Climate at a Glance
National Rankings
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Contiguous U.S.
Precipitation Rankings, May 1968
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1968 1-Month |
3.33" (84.58mm) | 2.91" (73.91mm) |
0.42" (10.67mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1934 |
| 24th Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 2019 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1968 2-Month |
5.79" (147.07mm) | 5.43" (137.92mm) |
0.36" (9.15mm) | 87th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1934 |
| 42nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 1957 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1968 3-Month |
7.95" (201.93mm) | 7.94" (201.68mm) |
0.01" (0.25mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1925 |
| 67th Wettest | Wettest since: 1964 | 1957, 1991 | ||||
| Ties: 1981 | ||||||
|
Feb–May 1968 4-Month |
9.43" (239.52mm) | 10.07" (255.78mm) |
-0.64" (-16.26mm) | 33rd Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1925 |
| 96th Wettest | Wettest since: 1965 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1968 5-Month |
11.60" (294.64mm) | 12.39" (314.71mm) |
-0.79" (-20.07mm) | 33rd Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1934 |
| 96th Wettest | Wettest since: 1965 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1901 | ||||||
|
Dec 1967–May 1968 6-Month |
14.66" (372.36mm) | 14.73" (374.14mm) |
-0.07" (-1.78mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1931 |
| 67th Wettest | Wettest since: 1965 | 2019 | ||||
|
Nov 1967–May 1968 7-Month |
16.27" (413.26mm) | 16.96" (430.78mm) |
-0.69" (-17.52mm) | 45th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1934 |
| 83rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1965 | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 2012 | ||||||
|
Oct 1967–May 1968 8-Month |
18.61" (472.69mm) | 19.13" (485.90mm) |
-0.52" (-13.21mm) | 47th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1934 |
| 81st Wettest | Wettest since: 1965 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1967–May 1968 9-Month |
21.10" (535.94mm) | 21.62" (549.15mm) |
-0.52" (-13.21mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1934 |
| 80th Wettest | Wettest since: 1965 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1967–May 1968 10-Month |
23.61" (599.69mm) | 24.25" (615.95mm) |
-0.64" (-16.26mm) | 41st Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1918 |
| 87th Wettest | Wettest since: 1965 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1967–May 1968 11-Month |
26.50" (673.10mm) | 27.03" (686.56mm) |
-0.53" (-13.46mm) | 47th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1931 |
| 81st Wettest | Wettest since: 1965 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1967–May 1968 12-Month |
30.08" (764.03mm) | 29.95" (760.73mm) |
0.13" (3.30mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1934 |
| 66th Wettest | Wettest since: 1962 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 2007 | ||||||
|
Dec 1966–May 1968 18-Month |
43.74" (1,111.00mm) | 44.70" (1,135.38mm) |
-0.96" (-24.38mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1931 |
| 85th Wettest | Wettest since: 1966 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1966–May 1968 24-Month |
57.62" (1,463.55mm) | 59.92" (1,521.97mm) |
-2.30" (-58.42mm) | 27th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1931 |
| 100th Wettest | Wettest since: 1966 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1902 | ||||||
|
Jun 1965–May 1968 36-Month |
86.57" (2,198.88mm) | 89.88" (2,282.95mm) |
-3.31" (-84.07mm) | 26th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1955 |
| 100th Wettest | Wettest since: 1963 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1964–May 1968 48-Month |
116.36" (2,955.54mm) | 119.78" (3,042.41mm) |
-3.42" (-86.87mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1956 |
| 95th Wettest | Wettest since: 1963 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1963–May 1968 60-Month |
143.99" (3,657.35mm) | 149.64" (3,800.86mm) |
-5.65" (-143.51mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1957 |
| 111th Wettest | Wettest since: 1966 | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on October 7, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/