Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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Northwest Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, October 1938
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
October 1938 1-Month |
3.20" (81.28mm) | 2.54" (64.52mm) |
0.66" (16.76mm) | 91st Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1895 |
| 37th Wettest | Wettest since: 1934 | 2016 | ||||
|
Sep–Oct 1938 2-Month |
4.03" (102.36mm) | 3.96" (100.58mm) |
0.07" (1.78mm) | 66th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1987 |
| 62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1934 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 1926 | ||||||
|
Aug–Oct 1938 3-Month |
4.38" (111.25mm) | 4.76" (120.90mm) |
-0.38" (-9.65mm) | 52nd Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1987 |
| 76th Wettest | Wettest since: 1934 | 2016 | ||||
|
Jul–Oct 1938 4-Month |
5.25" (133.35mm) | 5.49" (139.45mm) |
-0.24" (-6.10mm) | 64th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1952 |
| 64th Wettest | Wettest since: 1934 | 2016 | ||||
|
Jun–Oct 1938 5-Month |
6.49" (164.85mm) | 7.21" (183.13mm) |
-0.72" (-18.28mm) | 47th Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1917, 2002 |
| 81st Wettest | Wettest since: 1937 | 1947 | ||||
| Ties: 1994 | ||||||
|
May–Oct 1938 6-Month |
7.89" (200.41mm) | 9.35" (237.49mm) |
-1.46" (-37.08mm) | 26th Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 2002 |
| 102nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1937 | 1941 | ||||
|
Apr–Oct 1938 7-Month |
10.04" (255.02mm) | 11.71" (297.43mm) |
-1.67" (-42.41mm) | 28th Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 2002 |
| 100th Wettest | Wettest since: 1937 | 1997 | ||||
|
Mar–Oct 1938 8-Month |
15.66" (397.76mm) | 14.97" (380.24mm) |
0.69" (17.52mm) | 71st Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1939 |
| 57th Wettest | Wettest since: 1937 | 1997 | ||||
| Ties: 1977 | ||||||
|
Feb–Oct 1938 9-Month |
20.10" (510.54mm) | 18.58" (471.93mm) |
1.52" (38.61mm) | 89th Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1929 |
| 39th Wettest | Wettest since: 1937 | 2017 | ||||
|
Jan–Oct 1938 10-Month |
23.56" (598.42mm) | 23.10" (586.74mm) |
0.46" (11.68mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1929 |
| 56th Wettest | Wettest since: 1937 | 1950 | ||||
|
Dec 1937–Oct 1938 11-Month |
29.80" (756.92mm) | 27.75" (704.85mm) |
2.05" (52.07mm) | 91st Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1929 |
| 36th Wettest | Wettest since: 1927 | 1997 | ||||
| Ties: 2012 | ||||||
|
Nov 1937–Oct 1938 12-Month |
36.48" (926.59mm) | 32.10" (815.34mm) |
4.38" (111.25mm) | 104th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1977 |
| 23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1927 | 1997 | ||||
|
May 1937–Oct 1938 18-Month |
45.81" (1,163.57mm) | 41.48" (1,053.59mm) |
4.33" (109.98mm) | 100th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1929 |
| 27th Wettest | Wettest since: 1927 | 1997 | ||||
|
Nov 1936–Oct 1938 24-Month |
65.68" (1,668.27mm) | 64.23" (1,631.44mm) |
1.45" (36.83mm) | 81st Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1930 |
| 45th Wettest | Wettest since: 1933 | 1997 | ||||
|
Nov 1935–Oct 1938 36-Month |
93.97" (2,386.84mm) | 96.31" (2,446.27mm) |
-2.34" (-59.43mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1931 |
| 79th Wettest | Wettest since: 1934 | 1997 | ||||
|
Nov 1934–Oct 1938 48-Month |
122.71" (3,116.83mm) | 128.38" (3,260.85mm) |
-5.67" (-144.02mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1931 |
| 90th Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 1999 | ||||
|
Nov 1933–Oct 1938 60-Month |
153.00" (3,886.20mm) | 160.37" (4,073.40mm) |
-7.37" (-187.20mm) | 31st Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1932 |
| 92nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1936 | 1999 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 21, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/