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Precipitation Rankings, October 1952

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
October 1952 1-Month	0.02" (0.51mm)	2.29" (58.17mm)	-2.27" (-57.66mm)	1st Driest	Driest to Date	1952
October 1952 1-Month	0.02" (0.51mm)	2.29" (58.17mm)	-2.27" (-57.66mm)	128th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2009
Sep–Oct 1952 2-Month	0.87" (22.10mm)	5.96" (151.38mm)	-5.09" (-129.28mm)	1st Driest	Driest to Date	1952
Sep–Oct 1952 2-Month	0.87" (22.10mm)	5.96" (151.38mm)	-5.09" (-129.28mm)	128th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1941
Aug–Oct 1952 3-Month	5.56" (141.22mm)	9.80" (248.92mm)	-4.24" (-107.70mm)	7th Driest	Driest since: 1897	1953
Aug–Oct 1952 3-Month	5.56" (141.22mm)	9.80" (248.92mm)	-4.24" (-107.70mm)	122nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2018
Jul–Oct 1952 4-Month	9.34" (237.24mm)	13.66" (346.96mm)	-4.32" (-109.72mm)	13th Driest	Driest since: 1947	1953, 1976
Jul–Oct 1952 4-Month	9.34" (237.24mm)	13.66" (346.96mm)	-4.32" (-109.72mm)	116th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1993
Jun–Oct 1952 5-Month	14.73" (374.14mm)	18.29" (464.57mm)	-3.56" (-90.43mm)	23rd Driest	Driest since: 1948	1976
Jun–Oct 1952 5-Month	14.73" (374.14mm)	18.29" (464.57mm)	-3.56" (-90.43mm)	106th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1993
May–Oct 1952 6-Month	18.55" (471.17mm)	22.33" (567.18mm)	-3.78" (-96.01mm)	23rd Driest	Driest since: 1948	1976
May–Oct 1952 6-Month	18.55" (471.17mm)	22.33" (567.18mm)	-3.78" (-96.01mm)	106th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1993
Apr–Oct 1952 7-Month	20.42" (518.67mm)	25.28" (642.11mm)	-4.86" (-123.44mm)	18th Driest	Driest since: 1948	1988
Apr–Oct 1952 7-Month	20.42" (518.67mm)	25.28" (642.11mm)	-4.86" (-123.44mm)	111th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1993
Mar–Oct 1952 8-Month	23.64" (600.46mm)	27.23" (691.64mm)	-3.59" (-91.18mm)	28th Driest	Driest since: 1949	1988
Mar–Oct 1952 8-Month	23.64" (600.46mm)	27.23" (691.64mm)	-3.59" (-91.18mm)	101st Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1993
Feb–Oct 1952 9-Month	24.29" (616.97mm)	28.25" (717.55mm)	-3.96" (-100.58mm)	26th Driest	Driest since: 1949	1988
Feb–Oct 1952 9-Month	24.29" (616.97mm)	28.25" (717.55mm)	-3.96" (-100.58mm)	103rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1993
Jan–Oct 1952 10-Month	25.60" (650.24mm)	29.23" (742.44mm)	-3.63" (-92.20mm)	24th Driest	Driest since: 1948	1988
Jan–Oct 1952 10-Month	25.60" (650.24mm)	29.23" (742.44mm)	-3.63" (-92.20mm)	105th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1993
Dec 1951–Oct 1952 11-Month	26.57" (674.88mm)	30.33" (770.38mm)	-3.76" (-95.50mm)	24th Driest	Driest since: 1948	1988
Dec 1951–Oct 1952 11-Month	26.57" (674.88mm)	30.33" (770.38mm)	-3.76" (-95.50mm)	104th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1993
Nov 1951–Oct 1952 12-Month	27.86" (707.64mm)	32.07" (814.58mm)	-4.21" (-106.94mm)	28th Driest	Driest since: 1948	1956
Nov 1951–Oct 1952 12-Month	27.86" (707.64mm)	32.07" (814.58mm)	-4.21" (-106.94mm)	100th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1993
May 1951–Oct 1952 18-Month	55.47" (1,408.94mm)	54.47" (1,383.54mm)	1.00" (25.40mm)	65th Driest	Driest since: 1950	1956
May 1951–Oct 1952 18-Month	55.47" (1,408.94mm)	54.47" (1,383.54mm)	1.00" (25.40mm)	63rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2019
Nov 1950–Oct 1952 24-Month	68.89" (1,749.81mm)	64.23" (1,631.44mm)	4.66" (118.37mm)	90th Driest	Driest since: 1950	1956
Nov 1950–Oct 1952 24-Month	68.89" (1,749.81mm)	64.23" (1,631.44mm)	4.66" (118.37mm)	37th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1993
Nov 1949–Oct 1952 36-Month	98.18" (2,493.77mm)	96.34" (2,447.04mm)	1.84" (46.73mm)	71st Driest	Driest since: 1950	1957
Nov 1949–Oct 1952 36-Month	98.18" (2,493.77mm)	96.34" (2,447.04mm)	1.84" (46.73mm)	55th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2010
Nov 1948–Oct 1952 48-Month	129.15" (3,280.41mm)	128.36" (3,260.34mm)	0.79" (20.07mm)	63rd Driest	Driest since: 1951	1958
Nov 1948–Oct 1952 48-Month	129.15" (3,280.41mm)	128.36" (3,260.34mm)	0.79" (20.07mm)	62nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1948	2010
Nov 1947–Oct 1952 60-Month	156.60" (3,977.64mm)	160.34" (4,072.64mm)	-3.74" (-95.00mm)	36th Driest	Driest since: 1941	1956
Nov 1947–Oct 1952 60-Month	156.60" (3,977.64mm)	160.34" (4,072.64mm)	-3.74" (-95.00mm)	88th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2010

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published June 2023, retrieved on June 9, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings