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Precipitation Rankings, October 1940

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
October 1940 1-Month	0.82" (20.83mm)	2.79" (70.87mm)	-1.97" (-50.04mm)	6th Driest	Driest since: 1938	1963
October 1940 1-Month	0.82" (20.83mm)	2.79" (70.87mm)	-1.97" (-50.04mm)	123rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	1919
Sep–Oct 1940 2-Month	2.69" (68.33mm)	6.03" (153.16mm)	-3.34" (-84.83mm)	7th Driest	Driest since: 1908	1963
Sep–Oct 1940 2-Month	2.69" (68.33mm)	6.03" (153.16mm)	-3.34" (-84.83mm)	122nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2006
Aug–Oct 1940 3-Month	6.35" (161.29mm)	9.76" (247.90mm)	-3.41" (-86.61mm)	13th Driest	Driest since: 1939	1953
Aug–Oct 1940 3-Month	6.35" (161.29mm)	9.76" (247.90mm)	-3.41" (-86.61mm)	116th Wettest	Wettest since: 1938	2006
Jul–Oct 1940 4-Month	9.16" (232.66mm)	14.11" (358.39mm)	-4.95" (-125.73mm)	6th Driest	Driest since: 1930	1953
Jul–Oct 1940 4-Month	9.16" (232.66mm)	14.11" (358.39mm)	-4.95" (-125.73mm)	123rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	1979
Jun–Oct 1940 5-Month	12.83" (325.88mm)	18.35" (466.09mm)	-5.52" (-140.21mm)	6th Driest	Driest since: 1930	1930
Jun–Oct 1940 5-Month	12.83" (325.88mm)	18.35" (466.09mm)	-5.52" (-140.21mm)	123rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	1979
May–Oct 1940 6-Month	16.31" (414.27mm)	22.69" (576.33mm)	-6.38" (-162.06mm)	7th Driest	Driest since: 1936	1930
May–Oct 1940 6-Month	16.31" (414.27mm)	22.69" (576.33mm)	-6.38" (-162.06mm)	122nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2009
Apr–Oct 1940 7-Month	21.21" (538.73mm)	26.79" (680.47mm)	-5.58" (-141.74mm)	11th Driest	Driest since: 1936	1930
Apr–Oct 1940 7-Month	21.21" (538.73mm)	26.79" (680.47mm)	-5.58" (-141.74mm)	118th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	1979
Mar–Oct 1940 8-Month	26.27" (667.26mm)	31.51" (800.35mm)	-5.24" (-133.09mm)	12th Driest	Driest since: 1936	1930
Mar–Oct 1940 8-Month	26.27" (667.26mm)	31.51" (800.35mm)	-5.24" (-133.09mm)	117th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2011
Feb–Oct 1940 9-Month	30.96" (786.38mm)	35.11" (891.79mm)	-4.15" (-105.41mm)	22nd Driest	Driest since: 1937	1930
Feb–Oct 1940 9-Month	30.96" (786.38mm)	35.11" (891.79mm)	-4.15" (-105.41mm)	107th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2018
Jan–Oct 1940 10-Month	32.68" (830.07mm)	39.31" (998.47mm)	-6.63" (-168.40mm)	15th Driest	Driest since: 1936	1930
Jan–Oct 1940 10-Month	32.68" (830.07mm)	39.31" (998.47mm)	-6.63" (-168.40mm)	114th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	1950
Dec 1939–Oct 1940 11-Month	35.13" (892.30mm)	43.36" (1,101.34mm)	-8.23" (-209.04mm)	10th Driest	Driest since: 1936	1930
Dec 1939–Oct 1940 11-Month	35.13" (892.30mm)	43.36" (1,101.34mm)	-8.23" (-209.04mm)	118th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	1979
Nov 1939–Oct 1940 12-Month	36.38" (924.05mm)	46.98" (1,193.29mm)	-10.60" (-269.24mm)	4th Driest	Driest since: 1930	1930
Nov 1939–Oct 1940 12-Month	36.38" (924.05mm)	46.98" (1,193.29mm)	-10.60" (-269.24mm)	124th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	1979
May 1939–Oct 1940 18-Month	55.56" (1,411.22mm)	69.67" (1,769.62mm)	-14.11" (-358.40mm)	5th Driest	Driest since: 1931	1931
May 1939–Oct 1940 18-Month	55.56" (1,411.22mm)	69.67" (1,769.62mm)	-14.11" (-358.40mm)	123rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2019
Nov 1938–Oct 1940 24-Month	86.97" (2,209.04mm)	93.92" (2,385.57mm)	-6.95" (-176.53mm)	22nd Driest	Driest since: 1931	1931
Nov 1938–Oct 1940 24-Month	86.97" (2,209.04mm)	93.92" (2,385.57mm)	-6.95" (-176.53mm)	105th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2020
Nov 1937–Oct 1940 36-Month	133.04" (3,379.22mm)	140.93" (3,579.62mm)	-7.89" (-200.40mm)	25th Driest	Driest since: 1932	1942
Nov 1937–Oct 1940 36-Month	133.04" (3,379.22mm)	140.93" (3,579.62mm)	-7.89" (-200.40mm)	101st Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2020
Nov 1936–Oct 1940 48-Month	186.92" (4,747.77mm)	188.01" (4,775.45mm)	-1.09" (-27.68mm)	49th Driest	Driest since: 1934	1943
Nov 1936–Oct 1940 48-Month	186.92" (4,747.77mm)	188.01" (4,775.45mm)	-1.09" (-27.68mm)	76th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2020
Nov 1935–Oct 1940 60-Month	224.29" (5,696.97mm)	235.02" (5,969.51mm)	-10.73" (-272.54mm)	24th Driest	Driest since: 1934	1944
Nov 1935–Oct 1940 60-Month	224.29" (5,696.97mm)	235.02" (5,969.51mm)	-10.73" (-272.54mm)	100th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2021

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on April 1, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings