Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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Northwest Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, October 1948
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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October 1948 1-Month |
1.70" (43.18mm) | 2.54" (64.52mm) |
-0.84" (-21.34mm) | 31st Driest | Driest since: 1944 | 1895 |
96th Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 2016 | ||||
Sep–Oct 1948 2-Month |
3.61" (91.69mm) | 3.96" (100.58mm) |
-0.35" (-8.89mm) | 53rd Driest | Driest since: 1944 | 1987 |
74th Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 2016 | ||||
Aug–Oct 1948 3-Month |
4.63" (117.60mm) | 4.76" (120.90mm) |
-0.13" (-3.30mm) | 64th Driest | Driest since: 1944 | 1987 |
63rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 2016 | ||||
Jul–Oct 1948 4-Month |
5.84" (148.34mm) | 5.49" (139.45mm) |
0.35" (8.89mm) | 79th Driest | Driest since: 1945 | 1952 |
48th Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 2016 | ||||
Jun–Oct 1948 5-Month |
8.62" (218.95mm) | 7.21" (183.13mm) |
1.41" (35.82mm) | 101st Driest | Driest since: 1946 | 1917, 2002 |
26th Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 1947 | ||||
May–Oct 1948 6-Month |
12.66" (321.56mm) | 9.35" (237.49mm) |
3.31" (84.07mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 1946 | 2002 |
5th Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 1941 | ||||
Apr–Oct 1948 7-Month |
16.05" (407.67mm) | 11.71" (297.43mm) |
4.34" (110.24mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 2002 |
4th Wettest | Wettest since: 1941 | 1997 | ||||
Mar–Oct 1948 8-Month |
19.04" (483.62mm) | 14.97" (380.24mm) |
4.07" (103.38mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1939 |
7th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1997 | ||||
Ties: 1950, 1995 | ||||||
Feb–Oct 1948 9-Month |
23.59" (599.19mm) | 18.58" (471.93mm) |
5.01" (127.26mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1929 |
6th Wettest | Wettest since: 1940 | 2017 | ||||
Jan–Oct 1948 10-Month |
27.85" (707.39mm) | 23.10" (586.74mm) |
4.75" (120.65mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1929 |
10th Wettest | Wettest since: 1904 | 1950 | ||||
Dec 1947–Oct 1948 11-Month |
31.20" (792.48mm) | 27.75" (704.85mm) |
3.45" (87.63mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1929 |
19th Wettest | Wettest since: 1940 | 1997 | ||||
Nov 1947–Oct 1948 12-Month |
34.75" (882.65mm) | 32.10" (815.34mm) |
2.65" (67.31mm) | 94th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1977 |
32nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 1997 | ||||
May 1947–Oct 1948 18-Month |
47.95" (1,217.93mm) | 41.48" (1,053.59mm) |
6.47" (164.34mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1929 |
12th Wettest | Wettest since: 1907 | 1997 | ||||
Nov 1946–Oct 1948 24-Month |
68.49" (1,739.65mm) | 64.23" (1,631.44mm) |
4.26" (108.21mm) | 100th Driest | Driest since: 1946 | 1930 |
25th Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 1997 | ||||
Nov 1945–Oct 1948 36-Month |
103.76" (2,635.50mm) | 96.31" (2,446.27mm) |
7.45" (189.23mm) | 108th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1931 |
16th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1997 | ||||
Nov 1944–Oct 1948 48-Month |
134.76" (3,422.90mm) | 128.38" (3,260.85mm) |
6.38" (162.05mm) | 97th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1931 |
26th Wettest | Wettest since: 1907 | 1999 | ||||
Nov 1943–Oct 1948 60-Month |
157.30" (3,995.42mm) | 160.37" (4,073.40mm) |
-3.07" (-77.98mm) | 49th Driest | Driest since: 1946 | 1932 |
73rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 1999 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published April 2021, retrieved on April 15, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/