Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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California
Precipitation Rankings, October 1988
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
October 1988 1-Month |
0.10" (2.54mm) | 1.20" (30.48mm) |
-1.10" (-27.94mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1917 | 1917 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1962 | ||||
| Ties: 1913 | ||||||
|
Sep–Oct 1988 2-Month |
0.21" (5.33mm) | 1.65" (41.91mm) |
-1.44" (-36.58mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1917 | 2020 |
| 122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1962 | ||||
|
Aug–Oct 1988 3-Month |
0.62" (15.75mm) | 1.89" (48.01mm) |
-1.27" (-32.26mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1995, 2002, 2020 |
| 118th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1962 | ||||
| Ties: 1952 | ||||||
|
Jul–Oct 1988 4-Month |
0.71" (18.03mm) | 2.07" (52.58mm) |
-1.36" (-34.55mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 1949 | 2020 |
| 118th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1962 | ||||
|
Jun–Oct 1988 5-Month |
1.28" (32.51mm) | 2.42" (61.47mm) |
-1.14" (-28.96mm) | 19th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 2002 |
| 108th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1982 | ||||
| Ties: 1930 | ||||||
|
May–Oct 1988 6-Month |
2.19" (55.63mm) | 3.30" (83.82mm) |
-1.11" (-28.19mm) | 26th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 2002 |
| 101st Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1957 | ||||
|
Apr–Oct 1988 7-Month |
4.61" (117.09mm) | 4.93" (125.22mm) |
-0.32" (-8.13mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 2002 |
| 66th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1963 | ||||
|
Mar–Oct 1988 8-Month |
5.20" (132.08mm) | 8.14" (206.76mm) |
-2.94" (-74.68mm) | 12th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 2008 |
| 115th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1983 | ||||
|
Feb–Oct 1988 9-Month |
6.00" (152.40mm) | 11.99" (304.55mm) |
-5.99" (-152.15mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1966 |
| 122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1998 | ||||
|
Jan–Oct 1988 10-Month |
9.84" (249.94mm) | 16.24" (412.50mm) |
-6.40" (-162.56mm) | 15th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 2013 |
| 112th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1998 | ||||
|
Dec 1987–Oct 1988 11-Month |
14.88" (377.95mm) | 19.87" (504.70mm) |
-4.99" (-126.75mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 1977 |
| 97th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1983 | ||||
|
Nov 1987–Oct 1988 12-Month |
17.14" (435.36mm) | 22.44" (569.98mm) |
-5.30" (-134.62mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 1977 |
| 97th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1983 | ||||
|
May 1987–Oct 1988 18-Month |
19.69" (500.13mm) | 25.75" (654.05mm) |
-6.06" (-153.92mm) | 24th Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 1977 |
| 102nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1983 | ||||
|
Nov 1986–Oct 1988 24-Month |
31.80" (807.72mm) | 44.87" (1,139.70mm) |
-13.07" (-331.98mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 118th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1983 | ||||
|
Nov 1985–Oct 1988 36-Month |
59.72" (1,516.89mm) | 67.29" (1,709.17mm) |
-7.57" (-192.28mm) | 38th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 2014 |
| 86th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1984 | ||||
|
Nov 1984–Oct 1988 48-Month |
77.50" (1,968.50mm) | 89.47" (2,272.54mm) |
-11.97" (-304.04mm) | 20th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 2015 |
| 103rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1998 | ||||
|
Nov 1983–Oct 1988 60-Month |
100.31" (2,547.87mm) | 111.65" (2,835.91mm) |
-11.34" (-288.04mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1991 |
| 93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1999 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 23, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/