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Precipitation Rankings, October 1960

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
October 1960 1-Month	0.55" (13.97mm)	1.20" (30.48mm)	-0.65" (-16.51mm)	38th Driest	Driest since: 1959	1917
October 1960 1-Month	0.55" (13.97mm)	1.20" (30.48mm)	-0.65" (-16.51mm)	91st Wettest	Wettest since: 1957	1962
Sep–Oct 1960 2-Month	0.81" (20.57mm)	1.65" (41.91mm)	-0.84" (-21.34mm)	28th Driest	Driest since: 1955	2020
Sep–Oct 1960 2-Month	0.81" (20.57mm)	1.65" (41.91mm)	-0.84" (-21.34mm)	101st Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	1962
Aug–Oct 1960 3-Month	0.83" (21.08mm)	1.89" (48.01mm)	-1.06" (-26.93mm)	19th Driest	Driest since: 1954	1995, 2002
	0.83" (21.08mm)	1.89" (48.01mm)	-1.06" (-26.93mm)	110th Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	1962
	Ties: 1903, 1980, 2003
Jul–Oct 1960 4-Month	0.97" (24.64mm)	2.07" (52.58mm)	-1.10" (-27.94mm)	17th Driest	Driest since: 1949	2002, 2020
Jul–Oct 1960 4-Month	0.97" (24.64mm)	2.07" (52.58mm)	-1.10" (-27.94mm)	112th Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	1962
Jun–Oct 1960 5-Month	0.99" (25.15mm)	2.42" (61.47mm)	-1.43" (-36.32mm)	11th Driest	Driest since: 1949	2002
Jun–Oct 1960 5-Month	0.99" (25.15mm)	2.42" (61.47mm)	-1.43" (-36.32mm)	118th Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	1982
May–Oct 1960 6-Month	2.04" (51.82mm)	3.30" (83.82mm)	-1.26" (-32.00mm)	18th Driest	Driest since: 1954	2002
May–Oct 1960 6-Month	2.04" (51.82mm)	3.30" (83.82mm)	-1.26" (-32.00mm)	111th Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	1957
Apr–Oct 1960 7-Month	3.46" (87.88mm)	4.93" (125.22mm)	-1.47" (-37.34mm)	18th Driest	Driest since: 1959	2002
Apr–Oct 1960 7-Month	3.46" (87.88mm)	4.93" (125.22mm)	-1.47" (-37.34mm)	111th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1963
Mar–Oct 1960 8-Month	6.30" (160.02mm)	8.14" (206.76mm)	-1.84" (-46.74mm)	36th Driest	Driest since: 1959	2008
	6.30" (160.02mm)	8.14" (206.76mm)	-1.84" (-46.74mm)	93rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1983
	Ties: 1924, 1977
Feb–Oct 1960 9-Month	11.44" (290.58mm)	11.99" (304.55mm)	-0.55" (-13.97mm)	65th Driest	Driest since: 1959	1966
Feb–Oct 1960 9-Month	11.44" (290.58mm)	11.99" (304.55mm)	-0.55" (-13.97mm)	64th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1998
Jan–Oct 1960 10-Month	15.12" (384.05mm)	16.24" (412.50mm)	-1.12" (-28.45mm)	63rd Driest	Driest since: 1959	2022
Jan–Oct 1960 10-Month	15.12" (384.05mm)	16.24" (412.50mm)	-1.12" (-28.45mm)	66th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1998
Dec 1959–Oct 1960 11-Month	16.83" (427.48mm)	19.87" (504.70mm)	-3.04" (-77.22mm)	48th Driest	Driest since: 1959	1977
	16.83" (427.48mm)	19.87" (504.70mm)	-3.04" (-77.22mm)	80th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1983
	Ties: 1948
Nov 1959–Oct 1960 12-Month	16.97" (431.04mm)	22.44" (569.98mm)	-5.47" (-138.94mm)	30th Driest	Driest since: 1959	1977
Nov 1959–Oct 1960 12-Month	16.97" (431.04mm)	22.44" (569.98mm)	-5.47" (-138.94mm)	98th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1983
May 1959–Oct 1960 18-Month	19.21" (487.93mm)	25.75" (654.05mm)	-6.54" (-166.12mm)	23rd Driest	Driest since: 1959	1977
May 1959–Oct 1960 18-Month	19.21" (487.93mm)	25.75" (654.05mm)	-6.54" (-166.12mm)	105th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1983
Nov 1958–Oct 1960 24-Month	32.45" (824.23mm)	44.87" (1,139.70mm)	-12.42" (-315.47mm)	12th Driest	Driest since: 1924	1977
Nov 1958–Oct 1960 24-Month	32.45" (824.23mm)	44.87" (1,139.70mm)	-12.42" (-315.47mm)	115th Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	1983
Nov 1957–Oct 1960 36-Month	63.83" (1,621.28mm)	67.29" (1,709.17mm)	-3.46" (-87.89mm)	55th Driest	Driest since: 1955	2022
Nov 1957–Oct 1960 36-Month	63.83" (1,621.28mm)	67.29" (1,709.17mm)	-3.46" (-87.89mm)	71st Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	1984
Nov 1956–Oct 1960 48-Month	83.62" (2,123.95mm)	89.47" (2,272.54mm)	-5.85" (-148.59mm)	50th Driest	Driest since: 1951	2015
Nov 1956–Oct 1960 48-Month	83.62" (2,123.95mm)	89.47" (2,272.54mm)	-5.85" (-148.59mm)	75th Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	1998
Nov 1955–Oct 1960 60-Month	113.86" (2,892.04mm)	111.65" (2,835.91mm)	2.21" (56.13mm)	77th Driest	Driest since: 1959	1991
Nov 1955–Oct 1960 60-Month	113.86" (2,892.04mm)	111.65" (2,835.91mm)	2.21" (56.13mm)	47th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1999

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on June 4, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings