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 1983
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1983 1-Month |
3.47" (88.14mm) | 2.91" (73.91mm) |
0.56" (14.23mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1934 |
| 15th Wettest | Wettest since: 1981 | 2019 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1983 2-Month |
6.67" (169.42mm) | 5.43" (137.92mm) |
1.24" (31.50mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1934 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 1957 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1983 3-Month |
10.37" (263.40mm) | 7.94" (201.68mm) |
2.43" (61.72mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1925 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 1957, 1991 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1983 4-Month |
13.05" (331.47mm) | 10.07" (255.78mm) |
2.98" (75.69mm) | 127th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1925 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1983 5-Month |
15.13" (384.30mm) | 12.39" (314.71mm) |
2.74" (69.59mm) | 127th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1934 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1982–May 1983 6-Month |
18.89" (479.81mm) | 14.73" (374.14mm) |
4.16" (105.67mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1931 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Nov 1982–May 1983 7-Month |
21.88" (555.75mm) | 16.96" (430.78mm) |
4.92" (124.97mm) | 127th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1934 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1983 | ||||
|
Oct 1982–May 1983 8-Month |
24.21" (614.93mm) | 19.13" (485.90mm) |
5.08" (129.03mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1934 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1982–May 1983 9-Month |
26.66" (677.16mm) | 21.62" (549.15mm) |
5.04" (128.01mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1934 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1982–May 1983 10-Month |
29.21" (741.93mm) | 24.25" (615.95mm) |
4.96" (125.98mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1918 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1982–May 1983 11-Month |
32.16" (816.86mm) | 27.03" (686.56mm) |
5.13" (130.30mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1931 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1982–May 1983 12-Month |
35.47" (900.94mm) | 29.95" (760.73mm) |
5.52" (140.21mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1934 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1981–May 1983 18-Month |
51.40" (1,305.56mm) | 44.70" (1,135.38mm) |
6.70" (170.18mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1931 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1981–May 1983 24-Month |
67.85" (1,723.39mm) | 59.92" (1,521.97mm) |
7.93" (201.42mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1931 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 2020 | ||||
|
Jun 1980–May 1983 36-Month |
93.79" (2,382.27mm) | 89.88" (2,282.95mm) |
3.91" (99.32mm) | 97th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1955 |
| 29th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1979–May 1983 48-Month |
124.96" (3,173.98mm) | 119.78" (3,042.41mm) |
5.18" (131.57mm) | 100th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1956 |
| 25th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1978–May 1983 60-Month |
156.72" (3,980.69mm) | 149.64" (3,800.86mm) |
7.08" (179.83mm) | 104th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1957 |
| 20th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 2, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/