Brookings October Precipitation Totals

A time series of total precipitation in the month of October in Brookings, South Dakota from 1893–2023.

Rainiest October in Brookings History

The rainiest October in Brookings, South Dakota history happened in 1984, with 6.43 inches of total precipitation.

Driest October in Brookings History

There have been 3 times where no rain was recorded in Brookings, South Dakota for the entire month of October. The most recent time this happened was 1964.

Brookings Average October Precipitation by Year

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Year	Precipitation (inches)
2023	3.54
2022	1.05
2021	4.33
2020	0.93
2019	1.96
2018	2.11
2017	2.83
2016	1.90
2015	1.16
2014	0.66
2013	2.30
2012	2.55
2011	0.52
2010	1.12
2009	6.25
2008	4.93
2007	3.49
2006	0.19
2005	2.63
2004	0.57
2003	1.08
2002	2.71
2001	1.00
2000	1.18
1999	0.76
1998	4.89
1997	1.44
1996	2.75
1995	3.20
1994	1.64
1993	0.28
1992	1.09
1991	0.77
1990	1.61
1989	1.71
1988	0.03
1987	0.52
1986	0.38
1985	1.06
1984	6.43
1983	1.22
1982	4.12
1981	2.35
1980	0.84
1979	3.44
1978	0.35
1977	2.34
1976	0.20
1975	0.48
1974	0.42
1973	2.45
1972	1.87
1971	3.62
1970	2.72
1969	2.17
1968	3.60
1967	0.99
1966	0.86
1965	0.27
1964	0.00
1963	1.72
1962	0.54
1961	1.63
1960	0.55
1959	2.59
1958	0.13
1957	1.21
1956	1.21
1955	0.14
1954	1.51
1953	0.79
1952	0.00
1951	1.31
1950	2.62
1949	1.69
1948	1.55
1947	1.72
1946	4.53
1945	0.45
1944	0.40
1943	3.15
1942	0.42
1941	3.58
1940	1.10
1939	1.22
1938	0.10
1937	1.11
1936	0.04
1935	0.23
1934	1.26
1933	0.05
1932	0.81
1931	1.11
1930	1.84
1929	2.41
1928	1.68
1927	0.49
1926	0.89
1925	0.26
1924	0.84
1923	1.41
1922	0.81
1921	0.27
1920	0.66
1919	1.14
1918	1.56
1917	0.12
1916	0.45
1915	1.37
1914	2.21
1912	0.96
1911	5.07
1910	0.38
1909	1.71
1908	1.43
1907	0.11
1906	2.41
1905	1.50
1904	3.15
1903	1.85
1902	1.18
1901	0.74
1900	2.70
1899	2.21
1898	1.25
1897	1.48
1896	1.83
1895	0.00
1894	2.36
1893	0.44

Notes

Its possible for precipitation totals to include both rain and melted snowfall
Months with more than 10% missing data are excluded