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Precipitation Rankings, October 1916

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
October 1916 1-Month	2.13" (54.10mm)	2.29" (58.17mm)	-0.16" (-4.07mm)	67th Driest	Driest since: 1915	1952
October 1916 1-Month	2.13" (54.10mm)	2.29" (58.17mm)	-0.16" (-4.07mm)	62nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1914	2009
Sep–Oct 1916 2-Month	5.98" (151.89mm)	5.96" (151.38mm)	0.02" (0.51mm)	70th Driest	Driest since: 1910	1952
Sep–Oct 1916 2-Month	5.98" (151.89mm)	5.96" (151.38mm)	0.02" (0.51mm)	59th Wettest	Wettest since: 1915	1941
Aug–Oct 1916 3-Month	8.66" (219.96mm)	9.80" (248.92mm)	-1.14" (-28.96mm)	45th Driest	Driest since: 1910	1953
Aug–Oct 1916 3-Month	8.66" (219.96mm)	9.80" (248.92mm)	-1.14" (-28.96mm)	84th Wettest	Wettest since: 1915	2018
Jul–Oct 1916 4-Month	10.42" (264.67mm)	13.66" (346.96mm)	-3.24" (-82.29mm)	21st Driest	Driest since: 1899	1953, 1976
Jul–Oct 1916 4-Month	10.42" (264.67mm)	13.66" (346.96mm)	-3.24" (-82.29mm)	108th Wettest	Wettest since: 1915	1993
Jun–Oct 1916 5-Month	14.13" (358.90mm)	18.29" (464.57mm)	-4.16" (-105.67mm)	15th Driest	Driest since: 1910	1976
Jun–Oct 1916 5-Month	14.13" (358.90mm)	18.29" (464.57mm)	-4.16" (-105.67mm)	114th Wettest	Wettest since: 1915	1993
May–Oct 1916 6-Month	18.88" (479.55mm)	22.33" (567.18mm)	-3.45" (-87.63mm)	27th Driest	Driest since: 1910	1976
May–Oct 1916 6-Month	18.88" (479.55mm)	22.33" (567.18mm)	-3.45" (-87.63mm)	102nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1915	1993
Apr–Oct 1916 7-Month	21.37" (542.80mm)	25.28" (642.11mm)	-3.91" (-99.31mm)	26th Driest	Driest since: 1910	1988
Apr–Oct 1916 7-Month	21.37" (542.80mm)	25.28" (642.11mm)	-3.91" (-99.31mm)	103rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1915	1993
Mar–Oct 1916 8-Month	22.91" (581.91mm)	27.23" (691.64mm)	-4.32" (-109.73mm)	24th Driest	Driest since: 1910	1988
Mar–Oct 1916 8-Month	22.91" (581.91mm)	27.23" (691.64mm)	-4.32" (-109.73mm)	105th Wettest	Wettest since: 1915	1993
Feb–Oct 1916 9-Month	23.48" (596.39mm)	28.25" (717.55mm)	-4.77" (-121.16mm)	21st Driest	Driest since: 1910	1988
Feb–Oct 1916 9-Month	23.48" (596.39mm)	28.25" (717.55mm)	-4.77" (-121.16mm)	108th Wettest	Wettest since: 1915	1993
Jan–Oct 1916 10-Month	25.94" (658.88mm)	29.23" (742.44mm)	-3.29" (-83.56mm)	30th Driest	Driest since: 1910	1988
Jan–Oct 1916 10-Month	25.94" (658.88mm)	29.23" (742.44mm)	-3.29" (-83.56mm)	99th Wettest	Wettest since: 1915	1993
Dec 1915–Oct 1916 11-Month	26.60" (675.64mm)	30.33" (770.38mm)	-3.73" (-94.74mm)	25th Driest	Driest since: 1910	1988
Dec 1915–Oct 1916 11-Month	26.60" (675.64mm)	30.33" (770.38mm)	-3.73" (-94.74mm)	103rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1915	1993
Nov 1915–Oct 1916 12-Month	28.50" (723.90mm)	32.07" (814.58mm)	-3.57" (-90.68mm)	34th Driest	Driest since: 1911	1956
Nov 1915–Oct 1916 12-Month	28.50" (723.90mm)	32.07" (814.58mm)	-3.57" (-90.68mm)	94th Wettest	Wettest since: 1915	1993
May 1915–Oct 1916 18-Month	58.19" (1,478.03mm)	54.47" (1,383.54mm)	3.72" (94.49mm)	84th Driest	Driest since: 1914	1956
May 1915–Oct 1916 18-Month	58.19" (1,478.03mm)	54.47" (1,383.54mm)	3.72" (94.49mm)	44th Wettest	Wettest since: 1915	2019
Nov 1914–Oct 1916 24-Month	66.43" (1,687.32mm)	64.23" (1,631.44mm)	2.20" (55.88mm)	78th Driest	Driest since: 1914	1956
Nov 1914–Oct 1916 24-Month	66.43" (1,687.32mm)	64.23" (1,631.44mm)	2.20" (55.88mm)	49th Wettest	Wettest since: 1915	1993
Nov 1913–Oct 1916 36-Month	98.71" (2,507.23mm)	96.34" (2,447.04mm)	2.37" (60.19mm)	74th Driest	Driest since: 1914	1957
Nov 1913–Oct 1916 36-Month	98.71" (2,507.23mm)	96.34" (2,447.04mm)	2.37" (60.19mm)	52nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1915	2010
Nov 1912–Oct 1916 48-Month	128.33" (3,259.58mm)	128.36" (3,260.34mm)	-0.03" (-0.76mm)	58th Driest	Driest since: 1914	1958
	128.33" (3,259.58mm)	128.36" (3,260.34mm)	-0.03" (-0.76mm)	67th Wettest	Wettest since: 1915	2010
	Ties: 1922
Nov 1911–Oct 1916 60-Month	159.01" (4,038.85mm)	160.34" (4,072.64mm)	-1.33" (-33.79mm)	56th Driest	Driest since: 1915	1956
Nov 1911–Oct 1916 60-Month	159.01" (4,038.85mm)	160.34" (4,072.64mm)	-1.33" (-33.79mm)	68th 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 28, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings