Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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Southwest Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, October 1959
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
October 1959 1-Month |
1.80" (45.72mm) | 1.15" (29.21mm) |
0.65" (16.51mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1952 |
| 21st Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 1972 | ||||
| Ties: 1897, 1907, 1920, 1928 | ||||||
|
Sep–Oct 1959 2-Month |
2.71" (68.83mm) | 2.51" (63.75mm) |
0.20" (5.08mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1956 |
| 50th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1941 | ||||
|
Aug–Oct 1959 3-Month |
5.42" (137.67mm) | 4.52" (114.81mm) |
0.90" (22.86mm) | 101st Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 2020 |
| 27th Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 1941 | ||||
|
Jul–Oct 1959 4-Month |
6.85" (173.99mm) | 6.40" (162.56mm) |
0.45" (11.43mm) | 80th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 2020 |
| 48th Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 1941 | ||||
|
Jun–Oct 1959 5-Month |
7.77" (197.36mm) | 7.33" (186.18mm) |
0.44" (11.18mm) | 80th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 2020 |
| 48th Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 1941 | ||||
|
May–Oct 1959 6-Month |
8.86" (225.04mm) | 8.45" (214.63mm) |
0.41" (10.41mm) | 82nd Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 2020 |
| 46th Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 1941 | ||||
|
Apr–Oct 1959 7-Month |
9.70" (246.38mm) | 9.51" (241.55mm) |
0.19" (4.83mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 2020 |
| 50th Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 1941 | ||||
| Ties: 1996 | ||||||
|
Mar–Oct 1959 8-Month |
10.24" (260.10mm) | 10.66" (270.76mm) |
-0.42" (-10.66mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1956 |
| 66th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1941 | ||||
|
Feb–Oct 1959 9-Month |
11.38" (289.05mm) | 11.66" (296.16mm) |
-0.28" (-7.11mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1956 |
| 67th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1941 | ||||
|
Jan–Oct 1959 10-Month |
11.85" (300.99mm) | 12.65" (321.31mm) |
-0.80" (-20.32mm) | 52nd Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2020 |
| 76th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1941 | ||||
|
Dec 1958–Oct 1959 11-Month |
12.18" (309.37mm) | 13.66" (346.96mm) |
-1.48" (-37.59mm) | 33rd Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1956 |
| 94th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1941 | ||||
|
Nov 1958–Oct 1959 12-Month |
12.93" (328.42mm) | 14.55" (369.57mm) |
-1.62" (-41.15mm) | 38th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1956 |
| 89th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1941 | ||||
|
May 1958–Oct 1959 18-Month |
21.08" (535.43mm) | 22.98" (583.69mm) |
-1.90" (-48.26mm) | 40th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2002 |
| 87th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1941 | ||||
|
Nov 1957–Oct 1959 24-Month |
28.34" (719.84mm) | 29.09" (738.89mm) |
-0.75" (-19.05mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1956 |
| 61st Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1942 | ||||
|
Nov 1956–Oct 1959 36-Month |
45.60" (1,158.24mm) | 43.61" (1,107.69mm) |
1.99" (50.55mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1956 |
| 35th Wettest | Wettest since: 1943 | 1907 | ||||
|
Nov 1955–Oct 1959 48-Month |
54.66" (1,388.36mm) | 58.08" (1,475.23mm) |
-3.42" (-86.87mm) | 40th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1956 |
| 84th Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 1986 | ||||
|
Nov 1954–Oct 1959 60-Month |
66.47" (1,688.34mm) | 72.55" (1,842.77mm) |
-6.08" (-154.43mm) | 21st Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1956 |
| 102nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1986, 1987 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 4, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/