August 2013 National Climate Report

Summer Precipitation Totals and Anomalies

The following table shows, for about 190 long-term stations, how summer precipitation totals stack up against the 1981-2010 station normals. Sort the precipitation anomaly column to find greatest positive and negative departures. Click on the stations anomaly value for a visual representation of the departure from normal for each year of the stations history.


Location
Summer Precip Total
(Inches)
Summer Precip Anomaly
(Inches)
Summer Percent of Normal Precip
(%)
Aberdeen, SD5.25-3.9057
Abilene, TX10.112.09126
Akron, OH14.813.34129
Alamosa, CO3.811.08140
Albany, NY16.775.40147
Albuquerque, NM3.22-0.5286
Allentown, PA21.318.36165
Amarillo, TX6.09-2.8268
Asheville, NC29.6516.29222
Astoria, OR3.84-0.9081
Augusta, GA25.7212.35192
Austin, TX4.11-4.4548
Baltimore, MD11.730.91108
Bangor, ME13.903.70136
Barrow, AK3.821.47163
Beckley, WV14.592.09117
Bethel, AK7.20-0.1398
Billings, MT1.75-2.4442
Binghamton, NY17.145.68150
Birmingham, AL21.778.66166
Bismarck, ND5.70-2.6468
Boise, ID1.00-0.2679
Boston, MA15.975.51153
Bridgeport, CT13.182.15119
Brownsville, TX4.46-2.5963
Buffalo, NY13.553.40133
Burlington, VT17.435.67148
Cape Hatteras, NC11.94-4.0175
Caribou, ME19.027.70168
Carson City, NV1.740.82189
Casper, WY3.23-0.6483
Central Park, NY15.812.36118
Charleston, WV18.615.64143
Charlotte, NC16.574.93142
Chattanooga, TN19.537.09157
Cheyenne, WY2.95-3.5346
Chicago, IL10.15-1.9084
Cincinnati, OH15.163.96135
Cleveland, OH15.625.22150
Colorado Springs, CO10.942.26126
Columbia, MO6.37-6.83 48
Columbia, SC24.919.50162
Columbus, GA24.7712.52202
Columbus, OH14.192.07117
Concord, NH15.534.92146
Corpus Christi, TX6.28-2.7969
Dallas, TX6.92-1.2784
Daytona Beach, FL20.392.33113
Del Rio, TX5.27-1.0484
Des Moines, IA5.24-8.3039
Detroit, MI16.136.24163
Dodge City, KS12.052.98133
Dubuque, IA9.12-3.9970
Duluth, MN8.26-3.5270
El Paso, TX4.41-0.0998
Elkins, WV16.542.94122
Elko, NV0.99-0.4071
Ely, NV1.05-1.1648
Erie, PA16.665.89155
Eugene, OR1.36-1.2951
Eureka, CA0.52-0.7242
Evansville, IN12.782.10120
Fairbanks, AK3.47-1.9464
Fargo, ND9.04-0.2198
Flagstaff, AZ12.476.39205
Fort Myers, FL29.450.18101
Fort Smith, AR13.893.72137
Fort Wayne, IN14.682.64122
Fresno, CA0.00-0.230
Glasgow, MT5.33-0.02100
Goodland, KS4.44-4.9847
Grand Forks, ND6.06-3.4564
Grand Island, NE6.04-4.7856
Grand Junction, CO2.570.55127
Grand Rapids, MI9.63-1.5186
Great Falls, MT3.81-1.7968
Green Bay, WI10.23-0.5295
Greensboro, NC20.047.95166
Greenville, SC31.1918.11238
Harrisburg, PA10.23-0.7693
Hartford, CT21.879.41176
Helena, MT4.550.10102
Hilo, HI17.08-10.9561
Honolulu, HI0.64-0.6948
Houston, TX4.41-12.4126
Huntington, WV18.856.68155
Huntsville, AL14.52.55121
Indianapolis, IN8.10-3.8368
International Falls, MN12.742.31122
Jackson, MS10.70-2.4781
Jacksonville, FL19.13-0.6797
Juneau, AK12.57-1.0093
Kahului, HI1.700.50142
Kansas City, MO7.74-5.8357
Key West, FL20.737.69159
Knoxville, TN19.967.80164
La Crosse, WI8.23-4.6664
Lander, WY0.35-2.3113
Las Vegas, NV0.59-0.2174
Lexington, KY21.799.45177
Lihue, HI2.43-3.1843
Little Rock, AR8.98-0.5394
Los Angeles, CA0.03-0.1319
Lubbock, TX6.37-0.4993
Macon, GA29.4316.32224
Madison, WI16.393.40126
Medford, OR0.81-0.4962
Memphis, TN11.380.28103
Miami, FL23.33-1.7293
Midland, TX3.01-2.4555
Milwaukee, WI10.62-0.9292
Minot, SD11.823.77147
Missoula, MT2.20-2.0552
Mobile, AL23.272.95115
Moline, IL9.46-3.8471
Montgomery, AL17.314.04130
Montpelier, VT16.044.15135
Muskegon, MI8.570.26103
Nashville, TN13.102.15120
New Orleans, LA15.59-4.3878
New York (JFK), NY12.961.34112
New York (La Guardia), NY12.950.39103
Nome, AK8.872.56141
Norfolk, NE7.01-3.8265
Norfolk, VA15.860.94106
North Platte, NE8.20-0.5893
Oklahoma City, OK18.157.01163
Olympia, WA3.710.38111
Omaha, NE6.91-4.9258
Orlando, FL24.722.74112
Paducah, KY15.304.04136
Pendleton, OR1.26-0.4275
Peoria, IL4.31-6.3141
Philadelphia, PA29.7118.43263
Phoenix, AZ2.130.06103
Pierre, SD8.070.09101
Pittsburgh, PA13.431.82116
Pocatallo, ID1.09-1.1549
Portland, ME12.421.88118
Portland, OR2.13-0.8971
Providence, RI16.225.69154
Pueblo, CO5.890.15103
Raleigh, NC18.465.95148
Rapid City, SD6.440.50108
Richmond, VA20.026.92153
Roanoke, VA21.8010.37191
Rochester, NY10.80-2.9579
Rockford, IL12.57-0.6295
Roswell, NM4.14-2.1366
Sacramento, CA0.22-0.0485
Salem, OR1.37-1.0956
Salt Lake City, UT1.33-0.9558
San Antonio, TX3.60-5.3740
San Diego, CA0.05-0.0742
San Francisco, CA0.05-0.1033
San Juan, PR32.9117.97220
Savannah, GA27.659.54153
Scottsbluff, NE3.34-2.6456
Scranton, PA8.58-2.6576
Seattle, WA2.66-0.4984
Sheridan, WY2.68-1.3467
Shreveport, LA10.10-1.6886
Sioux City, IA6.81-3.7564
Sioux Falls, SD8.11-1.9581
South Bend, IN9.63-1.9283
Spokane, WA2.540.06102
Springfield, IL14.452.81124
Springfield, MO5.65-6.4347
St Louis, MO10.48-0.9092
St Paul, MN10.76-1.8385
Syracuse, NY12.651.99119
Tallahassee, FL30.928.67139
Tampa, FL33.4111.89155
Toledo, OH12.302.35124
Topeka, KS10.15-3.3175
Tucson, AZ3.12-1.7264
Tulsa, OK9.50-1.4887
Washington (Dulles), DC13.872.69124
Washington (Reagan National), DC15.745.30151
Waterloo, IA10.72-3.4476
Wichita Falls, TX8.21-0.03100
Wichita, KS20.518.28168
Williamsport, PA9.06-3.0675
Williston, ND8.081.57124
Wilmington, DE25.785.71128
Wilmington, NC22.9311.23196
Worchester, MA16.214.08134
Yakima, WA0.58-0.5253
Youngstown, OH15.464.03135

Citing This Report

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Monthly National Climate Report for August 2013, published online September 2013, retrieved on January 22, 2025 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/monthly-report/national/201308/supplemental/page-3.