Statewide Rankings

Statewide Data Info
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Precipitation Rankings, October 2022

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Period Value 1901-2000
Mean		 Anomaly Rank
(1895-2022)		 Wettest/Driest
Since		 Record
October 2022
1-Month 		0.17"
(4.32mm)		 1.20"
(30.48mm)		 -1.03"
(-26.16mm)		 12th Driest
Driest since:
 1917
117th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1962
Ties: 1929, 1965
Sep–Oct 2022
2-Month 		1.02"
(25.91mm)		 1.65"
(41.91mm)		 -0.63"
(-16.00mm)		 39th Driest
Driest since:
 2020
90th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1962
Aug–Oct 2022
3-Month 		1.42"
(36.07mm)		 1.89"
(48.01mm)		 -0.47"
(-11.94mm)		 48th Driest
Driest since:
 1995, 2002
81st Wettest
Wettest since:
 1962
Jul–Oct 2022
4-Month 		1.55"
(39.37mm)		 2.07"
(52.58mm)		 -0.52"
(-13.21mm)		 43rd Driest
Driest since:
 2002, 2020
86th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1962
Jun–Oct 2022
5-Month 		1.99"
(50.55mm)		 2.42"
(61.47mm)		 -0.43"
(-10.92mm)		 50th Driest
Driest since:
 2002
79th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1982
Ties: 1935
May–Oct 2022
6-Month 		2.29"
(58.17mm)		 3.30"
(83.82mm)		 -1.01"
(-25.65mm)		 30th Driest
Driest since:
 2002
99th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1957
Ties: 1935
Apr–Oct 2022
7-Month 		4.01"
(101.85mm)		 4.93"
(125.22mm)		 -0.92"
(-23.37mm)		 38th Driest
Driest since:
 2002
91st Wettest
Wettest since:
 1963
Ties: 2007
Mar–Oct 2022
8-Month 		5.06"
(128.52mm)		 8.14"
(206.76mm)		 -3.08"
(-78.24mm)		 11th Driest
Driest since:
 2008
118th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1983
Feb–Oct 2022
9-Month 		5.30"
(134.62mm)		 11.99"
(304.55mm)		 -6.69"
(-169.93mm)		 4th Driest
Driest since:
 1966
125th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1998
Jan–Oct 2022
10-Month 		5.75"
(146.05mm)		 16.24"
(412.50mm)		 -10.49"
(-266.45mm)		 1st Driest
Driest since:
 2022
128th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1998
Dec 2021–Oct 2022
11-Month 		12.01"
(305.05mm)		 19.87"
(504.70mm)		 -7.86"
(-199.65mm)		 6th Driest
Driest since:
 1977
122nd Wettest
Wettest since:
 1983
Nov 2021–Oct 2022
12-Month 		12.96"
(329.18mm)		 22.44"
(569.98mm)		 -9.48"
(-240.80mm)		 4th Driest
Driest since:
 1977
124th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1983
May 2021–Oct 2022
18-Month 		17.62"
(447.55mm)		 25.75"
(654.05mm)		 -8.13"
(-206.50mm)		 9th Driest
Driest since:
 1977
119th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1983
Nov 2020–Oct 2022
24-Month 		27.70"
(703.58mm)		 44.87"
(1,139.70mm)		 -17.17"
(-436.12mm)		 2nd Driest
Driest since:
 1977
125th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1983
Nov 2019–Oct 2022
36-Month 		43.23"
(1,098.04mm)		 67.29"
(1,709.17mm)		 -24.06"
(-611.13mm)		 1st Driest
Driest since:
 2022
125th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1984
Nov 2018–Oct 2022
48-Month 		71.06"
(1,804.92mm)		 89.47"
(2,272.54mm)		 -18.41"
(-467.62mm)		 7th Driest
Driest since:
 2015
118th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1998
Nov 2017–Oct 2022
60-Month 		87.24"
(2,215.90mm)		 111.65"
(2,835.91mm)		 -24.41"
(-620.01mm)		 3rd Driest
Driest since:
 1991
121st Wettest
Wettest since:
 1999

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