California October Precipitation by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide precipitation in the month of October in California for each year from 1895–2023. It is a statewide average over the entire territory of the state, based on data from the NOAA.

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What Was the Rainiest October in California History?

1962 was the wettest October in California history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 3.94 inches.

What Was the Driest October in California History?

1917 was the driest October in California history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 0.01 inches.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (in)
2023	101	0.46
2022	116	0.17
2021	4	3.66
2020	127	0.05
2019	119	0.16
2018	83	0.70
2017	108	0.34
2016	2	3.82
2015	74	0.90
2014	64	1.06
2013	111	0.26
2012	70	0.99
2011	38	1.54
2010	7	3.00
2009	22	2.07
2008	84	0.70
2007	41	1.50
2006	102	0.45
2005	68	1.00
2004	3	3.72
2003	125	0.09
2002	126	0.06
2001	86	0.65
2000	19	2.20
1999	82	0.71
1998	80	0.76
1997	62	1.08
1996	33	1.70
1995	128	0.05
1994	88	0.63
1993	77	0.82
1992	20	2.13
1991	51	1.28
1990	100	0.47
1989	25	1.95
1988	123	0.10
1987	49	1.33
1986	87	0.64
1985	60	1.15
1984	35	1.61
1983	57	1.18
1982	12	2.66
1981	16	2.44
1980	90	0.57
1979	14	2.51
1978	114	0.20
1977	96	0.50
1976	93	0.51
1975	13	2.61
1974	36	1.55
1973	27	1.91
1972	30	1.79
1971	94	0.51
1970	73	0.97
1969	50	1.33
1968	46	1.41
1967	81	0.74
1966	112	0.21
1965	117	0.17
1964	63	1.07
1963	23	1.99
1962	1	3.94
1961	89	0.63
1960	91	0.55
1959	113	0.21
1958	106	0.39
1957	10	2.76
1956	17	2.30
1955	107	0.38
1954	110	0.29
1953	78	0.79
1952	121	0.12
1951	28	1.85
1950	6	3.41
1949	109	0.30
1948	75	0.88
1947	11	2.75
1946	66	1.02
1945	8	2.93
1944	61	1.10
1943	54	1.26
1942	92	0.53
1941	37	1.55
1940	32	1.74
1939	71	0.99
1938	40	1.51
1937	58	1.17
1936	59	1.17
1935	56	1.21
1934	24	1.99
1933	45	1.43
1932	104	0.43
1931	52	1.28
1930	105	0.42
1929	118	0.17
1928	103	0.45
1927	29	1.83
1926	55	1.24
1925	65	1.04
1924	9	2.92
1923	72	0.98
1922	44	1.48
1921	76	0.88
1920	21	2.08
1919	97	0.50
1918	69	1.00
1917	129	0.01
1916	39	1.54
1915	120	0.14
1914	47	1.41
1913	124	0.10
1912	67	1.01
1911	95	0.51
1910	79	0.79
1909	48	1.40
1908	53	1.27
1907	34	1.70
1906	122	0.11
1905	115	0.18
1904	18	2.30
1903	98	0.50
1902	31	1.75
1901	42	1.50
1900	15	2.51
1899	5	3.46
1898	85	0.70
1897	26	1.94
1896	43	1.50
1895	99	0.49