Tag: dry

No state broke a record for driest October in 2012 according to the NOAA.

Texas came closest to a record with its 9th driest October at .83 inches. It will be hard to break the 1952 record of .02 inches.

New Mexico had very little rain during its 14th driest October. The record from 1952 was 0 so it can only be tied.

Delaware did break a record for wettest October ever.

15 states have 1952 as the driest October,  12 have 1963 and 6 are from 1924.

A rank of 1 = driest. A rank of 118 = wettest.

State	Oct_2012	Oct_ranked	Driest	Lowest_Rainfall	Wettest	Highest_Rainfall
Texas	0.83	9	1952	0.02	1919	6.99
New Mexico	0.31	14	1952	0	1972	3.64
Oklahoma	1.28	20	1952	0.14	1941	11.32
Colorado	0.67	23	1952	0.07	1969	3.33
Arizona	0.31	25	1952	0	1972	5.19
Kansas	1.25	33	1952	0.02	1941	5.94
Nebraska	0.86	33	1933	0.07	2008	4.5
Louisiana	1.83	36	1952	0.03	2009	13.59
South Carolina	1.7	38	2000	0.01	1990	11.45
Georgia	1.89	43	1963	0.08	1994	8.24
South Dakota	0.9	43	1952	0.02	1998	5.42
California	0.75	47	1995	0.04	1962	4.44
Wyoming	0.87	49	1952	0.13	1998	2.47
Florida	3.24	51	2010	0.47	1924	9.56
Utah	0.85	51	1952	0	1972	3.4
Nevada	0.59	60	1952	0.01	2004	2.16
Missouri	3.16	61	1964	0.47	1941	10.47
Minnesota	1.88	62	1952	0.15	1971	5.76
Arkansas	3.33	63	1963	0.12	2009	14.36
North Carolina	3.53	69	2000	0.1	1971	8.57
Alabama	3.01	70	1963	0.04	1995	9.4
Connecticut	4.24	77	1924	0.36	2005	15.69
Iowa	2.94	78	1952	0.02	2009	6.36
Kentucky	3.19	79	1963	0.16	1919	7.43
Mississippi	3.56	79	1963	0.07	2009	9.84
Rhode Island	4.75	91	1946	0.35	2005	14.63
Idaho	2.02	92	1978	0.08	1975	3.01
Massachusetts	5.17	92	1924	0.27	2005	14.25
Indiana	4	93	1908	0.35	1919	8.51
Illinois	3.94	95	1964	0.2	1941	9.23
Tennessee	4.03	95	1963	0.03	1919	7.46
Virginia	4.32	96	2000	0.09	1976	8.69
New York	4.88	99	1963	0.33	2005	8.39
Vermont	5.12	101	1963	0.52	2005	9.57
West Virginia	4.48	101	1963	0.23	1925	7.33
Wisconsin	3.85	102	1952	0.17	1900	6
New Hampshire	5.43	105	1924	0.31	2005	13.81
North Dakota	1.96	105	1952	0.1	1982	4.71
Oregon	3.25	105	1895	0.05	1950	6.45
Montana	1.58	106	1987	0.08	1946	2.34
Pennsylvania	5.32	107	1963	0.24	1976	6.59
New Jersey	6.79	109	1924	0.32	2005	11.98
Ohio	4.56	109	1924	0.25	1919	6.34
Michigan	4.79	112	1924	0.48	1954	5.73
Washington	6.04	112	1987	0.23	1947	7.82
Maine	6.65	114	1947	0.36	2005	11.39
Maryland	7.68	116	1963	0.16	1976	8.05
Delaware	8.89	118	1963	0.14	2012	8.89