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 June 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Precipitation Rankings, May 2019
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 2019 1-Month |
4.47" (113.54mm) | 2.91" (73.91mm) |
1.56" (39.63mm) | 128th Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1934 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Apr–May 2019 2-Month |
7.68" (195.07mm) | 5.43" (137.92mm) |
2.25" (57.15mm) | 127th Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1934 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 1957 | ||||
|
Mar–May 2019 3-Month |
9.92" (251.97mm) | 7.94" (201.68mm) |
1.98" (50.29mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1925 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1957, 1991 | ||||
| Ties: 1995 | ||||||
|
Feb–May 2019 4-Month |
13.20" (335.28mm) | 10.07" (255.78mm) |
3.13" (79.50mm) | 128th Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1925 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Jan–May 2019 5-Month |
15.76" (400.30mm) | 12.39" (314.71mm) |
3.37" (85.59mm) | 128th Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1934 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 2018–May 2019 6-Month |
19.01" (482.85mm) | 14.73" (374.14mm) |
4.28" (108.71mm) | 127th Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1931 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Nov 2018–May 2019 7-Month |
21.72" (551.69mm) | 16.96" (430.78mm) |
4.76" (120.91mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1934 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 1983 | ||||
|
Oct 2018–May 2019 8-Month |
25.15" (638.81mm) | 19.13" (485.90mm) |
6.02" (152.91mm) | 127th Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1934 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 2018–May 2019 9-Month |
28.72" (729.49mm) | 21.62" (549.15mm) |
7.10" (180.34mm) | 127th Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1934 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 2018–May 2019 10-Month |
31.70" (805.18mm) | 24.25" (615.95mm) |
7.45" (189.23mm) | 127th Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1918 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 2018–May 2019 11-Month |
34.56" (877.82mm) | 27.03" (686.56mm) |
7.53" (191.26mm) | 127th Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1931 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 2018–May 2019 12-Month |
37.71" (957.83mm) | 29.95" (760.73mm) |
7.76" (197.10mm) | 127th Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1934 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 2017–May 2019 18-Month |
52.00" (1,320.80mm) | 44.70" (1,135.38mm) |
7.30" (185.42mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1931 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 2017–May 2019 24-Month |
67.78" (1,721.61mm) | 59.92" (1,521.97mm) |
7.86" (199.64mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1931 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest since: 2017 | 2020 | ||||
|
Jun 2016–May 2019 36-Month |
101.18" (2,569.97mm) | 89.88" (2,282.95mm) |
11.30" (287.02mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1955 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 2015–May 2019 48-Month |
135.76" (3,448.30mm) | 119.78" (3,042.41mm) |
15.98" (405.89mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1956 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 2014–May 2019 60-Month |
167.90" (4,264.66mm) | 149.64" (3,800.86mm) |
18.26" (463.80mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1957 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published July 2022, retrieved on August 7, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/