Climate at a Glance
National Rankings
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Contiguous U.S.
Precipitation Rankings, May 1988
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1988 1-Month |
2.07" (52.58mm) | 2.91" (73.91mm) |
-0.84" (-21.33mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1934 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2019 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1988 2-Month |
4.39" (111.51mm) | 5.43" (137.92mm) |
-1.04" (-26.41mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1934 |
| 122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1957 | ||||
| Ties: 1926 | ||||||
|
Mar–May 1988 3-Month |
6.43" (163.32mm) | 7.94" (201.68mm) |
-1.51" (-38.36mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1925 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1957, 1991 | ||||
| Ties: 1939 | ||||||
|
Feb–May 1988 4-Month |
7.95" (201.93mm) | 10.07" (255.78mm) |
-2.12" (-53.85mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1925 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1988 5-Month |
9.92" (251.97mm) | 12.39" (314.71mm) |
-2.47" (-62.74mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1934 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1987–May 1988 6-Month |
12.79" (324.87mm) | 14.73" (374.14mm) |
-1.94" (-49.27mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1931 |
| 119th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1911 | ||||||
|
Nov 1987–May 1988 7-Month |
15.34" (389.64mm) | 16.96" (430.78mm) |
-1.62" (-41.14mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1934 |
| 112th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1983 | ||||
|
Oct 1987–May 1988 8-Month |
16.49" (418.85mm) | 19.13" (485.90mm) |
-2.64" (-67.05mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1934 |
| 119th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1987–May 1988 9-Month |
18.68" (474.47mm) | 21.62" (549.15mm) |
-2.94" (-74.68mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1934 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1987–May 1988 10-Month |
21.42" (544.07mm) | 24.25" (615.95mm) |
-2.83" (-71.88mm) | 12th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1918 |
| 116th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1987–May 1988 11-Month |
24.25" (615.95mm) | 27.03" (686.56mm) |
-2.78" (-70.61mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1931 |
| 115th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1987–May 1988 12-Month |
27.06" (687.32mm) | 29.95" (760.73mm) |
-2.89" (-73.41mm) | 11th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1934 |
| 117th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1986–May 1988 18-Month |
40.93" (1,039.62mm) | 44.70" (1,135.38mm) |
-3.77" (-95.76mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1931 |
| 114th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1986–May 1988 24-Month |
58.87" (1,495.30mm) | 59.92" (1,521.97mm) |
-1.05" (-26.67mm) | 44th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1931 |
| 83rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2020 | ||||
|
Jun 1985–May 1988 36-Month |
89.76" (2,279.90mm) | 89.88" (2,282.95mm) |
-0.12" (-3.05mm) | 60th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1955 |
| 66th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1984–May 1988 48-Month |
119.37" (3,032.00mm) | 119.78" (3,042.41mm) |
-0.41" (-10.41mm) | 55th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1956 |
| 70th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1983–May 1988 60-Month |
151.31" (3,843.27mm) | 149.64" (3,800.86mm) |
1.67" (42.41mm) | 69th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1957 |
| 55th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on October 3, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/