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Precipitation Rankings, October 1953

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
October 1953 1-Month	0.51" (12.95mm)	3.27" (83.06mm)	-2.76" (-70.11mm)	2nd Driest	Driest to Date	2000
October 1953 1-Month	0.51" (12.95mm)	3.27" (83.06mm)	-2.76" (-70.11mm)	127th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	1971
Sep–Oct 1953 2-Month	5.58" (141.73mm)	7.56" (192.02mm)	-1.98" (-50.29mm)	31st Driest	Driest since: 1952	1940
Sep–Oct 1953 2-Month	5.58" (141.73mm)	7.56" (192.02mm)	-1.98" (-50.29mm)	98th Wettest	Wettest since: 1950	1999
Aug–Oct 1953 3-Month	9.79" (248.67mm)	12.84" (326.14mm)	-3.05" (-77.47mm)	24th Driest	Driest since: 1951	1943
Aug–Oct 1953 3-Month	9.79" (248.67mm)	12.84" (326.14mm)	-3.05" (-77.47mm)	105th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	1999
Jul–Oct 1953 4-Month	12.63" (320.80mm)	18.51" (470.15mm)	-5.88" (-149.35mm)	5th Driest	Driest since: 1930	1925
Jul–Oct 1953 4-Month	12.63" (320.80mm)	18.51" (470.15mm)	-5.88" (-149.35mm)	124th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	2018
Jun–Oct 1953 5-Month	18.28" (464.31mm)	23.09" (586.49mm)	-4.81" (-122.18mm)	16th Driest	Driest since: 1933	1954
Jun–Oct 1953 5-Month	18.28" (464.31mm)	23.09" (586.49mm)	-4.81" (-122.18mm)	113th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	1906
May–Oct 1953 6-Month	21.58" (548.13mm)	27.08" (687.83mm)	-5.50" (-139.70mm)	13th Driest	Driest since: 1951	2007
May–Oct 1953 6-Month	21.58" (548.13mm)	27.08" (687.83mm)	-5.50" (-139.70mm)	116th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	1901
Apr–Oct 1953 7-Month	24.33" (617.98mm)	30.61" (777.49mm)	-6.28" (-159.51mm)	9th Driest	Driest since: 1930	2007
Apr–Oct 1953 7-Month	24.33" (617.98mm)	30.61" (777.49mm)	-6.28" (-159.51mm)	120th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	1901
Mar–Oct 1953 8-Month	28.78" (731.01mm)	34.90" (886.46mm)	-6.12" (-155.45mm)	11th Driest	Driest since: 1933	2007
Mar–Oct 1953 8-Month	28.78" (731.01mm)	34.90" (886.46mm)	-6.12" (-155.45mm)	118th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	1901
Feb–Oct 1953 9-Month	33.89" (860.81mm)	38.73" (983.74mm)	-4.84" (-122.93mm)	23rd Driest	Driest since: 1951	1925
Feb–Oct 1953 9-Month	33.89" (860.81mm)	38.73" (983.74mm)	-4.84" (-122.93mm)	106th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	2003
Jan–Oct 1953 10-Month	37.67" (956.82mm)	42.63" (1,082.80mm)	-4.96" (-125.98mm)	22nd Driest	Driest since: 1951	2007
Jan–Oct 1953 10-Month	37.67" (956.82mm)	42.63" (1,082.80mm)	-4.96" (-125.98mm)	107th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	2003
Dec 1952–Oct 1953 11-Month	40.90" (1,038.86mm)	46.33" (1,176.78mm)	-5.43" (-137.92mm)	21st Driest	Driest since: 1951	1986
Dec 1952–Oct 1953 11-Month	40.90" (1,038.86mm)	46.33" (1,176.78mm)	-5.43" (-137.92mm)	107th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	2003
Nov 1952–Oct 1953 12-Month	45.03" (1,143.76mm)	49.36" (1,253.74mm)	-4.33" (-109.98mm)	33rd Driest	Driest since: 1951	1951
Nov 1952–Oct 1953 12-Month	45.03" (1,143.76mm)	49.36" (1,253.74mm)	-4.33" (-109.98mm)	95th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	2003
May 1952–Oct 1953 18-Month	68.85" (1,748.79mm)	76.41" (1,940.81mm)	-7.56" (-192.02mm)	15th Driest	Driest since: 1951	1926
May 1952–Oct 1953 18-Month	68.85" (1,748.79mm)	76.41" (1,940.81mm)	-7.56" (-192.02mm)	113th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	1929
Nov 1951–Oct 1953 24-Month	94.72" (2,405.89mm)	98.73" (2,507.74mm)	-4.01" (-101.85mm)	39th Driest	Driest since: 1952	1926
Nov 1951–Oct 1953 24-Month	94.72" (2,405.89mm)	98.73" (2,507.74mm)	-4.01" (-101.85mm)	88th Wettest	Wettest since: 1950	2020
Nov 1950–Oct 1953 36-Month	132.03" (3,353.56mm)	148.10" (3,761.74mm)	-16.07" (-408.18mm)	8th Driest	Driest since: 1942	1927
Nov 1950–Oct 1953 36-Month	132.03" (3,353.56mm)	148.10" (3,761.74mm)	-16.07" (-408.18mm)	118th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	2020
Nov 1949–Oct 1953 48-Month	177.59" (4,510.79mm)	197.42" (5,014.47mm)	-19.83" (-503.68mm)	7th Driest	Driest since: 1943	1988
Nov 1949–Oct 1953 48-Month	177.59" (4,510.79mm)	197.42" (5,014.47mm)	-19.83" (-503.68mm)	118th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	2021
Nov 1948–Oct 1953 60-Month	238.57" (6,059.68mm)	246.75" (6,267.45mm)	-8.18" (-207.77mm)	28th Driest	Driest since: 1945	1954
Nov 1948–Oct 1953 60-Month	238.57" (6,059.68mm)	246.75" (6,267.45mm)	-8.18" (-207.77mm)	96th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	2020

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on June 2, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings