–Aug 2012 6-Month	17.11" (434.59mm)	16.23" (412.24mm)	0.88" (22.35mm)	31st Wettest	Wettest since: 2008	1998
Feb–Aug 2012 7-Month	19.85" (504.19mm)	18.55" (471.17mm)	1.30" (33.02mm)	69th Driest	Driest since: 2011	1957
Feb–Aug 2012 7-Month	19.85" (504.19mm)	18.55" (471.17mm)	1.30" (33.02mm)	30th Wettest	Wettest since: 2006	1963
Jan–Aug 2012 8-Month	22.64" (575.06mm)	21.28" (540.51mm)	1.36" (34.55mm)	68th Driest	Driest since: 2011	1969
Jan–Aug 2012 8-Month	22.64" (575.06mm)	21.28" (540.51mm)	1.36" (34.55mm)	31st Wettest	Wettest since: 2003	1963
Dec 2011–Aug 2012 9-Month	27.30" (693.42mm)	24.38" (619.25mm)	2.92" (74.17mm)	82nd Driest	Driest since: 2011	1969
Dec 2011–Aug 2012 9-Month	27.30" (693.42mm)	24.38" (619.25mm)	2.92" (74.17mm)	16th Wettest	Wettest since: 2001	1944
Nov 2011–Aug 2012 10-Month	30.58" (776.73mm)	27.76" (705.10mm)	2.82" (71.63mm)	79th Driest	Driest since: 2011	1969
Nov 2011–Aug 2012 10-Month	30.58" (776.73mm)	27.76" (705.10mm)	2.82" (71.63mm)	19th Wettest	Wettest since: 2005	1944
Oct 2011–Aug 2012 11-Month	34.74" (882.40mm)	32.15" (816.61mm)	2.59" (65.79mm)	70th Driest	Driest since: 2011	1969
Oct 2011–Aug 2012 11-Month	34.74" (882.40mm)	32.15" (816.61mm)	2.59" (65.79mm)	28th Wettest	Wettest since: 2005	1944
Sep 2011–Aug 2012 12-Month	39.75" (1,009.65mm)	36.70" (932.18mm)	3.05" (77.47mm)	72nd Driest	Driest since: 2011	1969
	39.75" (1,009.65mm)	36.70" (932.18mm)	3.05" (77.47mm)	26th Wettest	Wettest since: 2006	1944
	Ties: 1992
Mar 2011–Aug 2012 18-Month	55.96" (1,421.38mm)	52.92" (1,344.17mm)	3.04" (77.21mm)	70th Driest	Driest since: 2011	1969
Mar 2011–Aug 2012 18-Month	55.96" (1,421.38mm)	52.92" (1,344.17mm)	3.04" (77.21mm)	28th Wettest	Wettest since: 2006	1944
Sep 2010–Aug 2012 24-Month	74.89" (1,902.21mm)	73.26" (1,860.80mm)	1.63" (41.41mm)	56th Driest	Driest since: 2011	1969
Sep 2010–Aug 2012 24-Month	74.89" (1,902.21mm)	73.26" (1,860.80mm)	1.63" (41.41mm)	41st Wettest	Wettest since: 2007	1930
Sep 2009–Aug 2012 36-Month	108.59" (2,758.19mm)	109.83" (2,789.68mm)	-1.24" (-31.49mm)	38th Driest	Driest since: 2011	1974
Sep 2009–Aug 2012 36-Month	108.59" (2,758.19mm)	109.83" (2,789.68mm)	-1.24" (-31.49mm)	58th Wettest	Wettest since: 2009	1931
Sep 2008–Aug 2012 48-Month	145.16" (3,687.06mm)	146.33" (3,716.78mm)	-1.17" (-29.72mm)	37th Driest	Driest since: 2011	1972
Sep 2008–Aug 2012 48-Month	145.16" (3,687.06mm)	146.33" (3,716.78mm)	-1.17" (-29.72mm)	58th Wettest	Wettest since: 2009	1932
Sep 2007–Aug 2012 60-Month	183.36" (4,657.34mm)	182.81" (4,643.37mm)	0.55" (13.97mm)	37th Driest	Driest since: 2011	1976
Sep 2007–Aug 2012 60-Month	183.36" (4,657.34mm)	182.81" (4,643.37mm)	0.55" (13.97mm)	57th Wettest	Wettest since: 2010	1932

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 29, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings