Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Texas
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 |
1.17" (29.72mm) | 2.53" (64.26mm) |
-1.36" (-34.54mm) | 22nd Driest | Driest since: 1964 | 1952 |
| 105th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1933, 1988 | ||||||
|
Sep–Oct 1978 2-Month |
5.77" (146.56mm) | 5.46" (138.68mm) |
0.31" (7.88mm) | 77th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1952 |
| 50th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2018 | ||||
|
Aug–Oct 1978 3-Month |
8.64" (219.46mm) | 7.77" (197.36mm) |
0.87" (22.10mm) | 74th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1952 |
| 53rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 1974, 2018 | ||||
|
Jul–Oct 1978 4-Month |
9.98" (253.49mm) | 10.11" (256.79mm) |
-0.13" (-3.30mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1956 |
| 65th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 1919 | ||||
|
Jun–Oct 1978 5-Month |
12.95" (328.93mm) | 12.97" (329.44mm) |
-0.02" (-0.51mm) | 59th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1956 |
| 68th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 1919 | ||||
|
May–Oct 1978 6-Month |
15.98" (405.89mm) | 16.34" (415.04mm) |
-0.36" (-9.15mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 2011 |
| 77th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 1919 | ||||
|
Apr–Oct 1978 7-Month |
17.05" (433.07mm) | 18.70" (474.98mm) |
-1.65" (-41.91mm) | 45th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 2011 |
| 82nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 1941 | ||||
|
Mar–Oct 1978 8-Month |
17.89" (454.41mm) | 20.36" (517.14mm) |
-2.47" (-62.73mm) | 31st Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 2011 |
| 96th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 1941 | ||||
|
Feb–Oct 1978 9-Month |
19.63" (498.60mm) | 21.96" (557.78mm) |
-2.33" (-59.18mm) | 37th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 2011 |
| 90th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 1941 | ||||
|
Jan–Oct 1978 10-Month |
21.28" (540.51mm) | 23.44" (595.38mm) |
-2.16" (-54.87mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 2011 |
| 85th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 1941 | ||||
|
Dec 1977–Oct 1978 11-Month |
21.84" (554.74mm) | 25.21" (640.33mm) |
-3.37" (-85.59mm) | 28th Driest | Driest since: 1964 | 2011 |
| 98th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1941 | ||||
|
Nov 1977–Oct 1978 12-Month |
23.75" (603.25mm) | 27.03" (686.56mm) |
-3.28" (-83.31mm) | 31st Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 2011 |
| 95th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 1941 | ||||
|
May 1977–Oct 1978 18-Month |
35.07" (890.78mm) | 43.44" (1,103.38mm) |
-8.37" (-212.60mm) | 17th Driest | Driest since: 1963 | 1918 |
| 109th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1941 | ||||
|
Nov 1976–Oct 1978 24-Month |
47.36" (1,202.94mm) | 54.21" (1,376.93mm) |
-6.85" (-173.99mm) | 22nd Driest | Driest since: 1964 | 1918 |
| 103rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1942 | ||||
|
Nov 1975–Oct 1978 36-Month |
77.15" (1,959.61mm) | 81.38" (2,067.05mm) |
-4.23" (-107.44mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 1965 | 1956 |
| 92nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 2017 | ||||
|
Nov 1974–Oct 1978 48-Month |
106.10" (2,694.94mm) | 108.50" (2,755.90mm) |
-2.40" (-60.96mm) | 44th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1956 |
| 79th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 2018 | ||||
|
Nov 1973–Oct 1978 60-Month |
135.74" (3,447.80mm) | 135.53" (3,442.46mm) |
0.21" (5.34mm) | 54th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1956 |
| 68th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 2019 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 21, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/