Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of April 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Alaska
Precipitation Rankings, October 1961
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| Period | Value | 1925-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1925-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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October 1961 1-Month |
4.91" (124.71mm) | 4.39" (111.51mm) |
0.52" (13.20mm) | 69th Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 2016 |
| 29th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1936 | ||||
| Ties: 1935 | ||||||
|
Sep–Oct 1961 2-Month |
10.94" (277.88mm) | 8.96" (227.58mm) |
1.98" (50.30mm) | 89th Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1984 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1945 | 1925 | ||||
| Ties: 1936 | ||||||
|
Aug–Oct 1961 3-Month |
16.45" (417.83mm) | 13.33" (338.58mm) |
3.12" (79.25mm) | 92nd Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1941 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest since: 1945 | 1945 | ||||
|
Jul–Oct 1961 4-Month |
20.78" (527.81mm) | 16.62" (422.15mm) |
4.16" (105.66mm) | 97th Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1968 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1961 | ||||
|
Jun–Oct 1961 5-Month |
23.68" (601.47mm) | 18.96" (481.58mm) |
4.72" (119.89mm) | 97th Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1968 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1961 | ||||
|
May–Oct 1961 6-Month |
25.76" (654.30mm) | 21.07" (535.18mm) |
4.69" (119.12mm) | 97th Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1968 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1961 | ||||
|
Apr–Oct 1961 7-Month |
28.46" (722.88mm) | 22.95" (582.93mm) |
5.51" (139.95mm) | 97th Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1969 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1961 | ||||
|
Mar–Oct 1961 8-Month |
30.06" (763.52mm) | 25.19" (639.83mm) |
4.87" (123.69mm) | 97th Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1957 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1961 | ||||
|
Feb–Oct 1961 9-Month |
32.10" (815.34mm) | 27.51" (698.75mm) |
4.59" (116.59mm) | 96th Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1969 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1929 | 1929 | ||||
|
Jan–Oct 1961 10-Month |
34.62" (879.35mm) | 30.24" (768.10mm) |
4.38" (111.25mm) | 94th Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1969 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest since: 1929 | 1929 | ||||
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Dec 1960–Oct 1961 11-Month |
38.40" (975.36mm) | 33.28" (845.31mm) |
5.12" (130.05mm) | 94th Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1969 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1944 | 1929 | ||||
|
Nov 1960–Oct 1961 12-Month |
41.24" (1,047.50mm) | 36.66" (931.16mm) |
4.58" (116.34mm) | 89th Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1969 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 1944 | 1929 | ||||
|
May 1960–Oct 1961 18-Month |
63.72" (1,618.49mm) | 57.70" (1,465.58mm) |
6.02" (152.91mm) | 88th Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1969 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1945 | 1929 | ||||
|
Nov 1959–Oct 1961 24-Month |
79.74" (2,025.40mm) | 73.23" (1,860.04mm) |
6.51" (165.36mm) | 85th Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1969 |
| 11th Wettest | Wettest since: 1945 | 1929 | ||||
|
Nov 1958–Oct 1961 36-Month |
114.01" (2,895.85mm) | 109.80" (2,788.92mm) |
4.21" (106.93mm) | 57th Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1974 |
| 38th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 1931 | ||||
|
Nov 1957–Oct 1961 48-Month |
150.63" (3,826.00mm) | 146.28" (3,715.51mm) |
4.35" (110.49mm) | 55th Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1969 |
| 39th Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 1932 | ||||
|
Nov 1956–Oct 1961 60-Month |
182.83" (4,643.88mm) | 182.71" (4,640.83mm) |
0.12" (3.05mm) | 37th Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1976 |
| 56th Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 1932 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 21, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/