Climate at a Glance
National Rankings
Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of May 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Precipitation Rankings, May 1895
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1895 1-Month |
2.88" (73.15mm) | 2.91" (73.91mm) |
-0.03" (-0.76mm) | 56th Driest | Driest to Date | 1934 |
| 73rd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1916, 1950, 1961 | ||||||
|
Apr–May 1895 2-Month |
4.87" (123.70mm) | 5.43" (137.92mm) |
-0.56" (-14.22mm) | 28th Driest | Driest to Date | 1934 |
| 101st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1957 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1895 3-Month |
6.86" (174.24mm) | 7.94" (201.68mm) |
-1.08" (-27.44mm) | 12th Driest | Driest to Date | 1925 |
| 117th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1957, 1991 | ||||
| Ties: 1971, 1992 | ||||||
|
Feb–May 1895 4-Month |
8.27" (210.06mm) | 10.07" (255.78mm) |
-1.80" (-45.72mm) | 5th Driest | Driest to Date | 1925 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1895 5-Month |
11.59" (294.39mm) | 12.39" (314.71mm) |
-0.80" (-20.32mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest to Date | 1934 |
| 97th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on June 29, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/