National Rankings
Contiguous U.S.
Precipitation Rankings, October 1983
Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
October 1983 1-Month |
2.61" (66.29mm) | 2.16" (54.86mm) |
0.45" (11.43mm) | 98th Driest | Driest since: |
1952 |
31st Wettest | Wettest since: |
2009 | ||||
Ties: 1937 | ||||||
Sep– 2-Month |
4.87" (123.70mm) | 4.65" (118.11mm) |
0.22" (5.59mm) | 80th Driest | Driest since: |
1952 |
49th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2018 | ||||
Ties: 1951, 2017 | ||||||
Aug– 3-Month |
7.24" (183.90mm) | 7.27" (184.66mm) |
-0.03" (-0.76mm) | 58th Driest | Driest since: |
1952 |
71st Wettest | Wettest since: |
2018 | ||||
Jul– 4-Month |
9.32" (236.73mm) | 10.05" (255.27mm) |
-0.73" (-18.54mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: |
1952 |
100th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1941 | ||||
Jun– 5-Month |
12.27" (311.66mm) | 12.97" (329.44mm) |
-0.70" (-17.78mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: |
1952 |
95th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1941 | ||||
Ties: 1938 | ||||||
May– 6-Month |
15.74" (399.80mm) | 15.88" (403.35mm) |
-0.14" (-3.55mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: |
1952 |
79th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1941 | ||||
Apr– 7-Month |
18.94" (481.08mm) | 18.40" (467.36mm) |
0.54" (13.72mm) | 75th Driest | Driest since: |
1952 |
54th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1941 | ||||
Ties: 1968 | ||||||
Mar– 8-Month |
22.64" (575.06mm) | 20.91" (531.11mm) |
1.73" (43.95mm) | 108th Driest | Driest since: |
1956 |
21st Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Ties: 1979 | ||||||
Feb– 9-Month |
25.32" (643.13mm) | 23.04" (585.22mm) |
2.28" (57.91mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: |
1934 |
15th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Jan– 10-Month |
27.40" (695.96mm) | 25.36" (644.14mm) |
2.04" (51.82mm) | 110th Driest | Driest since: |
1934 |
19th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Dec 1982– 11-Month |
31.16" (791.46mm) | 27.70" (703.58mm) |
3.46" (87.88mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: |
1931 |
6th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Nov 1982– 12-Month |
34.15" (867.41mm) | 29.93" (760.22mm) |
4.22" (107.19mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: |
1934 |
5th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
May 1982– 18-Month |
51.16" (1,299.46mm) | 45.83" (1,164.08mm) |
5.33" (135.38mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: |
1931 |
5th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Nov 1981– 24-Month |
65.68" (1,668.27mm) | 59.90" (1,521.46mm) |
5.78" (146.81mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: |
1931 |
8th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Nov 1980– 36-Month |
94.55" (2,401.57mm) | 89.86" (2,282.44mm) |
4.69" (119.13mm) | 103rd Driest | Driest since: |
1956 |
23rd Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Nov 1979– 48-Month |
123.69" (3,141.73mm) | 119.78" (3,042.41mm) |
3.91" (99.32mm) | 96th Driest | Driest since: |
1956 |
29th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Nov 1978– 60-Month |
157.37" (3,997.20mm) | 149.66" (3,801.36mm) |
7.71" (195.84mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: |
1934 |
17th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 5, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings