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Contiguous U.S.

October 2013 Precipitation Rankings

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PeriodValue
1901-2000
Mean
AnomalyRank
(1895-2025)
Driest/Wettest
Since
Record
October 2013
1-Month
2.23in
(56.64mm)
2.16in
(54.86mm)
0.07in70th Driest
Driest since:
1952
61st Wettest
Wettest since:
2009
Ties: 1928, 2012
Sep–Oct 2013
2-Month
5.21in
(132.33mm)
4.65in
(118.11mm)
0.56in99th Driest
Driest since:
1952
32nd Wettest
Wettest since:
2018
Aug–Oct 2013
3-Month
7.77in
(197.36mm)
7.26in
(184.40mm)
0.51in87th Driest
Driest since:
1952
44th Wettest
Wettest since:
2018
Jul–Oct 2013
4-Month
11.11in
(282.19mm)
10.04in
(255.02mm)
1.07in111th Driest
Driest since:
1952
20th Wettest
Wettest since:
1941
Jun–Oct 2013
5-Month
14.45in
(367.03mm)
12.96in
(329.18mm)
1.49in117th Driest
Driest since:
1952
14th Wettest
Wettest since:
1941
May–Oct 2013
6-Month
17.80in
(452.12mm)
15.87in
(403.10mm)
1.93in115th Driest
Driest since:
1952
16th Wettest
Wettest since:
1941
Apr–Oct 2013
7-Month
20.70in
(525.78mm)
18.39in
(467.11mm)
2.31in121st Driest
Driest since:
1952
10th Wettest
Wettest since:
1941
Mar–Oct 2013
8-Month
22.41in
(569.21mm)
20.90in
(530.86mm)
1.51in100th Driest
Driest since:
1956
31st Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Feb–Oct 2013
9-Month
24.42in
(620.27mm)
23.03in
(584.96mm)
1.39in93rd Driest
Driest since:
1934
38th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Jan–Oct 2013
10-Month
26.79in
(680.47mm)
25.34in
(643.64mm)
1.45in100th Driest
Driest since:
1934
31st Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Dec 2012–Oct 2013
11-Month
29.67in
(753.62mm)
27.69in
(703.33mm)
1.98in104th Driest
Driest since:
1931
26th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Nov 2012–Oct 2013
12-Month
30.99in
(787.15mm)
29.92in
(759.97mm)
1.07in88th Driest
Driest since:
1934
42nd Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Ties: 1946
May 2012–Oct 2013
18-Month
45.28in
(1,150.11mm)
45.81in-0.53in48th Driest
Driest since:
1931
82nd Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Nov 2011–Oct 2013
24-Month
59.04in
(1,499.62mm)
59.87in-0.83in48th Driest
Driest since:
1931
81st Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Nov 2010–Oct 2013
36-Month
89.07in
(2,262.38mm)
89.81in-0.74in55th Driest
Driest since:
1956
73rd Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Nov 2009–Oct 2013
48-Month
120.47in
(3,059.94mm)
119.72in0.75in66th Driest
Driest since:
1956
61st Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Nov 2008–Oct 2013
60-Month
152.84in
(3,882.14mm)
149.58in3.26in84th Driest
Driest since:
1934
42nd Wettest
Wettest since:
2019

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