Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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North Dakota
Precipitation Rankings, October 1988
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
October 1988 1-Month |
0.26" (6.60mm) | 1.08" (27.43mm) |
-0.82" (-20.83mm) | 11th Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 1952 |
| 117th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1982 | ||||
|
Sep–Oct 1988 2-Month |
1.75" (44.45mm) | 2.71" (68.83mm) |
-0.96" (-24.38mm) | 33rd Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 1935 |
| 95th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1989 | ||||||
|
Aug–Oct 1988 3-Month |
3.13" (79.50mm) | 4.82" (122.43mm) |
-1.69" (-42.93mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 1976 |
| 115th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul–Oct 1988 4-Month |
4.54" (115.32mm) | 7.41" (188.21mm) |
-2.87" (-72.89mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1976 | 1976 |
| 122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun–Oct 1988 5-Month |
6.39" (162.31mm) | 10.84" (275.34mm) |
-4.45" (-113.03mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1936 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2019 | ||||
|
May–Oct 1988 6-Month |
8.24" (209.30mm) | 13.17" (334.52mm) |
-4.93" (-125.22mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1976 | 1936 |
| 122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2019 | ||||
|
Apr–Oct 1988 7-Month |
8.36" (212.34mm) | 14.54" (369.32mm) |
-6.18" (-156.98mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1936 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1941 | ||||
|
Mar–Oct 1988 8-Month |
9.12" (231.65mm) | 15.28" (388.11mm) |
-6.16" (-156.46mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1936 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1941 | ||||
|
Feb–Oct 1988 9-Month |
9.33" (236.98mm) | 15.74" (399.80mm) |
-6.41" (-162.82mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1936 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jan–Oct 1988 10-Month |
9.95" (252.73mm) | 16.23" (412.24mm) |
-6.28" (-159.51mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1936 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1987–Oct 1988 11-Month |
10.17" (258.32mm) | 16.72" (424.69mm) |
-6.55" (-166.37mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1936 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2019 | ||||
|
Nov 1987–Oct 1988 12-Month |
10.36" (263.14mm) | 17.32" (439.93mm) |
-6.96" (-176.79mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1936 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2019 | ||||
|
May 1987–Oct 1988 18-Month |
23.44" (595.38mm) | 30.48" (774.19mm) |
-7.04" (-178.81mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1934 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2011 | ||||
|
Nov 1986–Oct 1988 24-Month |
27.54" (699.52mm) | 34.64" (879.86mm) |
-7.10" (-180.34mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1934 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2011 | ||||
|
Nov 1985–Oct 1988 36-Month |
49.32" (1,252.73mm) | 51.90" (1,318.26mm) |
-2.58" (-65.53mm) | 27th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1936 |
| 98th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2011 | ||||
|
Nov 1984–Oct 1988 48-Month |
66.07" (1,678.18mm) | 69.12" (1,755.65mm) |
-3.05" (-77.47mm) | 25th Driest | Driest since: 1962 | 1936 |
| 99th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2011 | ||||
|
Nov 1983–Oct 1988 60-Month |
82.12" (2,085.85mm) | 86.34" (2,193.04mm) |
-4.22" (-107.19mm) | 19th Driest | Driest since: 1962 | 1937 |
| 104th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2013 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on June 27, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/