Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Texas
Precipitation Rankings, October 1987
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
October 1987 1-Month |
0.74" (18.80mm) | 2.53" (64.26mm) |
-1.79" (-45.46mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1952 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1924 | ||||||
|
Sep–Oct 1987 2-Month |
3.56" (90.42mm) | 5.46" (138.68mm) |
-1.90" (-48.26mm) | 27th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1952 |
| 101st Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 2005 | ||||||
|
Aug–Oct 1987 3-Month |
5.99" (152.15mm) | 7.77" (197.36mm) |
-1.78" (-45.21mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1952 |
| 96th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1974, 2018 | ||||
|
Jul–Oct 1987 4-Month |
8.02" (203.71mm) | 10.11" (256.79mm) |
-2.09" (-53.08mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1956 |
| 96th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1919 | ||||
|
Jun–Oct 1987 5-Month |
13.25" (336.55mm) | 12.97" (329.44mm) |
0.28" (7.11mm) | 64th Driest | Driest since: 1983 | 1956 |
| 64th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1919 | ||||
|
May–Oct 1987 6-Month |
18.72" (475.49mm) | 16.34" (415.04mm) |
2.38" (60.45mm) | 97th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 2011 |
| 31st Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1919 | ||||
|
Apr–Oct 1987 7-Month |
19.62" (498.35mm) | 18.70" (474.98mm) |
0.92" (23.37mm) | 74th Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 2011 |
| 54th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1941 | ||||
| Ties: 1913 | ||||||
|
Mar–Oct 1987 8-Month |
20.96" (532.38mm) | 20.36" (517.14mm) |
0.60" (15.24mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 2011 |
| 56th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1941 | ||||
|
Feb–Oct 1987 9-Month |
24.12" (612.65mm) | 21.96" (557.78mm) |
2.16" (54.87mm) | 89th Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 2011 |
| 39th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1941 | ||||
| Ties: 1906 | ||||||
|
Jan–Oct 1987 10-Month |
25.27" (641.86mm) | 23.44" (595.38mm) |
1.83" (46.48mm) | 83rd Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 2011 |
| 45th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1941 | ||||
|
Dec 1986–Oct 1987 11-Month |
28.57" (725.68mm) | 25.21" (640.33mm) |
3.36" (85.35mm) | 95th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 2011 |
| 32nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1941 | ||||
|
Nov 1986–Oct 1987 12-Month |
31.50" (800.10mm) | 27.03" (686.56mm) |
4.47" (113.54mm) | 103rd Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 2011 |
| 24th Wettest | Wettest since: 1981 | 1941 | ||||
|
May 1986–Oct 1987 18-Month |
54.41" (1,382.01mm) | 43.44" (1,103.38mm) |
10.97" (278.63mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1918 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1941 | ||||
|
Nov 1985–Oct 1987 24-Month |
62.21" (1,580.13mm) | 54.21" (1,376.93mm) |
8.00" (203.20mm) | 110th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1918 |
| 16th Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 1942 | ||||
|
Nov 1984–Oct 1987 36-Month |
93.67" (2,379.22mm) | 81.38" (2,067.05mm) |
12.29" (312.17mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1956 |
| 14th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2017 | ||||
|
Nov 1983–Oct 1987 48-Month |
117.87" (2,993.90mm) | 108.50" (2,755.90mm) |
9.37" (238.00mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1956 |
| 25th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2018 | ||||
|
Nov 1982–Oct 1987 60-Month |
146.38" (3,718.05mm) | 135.53" (3,442.46mm) |
10.85" (275.59mm) | 101st Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1956 |
| 22nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 2019 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 3, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/