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Precipitation Rankings, October 1927

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
October 1927 1-Month	2.35" (59.69mm)	2.16" (54.86mm)	0.19" (4.83mm)	78th Driest	Driest since: 1924	1952
	2.35" (59.69mm)	2.16" (54.86mm)	0.19" (4.83mm)	51st Wettest	Wettest since: 1926	2009
	Ties: 1954
Sep–Oct 1927 2-Month	4.83" (122.68mm)	4.65" (118.11mm)	0.18" (4.57mm)	76th Driest	Driest since: 1924	1952
	4.83" (122.68mm)	4.65" (118.11mm)	0.18" (4.57mm)	53rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1926	2018
	Ties: 1898, 1967, 1995
Aug–Oct 1927 3-Month	7.55" (191.77mm)	7.27" (184.66mm)	0.28" (7.11mm)	81st Driest	Driest since: 1924	1952
	7.55" (191.77mm)	7.27" (184.66mm)	0.28" (7.11mm)	48th Wettest	Wettest since: 1926	2018
	Ties: 1913
Jul–Oct 1927 4-Month	10.39" (263.91mm)	10.05" (255.27mm)	0.34" (8.64mm)	73rd Driest	Driest since: 1924	1952
	10.39" (263.91mm)	10.05" (255.27mm)	0.34" (8.64mm)	56th Wettest	Wettest since: 1926	1941
	Ties: 1990
Jun–Oct 1927 5-Month	13.51" (343.15mm)	12.97" (329.44mm)	0.54" (13.71mm)	75th Driest	Driest since: 1925	1952
Jun–Oct 1927 5-Month	13.51" (343.15mm)	12.97" (329.44mm)	0.54" (13.71mm)	54th Wettest	Wettest since: 1926	1941
May–Oct 1927 6-Month	16.50" (419.10mm)	15.88" (403.35mm)	0.62" (15.75mm)	78th Driest	Driest since: 1926	1952
	16.50" (419.10mm)	15.88" (403.35mm)	0.62" (15.75mm)	51st Wettest	Wettest since: 1926	1941
	Ties: 1926
Apr–Oct 1927 7-Month	19.55" (496.57mm)	18.40" (467.36mm)	1.15" (29.21mm)	91st Driest	Driest since: 1926	1952
Apr–Oct 1927 7-Month	19.55" (496.57mm)	18.40" (467.36mm)	1.15" (29.21mm)	38th Wettest	Wettest since: 1923	1941
Mar–Oct 1927 8-Month	22.14" (562.36mm)	20.91" (531.11mm)	1.23" (31.25mm)	93rd Driest	Driest since: 1926	1956
Mar–Oct 1927 8-Month	22.14" (562.36mm)	20.91" (531.11mm)	1.23" (31.25mm)	36th Wettest	Wettest since: 1923	2019
Feb–Oct 1927 9-Month	24.86" (631.44mm)	23.04" (585.22mm)	1.82" (46.22mm)	105th Driest	Driest since: 1926	1934
	24.86" (631.44mm)	23.04" (585.22mm)	1.82" (46.22mm)	24th Wettest	Wettest since: 1919	2019
	Ties: 1900
Jan–Oct 1927 10-Month	26.63" (676.40mm)	25.36" (644.14mm)	1.27" (32.26mm)	93rd Driest	Driest since: 1926	1934
Jan–Oct 1927 10-Month	26.63" (676.40mm)	25.36" (644.14mm)	1.27" (32.26mm)	36th Wettest	Wettest since: 1923	2019
Dec 1926–Oct 1927 11-Month	29.30" (744.22mm)	27.70" (703.58mm)	1.60" (40.64mm)	95th Driest	Driest since: 1926	1931
Dec 1926–Oct 1927 11-Month	29.30" (744.22mm)	27.70" (703.58mm)	1.60" (40.64mm)	33rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1923	2019
Nov 1926–Oct 1927 12-Month	32.17" (817.12mm)	29.93" (760.22mm)	2.24" (56.90mm)	108th Driest	Driest since: 1926	1934
Nov 1926–Oct 1927 12-Month	32.17" (817.12mm)	29.93" (760.22mm)	2.24" (56.90mm)	20th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2019
May 1926–Oct 1927 18-Month	48.67" (1,236.22mm)	45.83" (1,164.08mm)	2.84" (72.14mm)	99th Driest	Driest since: 1926	1931
May 1926–Oct 1927 18-Month	48.67" (1,236.22mm)	45.83" (1,164.08mm)	2.84" (72.14mm)	29th Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	2019
Nov 1925–Oct 1927 24-Month	61.39" (1,559.31mm)	59.90" (1,521.46mm)	1.49" (37.85mm)	77th Driest	Driest since: 1926	1931
Nov 1925–Oct 1927 24-Month	61.39" (1,559.31mm)	59.90" (1,521.46mm)	1.49" (37.85mm)	50th Wettest	Wettest since: 1923	2019
Nov 1924–Oct 1927 36-Month	88.52" (2,248.41mm)	89.86" (2,282.44mm)	-1.34" (-34.03mm)	43rd Driest	Driest since: 1926	1956
Nov 1924–Oct 1927 36-Month	88.52" (2,248.41mm)	89.86" (2,282.44mm)	-1.34" (-34.03mm)	83rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1924	2019
Nov 1923–Oct 1927 48-Month	115.76" (2,940.30mm)	119.78" (3,042.41mm)	-4.02" (-102.11mm)	26th Driest	Driest since: 1926	1956
Nov 1923–Oct 1927 48-Month	115.76" (2,940.30mm)	119.78" (3,042.41mm)	-4.02" (-102.11mm)	99th Wettest	Wettest since: 1925	2019
Nov 1922–Oct 1927 60-Month	147.48" (3,745.99mm)	149.66" (3,801.36mm)	-2.18" (-55.37mm)	38th Driest	Driest since: 1926	1934
	147.48" (3,745.99mm)	149.66" (3,801.36mm)	-2.18" (-55.37mm)	86th Wettest	Wettest since: 1924	2019
	Ties: 1919

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 23, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings