Statewide Rankings

Parameter:

Year:

Month:

State:

Please note, Degree Days and Palmer Indices are not available for Alaska. Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI), Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI), and Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) are not offered for multiple-month time scales.

California

Precipitation Rankings, October 1904

View Period (Months):

All

Download:

Record Driest

Bottom 1/10

Bottom 1/3

Normal

Top 1/3

Top 1/10

Record Wettest
Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
October 1904 1-Month	2.30" (58.42mm)	1.20" (30.48mm)	1.10" (27.94mm)	112th Driest	Driest since: 1903	1917
	2.30" (58.42mm)	1.20" (30.48mm)	1.10" (27.94mm)	17th Wettest	Wettest since: 1900	1962
	Ties: 1956
Sep–Oct 1904 2-Month	3.71" (94.23mm)	1.65" (41.91mm)	2.06" (52.32mm)	122nd Driest	Driest since: 1903	2020
Sep–Oct 1904 2-Month	3.71" (94.23mm)	1.65" (41.91mm)	2.06" (52.32mm)	7th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1962
Aug–Oct 1904 3-Month	4.12" (104.65mm)	1.89" (48.01mm)	2.23" (56.64mm)	126th Driest	Driest since: 1903	1995, 2002
	4.12" (104.65mm)	1.89" (48.01mm)	2.23" (56.64mm)	3rd Wettest	Wettest to Date	1962
	Ties: 2021
Jul–Oct 1904 4-Month	4.36" (110.74mm)	2.07" (52.58mm)	2.29" (58.16mm)	125th Driest	Driest since: 1903	2002, 2020
Jul–Oct 1904 4-Month	4.36" (110.74mm)	2.07" (52.58mm)	2.29" (58.16mm)	4th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1962
Jun–Oct 1904 5-Month	4.45" (113.03mm)	2.42" (61.47mm)	2.03" (51.56mm)	124th Driest	Driest since: 1903	2002
Jun–Oct 1904 5-Month	4.45" (113.03mm)	2.42" (61.47mm)	2.03" (51.56mm)	5th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1982
May–Oct 1904 6-Month	4.79" (121.67mm)	3.30" (83.82mm)	1.49" (37.85mm)	117th Driest	Driest since: 1903	2002
May–Oct 1904 6-Month	4.79" (121.67mm)	3.30" (83.82mm)	1.49" (37.85mm)	12th Wettest	Wettest since: 1900	1957
Apr–Oct 1904 7-Month	7.02" (178.31mm)	4.93" (125.22mm)	2.09" (53.09mm)	113th Driest	Driest since: 1903	2002
Apr–Oct 1904 7-Month	7.02" (178.31mm)	4.93" (125.22mm)	2.09" (53.09mm)	16th Wettest	Wettest since: 1900	1963
Mar–Oct 1904 8-Month	13.88" (352.55mm)	8.14" (206.76mm)	5.74" (145.79mm)	125th Driest	Driest since: 1903	2008
Mar–Oct 1904 8-Month	13.88" (352.55mm)	8.14" (206.76mm)	5.74" (145.79mm)	4th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1983
Feb–Oct 1904 9-Month	21.81" (553.97mm)	11.99" (304.55mm)	9.82" (249.42mm)	126th Driest	Driest since: 1903	1966
Feb–Oct 1904 9-Month	21.81" (553.97mm)	11.99" (304.55mm)	9.82" (249.42mm)	3rd Wettest	Wettest to Date	1998
Jan–Oct 1904 10-Month	23.65" (600.71mm)	16.24" (412.50mm)	7.41" (188.21mm)	116th Driest	Driest since: 1903	2022
Jan–Oct 1904 10-Month	23.65" (600.71mm)	16.24" (412.50mm)	7.41" (188.21mm)	13th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1998
Dec 1903–Oct 1904 11-Month	25.15" (638.81mm)	19.87" (504.70mm)	5.28" (134.11mm)	106th Driest	Driest since: 1903	1977
Dec 1903–Oct 1904 11-Month	25.15" (638.81mm)	19.87" (504.70mm)	5.28" (134.11mm)	22nd Wettest	Wettest to Date	1983
Nov 1903–Oct 1904 12-Month	30.17" (766.32mm)	22.44" (569.98mm)	7.73" (196.34mm)	114th Driest	Driest since: 1903	1977
Nov 1903–Oct 1904 12-Month	30.17" (766.32mm)	22.44" (569.98mm)	7.73" (196.34mm)	14th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1983
May 1903–Oct 1904 18-Month	31.54" (801.12mm)	25.75" (654.05mm)	5.79" (147.07mm)	108th Driest	Driest since: 1903	1977
May 1903–Oct 1904 18-Month	31.54" (801.12mm)	25.75" (654.05mm)	5.79" (147.07mm)	20th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1983
Nov 1902–Oct 1904 24-Month	51.58" (1,310.13mm)	44.87" (1,139.70mm)	6.71" (170.43mm)	107th Driest	Driest since: 1903	1977
Nov 1902–Oct 1904 24-Month	51.58" (1,310.13mm)	44.87" (1,139.70mm)	6.71" (170.43mm)	20th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1983
Nov 1901–Oct 1904 36-Month	73.44" (1,865.38mm)	67.29" (1,709.17mm)	6.15" (156.21mm)	95th Driest	Driest since: 1903	2022
Nov 1901–Oct 1904 36-Month	73.44" (1,865.38mm)	67.29" (1,709.17mm)	6.15" (156.21mm)	31st Wettest	Wettest to Date	1984
Nov 1900–Oct 1904 48-Month	98.24" (2,495.30mm)	89.47" (2,272.54mm)	8.77" (222.76mm)	96th Driest	Driest since: 1903	2015
Nov 1900–Oct 1904 48-Month	98.24" (2,495.30mm)	89.47" (2,272.54mm)	8.77" (222.76mm)	29th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1998
Nov 1899–Oct 1904 60-Month	119.41" (3,033.01mm)	111.65" (2,835.91mm)	7.76" (197.10mm)	92nd Driest	Driest since: 1903	1991
Nov 1899–Oct 1904 60-Month	119.41" (3,033.01mm)	111.65" (2,835.91mm)	7.76" (197.10mm)	32nd Wettest	Wettest to Date	1999

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 31, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings