National Rankings
Contiguous U.S.
Precipitation Rankings, October 1961
Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
October 1961 1-Month |
1.78" (45.21mm) | 2.16" (54.86mm) |
-0.38" (-9.65mm) | 31st Driest | Driest since: |
1952 |
98th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2009 | ||||
Sep– 2-Month |
4.72" (119.89mm) | 4.65" (118.11mm) |
0.07" (1.78mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: |
1952 |
64th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2018 | ||||
Aug– 3-Month |
7.34" (186.44mm) | 7.27" (184.66mm) |
0.07" (1.78mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: |
1952 |
61st Wettest | Wettest since: |
2018 | ||||
Ties: 1967 | ||||||
Jul– 4-Month |
10.45" (265.43mm) | 10.05" (255.27mm) |
0.40" (10.16mm) | 76th Driest | Driest since: |
1952 |
53rd Wettest | Wettest since: |
1941 | ||||
Ties: 1997 | ||||||
Jun– 5-Month |
13.37" (339.60mm) | 12.97" (329.44mm) |
0.40" (10.16mm) | 70th Driest | Driest since: |
1952 |
59th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1941 | ||||
Ties: 1995 | ||||||
May– 6-Month |
16.25" (412.75mm) | 15.88" (403.35mm) |
0.37" (9.40mm) | 69th Driest | Driest since: |
1952 |
60th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1941 | ||||
Apr– 7-Month |
18.55" (471.17mm) | 18.40" (467.36mm) |
0.15" (3.81mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: |
1952 |
68th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1941 | ||||
Mar– 8-Month |
21.71" (551.43mm) | 20.91" (531.11mm) |
0.80" (20.32mm) | 81st Driest | Driest since: |
1956 |
48th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Feb– 9-Month |
24.49" (622.05mm) | 23.04" (585.22mm) |
1.45" (36.83mm) | 94th Driest | Driest since: |
1934 |
35th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Jan– 10-Month |
25.97" (659.64mm) | 25.36" (644.14mm) |
0.61" (15.50mm) | 75th Driest | Driest since: |
1934 |
54th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Dec 1960– 11-Month |
27.87" (707.90mm) | 27.70" (703.58mm) |
0.17" (4.32mm) | 66th Driest | Driest since: |
1931 |
62nd Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Nov 1960– 12-Month |
29.92" (759.97mm) | 29.93" (760.22mm) |
-0.01" (-0.25mm) | 59th Driest | Driest since: |
1934 |
69th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
May 1960– 18-Month |
45.60" (1,158.24mm) | 45.83" (1,164.08mm) |
-0.23" (-5.84mm) | 53rd Driest | Driest since: |
1931 |
75th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Nov 1959– 24-Month |
58.66" (1,489.96mm) | 59.90" (1,521.46mm) |
-1.24" (-31.50mm) | 41st Driest | Driest since: |
1931 |
86th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Nov 1958– 36-Month |
88.85" (2,256.79mm) | 89.86" (2,282.44mm) |
-1.01" (-25.65mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: |
1956 |
76th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Nov 1957– 48-Month |
121.07" (3,075.18mm) | 119.78" (3,042.41mm) |
1.29" (32.77mm) | 70th Driest | Driest since: |
1956 |
55th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Nov 1956– 60-Month |
152.78" (3,880.61mm) | 149.66" (3,801.36mm) |
3.12" (79.25mm) | 82nd Driest | Driest since: |
1934 |
42nd Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 24, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings