California August Precipitation by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide precipitation in the month of August in California for each year from 1895–2023. It is a statewide average over the entire territory of the state, based on data from the NOAA.

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What Was the Rainiest August in California History?

1983 was the wettest August in California history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 1.14 inches.

What Was the Driest August in California History?

1937 was the driest August in California history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 0.01 inches.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (in)
2023	2	0.79
2022	19	0.42
2021	94	0.10
2020	95	0.10
2019	83	0.13
2018	118	0.04
2017	44	0.27
2016	108	0.06
2015	101	0.08
2014	17	0.45
2013	22	0.38
2012	39	0.30
2011	96	0.10
2010	97	0.10
2009	85	0.12
2008	86	0.12
2007	87	0.12
2006	109	0.06
2005	41	0.29
2004	67	0.19
2003	7	0.57
2002	128	0.01
2001	113	0.05
2000	45	0.27
1999	61	0.21
1998	84	0.13
1997	46	0.27
1996	110	0.06
1995	111	0.06
1994	112	0.06
1993	56	0.22
1992	64	0.20
1991	65	0.20
1990	24	0.36
1989	42	0.29
1988	20	0.41
1987	119	0.04
1986	88	0.12
1985	106	0.07
1984	5	0.61
1983	1	1.14
1982	25	0.36
1981	98	0.10
1980	120	0.04
1979	18	0.45
1978	57	0.22
1977	3	0.75
1976	10	0.55
1975	31	0.33
1974	68	0.19
1973	72	0.17
1972	69	0.19
1971	33	0.32
1970	70	0.19
1969	114	0.05
1968	11	0.53
1967	32	0.33
1966	78	0.15
1965	4	0.65
1964	81	0.14
1963	40	0.30
1962	50	0.25
1961	6	0.59
1960	124	0.02
1959	58	0.22
1958	23	0.38
1957	89	0.12
1956	121	0.03
1955	26	0.35
1954	47	0.27
1953	36	0.31
1952	115	0.05
1951	27	0.35
1950	107	0.07
1949	79	0.15
1948	102	0.08
1947	55	0.23
1946	90	0.12
1945	12	0.53
1944	122	0.03
1943	103	0.08
1942	43	0.28
1941	14	0.50
1940	125	0.02
1939	71	0.18
1938	93	0.11
1937	129	0.01
1936	51	0.24
1935	28	0.35
1934	52	0.24
1933	91	0.12
1932	116	0.05
1931	8	0.57
1930	82	0.14
1929	53	0.24
1928	126	0.02
1927	99	0.10
1926	62	0.21
1925	29	0.35
1924	80	0.15
1923	63	0.21
1922	30	0.35
1921	48	0.27
1920	16	0.47
1919	104	0.08
1918	49	0.27
1917	59	0.22
1916	37	0.31
1915	74	0.16
1914	123	0.03
1913	13	0.51
1912	75	0.16
1911	127	0.02
1910	117	0.05
1909	15	0.50
1908	38	0.31
1907	66	0.20
1906	34	0.32
1905	76	0.16
1904	21	0.41
1903	100	0.09
1902	92	0.12
1901	35	0.32
1900	105	0.08
1899	60	0.22
1898	73	0.17
1897	54	0.24
1896	9	0.56
1895	77	0.16