National Rankings
Contiguous U.S.
Precipitation Rankings, May 1957
Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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May 1957 1-Month |
4.24" (107.70mm) | 2.91" (73.91mm) |
1.33" (33.79mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: |
1934 |
3rd Wettest | Wettest to Date |
2019 | ||||
Apr– 2-Month |
7.89" (200.41mm) | 5.43" (137.92mm) |
2.46" (62.49mm) | 128th Driest | Driest since: |
1934 |
1st Wettest | Wettest to Date |
1957 | ||||
Mar– 3-Month |
10.40" (264.16mm) | 7.94" (201.68mm) |
2.46" (62.48mm) | 128th Driest | Driest since: |
1925 |
1st Wettest | Wettest to Date |
1957, 1991 | ||||
Ties: 1991 | ||||||
Feb– 4-Month |
12.48" (316.99mm) | 10.07" (255.78mm) |
2.41" (61.21mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: |
1925 |
3rd Wettest | Wettest to Date |
2019 | ||||
Jan– 5-Month |
14.61" (371.09mm) | 12.39" (314.71mm) |
2.22" (56.38mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: |
1934 |
8th Wettest | Wettest to Date |
2019 | ||||
Dec 1956– 6-Month |
16.61" (421.89mm) | 14.73" (374.14mm) |
1.88" (47.75mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: |
1931 |
13th Wettest | Wettest to Date |
2019 | ||||
Nov 1956– 7-Month |
17.97" (456.44mm) | 16.96" (430.78mm) |
1.01" (25.66mm) | 95th Driest | Driest since: |
1934 |
33rd Wettest | Wettest since: |
1983 | ||||
Oct 1956– 8-Month |
19.97" (507.24mm) | 19.13" (485.90mm) |
0.84" (21.34mm) | 86th Driest | Driest since: |
1934 |
42nd Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Sep 1956– 9-Month |
21.41" (543.81mm) | 21.62" (549.15mm) |
-0.21" (-5.34mm) | 59th Driest | Driest since: |
1934 |
69th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Aug 1956– 10-Month |
23.62" (599.95mm) | 24.25" (615.95mm) |
-0.63" (-16.00mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: |
1918 |
86th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Ties: 1976, 1994 | ||||||
Jul 1956– 11-Month |
26.40" (670.56mm) | 27.03" (686.56mm) |
-0.63" (-16.00mm) | 41st Driest | Driest since: |
1931 |
87th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Ties: 1971 | ||||||
Jun 1956– 12-Month |
28.61" (726.69mm) | 29.95" (760.73mm) |
-1.34" (-34.04mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: |
1934 |
92nd Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Dec 1955– 18-Month |
42.23" (1,072.64mm) | 44.70" (1,135.38mm) |
-2.47" (-62.74mm) | 25th Driest | Driest since: |
1931 |
102nd Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Ties: 2000 | ||||||
Jun 1955– 24-Month |
56.43" (1,433.32mm) | 59.92" (1,521.97mm) |
-3.49" (-88.65mm) | 19th Driest | Driest since: |
1931 |
108th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2020 | ||||
Jun 1954– 36-Month |
82.60" (2,098.04mm) | 89.88" (2,282.95mm) |
-7.28" (-184.91mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: |
1955 |
121st Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Jun 1953– 48-Month |
108.66" (2,759.96mm) | 119.78" (3,042.41mm) |
-11.12" (-282.45mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: |
1956 |
123rd Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Jun 1952– 60-Month |
136.07" (3,456.18mm) | 149.64" (3,800.86mm) |
-13.57" (-344.68mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: |
1957 |
123rd Wettest | Wettest since: |
2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 29, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings