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 2012
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| Period | Value | 1925-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1925-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
October 2012 1-Month |
2.95" (74.93mm) | 4.39" (111.51mm) |
-1.44" (-36.58mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 2016 |
| 92nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1936 | ||||
|
Sep–Oct 2012 2-Month |
10.20" (259.08mm) | 8.96" (227.58mm) |
1.24" (31.50mm) | 75th Driest | Driest since: 2011 | 1984 |
| 23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2006 | 1925 | ||||
|
Aug–Oct 2012 3-Month |
14.72" (373.89mm) | 13.33" (338.58mm) |
1.39" (35.31mm) | 79th Driest | Driest since: 2010 | 1941 |
| 19th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1945 | ||||
|
Jul–Oct 2012 4-Month |
18.93" (480.82mm) | 16.62" (422.15mm) |
2.31" (58.67mm) | 84th Driest | Driest since: 2011 | 1968 |
| 14th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1961 | ||||
| Ties: 2011 | ||||||
|
Jun–Oct 2012 5-Month |
21.81" (553.97mm) | 18.96" (481.58mm) |
2.85" (72.39mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 2011 | 1968 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 2006 | 1961 | ||||
|
May–Oct 2012 6-Month |
24.44" (620.78mm) | 21.07" (535.18mm) |
3.37" (85.60mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 2011 | 1968 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 2006 | 1961 | ||||
|
Apr–Oct 2012 7-Month |
25.49" (647.45mm) | 22.95" (582.93mm) |
2.54" (64.52mm) | 85th Driest | Driest since: 2011 | 1969 |
| 13th Wettest | Wettest since: 2006 | 1961 | ||||
|
Mar–Oct 2012 8-Month |
27.31" (693.67mm) | 25.19" (639.83mm) |
2.12" (53.84mm) | 80th Driest | Driest since: 2011 | 1957 |
| 18th Wettest | Wettest since: 2006 | 1961 | ||||
|
Feb–Oct 2012 9-Month |
30.05" (763.27mm) | 27.51" (698.75mm) |
2.54" (64.52mm) | 81st Driest | Driest since: 2011 | 1969 |
| 17th Wettest | Wettest since: 2006 | 1929 | ||||
| Ties: 2021 | ||||||
|
Jan–Oct 2012 10-Month |
32.84" (834.14mm) | 30.24" (768.10mm) |
2.60" (66.04mm) | 77th Driest | Driest since: 2011 | 1969 |
| 21st Wettest | Wettest since: 2006 | 1929 | ||||
|
Dec 2011–Oct 2012 11-Month |
37.50" (952.50mm) | 33.28" (845.31mm) |
4.22" (107.19mm) | 89th Driest | Driest since: 2011 | 1969 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 1963 | 1929 | ||||
|
Nov 2011–Oct 2012 12-Month |
40.78" (1,035.81mm) | 36.66" (931.16mm) |
4.12" (104.65mm) | 86th Driest | Driest since: 2011 | 1969 |
| 11th Wettest | Wettest since: 2006 | 1929 | ||||
|
May 2011–Oct 2012 18-Month |
63.68" (1,617.47mm) | 57.70" (1,465.58mm) |
5.98" (151.89mm) | 87th Driest | Driest since: 2011 | 1969 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest since: 2006 | 1929 | ||||
|
Nov 2010–Oct 2012 24-Month |
77.72" (1,974.09mm) | 73.23" (1,860.04mm) |
4.49" (114.05mm) | 73rd Driest | Driest since: 2011 | 1969 |
| 23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2006 | 1929 | ||||
|
Nov 2009–Oct 2012 36-Month |
111.12" (2,822.45mm) | 109.80" (2,788.92mm) |
1.32" (33.53mm) | 45th Driest | Driest since: 2011 | 1974 |
| 50th Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 1931 | ||||
|
Nov 2008–Oct 2012 48-Month |
145.92" (3,706.37mm) | 146.28" (3,715.51mm) |
-0.36" (-9.14mm) | 38th Driest | Driest since: 2011 | 1969 |
| 56th Wettest | Wettest since: 2009 | 1932 | ||||
|
Nov 2007–Oct 2012 60-Month |
183.81" (4,668.77mm) | 182.71" (4,640.83mm) |
1.10" (27.94mm) | 40th Driest | Driest since: 2011 | 1976 |
| 53rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2009 | 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/