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 May 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Delaware
Precipitation Rankings, August 2006
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
August 2006 1-Month |
1.55" (39.37mm) | 4.59" (116.59mm) |
-3.04" (-77.22mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 2008 |
122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 1967 | ||||
Jul–Aug 2006 2-Month |
6.68" (169.67mm) | 8.90" (226.06mm) |
-2.22" (-56.39mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1966 |
89th Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 1919 | ||||
Jun–Aug 2006 3-Month |
16.32" (414.53mm) | 12.54" (318.52mm) |
3.78" (96.01mm) | 103rd Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1966 |
25th Wettest | Wettest since: 2003 | 2013 | ||||
May–Aug 2006 4-Month |
18.16" (461.26mm) | 16.10" (408.94mm) |
2.06" (52.32mm) | 85th Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1964 |
43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2004 | 1919 | ||||
Ties: 2016 | ||||||
Apr–Aug 2006 5-Month |
21.32" (541.53mm) | 19.58" (497.33mm) |
1.74" (44.20mm) | 82nd Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1957 |
46th Wettest | Wettest since: 2004 | 1919 | ||||
Mar–Aug 2006 6-Month |
21.61" (548.89mm) | 23.55" (598.17mm) |
-1.94" (-49.28mm) | 44th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1930 |
84th Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 1989 | ||||
Feb–Aug 2006 7-Month |
23.14" (587.76mm) | 26.60" (675.64mm) |
-3.46" (-87.88mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1930 |
99th Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 1958 | ||||
Jan–Aug 2006 8-Month |
27.05" (687.07mm) | 30.09" (764.29mm) |
-3.04" (-77.22mm) | 38th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1930 |
90th Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 1958 | ||||
Dec 2005–Aug 2006 9-Month |
30.76" (781.30mm) | 33.55" (852.17mm) |
-2.79" (-70.87mm) | 38th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1930 |
89th Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 1958 | ||||
Nov 2005–Aug 2006 10-Month |
34.23" (869.44mm) | 36.62" (930.15mm) |
-2.39" (-60.71mm) | 45th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1977 |
82nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 1958 | ||||
Oct 2005–Aug 2006 11-Month |
42.29" (1,074.17mm) | 39.77" (1,010.16mm) |
2.52" (64.01mm) | 84th Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1966 |
43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2004 | 1958 | ||||
Sep 2005–Aug 2006 12-Month |
42.88" (1,089.15mm) | 43.36" (1,101.34mm) |
-0.48" (-12.19mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1966 |
65th Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 1958 | ||||
Mar 2005–Aug 2006 18-Month |
67.41" (1,712.21mm) | 66.82" (1,697.23mm) |
0.59" (14.98mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1966 |
62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 1984 | ||||
Sep 2004–Aug 2006 24-Month |
86.97" (2,209.04mm) | 86.56" (2,198.62mm) |
0.41" (10.42mm) | 63rd Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1966 |
63rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 2004 | ||||
Sep 2003–Aug 2006 36-Month |
139.31" (3,538.47mm) | 129.84" (3,297.94mm) |
9.47" (240.53mm) | 95th Driest | Driest since: 2003 | 1966 |
30th Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 2005 | ||||
Sep 2002–Aug 2006 48-Month |
199.51" (5,067.55mm) | 173.06" (4,395.72mm) |
26.45" (671.83mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1966 |
4th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1939 | ||||
Sep 2001–Aug 2006 60-Month |
228.56" (5,805.42mm) | 216.24" (5,492.50mm) |
12.32" (312.92mm) | 92nd Driest | Driest since: 2003 | 1966 |
31st Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 1937 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on June 30, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/