National Rankings
Contiguous U.S.
Precipitation Rankings, October 1970
Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
October 1970 1-Month |
2.88" (73.15mm) | 2.16" (54.86mm) |
0.72" (18.29mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: |
1952 |
18th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2009 | ||||
Sep– 2-Month |
5.94" (150.88mm) | 4.65" (118.11mm) |
1.29" (32.77mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: |
1952 |
8th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2018 | ||||
Aug– 3-Month |
8.31" (211.07mm) | 7.27" (184.66mm) |
1.04" (26.41mm) | 113th Driest | Driest since: |
1952 |
16th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2018 | ||||
Ties: 1971 | ||||||
Jul– 4-Month |
10.72" (272.29mm) | 10.05" (255.27mm) |
0.67" (17.02mm) | 91st Driest | Driest since: |
1952 |
38th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1941 | ||||
Jun– 5-Month |
13.49" (342.65mm) | 12.97" (329.44mm) |
0.52" (13.21mm) | 74th Driest | Driest since: |
1952 |
55th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1941 | ||||
Ties: 1925 | ||||||
May– 6-Month |
16.10" (408.94mm) | 15.88" (403.35mm) |
0.22" (5.59mm) | 66th Driest | Driest since: |
1952 |
63rd Wettest | Wettest since: |
1941 | ||||
Ties: 1935 | ||||||
Apr– 7-Month |
18.88" (479.55mm) | 18.40" (467.36mm) |
0.48" (12.19mm) | 73rd Driest | Driest since: |
1952 |
56th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1941 | ||||
Mar– 8-Month |
21.56" (547.62mm) | 20.91" (531.11mm) |
0.65" (16.51mm) | 77th Driest | Driest since: |
1956 |
52nd Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Feb– 9-Month |
23.19" (589.03mm) | 23.04" (585.22mm) |
0.15" (3.81mm) | 63rd Driest | Driest since: |
1934 |
66th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Jan– 10-Month |
25.28" (642.11mm) | 25.36" (644.14mm) |
-0.08" (-2.03mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: |
1934 |
73rd Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Dec 1969– 11-Month |
28.22" (716.79mm) | 27.70" (703.58mm) |
0.52" (13.21mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: |
1931 |
56th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Nov 1969– 12-Month |
29.81" (757.17mm) | 29.93" (760.22mm) |
-0.12" (-3.05mm) | 55th Driest | Driest since: |
1934 |
73rd Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
May 1969– 18-Month |
46.18" (1,172.97mm) | 45.83" (1,164.08mm) |
0.35" (8.89mm) | 63rd Driest | Driest since: |
1931 |
65th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Nov 1968– 24-Month |
61.55" (1,563.37mm) | 59.90" (1,521.46mm) |
1.65" (41.91mm) | 83rd Driest | Driest since: |
1931 |
44th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Nov 1967– 36-Month |
90.97" (2,310.64mm) | 89.86" (2,282.44mm) |
1.11" (28.20mm) | 73rd Driest | Driest since: |
1956 |
53rd Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Nov 1966– 48-Month |
120.45" (3,059.43mm) | 119.78" (3,042.41mm) |
0.67" (17.02mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: |
1956 |
63rd Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Nov 1965– 60-Month |
147.52" (3,747.01mm) | 149.66" (3,801.36mm) |
-2.14" (-54.35mm) | 40th Driest | Driest since: |
1934 |
84th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 30, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings