National Rankings
Contiguous U.S.
Precipitation Rankings, May 1952
Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean | Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) | Wettest/Driest Since | Record |
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May 1952 1-Month | 2.69" (68.33mm) | 2.91" (73.91mm) | -0.22" (-5.58mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: | 1934 |
87th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1954, 1962 | ||||||
Apr– 2-Month | 5.09" (129.29mm) | 5.43" (137.92mm) | -0.34" (-8.63mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: | 1934 |
87th Wettest | Wettest since: | 1957 | ||||
Ties: 1954 | ||||||
Mar– 3-Month | 8.02" (203.71mm) | 7.94" (201.68mm) | 0.08" (2.03mm) | 71st Driest | Driest since: | 1925 |
58th Wettest | Wettest since: | 1957, 1991 | ||||
Feb– 4-Month | 10.02" (254.51mm) | 10.07" (255.78mm) | -0.05" (-1.27mm) | 70th Driest | Driest since: | 1925 |
59th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2019 | ||||
Jan– 5-Month | 12.46" (316.48mm) | 12.39" (314.71mm) | 0.07" (1.77mm) | 73rd Driest | Driest since: | 1934 |
56th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2019 | ||||
Dec 1951– 6-Month | 15.58" (395.73mm) | 14.73" (374.14mm) | 0.85" (21.59mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: | 1931 |
38th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2019 | ||||
Nov 1951– 7-Month | 18.01" (457.45mm) | 16.96" (430.78mm) | 1.05" (26.67mm) | 96th Driest | Driest since: | 1934 |
32nd Wettest | Wettest since: | 1983 | ||||
Oct 1951– 8-Month | 20.31" (515.87mm) | 19.13" (485.90mm) | 1.18" (29.97mm) | 97th Driest | Driest since: | 1934 |
31st Wettest | Wettest since: | 2019 | ||||
Sep 1951– 9-Month | 22.88" (581.15mm) | 21.62" (549.15mm) | 1.26" (32.00mm) | 94th Driest | Driest since: | 1934 |
34th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2019 | ||||
Aug 1951– 10-Month | 25.49" (647.45mm) | 24.25" (615.95mm) | 1.24" (31.50mm) | 93rd Driest | Driest since: | 1918 |
35th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2019 | ||||
Jul 1951– 11-Month | 28.34" (719.84mm) | 27.03" (686.56mm) | 1.31" (33.28mm) | 93rd Driest | Driest since: | 1931 |
35th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2019 | ||||
Jun 1951– 12-Month | 31.78" (807.21mm) | 29.95" (760.73mm) | 1.83" (46.48mm) | 96th Driest | Driest since: | 1934 |
32nd Wettest | Wettest since: | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1908 | ||||||
Dec 1950– 18-Month | 45.64" (1,159.26mm) | 44.70" (1,135.38mm) | 0.94" (23.88mm) | 77th Driest | Driest since: | 1931 |
50th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1897, 1909 | ||||||
Jun 1950– 24-Month | 61.54" (1,563.12mm) | 59.92" (1,521.97mm) | 1.62" (41.15mm) | 87th Driest | Driest since: | 1931 |
40th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2020 | ||||
Jun 1949– 36-Month | 91.78" (2,331.21mm) | 89.88" (2,282.95mm) | 1.90" (48.26mm) | 83rd Driest | Driest since: | 1955 |
43rd Wettest | Wettest since: | 2019 | ||||
Jun 1948– 48-Month | 122.74" (3,117.60mm) | 119.78" (3,042.41mm) | 2.96" (75.19mm) | 84th Driest | Driest since: | 1956 |
41st Wettest | Wettest since: | 2019 | ||||
Jun 1947– 60-Month | 152.99" (3,885.95mm) | 149.64" (3,800.86mm) | 3.35" (85.09mm) | 82nd Driest | Driest since: | 1957 |
42nd Wettest | Wettest since: | 2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on April 1, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings