Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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California
Precipitation Rankings, October 1948
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
October 1948 1-Month |
0.88" (22.35mm) | 1.20" (30.48mm) |
-0.32" (-8.13mm) | 52nd Driest | Driest since: 1942 | 1917 |
| 75th Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 1962 | ||||
| Ties: 1921 | ||||||
|
Sep–Oct 1948 2-Month |
1.28" (32.51mm) | 1.65" (41.91mm) |
-0.37" (-9.40mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 1946 | 2020 |
| 79th Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 1962 | ||||
|
Aug–Oct 1948 3-Month |
1.36" (34.54mm) | 1.89" (48.01mm) |
-0.53" (-13.47mm) | 43rd Driest | Driest since: 1944 | 1995, 2002, 2020 |
| 84th Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 1962 | ||||
|
Jul–Oct 1948 4-Month |
1.53" (38.86mm) | 2.07" (52.58mm) |
-0.54" (-13.72mm) | 41st Driest | Driest since: 1944 | 2020 |
| 86th Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 1962 | ||||
|
Jun–Oct 1948 5-Month |
2.19" (55.63mm) | 2.42" (61.47mm) |
-0.23" (-5.84mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 1946 | 2002 |
| 71st Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 1982 | ||||
| Ties: 1902 | ||||||
|
May–Oct 1948 6-Month |
3.50" (88.90mm) | 3.30" (83.82mm) |
0.20" (5.08mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 1946 | 2002 |
| 55th Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 1957 | ||||
|
Apr–Oct 1948 7-Month |
7.88" (200.15mm) | 4.93" (125.22mm) |
2.95" (74.93mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 2002 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest since: 1941 | 1963 | ||||
|
Mar–Oct 1948 8-Month |
11.36" (288.54mm) | 8.14" (206.76mm) |
3.22" (81.78mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 2008 |
| 21st Wettest | Wettest since: 1941 | 1983 | ||||
|
Feb–Oct 1948 9-Month |
13.35" (339.09mm) | 11.99" (304.55mm) |
1.36" (34.54mm) | 86th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1966 |
| 41st Wettest | Wettest since: 1945 | 1998 | ||||
|
Jan–Oct 1948 10-Month |
15.39" (390.91mm) | 16.24" (412.50mm) |
-0.85" (-21.59mm) | 64th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 2013 |
| 63rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1945 | 1998 | ||||
|
Dec 1947–Oct 1948 11-Month |
16.83" (427.48mm) | 19.87" (504.70mm) |
-3.04" (-77.22mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1977 |
| 80th Wettest | Wettest since: 1945 | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 1960 | ||||||
|
Nov 1947–Oct 1948 12-Month |
17.63" (447.80mm) | 22.44" (569.98mm) |
-4.81" (-122.18mm) | 33rd Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1977 |
| 93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 1983 | ||||
|
May 1947–Oct 1948 18-Month |
22.05" (560.07mm) | 25.75" (654.05mm) |
-3.70" (-93.98mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1977 |
| 80th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 1983 | ||||
|
Nov 1946–Oct 1948 24-Month |
35.88" (911.35mm) | 44.87" (1,139.70mm) |
-8.99" (-228.35mm) | 24th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1977 |
| 101st Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 1983 | ||||
|
Nov 1945–Oct 1948 36-Month |
55.07" (1,398.78mm) | 67.29" (1,709.17mm) |
-12.22" (-310.39mm) | 20th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 2014 |
| 104th Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 1984 | ||||
| Ties: 1932 | ||||||
|
Nov 1944–Oct 1948 48-Month |
79.18" (2,011.17mm) | 89.47" (2,272.54mm) |
-10.29" (-261.37mm) | 27th Driest | Driest since: 1935 | 2015 |
| 96th Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 1998 | ||||
|
Nov 1943–Oct 1948 60-Month |
97.70" (2,481.58mm) | 111.65" (2,835.91mm) |
-13.95" (-354.33mm) | 22nd Driest | Driest since: 1935 | 1991 |
| 100th Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 1999 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 19, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/