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 August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Precipitation Rankings, May 1921
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1921 1-Month |
2.55" (64.77mm) | 2.91" (73.91mm) |
-0.36" (-9.14mm) | 27th Driest | Driest since: 1914 | 1934 |
| 102nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1920 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1985 | ||||||
|
Apr–May 1921 2-Month |
5.34" (135.64mm) | 5.43" (137.92mm) |
-0.09" (-2.28mm) | 63rd Driest | Driest since: 1917 | 1934 |
| 66th Wettest | Wettest since: 1920 | 1957 | ||||
| Ties: 1959 | ||||||
|
Mar–May 1921 3-Month |
7.86" (199.64mm) | 7.94" (201.68mm) |
-0.08" (-2.04mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 1918 | 1925 |
| 68th Wettest | Wettest since: 1920 | 1957, 1991 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1921 4-Month |
9.63" (244.60mm) | 10.07" (255.78mm) |
-0.44" (-11.18mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 1918 | 1925 |
| 81st Wettest | Wettest since: 1920 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1921 5-Month |
11.74" (298.20mm) | 12.39" (314.71mm) |
-0.65" (-16.51mm) | 41st Driest | Driest since: 1918 | 1934 |
| 88th Wettest | Wettest since: 1920 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1920–May 1921 6-Month |
14.49" (368.05mm) | 14.73" (374.14mm) |
-0.24" (-6.09mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 1918 | 1931 |
| 72nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1920 | 2019 | ||||
|
Nov 1920–May 1921 7-Month |
16.75" (425.45mm) | 16.96" (430.78mm) |
-0.21" (-5.33mm) | 59th Driest | Driest since: 1918 | 1934 |
| 69th Wettest | Wettest since: 1920 | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 1900 | ||||||
|
Oct 1920–May 1921 8-Month |
18.92" (480.57mm) | 19.13" (485.90mm) |
-0.21" (-5.33mm) | 55th Driest | Driest since: 1918 | 1934 |
| 73rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1920 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1920–May 1921 9-Month |
21.36" (542.54mm) | 21.62" (549.15mm) |
-0.26" (-6.61mm) | 58th Driest | Driest since: 1918 | 1934 |
| 70th Wettest | Wettest since: 1920 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1920–May 1921 10-Month |
24.76" (628.90mm) | 24.25" (615.95mm) |
0.51" (12.95mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 1918 | 1918 |
| 56th Wettest | Wettest since: 1920 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1920–May 1921 11-Month |
27.46" (697.48mm) | 27.03" (686.56mm) |
0.43" (10.92mm) | 71st Driest | Driest since: 1918 | 1931 |
| 57th Wettest | Wettest since: 1920 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1947 | ||||||
|
Jun 1920–May 1921 12-Month |
30.35" (770.89mm) | 29.95" (760.73mm) |
0.40" (10.16mm) | 71st Driest | Driest since: 1919 | 1934 |
| 57th Wettest | Wettest since: 1920 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1962 | ||||||
|
Dec 1919–May 1921 18-Month |
44.85" (1,139.19mm) | 44.70" (1,135.38mm) |
0.15" (3.81mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 1919 | 1931 |
| 62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1920 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1962 | ||||||
|
Jun 1919–May 1921 24-Month |
61.93" (1,573.02mm) | 59.92" (1,521.97mm) |
2.01" (51.05mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 1920 | 1931 |
| 37th Wettest | Wettest since: 1916 | 2020 | ||||
|
Jun 1918–May 1921 36-Month |
92.19" (2,341.63mm) | 89.88" (2,282.95mm) |
2.31" (58.68mm) | 85th Driest | Driest since: 1920 | 1955 |
| 41st Wettest | Wettest since: 1909 | 2019 | ||||
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Jun 1917–May 1921 48-Month |
117.13" (2,975.10mm) | 119.78" (3,042.41mm) |
-2.65" (-67.31mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 1920 | 1956 |
| 89th Wettest | Wettest since: 1917 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1916–May 1921 60-Month |
145.69" (3,700.53mm) | 149.64" (3,800.86mm) |
-3.95" (-100.33mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1918 | 1957 |
| 94th Wettest | Wettest since: 1920 | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on September 29, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/