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 1934
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1934 1-Month |
1.81" (45.97mm) | 2.91" (73.91mm) |
-1.10" (-27.94mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1934 |
| 128th Wettest | Wettest since: 1933 | 2019 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1934 2-Month |
3.58" (90.93mm) | 5.43" (137.92mm) |
-1.85" (-46.99mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1934 |
| 128th Wettest | Wettest since: 1933 | 1957 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1934 3-Month |
5.92" (150.37mm) | 7.94" (201.68mm) |
-2.02" (-51.31mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1925 | 1925 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1933 | 1957, 1991 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1934 4-Month |
7.57" (192.28mm) | 10.07" (255.78mm) |
-2.50" (-63.50mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1925 | 1925 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1933 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1934 5-Month |
9.39" (238.51mm) | 12.39" (314.71mm) |
-3.00" (-76.20mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1934 |
| 128th Wettest | Wettest since: 1933 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1933–May 1934 6-Month |
12.05" (306.07mm) | 14.73" (374.14mm) |
-2.68" (-68.07mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1931 | 1931 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 1933 | 2019 | ||||
|
Nov 1933–May 1934 7-Month |
13.10" (332.74mm) | 16.96" (430.78mm) |
-3.86" (-98.04mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1934 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1933 | 1983 | ||||
|
Oct 1933–May 1934 8-Month |
14.76" (374.90mm) | 19.13" (485.90mm) |
-4.37" (-111.00mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1934 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1933 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1933–May 1934 9-Month |
17.16" (435.86mm) | 21.62" (549.15mm) |
-4.46" (-113.29mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1934 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1933 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1933–May 1934 10-Month |
20.02" (508.51mm) | 24.25" (615.95mm) |
-4.23" (-107.44mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1918 | 1918 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1933 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1933–May 1934 11-Month |
22.85" (580.39mm) | 27.03" (686.56mm) |
-4.18" (-106.17mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1931 | 1931 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1933 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1933–May 1934 12-Month |
24.30" (617.22mm) | 29.95" (760.73mm) |
-5.65" (-143.51mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1934 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1933 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1932–May 1934 18-Month |
39.81" (1,011.17mm) | 44.70" (1,135.38mm) |
-4.89" (-124.21mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1931 | 1931 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1933 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1932–May 1934 24-Month |
54.98" (1,396.49mm) | 59.92" (1,521.97mm) |
-4.94" (-125.48mm) | 12th Driest | Driest since: 1932 | 1931 |
| 115th Wettest | Wettest since: 1933 | 2020 | ||||
|
Jun 1931–May 1934 36-Month |
84.78" (2,153.41mm) | 89.88" (2,282.95mm) |
-5.10" (-129.54mm) | 15th Driest | Driest since: 1932 | 1955 |
| 111th Wettest | Wettest since: 1933 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1930–May 1934 48-Month |
109.13" (2,771.90mm) | 119.78" (3,042.41mm) |
-10.65" (-270.51mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1956 |
| 122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1933 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1929–May 1934 60-Month |
136.95" (3,478.53mm) | 149.64" (3,800.86mm) |
-12.69" (-322.33mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1957 |
| 122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1933 | 2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on September 27, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/