Climate at a Glance
National Rankings
Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of April 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Precipitation Rankings, October 1901
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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October 1901 1-Month |
1.51" (38.35mm) | 2.16" (54.86mm) |
-0.65" (-16.51mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: 1895 | 1952 |
115th Wettest | Wettest since: 1900 | 2009 | ||||
Ties: 1953 | ||||||
Sep–Oct 1901 2-Month |
4.09" (103.89mm) | 4.65" (118.11mm) |
-0.56" (-14.22mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 1899 | 1952 |
99th Wettest | Wettest since: 1900 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1999 | ||||||
Aug–Oct 1901 3-Month |
7.06" (179.32mm) | 7.27" (184.66mm) |
-0.21" (-5.34mm) | 47th Driest | Driest since: 1899 | 1952 |
81st Wettest | Wettest since: 1900 | 2018 | ||||
Jul–Oct 1901 4-Month |
9.38" (238.25mm) | 10.05" (255.27mm) |
-0.67" (-17.02mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1899 | 1952 |
98th Wettest | Wettest since: 1900 | 1941 | ||||
Ties: 1964 | ||||||
Jun–Oct 1901 5-Month |
11.98" (304.29mm) | 12.97" (329.44mm) |
-0.99" (-25.15mm) | 26th Driest | Driest since: 1897 | 1952 |
102nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1900 | 1941 | ||||
Ties: 2011 | ||||||
May–Oct 1901 6-Month |
14.64" (371.86mm) | 15.88" (403.35mm) |
-1.24" (-31.49mm) | 24th Driest | Driest since: 1897 | 1952 |
104th Wettest | Wettest since: 1900 | 1941 | ||||
Apr–Oct 1901 7-Month |
17.17" (436.12mm) | 18.40" (467.36mm) |
-1.23" (-31.24mm) | 24th Driest | Driest since: 1899 | 1952 |
104th Wettest | Wettest since: 1900 | 1941 | ||||
Mar–Oct 1901 8-Month |
19.46" (494.28mm) | 20.91" (531.11mm) |
-1.45" (-36.83mm) | 20th Driest | Driest since: 1895 | 1956 |
108th Wettest | Wettest since: 1900 | 2019 | ||||
Feb–Oct 1901 9-Month |
21.59" (548.39mm) | 23.04" (585.22mm) |
-1.45" (-36.83mm) | 23rd Driest | Driest since: 1895 | 1934 |
105th Wettest | Wettest since: 1900 | 2019 | ||||
Jan–Oct 1901 10-Month |
23.58" (598.93mm) | 25.36" (644.14mm) |
-1.78" (-45.21mm) | 18th Driest | Driest since: 1895 | 1934 |
110th Wettest | Wettest since: 1900 | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1955 | ||||||
Dec 1900–Oct 1901 11-Month |
25.24" (641.10mm) | 27.70" (703.58mm) |
-2.46" (-62.48mm) | 14th Driest | Driest to Date | 1931 |
113th Wettest | Wettest since: 1900 | 2019 | ||||
Nov 1900–Oct 1901 12-Month |
27.61" (701.29mm) | 29.93" (760.22mm) |
-2.32" (-58.93mm) | 21st Driest | Driest to Date | 1934 |
106th Wettest | Wettest since: 1900 | 2019 | ||||
May 1900–Oct 1901 18-Month |
44.26" (1,124.20mm) | 45.83" (1,164.08mm) |
-1.57" (-39.88mm) | 35th Driest | Driest since: 1898 | 1931 |
92nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1900 | 2019 | ||||
Nov 1899–Oct 1901 24-Month |
58.56" (1,487.42mm) | 59.90" (1,521.46mm) |
-1.34" (-34.04mm) | 39th Driest | Driest to Date | 1931 |
87th Wettest | Wettest since: 1900 | 2019 | ||||
Nov 1898–Oct 1901 36-Month |
86.90" (2,207.26mm) | 89.86" (2,282.44mm) |
-2.96" (-75.18mm) | 28th Driest | Driest to Date | 1956 |
97th Wettest | Wettest since: 1900 | 2019 | ||||
Nov 1897–Oct 1901 48-Month |
117.34" (2,980.44mm) | 119.78" (3,042.41mm) |
-2.44" (-61.97mm) | 38th Driest | Driest to Date | 1956 |
86th Wettest | Wettest since: 1900 | 2019 | ||||
Nov 1896–Oct 1901 60-Month |
146.76" (3,727.70mm) | 149.66" (3,801.36mm) |
-2.90" (-73.66mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest to Date | 1934 |
91st Wettest | Wettest since: 1900 | 2019 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 24, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/