Climate at a Glance
National Rankings
Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of May 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Precipitation Rankings, October 1948
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
October 1948 1-Month |
1.54" (39.12mm) | 2.16" (54.86mm) |
-0.62" (-15.74mm) | 17th Driest | Driest since: 1944 | 1952 |
| 111th Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 2009 | ||||
| Ties: 1909 | ||||||
|
Sep–Oct 1948 2-Month |
3.35" (85.09mm) | 4.65" (118.11mm) |
-1.30" (-33.02mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1952 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 2018 | ||||
|
Aug–Oct 1948 3-Month |
5.59" (141.99mm) | 7.27" (184.66mm) |
-1.68" (-42.67mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1922 | 1952 |
| 122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jul–Oct 1948 4-Month |
8.65" (219.71mm) | 10.05" (255.27mm) |
-1.40" (-35.56mm) | 12th Driest | Driest since: 1943 | 1952 |
| 116th Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 1941 | ||||
| Ties: 2000 | ||||||
|
Jun–Oct 1948 5-Month |
11.88" (301.75mm) | 12.97" (329.44mm) |
-1.09" (-27.69mm) | 25th Driest | Driest since: 1943 | 1952 |
| 103rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 1941 | ||||
|
May–Oct 1948 6-Month |
14.65" (372.11mm) | 15.88" (403.35mm) |
-1.23" (-31.24mm) | 25th Driest | Driest since: 1940 | 1952 |
| 103rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 1941 | ||||
|
Apr–Oct 1948 7-Month |
17.19" (436.63mm) | 18.40" (467.36mm) |
-1.21" (-30.73mm) | 25th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1952 |
| 103rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 1941 | ||||
|
Mar–Oct 1948 8-Month |
20.19" (512.83mm) | 20.91" (531.11mm) |
-0.72" (-18.28mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 1943 | 1956 |
| 92nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1976 | ||||||
|
Feb–Oct 1948 9-Month |
22.73" (577.34mm) | 23.04" (585.22mm) |
-0.31" (-7.88mm) | 47th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1934 |
| 81st Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1940 | ||||||
|
Jan–Oct 1948 10-Month |
24.71" (627.63mm) | 25.36" (644.14mm) |
-0.65" (-16.51mm) | 35th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1934 |
| 93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1902 | ||||||
|
Dec 1947–Oct 1948 11-Month |
26.70" (678.18mm) | 27.70" (703.58mm) |
-1.00" (-25.40mm) | 35th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1931 |
| 92nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 2019 | ||||
|
Nov 1947–Oct 1948 12-Month |
29.48" (748.79mm) | 29.93" (760.22mm) |
-0.45" (-11.43mm) | 47th Driest | Driest since: 1944 | 1934 |
| 80th Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1967 | ||||||
|
May 1947–Oct 1948 18-Month |
45.32" (1,151.13mm) | 45.83" (1,164.08mm) |
-0.51" (-12.95mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 1944 | 1931 |
| 79th Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 2019 | ||||
|
Nov 1946–Oct 1948 24-Month |
59.08" (1,500.63mm) | 59.90" (1,521.46mm) |
-0.82" (-20.83mm) | 47th Driest | Driest since: 1944 | 1931 |
| 79th Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 2019 | ||||
|
Nov 1945–Oct 1948 36-Month |
90.09" (2,288.29mm) | 89.86" (2,282.44mm) |
0.23" (5.85mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 1944 | 1956 |
| 63rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 2019 | ||||
|
Nov 1944–Oct 1948 48-Month |
122.92" (3,122.17mm) | 119.78" (3,042.41mm) |
3.14" (79.76mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1956 |
| 34th Wettest | Wettest since: 1909 | 2019 | ||||
|
Nov 1943–Oct 1948 60-Month |
151.98" (3,860.29mm) | 149.66" (3,801.36mm) |
2.32" (58.93mm) | 76th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1934 |
| 47th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 2019 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 4, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/