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 1929
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1929 1-Month |
3.51" (89.15mm) | 2.91" (73.91mm) |
0.60" (15.24mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: 1928 | 1934 |
| 14th Wettest | Wettest since: 1915 | 2019 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1929 2-Month |
6.44" (163.58mm) | 5.43" (137.92mm) |
1.01" (25.66mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: 1928 | 1934 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest since: 1908 | 1957 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1929 3-Month |
9.25" (234.95mm) | 7.94" (201.68mm) |
1.31" (33.27mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: 1928 | 1925 |
| 15th Wettest | Wettest since: 1922 | 1957, 1991 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1929 4-Month |
11.27" (286.26mm) | 10.07" (255.78mm) |
1.20" (30.48mm) | 108th Driest | Driest since: 1928 | 1925 |
| 21st Wettest | Wettest since: 1927 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1929 5-Month |
13.63" (346.20mm) | 12.39" (314.71mm) |
1.24" (31.49mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 1928 | 1934 |
| 18th Wettest | Wettest since: 1922 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1908 | ||||||
|
Dec 1928–May 1929 6-Month |
15.37" (390.40mm) | 14.73" (374.14mm) |
0.64" (16.26mm) | 85th Driest | Driest since: 1928 | 1931 |
| 43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1927 | 2019 | ||||
|
Nov 1928–May 1929 7-Month |
17.52" (445.01mm) | 16.96" (430.78mm) |
0.56" (14.23mm) | 82nd Driest | Driest since: 1928 | 1934 |
| 46th Wettest | Wettest since: 1927 | 1983 | ||||
|
Oct 1928–May 1929 8-Month |
19.75" (501.65mm) | 19.13" (485.90mm) |
0.62" (15.75mm) | 80th Driest | Driest since: 1928 | 1934 |
| 48th Wettest | Wettest since: 1927 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1928–May 1929 9-Month |
21.86" (555.24mm) | 21.62" (549.15mm) |
0.24" (6.09mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 1928 | 1934 |
| 61st Wettest | Wettest since: 1927 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1928–May 1929 10-Month |
25.01" (635.25mm) | 24.25" (615.95mm) |
0.76" (19.30mm) | 80th Driest | Driest since: 1928 | 1918 |
| 48th Wettest | Wettest since: 1927 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1960, 1972 | ||||||
|
Jul 1928–May 1929 11-Month |
28.08" (713.23mm) | 27.03" (686.56mm) |
1.05" (26.67mm) | 89th Driest | Driest since: 1928 | 1931 |
| 39th Wettest | Wettest since: 1927 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1928–May 1929 12-Month |
32.36" (821.94mm) | 29.95" (760.73mm) |
2.41" (61.21mm) | 109th Driest | Driest since: 1928 | 1934 |
| 19th Wettest | Wettest since: 1927 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1927–May 1929 18-Month |
45.81" (1,163.57mm) | 44.70" (1,135.38mm) |
1.11" (28.19mm) | 84th Driest | Driest since: 1928 | 1931 |
| 43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1920 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1927–May 1929 24-Month |
62.07" (1,576.58mm) | 59.92" (1,521.97mm) |
2.15" (54.61mm) | 92nd Driest | Driest since: 1927 | 1931 |
| 35th Wettest | Wettest since: 1928 | 2020 | ||||
|
Jun 1926–May 1929 36-Month |
95.02" (2,413.51mm) | 89.88" (2,282.95mm) |
5.14" (130.56mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: 1928 | 1955 |
| 20th Wettest | Wettest since: 1908 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1925–May 1929 48-Month |
123.44" (3,135.38mm) | 119.78" (3,042.41mm) |
3.66" (92.97mm) | 93rd Driest | Driest since: 1928 | 1956 |
| 32nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1909 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1924–May 1929 60-Month |
148.88" (3,781.55mm) | 149.64" (3,800.86mm) |
-0.76" (-19.31mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 1928 | 1957 |
| 68th Wettest | Wettest since: 1924 | 2020 | ||||
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/