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Minnesota, Climate Division 5. Central

Precipitation Rankings, October 1971

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
October 1971 1-Month	6.52" (165.61mm)	1.91" (48.51mm)	4.61" (117.10mm)	128th Driest	Driest since: 1970	1895, 1952
October 1971 1-Month	6.52" (165.61mm)	1.91" (48.51mm)	4.61" (117.10mm)	1st Wettest	Wettest to Date	1971
Sep–Oct 1971 2-Month	9.13" (231.90mm)	4.71" (119.63mm)	4.42" (112.27mm)	124th Driest	Driest since: 1970	1952
Sep–Oct 1971 2-Month	9.13" (231.90mm)	4.71" (119.63mm)	4.42" (112.27mm)	5th Wettest	Wettest since: 1968	1968
Aug–Oct 1971 3-Month	11.69" (296.93mm)	8.28" (210.31mm)	3.41" (86.62mm)	112th Driest	Driest since: 1970	1976
Aug–Oct 1971 3-Month	11.69" (296.93mm)	8.28" (210.31mm)	3.41" (86.62mm)	17th Wettest	Wettest since: 1968	1900
Jul–Oct 1971 4-Month	14.76" (374.90mm)	11.82" (300.23mm)	2.94" (74.67mm)	100th Driest	Driest since: 1970	1976
Jul–Oct 1971 4-Month	14.76" (374.90mm)	11.82" (300.23mm)	2.94" (74.67mm)	29th Wettest	Wettest since: 1968	1900
Jun–Oct 1971 5-Month	20.42" (518.67mm)	16.13" (409.70mm)	4.29" (108.97mm)	111th Driest	Driest since: 1970	1936
Jun–Oct 1971 5-Month	20.42" (518.67mm)	16.13" (409.70mm)	4.29" (108.97mm)	18th Wettest	Wettest since: 1968	2002
May–Oct 1971 6-Month	23.46" (595.88mm)	19.44" (493.78mm)	4.02" (102.10mm)	107th Driest	Driest since: 1970	1976
	23.46" (595.88mm)	19.44" (493.78mm)	4.02" (102.10mm)	22nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1968	2002
	Ties: 1962
Apr–Oct 1971 7-Month	25.00" (635.00mm)	21.58" (548.13mm)	3.42" (86.87mm)	98th Driest	Driest since: 1970	1976
	25.00" (635.00mm)	21.58" (548.13mm)	3.42" (86.87mm)	31st Wettest	Wettest since: 1968	1986
	Ties: 1999
Mar–Oct 1971 8-Month	25.65" (651.51mm)	22.92" (582.17mm)	2.73" (69.34mm)	92nd Driest	Driest since: 1970	1910
Mar–Oct 1971 8-Month	25.65" (651.51mm)	22.92" (582.17mm)	2.73" (69.34mm)	37th Wettest	Wettest since: 1968	1986
Feb–Oct 1971 9-Month	27.68" (703.07mm)	23.62" (599.95mm)	4.06" (103.12mm)	100th Driest	Driest since: 1970	1910
Feb–Oct 1971 9-Month	27.68" (703.07mm)	23.62" (599.95mm)	4.06" (103.12mm)	29th Wettest	Wettest since: 1968	2019
Jan–Oct 1971 10-Month	28.66" (727.96mm)	24.39" (619.51mm)	4.27" (108.45mm)	103rd Driest	Driest since: 1970	1910
Jan–Oct 1971 10-Month	28.66" (727.96mm)	24.39" (619.51mm)	4.27" (108.45mm)	26th Wettest	Wettest since: 1968	1986
Dec 1970–Oct 1971 11-Month	29.16" (740.66mm)	25.12" (638.05mm)	4.04" (102.61mm)	101st Driest	Driest since: 1970	1976
Dec 1970–Oct 1971 11-Month	29.16" (740.66mm)	25.12" (638.05mm)	4.04" (102.61mm)	27th Wettest	Wettest since: 1968	2019
Nov 1970–Oct 1971 12-Month	32.52" (826.01mm)	26.38" (670.05mm)	6.14" (155.96mm)	112th Driest	Driest since: 1970	1910
Nov 1970–Oct 1971 12-Month	32.52" (826.01mm)	26.38" (670.05mm)	6.14" (155.96mm)	16th Wettest	Wettest since: 1965	2002
May 1970–Oct 1971 18-Month	51.54" (1,309.12mm)	45.87" (1,165.10mm)	5.67" (144.02mm)	98th Driest	Driest since: 1970	1923
May 1970–Oct 1971 18-Month	51.54" (1,309.12mm)	45.87" (1,165.10mm)	5.67" (144.02mm)	30th Wettest	Wettest since: 1965	1986
Nov 1969–Oct 1971 24-Month	59.17" (1,502.92mm)	52.81" (1,341.37mm)	6.36" (161.55mm)	95th Driest	Driest since: 1970	1988
Nov 1969–Oct 1971 24-Month	59.17" (1,502.92mm)	52.81" (1,341.37mm)	6.36" (161.55mm)	32nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1966	1986
Nov 1968–Oct 1971 36-Month	82.68" (2,100.07mm)	79.20" (2,011.68mm)	3.48" (88.39mm)	69th Driest	Driest since: 1970	1934
Nov 1968–Oct 1971 36-Month	82.68" (2,100.07mm)	79.20" (2,011.68mm)	3.48" (88.39mm)	57th Wettest	Wettest since: 1967	1986
Nov 1967–Oct 1971 48-Month	115.07" (2,922.78mm)	105.54" (2,680.72mm)	9.53" (242.06mm)	95th Driest	Driest since: 1970	1934
Nov 1967–Oct 1971 48-Month	115.07" (2,922.78mm)	105.54" (2,680.72mm)	9.53" (242.06mm)	30th Wettest	Wettest since: 1968	1986
Nov 1966–Oct 1971 60-Month	136.99" (3,479.55mm)	131.89" (3,350.01mm)	5.10" (129.54mm)	63rd Driest	Driest since: 1970	1934
Nov 1966–Oct 1971 60-Month	136.99" (3,479.55mm)	131.89" (3,350.01mm)	5.10" (129.54mm)	61st Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	1986

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