Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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California
Precipitation Rankings, October 1978
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
October 1978 1-Month |
0.20" (5.08mm) | 1.20" (30.48mm) |
-1.00" (-25.40mm) | 15th Driest | Driest since: 1965 | 1917 |
| 112th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1962 | ||||
|
Sep–Oct 1978 2-Month |
1.51" (38.35mm) | 1.65" (41.91mm) |
-0.14" (-3.56mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 2020 |
| 62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 1962 | ||||
| Ties: 1919 | ||||||
|
Aug–Oct 1978 3-Month |
1.73" (43.94mm) | 1.89" (48.01mm) |
-0.16" (-4.07mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1995, 2002, 2020 |
| 62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1962 | ||||
|
Jul–Oct 1978 4-Month |
1.85" (46.99mm) | 2.07" (52.58mm) |
-0.22" (-5.59mm) | 60th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 2020 |
| 67th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1962 | ||||
|
Jun–Oct 1978 5-Month |
2.02" (51.31mm) | 2.42" (61.47mm) |
-0.40" (-10.16mm) | 51st Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 2002 |
| 76th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1982 | ||||
|
May–Oct 1978 6-Month |
2.40" (60.96mm) | 3.30" (83.82mm) |
-0.90" (-22.86mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 2002 |
| 95th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1957 | ||||
|
Apr–Oct 1978 7-Month |
5.88" (149.35mm) | 4.93" (125.22mm) |
0.95" (24.13mm) | 94th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 2002 |
| 33rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1963 | ||||
|
Mar–Oct 1978 8-Month |
11.63" (295.40mm) | 8.14" (206.76mm) |
3.49" (88.64mm) | 109th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 2008 |
| 18th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1983 | ||||
|
Feb–Oct 1978 9-Month |
17.40" (441.96mm) | 11.99" (304.55mm) |
5.41" (137.41mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1966 |
| 11th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1998 | ||||
|
Jan–Oct 1978 10-Month |
25.37" (644.40mm) | 16.24" (412.50mm) |
9.13" (231.90mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 2013 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1998 | ||||
|
Dec 1977–Oct 1978 11-Month |
31.28" (794.51mm) | 19.87" (504.70mm) |
11.41" (289.81mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest since: 1941 | 1983 | ||||
|
Nov 1977–Oct 1978 12-Month |
33.46" (849.88mm) | 22.44" (569.98mm) |
11.02" (279.90mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest since: 1941 | 1983 | ||||
|
May 1977–Oct 1978 18-Month |
37.89" (962.41mm) | 25.75" (654.05mm) |
12.14" (308.36mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1983 | ||||
|
Nov 1976–Oct 1978 24-Month |
44.31" (1,125.47mm) | 44.87" (1,139.70mm) |
-0.56" (-14.23mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 60th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1983 | ||||
|
Nov 1975–Oct 1978 36-Month |
56.87" (1,444.50mm) | 67.29" (1,709.17mm) |
-10.42" (-264.67mm) | 27th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 2014 |
| 97th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 1984 | ||||
|
Nov 1974–Oct 1978 48-Month |
79.99" (2,031.75mm) | 89.47" (2,272.54mm) |
-9.48" (-240.79mm) | 35th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 2015 |
| 88th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 1998 | ||||
|
Nov 1973–Oct 1978 60-Month |
107.58" (2,732.53mm) | 111.65" (2,835.91mm) |
-4.07" (-103.38mm) | 60th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1991 |
| 62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1999 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published February 2021, retrieved on February 25, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/