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Precipitation Rankings, October 1960

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
October 1960 1-Month	2.40" (60.96mm)	2.16" (54.86mm)	0.24" (6.10mm)	82nd Driest	Driest since: 1958	1952
October 1960 1-Month	2.40" (60.96mm)	2.16" (54.86mm)	0.24" (6.10mm)	47th Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	2009
Sep–Oct 1960 2-Month	4.61" (117.09mm)	4.65" (118.11mm)	-0.04" (-1.02mm)	50th Driest	Driest since: 1958	1952
	4.61" (117.09mm)	4.65" (118.11mm)	-0.04" (-1.02mm)	79th Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	2018
	Ties: 1920, 1937
Aug–Oct 1960 3-Month	7.44" (188.98mm)	7.27" (184.66mm)	0.17" (4.32mm)	70th Driest	Driest since: 1958	1952
Aug–Oct 1960 3-Month	7.44" (188.98mm)	7.27" (184.66mm)	0.17" (4.32mm)	59th Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	2018
Jul–Oct 1960 4-Month	10.12" (257.05mm)	10.05" (255.27mm)	0.07" (1.78mm)	60th Driest	Driest since: 1957	1952
Jul–Oct 1960 4-Month	10.12" (257.05mm)	10.05" (255.27mm)	0.07" (1.78mm)	69th Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	1941
Jun–Oct 1960 5-Month	12.81" (325.37mm)	12.97" (329.44mm)	-0.16" (-4.07mm)	52nd Driest	Driest since: 1956	1952
Jun–Oct 1960 5-Month	12.81" (325.37mm)	12.97" (329.44mm)	-0.16" (-4.07mm)	77th Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	1941
May–Oct 1960 6-Month	15.68" (398.27mm)	15.88" (403.35mm)	-0.20" (-5.08mm)	49th Driest	Driest since: 1956	1952
May–Oct 1960 6-Month	15.68" (398.27mm)	15.88" (403.35mm)	-0.20" (-5.08mm)	80th Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	1941
Apr–Oct 1960 7-Month	17.83" (452.88mm)	18.40" (467.36mm)	-0.57" (-14.48mm)	44th Driest	Driest since: 1956	1952
Apr–Oct 1960 7-Month	17.83" (452.88mm)	18.40" (467.36mm)	-0.57" (-14.48mm)	85th Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	1941
Mar–Oct 1960 8-Month	19.95" (506.73mm)	20.91" (531.11mm)	-0.96" (-24.38mm)	30th Driest	Driest since: 1956	1956
Mar–Oct 1960 8-Month	19.95" (506.73mm)	20.91" (531.11mm)	-0.96" (-24.38mm)	99th Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	2019
Feb–Oct 1960 9-Month	22.54" (572.52mm)	23.04" (585.22mm)	-0.50" (-12.70mm)	45th Driest	Driest since: 1956	1934
Feb–Oct 1960 9-Month	22.54" (572.52mm)	23.04" (585.22mm)	-0.50" (-12.70mm)	84th Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	2019
Jan–Oct 1960 10-Month	24.80" (629.92mm)	25.36" (644.14mm)	-0.56" (-14.22mm)	41st Driest	Driest since: 1956	1934
	24.80" (629.92mm)	25.36" (644.14mm)	-0.56" (-14.22mm)	88th Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	2019
	Ties: 1914
Dec 1959–Oct 1960 11-Month	27.02" (686.31mm)	27.70" (703.58mm)	-0.68" (-17.27mm)	40th Driest	Driest since: 1956	1931
Dec 1959–Oct 1960 11-Month	27.02" (686.31mm)	27.70" (703.58mm)	-0.68" (-17.27mm)	88th Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	2019
Nov 1959–Oct 1960 12-Month	28.74" (730.00mm)	29.93" (760.22mm)	-1.19" (-30.22mm)	33rd Driest	Driest since: 1956	1934
Nov 1959–Oct 1960 12-Month	28.74" (730.00mm)	29.93" (760.22mm)	-1.19" (-30.22mm)	95th Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	2019
May 1959–Oct 1960 18-Month	46.58" (1,183.13mm)	45.83" (1,164.08mm)	0.75" (19.05mm)	71st Driest	Driest since: 1959	1931
May 1959–Oct 1960 18-Month	46.58" (1,183.13mm)	45.83" (1,164.08mm)	0.75" (19.05mm)	57th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	2019
Nov 1958–Oct 1960 24-Month	58.93" (1,496.82mm)	59.90" (1,521.46mm)	-0.97" (-24.64mm)	44th Driest	Driest since: 1957	1931
	58.93" (1,496.82mm)	59.90" (1,521.46mm)	-0.97" (-24.64mm)	83rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	2019
	Ties: 1922
Nov 1957–Oct 1960 36-Month	91.15" (2,315.21mm)	89.86" (2,282.44mm)	1.29" (32.77mm)	75th Driest	Driest since: 1958	1956
Nov 1957–Oct 1960 36-Month	91.15" (2,315.21mm)	89.86" (2,282.44mm)	1.29" (32.77mm)	51st Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	2019
Nov 1956–Oct 1960 48-Month	122.86" (3,120.64mm)	119.78" (3,042.41mm)	3.08" (78.23mm)	88th Driest	Driest since: 1959	1956
Nov 1956–Oct 1960 48-Month	122.86" (3,120.64mm)	119.78" (3,042.41mm)	3.08" (78.23mm)	37th Wettest	Wettest since: 1949	2019
Nov 1955–Oct 1960 60-Month	149.04" (3,785.62mm)	149.66" (3,801.36mm)	-0.62" (-15.74mm)	54th Driest	Driest since: 1959	1934
Nov 1955–Oct 1960 60-Month	149.04" (3,785.62mm)	149.66" (3,801.36mm)	-0.62" (-15.74mm)	70th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	2019

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 4, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings