Montana October Precipitation by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide precipitation in the month of October in Montana 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 Montana History?

2016 was the wettest October in Montana history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 3.36 inches.

What Was the Driest October in Montana History?

1987 was the driest October in Montana history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 0.11 inches.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (in)
2023	33	1.65
2022	36	1.62
2021	47	1.49
2020	12	2.07
2019	56	1.36
2018	59	1.34
2017	75	1.16
2016	1	3.36
2015	55	1.40
2014	95	0.96
2013	71	1.19
2012	23	1.82
2011	14	1.99
2010	98	0.91
2009	7	2.17
2008	64	1.32
2007	37	1.61
2006	15	1.94
2005	16	1.93
2004	48	1.49
2003	63	1.33
2002	108	0.68
2001	66	1.29
2000	57	1.35
1999	91	0.99
1998	38	1.61
1997	41	1.54
1996	83	1.11
1995	19	1.88
1994	4	2.55
1993	60	1.34
1992	68	1.27
1991	99	0.89
1990	58	1.35
1989	50	1.44
1988	100	0.89
1987	129	0.11
1986	103	0.83
1985	49	1.46
1984	69	1.24
1983	88	1.03
1982	53	1.42
1981	45	1.51
1980	30	1.67
1979	90	1.00
1978	122	0.36
1977	87	1.04
1976	115	0.62
1975	3	2.91
1974	89	1.02
1973	92	0.99
1972	80	1.13
1971	13	2.07
1970	81	1.12
1969	51	1.44
1968	97	0.92
1967	11	2.10
1966	77	1.15
1965	128	0.19
1964	109	0.68
1963	104	0.80
1962	32	1.66
1961	65	1.31
1960	113	0.66
1959	25	1.80
1958	85	1.08
1957	26	1.80
1956	93	0.99
1955	82	1.12
1954	96	0.93
1953	105	0.79
1952	127	0.20
1951	8	2.17
1950	54	1.41
1949	34	1.65
1948	125	0.27
1947	52	1.43
1946	2	2.98
1945	86	1.07
1944	126	0.25
1943	39	1.61
1942	70	1.20
1941	74	1.17
1940	35	1.65
1939	84	1.09
1938	10	2.12
1937	78	1.14
1936	106	0.78
1935	94	0.99
1934	40	1.61
1933	21	1.85
1932	22	1.83
1931	118	0.52
1930	28	1.75
1929	72	1.18
1928	76	1.16
1927	42	1.53
1926	116	0.62
1925	17	1.90
1924	44	1.52
1923	31	1.67
1922	111	0.67
1921	121	0.38
1920	61	1.34
1919	18	1.89
1918	79	1.14
1917	107	0.76
1916	46	1.51
1915	101	0.86
1914	5	2.30
1913	9	2.14
1912	24	1.82
1911	29	1.71
1910	73	1.18
1909	117	0.57
1908	6	2.29
1907	124	0.35
1906	102	0.86
1905	67	1.29
1904	119	0.52
1903	110	0.68
1902	123	0.36
1901	120	0.49
1900	62	1.34
1899	20	1.86
1898	27	1.77
1897	43	1.53
1896	112	0.67
1895	114	0.63