Autumn regional precipitation departures: extremes and current season ranking, 1948- 1998 ( 51 years)

Extreme years Autumn 1998
Region Driest Depart. % Wettest Depart. % Rank* Depart. %
Atlantic Canada 1984 -30.5 1981 32.0 26 1.2
Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Lowlands 1964 -38.9 1977 36.8 47 -28.0
Northeastern Forest 1948 -21.2 1983 26.2 25 1.2
Northwestern Forest 1987 -34.7 1984 55.5 49 -27.3
Prairies 1976 -61.6 1984 85.9 18 12.8
South British Columbia Mountains 1952 -58.8 1959 66.1 17 10.4
Pacific Coast 1993 -38.2 1975 27.2 41 -11.9
North British Columbia Mountains/Yukon 1955 -39.8 1991 52.9 47 -26.6
Mackenzie District 1995 -39.5 1981 49.0 37 -5.1
Arctic Tundra 1956 -25.5 1985 44.6 6 29.3
Arctic Mountains and Fiords 1998 -52.4 1995 51.0 51 -52.4
Canada 1976 -20.3 1981 24.1 35 -1.5

* The rank for the most recent value in the series (the 1998 Autumn value for each region in this case) is calculated on series data arranged in descending order, from wettest to driest values. Note: the 1998 data are preliminary.

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