National Rankings
Contiguous U.S.
Precipitation Rankings, October 1962
Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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October 1962 1-Month |
2.33" (59.18mm) | 2.16" (54.86mm) |
0.17" (4.32mm) | 75th Driest | Driest since: |
1952 |
54th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2009 | ||||
Ties: 1982 | ||||||
Sep– 2-Month |
5.11" (129.79mm) | 4.65" (118.11mm) |
0.46" (11.68mm) | 94th Driest | Driest since: |
1952 |
35th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2018 | ||||
Aug– 3-Month |
7.15" (181.61mm) | 7.27" (184.66mm) |
-0.12" (-3.05mm) | 51st Driest | Driest since: |
1952 |
78th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2018 | ||||
Ties: 1929 | ||||||
Jul– 4-Month |
10.06" (255.52mm) | 10.05" (255.27mm) |
0.01" (0.25mm) | 55th Driest | Driest since: |
1952 |
74th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1941 | ||||
Ties: 1902 | ||||||
Jun– 5-Month |
13.27" (337.06mm) | 12.97" (329.44mm) |
0.30" (7.62mm) | 64th Driest | Driest since: |
1952 |
65th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1941 | ||||
May– 6-Month |
15.96" (405.38mm) | 15.88" (403.35mm) |
0.08" (2.03mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: |
1952 |
68th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1941 | ||||
Ties: 1994 | ||||||
Apr– 7-Month |
18.06" (458.72mm) | 18.40" (467.36mm) |
-0.34" (-8.64mm) | 47th Driest | Driest since: |
1952 |
82nd Wettest | Wettest since: |
1941 | ||||
Ties: 1999 | ||||||
Mar– 8-Month |
20.21" (513.33mm) | 20.91" (531.11mm) |
-0.70" (-17.78mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: |
1956 |
90th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Ties: 2001 | ||||||
Feb– 9-Month |
22.76" (578.10mm) | 23.04" (585.22mm) |
-0.28" (-7.12mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: |
1934 |
79th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Jan– 10-Month |
24.97" (634.24mm) | 25.36" (644.14mm) |
-0.39" (-9.90mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: |
1934 |
81st Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Ties: 1985 | ||||||
Dec 1961– 11-Month |
27.66" (702.56mm) | 27.70" (703.58mm) |
-0.04" (-1.02mm) | 58th Driest | Driest since: |
1931 |
70th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Nov 1961– 12-Month |
30.25" (768.35mm) | 29.93" (760.22mm) |
0.32" (8.13mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: |
1934 |
63rd Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Ties: 1950 | ||||||
May 1961– 18-Month |
46.50" (1,181.10mm) | 45.83" (1,164.08mm) |
0.67" (17.02mm) | 69th Driest | Driest since: |
1931 |
59th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Nov 1960– 24-Month |
60.17" (1,528.32mm) | 59.90" (1,521.46mm) |
0.27" (6.86mm) | 64th Driest | Driest since: |
1931 |
63rd Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Nov 1959– 36-Month |
88.91" (2,258.31mm) | 89.86" (2,282.44mm) |
-0.95" (-24.13mm) | 51st Driest | Driest since: |
1956 |
75th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Nov 1958– 48-Month |
119.10" (3,025.14mm) | 119.78" (3,042.41mm) |
-0.68" (-17.27mm) | 47th Driest | Driest since: |
1956 |
78th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Nov 1957– 60-Month |
151.32" (3,843.53mm) | 149.66" (3,801.36mm) |
1.66" (42.17mm) | 69th Driest | Driest since: |
1934 |
55th 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 21, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings