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Precipitation Rankings, October 1989

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
October 1989 1-Month	3.92" (99.57mm)	2.79" (70.87mm)	1.13" (28.70mm)	92nd Driest	Driest since: 1988	1963
October 1989 1-Month	3.92" (99.57mm)	2.79" (70.87mm)	1.13" (28.70mm)	37th Wettest	Wettest since: 1985	1919
Sep–Oct 1989 2-Month	8.54" (216.92mm)	6.03" (153.16mm)	2.51" (63.76mm)	109th Driest	Driest since: 1988	1963
Sep–Oct 1989 2-Month	8.54" (216.92mm)	6.03" (153.16mm)	2.51" (63.76mm)	20th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	2006
Aug–Oct 1989 3-Month	12.70" (322.58mm)	9.76" (247.90mm)	2.94" (74.68mm)	110th Driest	Driest since: 1988	1953
	12.70" (322.58mm)	9.76" (247.90mm)	2.94" (74.68mm)	19th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	2006
	Ties: 1898
Jul–Oct 1989 4-Month	17.41" (442.21mm)	14.11" (358.39mm)	3.30" (83.82mm)	109th Driest	Driest since: 1988	1953
	17.41" (442.21mm)	14.11" (358.39mm)	3.30" (83.82mm)	20th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	1979
	Ties: 1996
Jun–Oct 1989 5-Month	24.03" (610.36mm)	18.35" (466.09mm)	5.68" (144.27mm)	115th Driest	Driest since: 1988	1930
Jun–Oct 1989 5-Month	24.03" (610.36mm)	18.35" (466.09mm)	5.68" (144.27mm)	14th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	1979
May–Oct 1989 6-Month	28.64" (727.46mm)	22.69" (576.33mm)	5.95" (151.13mm)	113th Driest	Driest since: 1988	1930
May–Oct 1989 6-Month	28.64" (727.46mm)	22.69" (576.33mm)	5.95" (151.13mm)	16th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	2009
Apr–Oct 1989 7-Month	31.86" (809.24mm)	26.79" (680.47mm)	5.07" (128.77mm)	107th Driest	Driest since: 1988	1930
Apr–Oct 1989 7-Month	31.86" (809.24mm)	26.79" (680.47mm)	5.07" (128.77mm)	22nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1983	1979
Mar–Oct 1989 8-Month	37.82" (960.63mm)	31.51" (800.35mm)	6.31" (160.28mm)	112th Driest	Driest since: 1988	1930
Mar–Oct 1989 8-Month	37.82" (960.63mm)	31.51" (800.35mm)	6.31" (160.28mm)	17th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	2011
Feb–Oct 1989 9-Month	47.67" (1,210.82mm)	35.11" (891.79mm)	12.56" (319.03mm)	125th Driest	Driest since: 1988	1930
Feb–Oct 1989 9-Month	47.67" (1,210.82mm)	35.11" (891.79mm)	12.56" (319.03mm)	4th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2018
Jan–Oct 1989 10-Month	52.23" (1,326.64mm)	39.31" (998.47mm)	12.92" (328.17mm)	124th Driest	Driest since: 1988	1930
Jan–Oct 1989 10-Month	52.23" (1,326.64mm)	39.31" (998.47mm)	12.92" (328.17mm)	5th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	1950
Dec 1988–Oct 1989 11-Month	56.05" (1,423.67mm)	43.36" (1,101.34mm)	12.69" (322.33mm)	123rd Driest	Driest since: 1988	1930
Dec 1988–Oct 1989 11-Month	56.05" (1,423.67mm)	43.36" (1,101.34mm)	12.69" (322.33mm)	5th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	1979
Nov 1988–Oct 1989 12-Month	63.36" (1,609.34mm)	46.98" (1,193.29mm)	16.38" (416.05mm)	126th Driest	Driest since: 1988	1930
Nov 1988–Oct 1989 12-Month	63.36" (1,609.34mm)	46.98" (1,193.29mm)	16.38" (416.05mm)	2nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	1979
May 1988–Oct 1989 18-Month	83.08" (2,110.23mm)	69.67" (1,769.62mm)	13.41" (340.61mm)	118th Driest	Driest since: 1988	1931
May 1988–Oct 1989 18-Month	83.08" (2,110.23mm)	69.67" (1,769.62mm)	13.41" (340.61mm)	10th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	2019
Nov 1987–Oct 1989 24-Month	105.31" (2,674.87mm)	93.92" (2,385.57mm)	11.39" (289.30mm)	108th Driest	Driest since: 1988	1931
Nov 1987–Oct 1989 24-Month	105.31" (2,674.87mm)	93.92" (2,385.57mm)	11.39" (289.30mm)	19th Wettest	Wettest since: 1980	2020
Nov 1986–Oct 1989 36-Month	144.65" (3,674.11mm)	140.93" (3,579.62mm)	3.72" (94.49mm)	71st Driest	Driest since: 1988	1942
Nov 1986–Oct 1989 36-Month	144.65" (3,674.11mm)	140.93" (3,579.62mm)	3.72" (94.49mm)	55th Wettest	Wettest since: 1985	2020
Nov 1985–Oct 1989 48-Month	184.21" (4,678.93mm)	188.01" (4,775.45mm)	-3.80" (-96.52mm)	38th Driest	Driest since: 1988	1943
Nov 1985–Oct 1989 48-Month	184.21" (4,678.93mm)	188.01" (4,775.45mm)	-3.80" (-96.52mm)	87th Wettest	Wettest since: 1986	2020
Nov 1984–Oct 1989 60-Month	232.99" (5,917.95mm)	235.02" (5,969.51mm)	-2.03" (-51.56mm)	46th Driest	Driest since: 1988	1944
Nov 1984–Oct 1989 60-Month	232.99" (5,917.95mm)	235.02" (5,969.51mm)	-2.03" (-51.56mm)	78th Wettest	Wettest since: 1985	2021

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 22, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings