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 2016
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| Period | Value | 1925-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1925-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
October 2016 1-Month |
1.70" (43.18mm) | 4.39" (111.51mm) |
-2.69" (-68.33mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 2016 |
| 97th Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 1936 | ||||
|
Sep–Oct 2016 2-Month |
7.59" (192.79mm) | 8.96" (227.58mm) |
-1.37" (-34.79mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: 2010 | 1984 |
| 82nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 1925 | ||||
|
Aug–Oct 2016 3-Month |
12.79" (324.87mm) | 13.33" (338.58mm) |
-0.54" (-13.71mm) | 35th Driest | Driest since: 2010 | 1941 |
| 63rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 1945 | ||||
|
Jul–Oct 2016 4-Month |
16.97" (431.04mm) | 16.62" (422.15mm) |
0.35" (8.89mm) | 53rd Driest | Driest since: 2010 | 1968 |
| 45th Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 1961 | ||||
|
Jun–Oct 2016 5-Month |
19.65" (499.11mm) | 18.96" (481.58mm) |
0.69" (17.53mm) | 59th Driest | Driest since: 2010 | 1968 |
| 39th Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 1961 | ||||
|
May–Oct 2016 6-Month |
22.33" (567.18mm) | 21.07" (535.18mm) |
1.26" (32.00mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 2010 | 1968 |
| 33rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 1961 | ||||
|
Apr–Oct 2016 7-Month |
24.63" (625.60mm) | 22.95" (582.93mm) |
1.68" (42.67mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 2014 | 1969 |
| 26th Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 1961 | ||||
|
Mar–Oct 2016 8-Month |
26.88" (682.75mm) | 25.19" (639.83mm) |
1.69" (42.92mm) | 71st Driest | Driest since: 2014 | 1957 |
| 27th Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 1961 | ||||
|
Feb–Oct 2016 9-Month |
29.36" (745.74mm) | 27.51" (698.75mm) |
1.85" (46.99mm) | 71st Driest | Driest since: 2014 | 1969 |
| 27th Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 1929 | ||||
|
Jan–Oct 2016 10-Month |
32.07" (814.58mm) | 30.24" (768.10mm) |
1.83" (46.48mm) | 66th Driest | Driest since: 2014 | 1969 |
| 32nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 1929 | ||||
|
Dec 2015–Oct 2016 11-Month |
33.72" (856.49mm) | 33.28" (845.31mm) |
0.44" (11.18mm) | 47th Driest | Driest since: 2011 | 1969 |
| 50th Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 1929 | ||||
|
Nov 2015–Oct 2016 12-Month |
39.11" (993.39mm) | 36.66" (931.16mm) |
2.45" (62.23mm) | 69th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1969 |
| 28th Wettest | Wettest since: 2012 | 1929 | ||||
|
May 2015–Oct 2016 18-Month |
62.17" (1,579.12mm) | 57.70" (1,465.58mm) |
4.47" (113.54mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1969 |
| 19th Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 1929 | ||||
|
Nov 2014–Oct 2016 24-Month |
77.53" (1,969.26mm) | 73.23" (1,860.04mm) |
4.30" (109.22mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1969 |
| 24th Wettest | Wettest since: 2013 | 1929 | ||||
|
Nov 2013–Oct 2016 36-Month |
116.09" (2,948.69mm) | 109.80" (2,788.92mm) |
6.29" (159.77mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1974 |
| 23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 1931 | ||||
|
Nov 2012–Oct 2016 48-Month |
154.17" (3,915.92mm) | 146.28" (3,715.51mm) |
7.89" (200.41mm) | 71st Driest | Driest since: 2013 | 1969 |
| 23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 1932 | ||||
|
Nov 2011–Oct 2016 60-Month |
194.95" (4,951.73mm) | 182.71" (4,640.83mm) |
12.24" (310.90mm) | 84th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1976 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 2006 | 1932 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 22, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/