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Precipitation Rankings, October 1923

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
October 1923 1-Month	2.53" (64.26mm)	2.16" (54.86mm)	0.37" (9.40mm)	94th Driest	Driest since: 1922	1952
October 1923 1-Month	2.53" (64.26mm)	2.16" (54.86mm)	0.37" (9.40mm)	35th Wettest	Wettest since: 1919	2009
Sep–Oct 1923 2-Month	5.36" (136.14mm)	4.65" (118.11mm)	0.71" (18.03mm)	102nd Driest	Driest since: 1922	1952
	5.36" (136.14mm)	4.65" (118.11mm)	0.71" (18.03mm)	27th Wettest	Wettest since: 1919	2018
	Ties: 1918, 1946
Aug–Oct 1923 3-Month	8.28" (210.31mm)	7.27" (184.66mm)	1.01" (25.65mm)	109th Driest	Driest since: 1922	1952
Aug–Oct 1923 3-Month	8.28" (210.31mm)	7.27" (184.66mm)	1.01" (25.65mm)	20th Wettest	Wettest since: 1911	2018
Jul–Oct 1923 4-Month	10.98" (278.89mm)	10.05" (255.27mm)	0.93" (23.62mm)	102nd Driest	Driest since: 1922	1952
Jul–Oct 1923 4-Month	10.98" (278.89mm)	10.05" (255.27mm)	0.93" (23.62mm)	27th Wettest	Wettest since: 1919	1941
Jun–Oct 1923 5-Month	14.28" (362.71mm)	12.97" (329.44mm)	1.31" (33.27mm)	109th Driest	Driest since: 1922	1952
	14.28" (362.71mm)	12.97" (329.44mm)	1.31" (33.27mm)	20th Wettest	Wettest since: 1919	1941
	Ties: 1919
May–Oct 1923 6-Month	17.41" (442.21mm)	15.88" (403.35mm)	1.53" (38.86mm)	109th Driest	Driest since: 1922	1952
May–Oct 1923 6-Month	17.41" (442.21mm)	15.88" (403.35mm)	1.53" (38.86mm)	20th Wettest	Wettest since: 1919	1941
Apr–Oct 1923 7-Month	20.25" (514.35mm)	18.40" (467.36mm)	1.85" (46.99mm)	112th Driest	Driest since: 1922	1952
Apr–Oct 1923 7-Month	20.25" (514.35mm)	18.40" (467.36mm)	1.85" (46.99mm)	17th Wettest	Wettest since: 1915	1941
Mar–Oct 1923 8-Month	22.67" (575.82mm)	20.91" (531.11mm)	1.76" (44.71mm)	109th Driest	Driest since: 1922	1956
Mar–Oct 1923 8-Month	22.67" (575.82mm)	20.91" (531.11mm)	1.76" (44.71mm)	20th Wettest	Wettest since: 1912	2019
Feb–Oct 1923 9-Month	24.53" (623.06mm)	23.04" (585.22mm)	1.49" (37.84mm)	95th Driest	Driest since: 1922	1934
Feb–Oct 1923 9-Month	24.53" (623.06mm)	23.04" (585.22mm)	1.49" (37.84mm)	34th Wettest	Wettest since: 1919	2019
Jan–Oct 1923 10-Month	26.97" (685.04mm)	25.36" (644.14mm)	1.61" (40.90mm)	103rd Driest	Driest since: 1922	1934
Jan–Oct 1923 10-Month	26.97" (685.04mm)	25.36" (644.14mm)	1.61" (40.90mm)	26th Wettest	Wettest since: 1919	2019
Dec 1922–Oct 1923 11-Month	29.64" (752.86mm)	27.70" (703.58mm)	1.94" (49.28mm)	100th Driest	Driest since: 1922	1931
Dec 1922–Oct 1923 11-Month	29.64" (752.86mm)	27.70" (703.58mm)	1.94" (49.28mm)	28th Wettest	Wettest since: 1919	2019
Nov 1922–Oct 1923 12-Month	31.72" (805.69mm)	29.93" (760.22mm)	1.79" (45.47mm)	97th Driest	Driest since: 1922	1934
Nov 1922–Oct 1923 12-Month	31.72" (805.69mm)	29.93" (760.22mm)	1.79" (45.47mm)	31st Wettest	Wettest since: 1919	2019
May 1922–Oct 1923 18-Month	45.85" (1,164.59mm)	45.83" (1,164.08mm)	0.02" (0.51mm)	59th Driest	Driest since: 1922	1931
May 1922–Oct 1923 18-Month	45.85" (1,164.59mm)	45.83" (1,164.08mm)	0.02" (0.51mm)	69th Wettest	Wettest since: 1920	2019
Nov 1921–Oct 1923 24-Month	61.51" (1,562.35mm)	59.90" (1,521.46mm)	1.61" (40.89mm)	82nd Driest	Driest since: 1922	1931
Nov 1921–Oct 1923 24-Month	61.51" (1,562.35mm)	59.90" (1,521.46mm)	1.61" (40.89mm)	45th Wettest	Wettest since: 1920	2019
Nov 1920–Oct 1923 36-Month	90.65" (2,302.51mm)	89.86" (2,282.44mm)	0.79" (20.07mm)	70th Driest	Driest since: 1922	1956
Nov 1920–Oct 1923 36-Month	90.65" (2,302.51mm)	89.86" (2,282.44mm)	0.79" (20.07mm)	56th Wettest	Wettest since: 1921	2019
Nov 1919–Oct 1923 48-Month	121.55" (3,087.37mm)	119.78" (3,042.41mm)	1.77" (44.96mm)	74th Driest	Driest since: 1921	1956
Nov 1919–Oct 1923 48-Month	121.55" (3,087.37mm)	119.78" (3,042.41mm)	1.77" (44.96mm)	51st Wettest	Wettest since: 1922	2019
Nov 1918–Oct 1923 60-Month	153.68" (3,903.47mm)	149.66" (3,801.36mm)	4.02" (102.11mm)	89th Driest	Driest since: 1922	1934
Nov 1918–Oct 1923 60-Month	153.68" (3,903.47mm)	149.66" (3,801.36mm)	4.02" (102.11mm)	35th Wettest	Wettest since: 1909	2019

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 20, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings