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 1962
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1962 1-Month |
2.69" (68.33mm) | 2.91" (73.91mm) |
-0.22" (-5.58mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1934 |
| 87th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1952, 1954 | ||||||
|
Apr–May 1962 2-Month |
4.79" (121.67mm) | 5.43" (137.92mm) |
-0.64" (-16.25mm) | 24th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1934 |
| 105th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 1957 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1962 3-Month |
6.94" (176.28mm) | 7.94" (201.68mm) |
-1.00" (-25.40mm) | 17th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1925 |
| 112th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 1957, 1991 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1962 4-Month |
9.49" (241.05mm) | 10.07" (255.78mm) |
-0.58" (-14.73mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1925 |
| 93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1928 | ||||||
|
Jan–May 1962 5-Month |
11.70" (297.18mm) | 12.39" (314.71mm) |
-0.69" (-17.53mm) | 40th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1934 |
| 89th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1961–May 1962 6-Month |
14.39" (365.51mm) | 14.73" (374.14mm) |
-0.34" (-8.63mm) | 53rd Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1931 |
| 75th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2019 | ||||
|
Nov 1961–May 1962 7-Month |
16.98" (431.29mm) | 16.96" (430.78mm) |
0.02" (0.51mm) | 66th Driest | Driest since: 1961 | 1934 |
| 62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1983 | ||||
|
Oct 1961–May 1962 8-Month |
18.76" (476.50mm) | 19.13" (485.90mm) |
-0.37" (-9.40mm) | 51st Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1934 |
| 77th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1961–May 1962 9-Month |
21.70" (551.18mm) | 21.62" (549.15mm) |
0.08" (2.03mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 1961 | 1934 |
| 63rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1961–May 1962 10-Month |
24.32" (617.73mm) | 24.25" (615.95mm) |
0.07" (1.78mm) | 64th Driest | Driest since: 1961 | 1918 |
| 64th Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1961–May 1962 11-Month |
27.43" (696.72mm) | 27.03" (686.56mm) |
0.40" (10.16mm) | 69th Driest | Driest since: 1961 | 1931 |
| 59th Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1961–May 1962 12-Month |
30.35" (770.89mm) | 29.95" (760.73mm) |
0.40" (10.16mm) | 71st Driest | Driest since: 1961 | 1934 |
| 57th Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1921 | ||||||
|
Dec 1960–May 1962 18-Month |
44.85" (1,139.19mm) | 44.70" (1,135.38mm) |
0.15" (3.81mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 1961 | 1931 |
| 62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1921 | ||||||
|
Jun 1960–May 1962 24-Month |
59.71" (1,516.63mm) | 59.92" (1,521.97mm) |
-0.21" (-5.34mm) | 57th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1931 |
| 70th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1972 | ||||||
|
Jun 1959–May 1962 36-Month |
90.28" (2,293.11mm) | 89.88" (2,282.95mm) |
0.40" (10.16mm) | 66th Driest | Driest since: 1961 | 1955 |
| 60th Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1958–May 1962 48-Month |
119.64" (3,038.86mm) | 119.78" (3,042.41mm) |
-0.14" (-3.55mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1956 |
| 69th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1957–May 1962 60-Month |
151.79" (3,855.47mm) | 149.64" (3,800.86mm) |
2.15" (54.61mm) | 73rd Driest | Driest since: 1961 | 1957 |
| 51st Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 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/