Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Illinois
Precipitation Rankings, October 1974
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2019) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
October 1974 1-Month |
1.76" (44.70mm) | 2.79" (70.87mm) |
-1.03" (-26.17mm) | 31st Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1964 |
| 95th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1941 | ||||
|
Sep–Oct 1974 2-Month |
4.47" (113.54mm) | 6.29" (159.77mm) |
-1.82" (-46.23mm) | 25th Driest | Driest since: 1964 | 1897 |
| 101st Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1941 | ||||
| Ties: 1938 | ||||||
|
Aug–Oct 1974 3-Month |
8.73" (221.74mm) | 9.78" (248.41mm) |
-1.05" (-26.67mm) | 49th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1897 |
| 77th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1926 | ||||
|
Jul–Oct 1974 4-Month |
10.42" (264.67mm) | 13.42" (340.87mm) |
-3.00" (-76.20mm) | 18th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1897 |
| 108th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1993 | ||||
| Ties: 1966 | ||||||
|
Jun–Oct 1974 5-Month |
16.17" (410.72mm) | 17.50" (444.50mm) |
-1.33" (-33.78mm) | 41st Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1908 |
| 85th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1993 | ||||
|
May–Oct 1974 6-Month |
23.18" (588.77mm) | 21.59" (548.39mm) |
1.59" (40.38mm) | 81st Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1897 |
| 45th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1993 | ||||
|
Apr–Oct 1974 7-Month |
27.11" (688.59mm) | 25.30" (642.62mm) |
1.81" (45.97mm) | 76th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1988 |
| 50th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2009 | ||||
|
Mar–Oct 1974 8-Month |
30.56" (776.22mm) | 28.39" (721.11mm) |
2.17" (55.11mm) | 82nd Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1988 |
| 44th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2009 | ||||
|
Feb–Oct 1974 9-Month |
32.78" (832.61mm) | 30.25" (768.35mm) |
2.53" (64.26mm) | 88th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1988 |
| 38th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2009 | ||||
|
Jan–Oct 1974 10-Month |
36.13" (917.70mm) | 32.38" (822.45mm) |
3.75" (95.25mm) | 96th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1901 |
| 30th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1973–Oct 1974 11-Month |
40.12" (1,019.05mm) | 34.70" (881.38mm) |
5.42" (137.67mm) | 109th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1901 |
| 16th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2019 | ||||
|
Nov 1973–Oct 1974 12-Month |
43.44" (1,103.38mm) | 37.45" (951.23mm) |
5.99" (152.15mm) | 110th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1901 |
| 15th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1993 | ||||
|
May 1973–Oct 1974 18-Month |
68.71" (1,745.23mm) | 59.01" (1,498.85mm) |
9.70" (246.38mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1940 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2009 | ||||
|
Nov 1972–Oct 1974 24-Month |
91.46" (2,323.08mm) | 74.88" (1,901.95mm) |
16.58" (421.13mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1964 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2009 | ||||
|
Nov 1971–Oct 1974 36-Month |
132.40" (3,362.96mm) | 112.27" (2,851.66mm) |
20.13" (511.30mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1901 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2010 | ||||
|
Nov 1970–Oct 1974 48-Month |
160.48" (4,076.19mm) | 149.71" (3,802.63mm) |
10.77" (273.56mm) | 98th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1956 |
| 24th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 2011 | ||||
|
Nov 1969–Oct 1974 60-Month |
202.57" (5,145.28mm) | 187.11" (4,752.59mm) |
15.46" (392.69mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1956 |
| 22nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2011 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published December 2019, retrieved on December 13, 2019 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/