Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Alaska
Precipitation Rankings, October 1948
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| Period | Value | 1925-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1925-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
October 1948 1-Month |
5.38" (136.65mm) | 4.39" (111.51mm) |
0.99" (25.14mm) | 83rd Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 2016 |
| 15th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 1936 | ||||
|
Sep–Oct 1948 2-Month |
10.47" (265.94mm) | 8.96" (227.58mm) |
1.51" (38.36mm) | 84th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1984 |
| 14th Wettest | Wettest since: 1945 | 1925 | ||||
|
Aug–Oct 1948 3-Month |
14.18" (360.17mm) | 13.33" (338.58mm) |
0.85" (21.59mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1941 |
| 31st Wettest | Wettest since: 1945 | 1945 | ||||
|
Jul–Oct 1948 4-Month |
18.60" (472.44mm) | 16.62" (422.15mm) |
1.98" (50.29mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1968 |
| 20th Wettest | Wettest since: 1945 | 1961 | ||||
| Ties: 1930 | ||||||
|
Jun–Oct 1948 5-Month |
20.40" (518.16mm) | 18.96" (481.58mm) |
1.44" (36.58mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1968 |
| 30th Wettest | Wettest since: 1945 | 1961 | ||||
|
May–Oct 1948 6-Month |
21.85" (554.99mm) | 21.07" (535.18mm) |
0.78" (19.81mm) | 60th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1968 |
| 38th Wettest | Wettest since: 1945 | 1961 | ||||
|
Apr–Oct 1948 7-Month |
23.12" (587.25mm) | 22.95" (582.93mm) |
0.17" (4.32mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1969 |
| 48th Wettest | Wettest since: 1945 | 1961 | ||||
|
Mar–Oct 1948 8-Month |
25.59" (649.99mm) | 25.19" (639.83mm) |
0.40" (10.16mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 1941 | 1957 |
| 48th Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 1961 | ||||
|
Feb–Oct 1948 9-Month |
27.11" (688.59mm) | 27.51" (698.75mm) |
-0.40" (-10.16mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: 1941 | 1969 |
| 59th Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 1929 | ||||
|
Jan–Oct 1948 10-Month |
30.91" (785.11mm) | 30.24" (768.10mm) |
0.67" (17.01mm) | 52nd Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1969 |
| 46th Wettest | Wettest since: 1945 | 1929 | ||||
|
Dec 1947–Oct 1948 11-Month |
33.92" (861.57mm) | 33.28" (845.31mm) |
0.64" (16.26mm) | 52nd Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1969 |
| 45th Wettest | Wettest since: 1945 | 1929 | ||||
|
Nov 1947–Oct 1948 12-Month |
37.97" (964.44mm) | 36.66" (931.16mm) |
1.31" (33.28mm) | 54th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1969 |
| 43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1945 | 1929 | ||||
|
May 1947–Oct 1948 18-Month |
58.95" (1,497.33mm) | 57.70" (1,465.58mm) |
1.25" (31.75mm) | 54th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1969 |
| 43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 1929 | ||||
|
Nov 1946–Oct 1948 24-Month |
74.83" (1,900.68mm) | 73.23" (1,860.04mm) |
1.60" (40.64mm) | 49th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1969 |
| 47th Wettest | Wettest since: 1945 | 1929 | ||||
|
Nov 1945–Oct 1948 36-Month |
109.20" (2,773.68mm) | 109.80" (2,788.92mm) |
-0.60" (-15.24mm) | 40th Driest | Driest since: 1943 | 1974 |
| 55th Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 1931 | ||||
|
Nov 1944–Oct 1948 48-Month |
149.25" (3,790.95mm) | 146.28" (3,715.51mm) |
2.97" (75.44mm) | 47th Driest | Driest since: 1943 | 1969 |
| 47th Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 1932 | ||||
|
Nov 1943–Oct 1948 60-Month |
193.55" (4,916.17mm) | 182.71" (4,640.83mm) |
10.84" (275.34mm) | 80th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1976 |
| 13th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1932 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 5, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/