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Precipitation Rankings, October 1979

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
October 1979 1-Month	2.57" (65.28mm)	2.79" (70.87mm)	-0.22" (-5.59mm)	61st Driest	Driest since: 1974	1963
	2.57" (65.28mm)	2.79" (70.87mm)	-0.22" (-5.59mm)	68th Wettest	Wettest since: 1978	1919
	Ties: 1935
Sep–Oct 1979 2-Month	10.85" (275.59mm)	6.03" (153.16mm)	4.82" (122.43mm)	124th Driest	Driest since: 1978	1963
Sep–Oct 1979 2-Month	10.85" (275.59mm)	6.03" (153.16mm)	4.82" (122.43mm)	5th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2006
Aug–Oct 1979 3-Month	16.28" (413.51mm)	9.76" (247.90mm)	6.52" (165.61mm)	126th Driest	Driest since: 1978	1953
Aug–Oct 1979 3-Month	16.28" (413.51mm)	9.76" (247.90mm)	6.52" (165.61mm)	3rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1926	2006
Jul–Oct 1979 4-Month	22.98" (583.69mm)	14.11" (358.39mm)	8.87" (225.30mm)	128th Driest	Driest since: 1978	1953
Jul–Oct 1979 4-Month	22.98" (583.69mm)	14.11" (358.39mm)	8.87" (225.30mm)	1st Wettest	Wettest to Date	1979
Jun–Oct 1979 5-Month	27.91" (708.91mm)	18.35" (466.09mm)	9.56" (242.82mm)	128th Driest	Driest since: 1978	1930
Jun–Oct 1979 5-Month	27.91" (708.91mm)	18.35" (466.09mm)	9.56" (242.82mm)	1st Wettest	Wettest to Date	1979
May–Oct 1979 6-Month	32.76" (832.10mm)	22.69" (576.33mm)	10.07" (255.77mm)	127th Driest	Driest since: 1978	1930
May–Oct 1979 6-Month	32.76" (832.10mm)	22.69" (576.33mm)	10.07" (255.77mm)	2nd Wettest	Wettest to Date	2009
Apr–Oct 1979 7-Month	39.61" (1,006.09mm)	26.79" (680.47mm)	12.82" (325.62mm)	128th Driest	Driest since: 1978	1930
Apr–Oct 1979 7-Month	39.61" (1,006.09mm)	26.79" (680.47mm)	12.82" (325.62mm)	1st Wettest	Wettest to Date	1979
Mar–Oct 1979 8-Month	42.86" (1,088.64mm)	31.51" (800.35mm)	11.35" (288.29mm)	126th Driest	Driest since: 1978	1930
Mar–Oct 1979 8-Month	42.86" (1,088.64mm)	31.51" (800.35mm)	11.35" (288.29mm)	3rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1935	2011
Feb–Oct 1979 9-Month	47.45" (1,205.23mm)	35.11" (891.79mm)	12.34" (313.44mm)	124th Driest	Driest since: 1978	1930
Feb–Oct 1979 9-Month	47.45" (1,205.23mm)	35.11" (891.79mm)	12.34" (313.44mm)	5th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2018
Jan–Oct 1979 10-Month	53.18" (1,350.77mm)	39.31" (998.47mm)	13.87" (352.30mm)	127th Driest	Driest since: 1978	1930
Jan–Oct 1979 10-Month	53.18" (1,350.77mm)	39.31" (998.47mm)	13.87" (352.30mm)	2nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1950	1950
Dec 1978–Oct 1979 11-Month	63.64" (1,616.46mm)	43.36" (1,101.34mm)	20.28" (515.12mm)	127th Driest	Driest since: 1978	1930
Dec 1978–Oct 1979 11-Month	63.64" (1,616.46mm)	43.36" (1,101.34mm)	20.28" (515.12mm)	1st Wettest	Wettest to Date	1979
Nov 1978–Oct 1979 12-Month	68.32" (1,735.33mm)	46.98" (1,193.29mm)	21.34" (542.04mm)	127th Driest	Driest since: 1978	1930
Nov 1978–Oct 1979 12-Month	68.32" (1,735.33mm)	46.98" (1,193.29mm)	21.34" (542.04mm)	1st Wettest	Wettest to Date	1979
May 1978–Oct 1979 18-Month	92.32" (2,344.93mm)	69.67" (1,769.62mm)	22.65" (575.31mm)	126th Driest	Driest since: 1978	1931
May 1978–Oct 1979 18-Month	92.32" (2,344.93mm)	69.67" (1,769.62mm)	22.65" (575.31mm)	2nd Wettest	Wettest to Date	2019
Nov 1977–Oct 1979 24-Month	114.94" (2,919.48mm)	93.92" (2,385.57mm)	21.02" (533.91mm)	122nd Driest	Driest since: 1978	1931
Nov 1977–Oct 1979 24-Month	114.94" (2,919.48mm)	93.92" (2,385.57mm)	21.02" (533.91mm)	5th Wettest	Wettest since: 1950	2020
Nov 1976–Oct 1979 36-Month	157.03" (3,988.56mm)	140.93" (3,579.62mm)	16.10" (408.94mm)	108th Driest	Driest since: 1978	1942
Nov 1976–Oct 1979 36-Month	157.03" (3,988.56mm)	140.93" (3,579.62mm)	16.10" (408.94mm)	18th Wettest	Wettest since: 1976	2020
Nov 1975–Oct 1979 48-Month	204.35" (5,190.49mm)	188.01" (4,775.45mm)	16.34" (415.04mm)	102nd Driest	Driest since: 1978	1943
Nov 1975–Oct 1979 48-Month	204.35" (5,190.49mm)	188.01" (4,775.45mm)	16.34" (415.04mm)	23rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1976	2020
Nov 1974–Oct 1979 60-Month	261.20" (6,634.48mm)	235.02" (5,969.51mm)	26.18" (664.97mm)	114th Driest	Driest since: 1978	1944
Nov 1974–Oct 1979 60-Month	261.20" (6,634.48mm)	235.02" (5,969.51mm)	26.18" (664.97mm)	10th Wettest	Wettest since: 1976	2021

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 4, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings