Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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Northwest Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, October 1987
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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October 1987 1-Month |
0.17" (4.32mm) | 2.54" (64.52mm) |
-2.37" (-60.20mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1895 | 1895 |
126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 2016 | ||||
Sep–Oct 1987 2-Month |
0.41" (10.41mm) | 3.96" (100.58mm) |
-3.55" (-90.17mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 1987 |
127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 2016 | ||||
Aug–Oct 1987 3-Month |
0.85" (21.59mm) | 4.76" (120.90mm) |
-3.91" (-99.31mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 1987 |
127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 2016 | ||||
Jul–Oct 1987 4-Month |
2.63" (66.80mm) | 5.49" (139.45mm) |
-2.86" (-72.65mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1952 |
123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 2016 | ||||
Jun–Oct 1987 5-Month |
3.73" (94.74mm) | 7.21" (183.13mm) |
-3.48" (-88.39mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1917 | 1917, 2002 |
125th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1947 | ||||
May–Oct 1987 6-Month |
6.15" (156.21mm) | 9.35" (237.49mm) |
-3.20" (-81.28mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1974 | 2002 |
120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1941 | ||||
Apr–Oct 1987 7-Month |
7.68" (195.07mm) | 11.71" (297.43mm) |
-4.03" (-102.36mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 2002 |
125th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1997 | ||||
Mar–Oct 1987 8-Month |
11.38" (289.05mm) | 14.97" (380.24mm) |
-3.59" (-91.19mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1939 |
119th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1997 | ||||
Feb–Oct 1987 9-Month |
14.06" (357.12mm) | 18.58" (471.93mm) |
-4.52" (-114.81mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1929 |
120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1924, 1966 | ||||||
Jan–Oct 1987 10-Month |
18.03" (457.96mm) | 23.10" (586.74mm) |
-5.07" (-128.78mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1929 |
121st Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1950 | ||||
Dec 1986–Oct 1987 11-Month |
20.08" (510.03mm) | 27.75" (704.85mm) |
-7.67" (-194.82mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1929 | 1929 |
124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1997 | ||||
Nov 1986–Oct 1987 12-Month |
24.93" (633.22mm) | 32.10" (815.34mm) |
-7.17" (-182.12mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
118th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1997 | ||||
May 1986–Oct 1987 18-Month |
34.09" (865.89mm) | 41.48" (1,053.59mm) |
-7.39" (-187.70mm) | 10th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1929 |
117th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1997 | ||||
Nov 1985–Oct 1987 24-Month |
56.28" (1,429.51mm) | 64.23" (1,631.44mm) |
-7.95" (-201.93mm) | 12th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1930 |
114th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1997 | ||||
Nov 1984–Oct 1987 36-Month |
85.42" (2,169.67mm) | 96.31" (2,446.27mm) |
-10.89" (-276.60mm) | 11th Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 1931 |
114th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1997 | ||||
Nov 1983–Oct 1987 48-Month |
124.80" (3,169.92mm) | 128.38" (3,260.85mm) |
-3.58" (-90.93mm) | 43rd Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1931 |
81st Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1999 | ||||
Ties: 1928 | ||||||
Nov 1982–Oct 1987 60-Month |
163.33" (4,148.58mm) | 160.37" (4,073.40mm) |
2.96" (75.18mm) | 75th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1932 |
48th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1999 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 20, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/