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Precipitation Rankings, October 1929

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
October 1929 1-Month	7.96" (202.18mm)	3.27" (83.06mm)	4.69" (119.12mm)	125th Driest	Driest since: 1928	2000
October 1929 1-Month	7.96" (202.18mm)	3.27" (83.06mm)	4.69" (119.12mm)	4th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1971
Sep–Oct 1929 2-Month	13.10" (332.74mm)	7.56" (192.02mm)	5.54" (140.72mm)	122nd Driest	Driest since: 1927	1940
	13.10" (332.74mm)	7.56" (192.02mm)	5.54" (140.72mm)	7th Wettest	Wettest since: 1928	1999
	Ties: 1964
Aug–Oct 1929 3-Month	17.28" (438.91mm)	12.84" (326.14mm)	4.44" (112.77mm)	116th Driest	Driest since: 1927	1943
Aug–Oct 1929 3-Month	17.28" (438.91mm)	12.84" (326.14mm)	4.44" (112.77mm)	13th Wettest	Wettest since: 1928	1999
Jul–Oct 1929 4-Month	22.69" (576.33mm)	18.51" (470.15mm)	4.18" (106.18mm)	110th Driest	Driest since: 1927	1925
Jul–Oct 1929 4-Month	22.69" (576.33mm)	18.51" (470.15mm)	4.18" (106.18mm)	19th Wettest	Wettest since: 1928	2018
Jun–Oct 1929 5-Month	28.83" (732.28mm)	23.09" (586.49mm)	5.74" (145.79mm)	113th Driest	Driest since: 1927	1954
Jun–Oct 1929 5-Month	28.83" (732.28mm)	23.09" (586.49mm)	5.74" (145.79mm)	16th Wettest	Wettest since: 1928	1906
May–Oct 1929 6-Month	35.35" (897.89mm)	27.08" (687.83mm)	8.27" (210.06mm)	121st Driest	Driest since: 1927	2007
May–Oct 1929 6-Month	35.35" (897.89mm)	27.08" (687.83mm)	8.27" (210.06mm)	8th Wettest	Wettest since: 1928	1901
Apr–Oct 1929 7-Month	38.44" (976.38mm)	30.61" (777.49mm)	7.83" (198.89mm)	121st Driest	Driest since: 1927	2007
Apr–Oct 1929 7-Month	38.44" (976.38mm)	30.61" (777.49mm)	7.83" (198.89mm)	8th Wettest	Wettest since: 1928	1901
Mar–Oct 1929 8-Month	44.31" (1,125.47mm)	34.90" (886.46mm)	9.41" (239.01mm)	121st Driest	Driest since: 1927	2007
Mar–Oct 1929 8-Month	44.31" (1,125.47mm)	34.90" (886.46mm)	9.41" (239.01mm)	8th Wettest	Wettest since: 1928	1901
Feb–Oct 1929 9-Month	50.62" (1,285.75mm)	38.73" (983.74mm)	11.89" (302.01mm)	122nd Driest	Driest since: 1927	1925
Feb–Oct 1929 9-Month	50.62" (1,285.75mm)	38.73" (983.74mm)	11.89" (302.01mm)	7th Wettest	Wettest since: 1928	2003
Jan–Oct 1929 10-Month	54.27" (1,378.46mm)	42.63" (1,082.80mm)	11.64" (295.66mm)	124th Driest	Driest since: 1928	2007
Jan–Oct 1929 10-Month	54.27" (1,378.46mm)	42.63" (1,082.80mm)	11.64" (295.66mm)	5th Wettest	Wettest since: 1901	2003
Dec 1928–Oct 1929 11-Month	56.86" (1,444.24mm)	46.33" (1,176.78mm)	10.53" (267.46mm)	120th Driest	Driest since: 1927	1986
Dec 1928–Oct 1929 11-Month	56.86" (1,444.24mm)	46.33" (1,176.78mm)	10.53" (267.46mm)	8th Wettest	Wettest since: 1928	2003
Nov 1928–Oct 1929 12-Month	58.33" (1,481.58mm)	49.36" (1,253.74mm)	8.97" (227.84mm)	115th Driest	Driest since: 1927	1951
	58.33" (1,481.58mm)	49.36" (1,253.74mm)	8.97" (227.84mm)	13th Wettest	Wettest since: 1928	2003
	Ties: 1984
May 1928–Oct 1929 18-Month	96.33" (2,446.78mm)	76.41" (1,940.81mm)	19.92" (505.97mm)	127th Driest	Driest since: 1928	1926
May 1928–Oct 1929 18-Month	96.33" (2,446.78mm)	76.41" (1,940.81mm)	19.92" (505.97mm)	1st Wettest	Wettest to Date	1929
Nov 1927–Oct 1929 24-Month	120.00" (3,048.00mm)	98.73" (2,507.74mm)	21.27" (540.26mm)	125th Driest	Driest since: 1928	1926
Nov 1927–Oct 1929 24-Month	120.00" (3,048.00mm)	98.73" (2,507.74mm)	21.27" (540.26mm)	2nd Wettest	Wettest to Date	2020
Nov 1926–Oct 1929 36-Month	164.66" (4,182.36mm)	148.10" (3,761.74mm)	16.56" (420.62mm)	120th Driest	Driest since: 1928	1927
Nov 1926–Oct 1929 36-Month	164.66" (4,182.36mm)	148.10" (3,761.74mm)	16.56" (420.62mm)	6th Wettest	Wettest since: 1908	2020
Nov 1925–Oct 1929 48-Month	204.96" (5,205.98mm)	197.42" (5,014.47mm)	7.54" (191.51mm)	94th Driest	Driest since: 1928	1988
Nov 1925–Oct 1929 48-Month	204.96" (5,205.98mm)	197.42" (5,014.47mm)	7.54" (191.51mm)	31st Wettest	Wettest since: 1910	2021
Nov 1924–Oct 1929 60-Month	243.07" (6,173.98mm)	246.75" (6,267.45mm)	-3.68" (-93.47mm)	47th Driest	Driest since: 1928	1954
Nov 1924–Oct 1929 60-Month	243.07" (6,173.98mm)	246.75" (6,267.45mm)	-3.68" (-93.47mm)	77th Wettest	Wettest since: 1924	2020

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