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Precipitation Rankings, October 1911

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
October 1911 1-Month	3.42" (86.87mm)	2.29" (58.17mm)	1.13" (28.70mm)	105th Driest	Driest since: 1910	1952
October 1911 1-Month	3.42" (86.87mm)	2.29" (58.17mm)	1.13" (28.70mm)	24th Wettest	Wettest since: 1900	2009
Sep–Oct 1911 2-Month	8.42" (213.87mm)	5.96" (151.38mm)	2.46" (62.49mm)	110th Driest	Driest since: 1910	1952
Sep–Oct 1911 2-Month	8.42" (213.87mm)	5.96" (151.38mm)	2.46" (62.49mm)	19th Wettest	Wettest since: 1900	1941
Aug–Oct 1911 3-Month	11.90" (302.26mm)	9.80" (248.92mm)	2.10" (53.34mm)	97th Driest	Driest since: 1910	1953
	11.90" (302.26mm)	9.80" (248.92mm)	2.10" (53.34mm)	32nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1903	2018
	Ties: 1998
Jul–Oct 1911 4-Month	14.30" (363.22mm)	13.66" (346.96mm)	0.64" (16.26mm)	76th Driest	Driest since: 1910	1953, 1976
Jul–Oct 1911 4-Month	14.30" (363.22mm)	13.66" (346.96mm)	0.64" (16.26mm)	53rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1907	1993
Jun–Oct 1911 5-Month	16.21" (411.73mm)	18.29" (464.57mm)	-2.08" (-52.84mm)	40th Driest	Driest since: 1910	1976
Jun–Oct 1911 5-Month	16.21" (411.73mm)	18.29" (464.57mm)	-2.08" (-52.84mm)	89th Wettest	Wettest since: 1909	1993
May–Oct 1911 6-Month	20.13" (511.30mm)	22.33" (567.18mm)	-2.20" (-55.88mm)	40th Driest	Driest since: 1910	1976
May–Oct 1911 6-Month	20.13" (511.30mm)	22.33" (567.18mm)	-2.20" (-55.88mm)	89th Wettest	Wettest since: 1909	1993
Apr–Oct 1911 7-Month	23.19" (589.03mm)	25.28" (642.11mm)	-2.09" (-53.08mm)	39th Driest	Driest since: 1910	1988
Apr–Oct 1911 7-Month	23.19" (589.03mm)	25.28" (642.11mm)	-2.09" (-53.08mm)	90th Wettest	Wettest since: 1909	1993
Mar–Oct 1911 8-Month	24.06" (611.12mm)	27.23" (691.64mm)	-3.17" (-80.52mm)	31st Driest	Driest since: 1910	1988
Mar–Oct 1911 8-Month	24.06" (611.12mm)	27.23" (691.64mm)	-3.17" (-80.52mm)	98th Wettest	Wettest since: 1909	1993
Feb–Oct 1911 9-Month	26.82" (681.23mm)	28.25" (717.55mm)	-1.43" (-36.32mm)	48th Driest	Driest since: 1910	1988
Feb–Oct 1911 9-Month	26.82" (681.23mm)	28.25" (717.55mm)	-1.43" (-36.32mm)	81st Wettest	Wettest since: 1909	1993
Jan–Oct 1911 10-Month	27.69" (703.33mm)	29.23" (742.44mm)	-1.54" (-39.11mm)	47th Driest	Driest since: 1910	1988
Jan–Oct 1911 10-Month	27.69" (703.33mm)	29.23" (742.44mm)	-1.54" (-39.11mm)	82nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1909	1993
Dec 1910–Oct 1911 11-Month	28.06" (712.72mm)	30.33" (770.38mm)	-2.27" (-57.66mm)	38th Driest	Driest since: 1910	1988
	28.06" (712.72mm)	30.33" (770.38mm)	-2.27" (-57.66mm)	90th Wettest	Wettest since: 1909	1993
	Ties: 1997
Nov 1910–Oct 1911 12-Month	28.40" (721.36mm)	32.07" (814.58mm)	-3.67" (-93.22mm)	33rd Driest	Driest since: 1910	1956
Nov 1910–Oct 1911 12-Month	28.40" (721.36mm)	32.07" (814.58mm)	-3.67" (-93.22mm)	95th Wettest	Wettest since: 1909	1993
May 1910–Oct 1911 18-Month	44.19" (1,122.43mm)	54.47" (1,383.54mm)	-10.28" (-261.11mm)	5th Driest	Driest to Date	1956
May 1910–Oct 1911 18-Month	44.19" (1,122.43mm)	54.47" (1,383.54mm)	-10.28" (-261.11mm)	123rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1910	2019
Nov 1909–Oct 1911 24-Month	55.42" (1,407.67mm)	64.23" (1,631.44mm)	-8.81" (-223.77mm)	10th Driest	Driest to Date	1956
Nov 1909–Oct 1911 24-Month	55.42" (1,407.67mm)	64.23" (1,631.44mm)	-8.81" (-223.77mm)	117th Wettest	Wettest since: 1910	1993
Nov 1908–Oct 1911 36-Month	89.69" (2,278.13mm)	96.34" (2,447.04mm)	-6.65" (-168.91mm)	26th Driest	Driest since: 1901	1957
Nov 1908–Oct 1911 36-Month	89.69" (2,278.13mm)	96.34" (2,447.04mm)	-6.65" (-168.91mm)	100th Wettest	Wettest since: 1910	2010
Nov 1907–Oct 1911 48-Month	124.30" (3,157.22mm)	128.36" (3,260.34mm)	-4.06" (-103.12mm)	41st Driest	Driest since: 1901	1958
Nov 1907–Oct 1911 48-Month	124.30" (3,157.22mm)	128.36" (3,260.34mm)	-4.06" (-103.12mm)	84th Wettest	Wettest since: 1910	2010
Nov 1906–Oct 1911 60-Month	157.42" (3,998.47mm)	160.34" (4,072.64mm)	-2.92" (-74.17mm)	44th Driest	Driest since: 1901	1956
Nov 1906–Oct 1911 60-Month	157.42" (3,998.47mm)	160.34" (4,072.64mm)	-2.92" (-74.17mm)	80th Wettest	Wettest since: 1910	2010

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 27, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings