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Washington D.C. October Precipitation Totals

A time series of total precipitation in the month of October in Washington D.C. from 1852–2023.

Rainiest October in Washington D.C. History

The rainiest October in Washington D.C. history happened in 2005, with 9.41 inches of total precipitation.

Driest October in Washington D.C. History

The driest October in Washington D.C. history happened in 1963, when no precipitation was recorded for the entire month.

Washington D.C. Average October Precipitation by Year

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Year	Precipitation (inches)
2023	0.65
2022	2.78
2021	3.27
2020	4.86
2019	6.66
2018	3.06
2017	2.02
2016	0.90
2015	3.04
2014	3.49
2013	6.25
2012	5.82
2011	3.91
2010	3.40
2009	5.71
2008	1.13
2007	6.55
2006	5.06
2005	9.41
2004	1.74
2003	3.93
2002	5.00
2001	0.69
2000	0.02
1999	2.16
1998	0.59
1997	3.72
1996	4.04
1995	8.65
1994	1.19
1993	2.62
1992	2.03
1991	2.03
1990	3.30
1989	5.48
1988	1.75
1987	2.53
1986	2.01
1985	3.85
1984	3.18
1983	4.87
1982	1.75
1981	3.64
1980	2.59
1979	5.54
1978	1.16
1977	5.35
1976	7.76
1975	2.38
1974	1.13
1973	1.71
1972	3.56
1971	6.12
1970	2.05
1969	1.14
1968	3.17
1967	1.77
1966	4.72
1965	2.32
1964	1.34
1963	0.00
1962	1.93
1961	2.37
1960	2.54
1959	2.43
1958	2.35
1957	2.49
1956	2.62
1955	6.46
1954	4.06
1953	3.73
1952	0.66
1951	1.67
1950	3.59
1949	3.27
1948	3.09
1947	1.23
1946	2.77
1945	1.34
1944	3.22
1943	4.29
1942	8.33
1941	1.08
1940	2.15
1939	4.06
1938	1.15
1937	8.81
1936	1.70
1935	2.76
1934	0.75
1933	2.56
1932	7.40
1931	1.28
1930	0.28
1929	4.81
1928	0.67
1927	5.33
1926	4.23
1925	4.86
1924	0.44
1923	1.36
1922	1.41
1921	1.35
1920	0.40
1919	3.64
1918	0.86
1917	4.81
1916	1.76
1915	3.72
1914	1.65
1913	3.37
1912	0.65
1911	4.07
1910	5.74
1909	0.79
1908	1.71
1907	2.12
1906	5.71
1905	2.30
1904	2.35
1903	4.48
1902	6.76
1901	0.97
1900	1.44
1899	2.80
1898	3.54
1897	3.55
1896	0.34
1895	1.94
1894	3.14
1893	4.11
1892	0.34
1891	2.24
1890	5.15
1889	4.48
1888	3.27
1887	1.82
1886	1.20
1885	8.69
1884	1.73
1883	2.63
1882	0.53
1881	3.29
1880	2.31
1879	0.79
1878	5.86
1877	6.50
1876	2.99
1875	1.86
1874	0.29
1873	5.62
1872	4.83
1871	2.11
1859	2.51
1858	2.54
1857	2.55
1856	1.81
1855	3.54
1853	4.48
1852	1.75

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