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Regional Data Info
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Upper Midwest Climate Region

Precipitation Rankings, October 2016

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Period Value 1901-2000
Mean		 Anomaly Rank
(1895-2022)		 Wettest/Driest
Since		 Record
October 2016
1-Month 		2.60"
(66.04mm)		 2.28"
(57.91mm)		 0.32"
(8.13mm)		 80th Driest
Driest since:
 1952
49th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2009
Sep–Oct 2016
2-Month 		7.71"
(195.83mm)		 5.64"
(143.26mm)		 2.07"
(52.57mm)		 113th Driest
Driest since:
 1952
16th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2019
Aug–Oct 2016
3-Month 		13.12"
(333.25mm)		 9.17"
(232.92mm)		 3.95"
(100.33mm)		 122nd Driest
Driest since:
 1976
7th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2018
Jul–Oct 2016
4-Month 		18.48"
(469.39mm)		 12.74"
(323.60mm)		 5.74"
(145.79mm)		 127th Driest
Driest since:
 1976
2nd Wettest
Wettest since:
 1900
Jun–Oct 2016
5-Month 		22.41"
(569.21mm)		 16.79"
(426.47mm)		 5.62"
(142.74mm)		 123rd Driest
Driest since:
 1976
6th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2010
May–Oct 2016
6-Month 		25.49"
(647.45mm)		 20.21"
(513.33mm)		 5.28"
(134.12mm)		 123rd Driest
Driest since:
 1976
6th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2010
Apr–Oct 2016
7-Month 		28.03"
(711.96mm)		 22.71"
(576.83mm)		 5.32"
(135.13mm)		 121st Driest
Driest since:
 1976
8th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2019
Mar–Oct 2016
8-Month 		30.88"
(784.35mm)		 24.42"
(620.27mm)		 6.46"
(164.08mm)		 124th Driest
Driest since:
 1910
5th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2019
Feb–Oct 2016
9-Month 		31.93"
(811.02mm)		 25.44"
(646.18mm)		 6.49"
(164.84mm)		 122nd Driest
Driest since:
 1910
7th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2019
Jan–Oct 2016
10-Month 		32.82"
(833.63mm)		 26.59"
(675.39mm)		 6.23"
(158.24mm)		 122nd Driest
Driest since:
 1910
7th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2019
Dec 2015–Oct 2016
11-Month 		36.29"
(921.77mm)		 27.83"
(706.88mm)		 8.46"
(214.89mm)		 126th Driest
Driest since:
 1910
2nd Wettest
Wettest to Date
 2019
Nov 2015–Oct 2016
12-Month 		39.53"
(1,004.06mm)		 29.66"
(753.36mm)		 9.87"
(250.70mm)		 126th Driest
Driest since:
 1934
2nd Wettest
Wettest to Date
 2019
May 2015–Oct 2016
18-Month 		62.62"
(1,590.55mm)		 49.91"
(1,267.71mm)		 12.71"
(322.84mm)		 126th Driest
Driest since:
 1934
2nd Wettest
Wettest to Date
 2019
Nov 2014–Oct 2016
24-Month 		69.98"
(1,777.49mm)		 59.37"
(1,508.00mm)		 10.61"
(269.49mm)		 121st Driest
Driest since:
 1934
6th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2019
Nov 2013–Oct 2016
36-Month 		105.22"
(2,672.59mm)		 89.05"
(2,261.87mm)		 16.17"
(410.72mm)		 122nd Driest
Driest since:
 1931
4th Wettest
Wettest to Date
 2019
Ties: 2017
Nov 2012–Oct 2016
48-Month 		138.43"
(3,516.12mm)		 118.70"
(3,014.98mm)		 19.73"
(501.14mm)		 119th Driest
Driest since:
 1936
6th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2019
Nov 2011–Oct 2016
60-Month 		166.63"
(4,232.40mm)		 148.34"
(3,767.84mm)		 18.29"
(464.56mm)		 117th Driest
Driest since:
 1934
7th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2020

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