Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of May 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
North Dakota
Precipitation Rankings, October 1985
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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October 1985 1-Month |
1.71" (43.43mm) | 1.08" (27.43mm) |
0.63" (16.00mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: 1983 | 1952 |
| 22nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1982 | ||||
|
Sep–Oct 1985 2-Month |
3.24" (82.30mm) | 2.71" (68.83mm) |
0.53" (13.47mm) | 88th Driest | Driest since: 1983 | 1935 |
| 40th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug–Oct 1985 3-Month |
6.69" (169.93mm) | 4.82" (122.43mm) |
1.87" (47.50mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 1976 |
| 21st Wettest | Wettest since: 1982 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul–Oct 1985 4-Month |
7.77" (197.36mm) | 7.41" (188.21mm) |
0.36" (9.15mm) | 74th Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 1976 |
| 54th Wettest | Wettest since: 1982 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun–Oct 1985 5-Month |
10.15" (257.81mm) | 10.84" (275.34mm) |
-0.69" (-17.53mm) | 44th Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 1936 |
| 84th Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1939 | ||||||
|
May–Oct 1985 6-Month |
13.57" (344.68mm) | 13.17" (334.52mm) |
0.40" (10.16mm) | 70th Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 1936 |
| 58th Wettest | Wettest since: 1982 | 2019 | ||||
|
Apr–Oct 1985 7-Month |
14.52" (368.81mm) | 14.54" (369.32mm) |
-0.02" (-0.51mm) | 63rd Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 1936 |
| 65th Wettest | Wettest since: 1982 | 1941 | ||||
|
Mar–Oct 1985 8-Month |
15.46" (392.68mm) | 15.28" (388.11mm) |
0.18" (4.57mm) | 63rd Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 1936 |
| 65th Wettest | Wettest since: 1982 | 1941 | ||||
|
Feb–Oct 1985 9-Month |
15.62" (396.75mm) | 15.74" (399.80mm) |
-0.12" (-3.05mm) | 57th Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 1936 |
| 71st Wettest | Wettest since: 1982 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jan–Oct 1985 10-Month |
15.85" (402.59mm) | 16.23" (412.24mm) |
-0.38" (-9.65mm) | 51st Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 1936 |
| 77th Wettest | Wettest since: 1982 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1984–Oct 1985 11-Month |
16.30" (414.02mm) | 16.72" (424.69mm) |
-0.42" (-10.67mm) | 51st Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 1936 |
| 76th Wettest | Wettest since: 1982 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1948, 1973 | ||||||
|
Nov 1984–Oct 1985 12-Month |
16.75" (425.45mm) | 17.32" (439.93mm) |
-0.57" (-14.48mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 1936 |
| 79th Wettest | Wettest since: 1982 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1981 | ||||||
|
May 1984–Oct 1985 18-Month |
27.11" (688.59mm) | 30.48" (774.19mm) |
-3.37" (-85.60mm) | 28th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1934 |
| 99th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2011 | ||||
|
Nov 1983–Oct 1985 24-Month |
32.80" (833.12mm) | 34.64" (879.86mm) |
-1.84" (-46.74mm) | 35th Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 1934 |
| 91st Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 2011 | ||||
|
Nov 1982–Oct 1985 36-Month |
48.52" (1,232.41mm) | 51.90" (1,318.26mm) |
-3.38" (-85.85mm) | 20th Driest | Driest since: 1961 | 1936 |
| 105th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2011 | ||||
|
Nov 1981–Oct 1985 48-Month |
69.92" (1,775.97mm) | 69.12" (1,755.65mm) |
0.80" (20.32mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 1936 |
| 74th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2011 | ||||
| Ties: 1984 | ||||||
|
Nov 1980–Oct 1985 60-Month |
86.67" (2,201.42mm) | 86.34" (2,193.04mm) |
0.33" (8.38mm) | 51st Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 1937 |
| 72nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1982 | 2013 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 5, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/