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Precipitation Rankings, October 1969

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
October 1969 1-Month	2.70" (68.58mm)	2.16" (54.86mm)	0.54" (13.72mm)	100th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1952
October 1969 1-Month	2.70" (68.58mm)	2.16" (54.86mm)	0.54" (13.72mm)	29th Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	2009
Sep–Oct 1969 2-Month	5.00" (127.00mm)	4.65" (118.11mm)	0.35" (8.89mm)	88th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1952
	5.00" (127.00mm)	4.65" (118.11mm)	0.35" (8.89mm)	41st Wettest	Wettest since: 1962	2018
	Ties: 1994
Aug–Oct 1969 3-Month	7.31" (185.67mm)	7.27" (184.66mm)	0.04" (1.01mm)	65th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1952
Aug–Oct 1969 3-Month	7.31" (185.67mm)	7.27" (184.66mm)	0.04" (1.01mm)	64th Wettest	Wettest since: 1967	2018
Jul–Oct 1969 4-Month	10.40" (264.16mm)	10.05" (255.27mm)	0.35" (8.89mm)	74th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1952
Jul–Oct 1969 4-Month	10.40" (264.16mm)	10.05" (255.27mm)	0.35" (8.89mm)	55th Wettest	Wettest since: 1965	1941
Jun–Oct 1969 5-Month	13.71" (348.23mm)	12.97" (329.44mm)	0.74" (18.79mm)	82nd Driest	Driest since: 1968	1952
	13.71" (348.23mm)	12.97" (329.44mm)	0.74" (18.79mm)	47th Wettest	Wettest since: 1967	1941
	Ties: 2008
May–Oct 1969 6-Month	16.37" (415.80mm)	15.88" (403.35mm)	0.49" (12.45mm)	72nd Driest	Driest since: 1966	1952
May–Oct 1969 6-Month	16.37" (415.80mm)	15.88" (403.35mm)	0.49" (12.45mm)	57th Wettest	Wettest since: 1968	1941
Apr–Oct 1969 7-Month	18.97" (481.84mm)	18.40" (467.36mm)	0.57" (14.48mm)	78th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1952
	18.97" (481.84mm)	18.40" (467.36mm)	0.57" (14.48mm)	51st Wettest	Wettest since: 1967	1941
	Ties: 1985
Mar–Oct 1969 8-Month	20.86" (529.84mm)	20.91" (531.11mm)	-0.05" (-1.27mm)	58th Driest	Driest since: 1966	1956
Mar–Oct 1969 8-Month	20.86" (529.84mm)	20.91" (531.11mm)	-0.05" (-1.27mm)	71st Wettest	Wettest since: 1968	2019
Feb–Oct 1969 9-Month	23.09" (586.49mm)	23.04" (585.22mm)	0.05" (1.27mm)	59th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1934
Feb–Oct 1969 9-Month	23.09" (586.49mm)	23.04" (585.22mm)	0.05" (1.27mm)	70th Wettest	Wettest since: 1965	2019
Jan–Oct 1969 10-Month	26.10" (662.94mm)	25.36" (644.14mm)	0.74" (18.80mm)	85th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1934
Jan–Oct 1969 10-Month	26.10" (662.94mm)	25.36" (644.14mm)	0.74" (18.80mm)	44th Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	2019
Dec 1968–Oct 1969 11-Month	28.92" (734.57mm)	27.70" (703.58mm)	1.22" (30.99mm)	86th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1931
Dec 1968–Oct 1969 11-Month	28.92" (734.57mm)	27.70" (703.58mm)	1.22" (30.99mm)	42nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1965	2019
Nov 1968–Oct 1969 12-Month	31.74" (806.20mm)	29.93" (760.22mm)	1.81" (45.98mm)	98th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1934
Nov 1968–Oct 1969 12-Month	31.74" (806.20mm)	29.93" (760.22mm)	1.81" (45.98mm)	30th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	2019
May 1968–Oct 1969 18-Month	48.22" (1,224.79mm)	45.83" (1,164.08mm)	2.39" (60.71mm)	94th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1931
May 1968–Oct 1969 18-Month	48.22" (1,224.79mm)	45.83" (1,164.08mm)	2.39" (60.71mm)	34th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	2019
Nov 1967–Oct 1969 24-Month	61.16" (1,553.46mm)	59.90" (1,521.46mm)	1.26" (32.00mm)	75th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1931
Nov 1967–Oct 1969 24-Month	61.16" (1,553.46mm)	59.90" (1,521.46mm)	1.26" (32.00mm)	52nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	2019
Nov 1966–Oct 1969 36-Month	90.64" (2,302.26mm)	89.86" (2,282.44mm)	0.78" (19.82mm)	69th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1956
Nov 1966–Oct 1969 36-Month	90.64" (2,302.26mm)	89.86" (2,282.44mm)	0.78" (19.82mm)	57th Wettest	Wettest since: 1960	2019
Nov 1965–Oct 1969 48-Month	117.71" (2,989.83mm)	119.78" (3,042.41mm)	-2.07" (-52.58mm)	39th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1956
Nov 1965–Oct 1969 48-Month	117.71" (2,989.83mm)	119.78" (3,042.41mm)	-2.07" (-52.58mm)	86th Wettest	Wettest since: 1962	2019
Nov 1964–Oct 1969 60-Month	149.06" (3,786.12mm)	149.66" (3,801.36mm)	-0.60" (-15.24mm)	55th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1934
Nov 1964–Oct 1969 60-Month	149.06" (3,786.12mm)	149.66" (3,801.36mm)	-0.60" (-15.24mm)	69th Wettest	Wettest since: 1962	2019

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on April 1, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings