National Rankings
Contiguous U.S.
Precipitation Rankings, October 1973
Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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October 1973 1-Month |
2.37" (60.20mm) | 2.16" (54.86mm) |
0.21" (5.34mm) | 80th Driest | Driest since: |
1952 |
49th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2009 | ||||
Ties: 2005 | ||||||
Sep– 2-Month |
5.83" (148.08mm) | 4.65" (118.11mm) |
1.18" (29.97mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: |
1952 |
11th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2018 | ||||
Aug– 3-Month |
7.89" (200.41mm) | 7.27" (184.66mm) |
0.62" (15.75mm) | 92nd Driest | Driest since: |
1952 |
37th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2018 | ||||
Ties: 1898 | ||||||
Jul– 4-Month |
10.85" (275.59mm) | 10.05" (255.27mm) |
0.80" (20.32mm) | 100th Driest | Driest since: |
1952 |
29th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1941 | ||||
Jun– 5-Month |
13.90" (353.06mm) | 12.97" (329.44mm) |
0.93" (23.62mm) | 94th Driest | Driest since: |
1952 |
35th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1941 | ||||
May– 6-Month |
16.93" (430.02mm) | 15.88" (403.35mm) |
1.05" (26.67mm) | 94th Driest | Driest since: |
1952 |
35th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1941 | ||||
Apr– 7-Month |
20.26" (514.60mm) | 18.40" (467.36mm) |
1.86" (47.24mm) | 113th Driest | Driest since: |
1952 |
16th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1941 | ||||
Mar– 8-Month |
24.26" (616.20mm) | 20.91" (531.11mm) |
3.35" (85.09mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: |
1956 |
4th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Feb– 9-Month |
26.22" (665.99mm) | 23.04" (585.22mm) |
3.18" (80.77mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: |
1934 |
4th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Ties: 1957 | ||||||
Jan– 10-Month |
28.70" (728.98mm) | 25.36" (644.14mm) |
3.34" (84.84mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: |
1934 |
4th Wettest | Wettest to Date |
2019 | ||||
Dec 1972– 11-Month |
31.72" (805.69mm) | 27.70" (703.58mm) |
4.02" (102.11mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: |
1931 |
3rd Wettest | Wettest to Date |
2019 | ||||
Nov 1972– 12-Month |
34.77" (883.16mm) | 29.93" (760.22mm) |
4.84" (122.94mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: |
1934 |
2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date |
2019 | ||||
May 1972– 18-Month |
51.88" (1,317.75mm) | 45.83" (1,164.08mm) |
6.05" (153.67mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: |
1931 |
3rd Wettest | Wettest to Date |
2019 | ||||
Nov 1971– 24-Month |
65.63" (1,667.00mm) | 59.90" (1,521.46mm) |
5.73" (145.54mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: |
1931 |
9th Wettest | Wettest to Date |
2019 | ||||
Nov 1970– 36-Month |
95.15" (2,416.81mm) | 89.86" (2,282.44mm) |
5.29" (134.37mm) | 109th Driest | Driest since: |
1956 |
17th Wettest | Wettest to Date |
2019 | ||||
Nov 1969– 48-Month |
124.96" (3,173.98mm) | 119.78" (3,042.41mm) |
5.18" (131.57mm) | 104th Driest | Driest since: |
1956 |
21st Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Nov 1968– 60-Month |
156.70" (3,980.18mm) | 149.66" (3,801.36mm) |
7.04" (178.82mm) | 103rd Driest | Driest since: |
1934 |
21st Wettest | Wettest to Date |
2019 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 7, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings