Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Maryland
Precipitation Rankings, October 1970
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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October 1970 1-Month |
2.83" (71.88mm) | 3.11" (78.99mm) |
-0.28" (-7.11mm) | 59th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1963 |
| 68th Wettest | Wettest since: 1968 | 1976 | ||||
| Ties: 1968 | ||||||
|
Sep–Oct 1970 2-Month |
4.50" (114.30mm) | 6.68" (169.67mm) |
-2.18" (-55.37mm) | 14th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1941 |
| 113th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1999 | ||||
| Ties: 1994 | ||||||
|
Aug–Oct 1970 3-Month |
7.11" (180.59mm) | 11.06" (280.92mm) |
-3.95" (-100.33mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1962 | 1930 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jul–Oct 1970 4-Month |
12.82" (325.63mm) | 15.24" (387.10mm) |
-2.42" (-61.47mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1930 |
| 95th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jun–Oct 1970 5-Month |
17.29" (439.17mm) | 19.09" (484.89mm) |
-1.80" (-45.72mm) | 40th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1930 |
| 87th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2018 | ||||
|
May–Oct 1970 6-Month |
20.08" (510.03mm) | 22.82" (579.63mm) |
-2.74" (-69.60mm) | 31st Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1930 |
| 96th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2018 | ||||
|
Apr–Oct 1970 7-Month |
24.75" (628.65mm) | 26.30" (668.02mm) |
-1.55" (-39.37mm) | 43rd Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1930 |
| 84th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2018 | ||||
|
Mar–Oct 1970 8-Month |
28.58" (725.93mm) | 30.08" (764.03mm) |
-1.50" (-38.10mm) | 44th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1930 |
| 83rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1967 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1898 | ||||||
|
Feb–Oct 1970 9-Month |
31.26" (794.00mm) | 32.97" (837.44mm) |
-1.71" (-43.44mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1930 |
| 85th Wettest | Wettest since: 1967 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jan–Oct 1970 10-Month |
32.72" (831.09mm) | 36.33" (922.78mm) |
-3.61" (-91.69mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1930 |
| 98th Wettest | Wettest since: 1967 | 2018 | ||||
|
Dec 1969–Oct 1970 11-Month |
39.66" (1,007.36mm) | 39.61" (1,006.09mm) |
0.05" (1.27mm) | 63rd Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1930 |
| 63rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 1979 | ||||
|
Nov 1969–Oct 1970 12-Month |
41.90" (1,064.26mm) | 42.60" (1,082.04mm) |
-0.70" (-17.78mm) | 58th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1930 |
| 68th Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 2003 | ||||
|
May 1969–Oct 1970 18-Month |
64.57" (1,640.08mm) | 65.38" (1,660.65mm) |
-0.81" (-20.57mm) | 53rd Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1930 |
| 73rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2019 | ||||
|
Nov 1968–Oct 1970 24-Month |
79.87" (2,028.70mm) | 85.12" (2,162.05mm) |
-5.25" (-133.35mm) | 31st Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1931 |
| 94th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2004 | ||||
|
Nov 1967–Oct 1970 36-Month |
117.43" (2,982.72mm) | 127.68" (3,243.07mm) |
-10.25" (-260.35mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1931 |
| 108th Wettest | Wettest since: 1962 | 2005 | ||||
|
Nov 1966–Oct 1970 48-Month |
156.56" (3,976.62mm) | 170.17" (4,322.32mm) |
-13.61" (-345.70mm) | 11th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1966 |
| 112th Wettest | Wettest since: 1963 | 2006 | ||||
|
Nov 1965–Oct 1970 60-Month |
190.68" (4,843.27mm) | 212.67" (5,401.82mm) |
-21.99" (-558.55mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1966 |
| 116th Wettest | Wettest since: 1964 | 1975 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published February 2021, retrieved on February 26, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/