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Precipitation Rankings, October 1898

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PeriodValue1901-2000
Mean		AnomalyRank
(1895-2022)		Wettest/Driest
Since		Record
October 1898
1-Month		0.70"
(17.78mm)		1.20"
(30.48mm)		-0.50"
(-12.70mm)		44th Driest
Driest since:
1917
85th Wettest
Wettest since:
1962
Ties: 2008, 2018
Sep–Oct 1898
2-Month		1.33"
(33.78mm)		1.65"
(41.91mm)		-0.32"
(-8.13mm)		52nd Driest
Driest to Date
2020
77th Wettest
Wettest since:
1962
Ties: 1967
Aug–Oct 1898
3-Month		1.50"
(38.10mm)		1.89"
(48.01mm)		-0.39"
(-9.91mm)		52nd Driest
Driest to Date
1995, 2002
77th Wettest
Wettest since:
1962
Ties: 1943
Jul–Oct 1898
4-Month		1.60"
(40.64mm)		2.07"
(52.58mm)		-0.47"
(-11.94mm)		46th Driest
Driest to Date
2002, 2020
83rd Wettest
Wettest since:
1962
Jun–Oct 1898
5-Month		2.08"
(52.83mm)		2.42"
(61.47mm)		-0.34"
(-8.64mm)		54th Driest
Driest since:
2002
75th Wettest
Wettest since:
1982
May–Oct 1898
6-Month		3.81"
(96.77mm)		3.30"
(83.82mm)		0.51"
(12.95mm)		90th Driest
Driest since:
2002
39th Wettest
Wettest since:
1957
Apr–Oct 1898
7-Month		4.33"
(109.98mm)		4.93"
(125.22mm)		-0.60"
(-15.24mm)		51st Driest
Driest since:
2002
78th Wettest
Wettest since:
1963
Mar–Oct 1898
8-Month		5.27"
(133.86mm)		8.14"
(206.76mm)		-2.87"
(-72.90mm)		16th Driest
Driest to Date
2008
113th Wettest
Wettest since:
1983
Feb–Oct 1898
9-Month		8.33"
(211.58mm)		11.99"
(304.55mm)		-3.66"
(-92.97mm)		26th Driest
Driest to Date
1966
103rd Wettest
Wettest since:
1998
Jan–Oct 1898
10-Month		9.67"
(245.62mm)		16.24"
(412.50mm)		-6.57"
(-166.88mm)		13th Driest
Driest to Date
2022
116th Wettest
Wettest since:
1998
Dec 1897–Oct 1898
11-Month		12.09"
(307.09mm)		19.87"
(504.70mm)		-7.78"
(-197.61mm)		7th Driest
Driest to Date
1977
121st Wettest
Wettest since:
1983
Nov 1897–Oct 1898
12-Month		13.92"
(353.57mm)		22.44"
(569.98mm)		-8.52"
(-216.41mm)		7th Driest
Driest to Date
1977
121st Wettest
Wettest since:
1983
May 1897–Oct 1898
18-Month		17.53"
(445.26mm)		25.75"
(654.05mm)		-8.22"
(-208.79mm)		8th Driest
Driest to Date
1977
120th Wettest
Wettest since:
1983
Nov 1896–Oct 1898
24-Month		39.53"
(1,004.06mm)		44.87"
(1,139.70mm)		-5.34"
(-135.64mm)		39th Driest
Driest to Date
1977
88th Wettest
Wettest since:
1983
Nov 1895–Oct 1898
36-Month		65.27"
(1,657.86mm)		67.29"
(1,709.17mm)		-2.02"
(-51.31mm)		63rd Driest
Driest to Date
2022
63rd Wettest
Wettest to Date
1984

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