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Precipitation Rankings, October 1952

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
October 1952 1-Month	0.54" (13.72mm)	2.16" (54.86mm)	-1.62" (-41.14mm)	1st Driest	Driest since: 1952	1952
October 1952 1-Month	0.54" (13.72mm)	2.16" (54.86mm)	-1.62" (-41.14mm)	128th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2009
Sep–Oct 1952 2-Month	2.07" (52.58mm)	4.65" (118.11mm)	-2.58" (-65.53mm)	1st Driest	Driest since: 1952	1952
Sep–Oct 1952 2-Month	2.07" (52.58mm)	4.65" (118.11mm)	-2.58" (-65.53mm)	128th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2018
Aug–Oct 1952 3-Month	4.69" (119.13mm)	7.27" (184.66mm)	-2.58" (-65.53mm)	1st Driest	Driest since: 1952	1952
Aug–Oct 1952 3-Month	4.69" (119.13mm)	7.27" (184.66mm)	-2.58" (-65.53mm)	128th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2018
Jul–Oct 1952 4-Month	7.08" (179.83mm)	10.05" (255.27mm)	-2.97" (-75.44mm)	1st Driest	Driest since: 1952	1952
Jul–Oct 1952 4-Month	7.08" (179.83mm)	10.05" (255.27mm)	-2.97" (-75.44mm)	128th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1941
Jun–Oct 1952 5-Month	9.28" (235.71mm)	12.97" (329.44mm)	-3.69" (-93.73mm)	1st Driest	Driest since: 1952	1952
Jun–Oct 1952 5-Month	9.28" (235.71mm)	12.97" (329.44mm)	-3.69" (-93.73mm)	128th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1941
May–Oct 1952 6-Month	11.97" (304.04mm)	15.88" (403.35mm)	-3.91" (-99.31mm)	1st Driest	Driest since: 1952	1952
May–Oct 1952 6-Month	11.97" (304.04mm)	15.88" (403.35mm)	-3.91" (-99.31mm)	128th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1941
Apr–Oct 1952 7-Month	14.37" (365.00mm)	18.40" (467.36mm)	-4.03" (-102.36mm)	1st Driest	Driest since: 1952	1952
Apr–Oct 1952 7-Month	14.37" (365.00mm)	18.40" (467.36mm)	-4.03" (-102.36mm)	128th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1941
Mar–Oct 1952 8-Month	17.30" (439.42mm)	20.91" (531.11mm)	-3.61" (-91.69mm)	3rd Driest	Driest since: 1910	1956
Mar–Oct 1952 8-Month	17.30" (439.42mm)	20.91" (531.11mm)	-3.61" (-91.69mm)	126th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2019
Feb–Oct 1952 9-Month	19.30" (490.22mm)	23.04" (585.22mm)	-3.74" (-95.00mm)	3rd Driest	Driest since: 1934	1934
Feb–Oct 1952 9-Month	19.30" (490.22mm)	23.04" (585.22mm)	-3.74" (-95.00mm)	126th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2019
Jan–Oct 1952 10-Month	21.74" (552.20mm)	25.36" (644.14mm)	-3.62" (-91.94mm)	6th Driest	Driest since: 1934	1934
Jan–Oct 1952 10-Month	21.74" (552.20mm)	25.36" (644.14mm)	-3.62" (-91.94mm)	123rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2019
Dec 1951–Oct 1952 11-Month	24.86" (631.44mm)	27.70" (703.58mm)	-2.84" (-72.14mm)	8th Driest	Driest since: 1934	1931
Dec 1951–Oct 1952 11-Month	24.86" (631.44mm)	27.70" (703.58mm)	-2.84" (-72.14mm)	120th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2019
Nov 1951–Oct 1952 12-Month	27.29" (693.17mm)	29.93" (760.22mm)	-2.64" (-67.05mm)	19th Driest	Driest since: 1939	1934
Nov 1951–Oct 1952 12-Month	27.29" (693.17mm)	29.93" (760.22mm)	-2.64" (-67.05mm)	109th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2019
May 1951–Oct 1952 18-Month	43.43" (1,103.12mm)	45.83" (1,164.08mm)	-2.40" (-60.96mm)	22nd Driest	Driest since: 1940	1931
May 1951–Oct 1952 18-Month	43.43" (1,103.12mm)	45.83" (1,164.08mm)	-2.40" (-60.96mm)	106th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2019
Nov 1950–Oct 1952 24-Month	57.02" (1,448.31mm)	59.90" (1,521.46mm)	-2.88" (-73.15mm)	26th Driest	Driest since: 1940	1931
Nov 1950–Oct 1952 24-Month	57.02" (1,448.31mm)	59.90" (1,521.46mm)	-2.88" (-73.15mm)	101st Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2019
Nov 1949–Oct 1952 36-Month	87.27" (2,216.66mm)	89.86" (2,282.44mm)	-2.59" (-65.78mm)	31st Driest	Driest since: 1940	1956
Nov 1949–Oct 1952 36-Month	87.27" (2,216.66mm)	89.86" (2,282.44mm)	-2.59" (-65.78mm)	95th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2019
Nov 1948–Oct 1952 48-Month	120.14" (3,051.56mm)	119.78" (3,042.41mm)	0.36" (9.15mm)	60th Driest	Driest since: 1942	1956
Nov 1948–Oct 1952 48-Month	120.14" (3,051.56mm)	119.78" (3,042.41mm)	0.36" (9.15mm)	65th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2019
Nov 1947–Oct 1952 60-Month	149.62" (3,800.35mm)	149.66" (3,801.36mm)	-0.04" (-1.01mm)	60th Driest	Driest since: 1943	1934
Nov 1947–Oct 1952 60-Month	149.62" (3,800.35mm)	149.66" (3,801.36mm)	-0.04" (-1.01mm)	64th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2019

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 2, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings