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 1927
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1927 1-Month |
2.99" (75.95mm) | 2.91" (73.91mm) |
0.08" (2.04mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 1926 | 1934 |
| 57th Wettest | Wettest since: 1923 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 2021 | ||||||
|
Apr–May 1927 2-Month |
6.04" (153.42mm) | 5.43" (137.92mm) |
0.61" (15.50mm) | 101st Driest | Driest since: 1926 | 1934 |
| 28th Wettest | Wettest since: 1922 | 1957 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1927 3-Month |
8.63" (219.20mm) | 7.94" (201.68mm) |
0.69" (17.52mm) | 100th Driest | Driest since: 1926 | 1925 |
| 29th Wettest | Wettest since: 1922 | 1957, 1991 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1927 4-Month |
11.35" (288.29mm) | 10.07" (255.78mm) |
1.28" (32.51mm) | 109th Driest | Driest since: 1926 | 1925 |
| 20th Wettest | Wettest since: 1922 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1927 5-Month |
13.12" (333.25mm) | 12.39" (314.71mm) |
0.73" (18.54mm) | 96th Driest | Driest since: 1926 | 1934 |
| 33rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1922 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1926–May 1927 6-Month |
15.79" (401.07mm) | 14.73" (374.14mm) |
1.06" (26.93mm) | 100th Driest | Driest since: 1926 | 1931 |
| 28th Wettest | Wettest since: 1922 | 2019 | ||||
|
Nov 1926–May 1927 7-Month |
18.66" (473.96mm) | 16.96" (430.78mm) |
1.70" (43.18mm) | 109th Driest | Driest since: 1926 | 1934 |
| 19th Wettest | Wettest since: 1922 | 1983 | ||||
|
Oct 1926–May 1927 8-Month |
21.15" (537.21mm) | 19.13" (485.90mm) |
2.02" (51.31mm) | 108th Driest | Driest since: 1926 | 1934 |
| 20th Wettest | Wettest since: 1903 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1926–May 1927 9-Month |
24.38" (619.25mm) | 21.62" (549.15mm) |
2.76" (70.10mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: 1926 | 1934 |
| 11th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1978 | ||||||
|
Aug 1926–May 1927 10-Month |
27.60" (701.04mm) | 24.25" (615.95mm) |
3.35" (85.09mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1926 | 1918 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1926–May 1927 11-Month |
30.46" (773.68mm) | 27.03" (686.56mm) |
3.43" (87.12mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1926 | 1931 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1926–May 1927 12-Month |
32.95" (836.93mm) | 29.95" (760.73mm) |
3.00" (76.20mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: 1926 | 1934 |
| 14th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1925–May 1927 18-Month |
45.72" (1,161.29mm) | 44.70" (1,135.38mm) |
1.02" (25.91mm) | 80th Driest | Driest since: 1926 | 1931 |
| 47th Wettest | Wettest since: 1920 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1947 | ||||||
|
Jun 1925–May 1927 24-Month |
61.37" (1,558.80mm) | 59.92" (1,521.97mm) |
1.45" (36.83mm) | 84th Driest | Driest since: 1926 | 1931 |
| 43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1922 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1992 | ||||||
|
Jun 1924–May 1927 36-Month |
86.81" (2,204.97mm) | 89.88" (2,282.95mm) |
-3.07" (-77.98mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 1926 | 1955 |
| 97th Wettest | Wettest since: 1924 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1923–May 1927 48-Month |
116.53" (2,959.86mm) | 119.78" (3,042.41mm) |
-3.25" (-82.55mm) | 33rd Driest | Driest since: 1926 | 1956 |
| 92nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1924 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1922–May 1927 60-Month |
144.99" (3,682.75mm) | 149.64" (3,800.86mm) |
-4.65" (-118.11mm) | 23rd Driest | Driest since: 1926 | 1957 |
| 101st Wettest | Wettest since: 1925 | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 7, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/