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Ohio Valley Climate Region

Precipitation Rankings, October 1896

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
October 1896 1-Month	1.77" (44.96mm)	2.90" (73.66mm)	-1.13" (-28.70mm)	21st Driest	Driest since: 1895	1963
October 1896 1-Month	1.77" (44.96mm)	2.90" (73.66mm)	-1.13" (-28.70mm)	108th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1919
Sep–Oct 1896 2-Month	6.27" (159.26mm)	6.37" (161.80mm)	-0.10" (-2.54mm)	61st Driest	Driest since: 1895	1897
Sep–Oct 1896 2-Month	6.27" (159.26mm)	6.37" (161.80mm)	-0.10" (-2.54mm)	68th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1926
Aug–Oct 1896 3-Month	9.52" (241.81mm)	10.04" (255.02mm)	-0.52" (-13.21mm)	52nd Driest	Driest since: 1895	1897
Aug–Oct 1896 3-Month	9.52" (241.81mm)	10.04" (255.02mm)	-0.52" (-13.21mm)	77th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1926
Jul–Oct 1896 4-Month	16.47" (418.34mm)	14.04" (356.62mm)	2.43" (61.72mm)	108th Driest	Driest since: 1895	1953
Jul–Oct 1896 4-Month	16.47" (418.34mm)	14.04" (356.62mm)	2.43" (61.72mm)	21st Wettest	Wettest to Date	1926
Jun–Oct 1896 5-Month	20.86" (529.84mm)	18.29" (464.57mm)	2.57" (65.27mm)	101st Driest	Driest since: 1895	1953
Jun–Oct 1896 5-Month	20.86" (529.84mm)	18.29" (464.57mm)	2.57" (65.27mm)	28th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1926
May–Oct 1896 6-Month	26.20" (665.48mm)	22.56" (573.02mm)	3.64" (92.46mm)	110th Driest	Driest since: 1895	1930
May–Oct 1896 6-Month	26.20" (665.48mm)	22.56" (573.02mm)	3.64" (92.46mm)	19th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2009
Apr–Oct 1896 7-Month	28.95" (735.33mm)	26.47" (672.34mm)	2.48" (62.99mm)	89th Driest	Driest since: 1895	1930
Apr–Oct 1896 7-Month	28.95" (735.33mm)	26.47" (672.34mm)	2.48" (62.99mm)	40th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2009
Mar–Oct 1896 8-Month	32.61" (828.29mm)	30.28" (769.11mm)	2.33" (59.18mm)	89th Driest	Driest since: 1895	1930
Mar–Oct 1896 8-Month	32.61" (828.29mm)	30.28" (769.11mm)	2.33" (59.18mm)	40th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2009
Feb–Oct 1896 9-Month	35.17" (893.32mm)	32.95" (836.93mm)	2.22" (56.39mm)	87th Driest	Driest since: 1895	1930
Feb–Oct 1896 9-Month	35.17" (893.32mm)	32.95" (836.93mm)	2.22" (56.39mm)	42nd Wettest	Wettest to Date	2019
Jan–Oct 1896 10-Month	36.66" (931.16mm)	36.00" (914.40mm)	0.66" (16.76mm)	64th Driest	Driest since: 1895	1930
Jan–Oct 1896 10-Month	36.66" (931.16mm)	36.00" (914.40mm)	0.66" (16.76mm)	65th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2019
Dec 1895–Oct 1896 11-Month	41.49" (1,053.85mm)	39.09" (992.89mm)	2.40" (60.96mm)	83rd Driest	Driest since: 1896	1930
	41.49" (1,053.85mm)	39.09" (992.89mm)	2.40" (60.96mm)	45th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2019
	Ties: 1958
Nov 1895–Oct 1896 12-Month	45.26" (1,149.60mm)	42.23" (1,072.64mm)	3.03" (76.96mm)	90th Driest	Driest since: 1896	1963
	45.26" (1,149.60mm)	42.23" (1,072.64mm)	3.03" (76.96mm)	38th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2019
	Ties: 1951
May 1895–Oct 1896 18-Month	63.11" (1,602.99mm)	64.79" (1,645.67mm)	-1.68" (-42.68mm)	35th Driest	Driest since: 1896	1931
May 1895–Oct 1896 18-Month	63.11" (1,602.99mm)	64.79" (1,645.67mm)	-1.68" (-42.68mm)	93rd Wettest	Wettest to Date	2019

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 2, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings