National Rankings
Contiguous U.S.
Precipitation Rankings, May 2022
Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean | Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) | Wettest/Driest Since | Record |
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May 2022 1-Month | 3.19" (81.03mm) | 2.91" (73.91mm) | 0.28" (7.12mm) | 91st Driest | Driest since: | 1934 |
38th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1947 | ||||||
Apr– 2-Month | 5.79" (147.07mm) | 5.43" (137.92mm) | 0.36" (9.15mm) | 88th Driest | Driest since: | 1934 |
41st Wettest | Wettest since: | 1957 | ||||
Ties: 1968 | ||||||
Mar– 3-Month | 8.07" (204.98mm) | 7.94" (201.68mm) | 0.13" (3.30mm) | 76th Driest | Driest since: | 1925 |
53rd Wettest | Wettest since: | 1957, 1991 | ||||
Ties: 1970 | ||||||
Feb– 4-Month | 9.83" (249.68mm) | 10.07" (255.78mm) | -0.24" (-6.10mm) | 58th Driest | Driest since: | 1925 |
71st Wettest | Wettest since: | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1959 | ||||||
Jan– 5-Month | 11.47" (291.34mm) | 12.39" (314.71mm) | -0.92" (-23.37mm) | 27th Driest | Driest since: | 1934 |
102nd Wettest | Wettest since: | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1972 | ||||||
Dec 2021– 6-Month | 13.87" (352.30mm) | 14.73" (374.14mm) | -0.86" (-21.84mm) | 38th Driest | Driest since: | 1931 |
90th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1947, 1987 | ||||||
Nov 2021– 7-Month | 15.17" (385.32mm) | 16.96" (430.78mm) | -1.79" (-45.46mm) | 12th Driest | Driest since: | 1934 |
116th Wettest | Wettest since: | 1983 | ||||
Oct 2021– 8-Month | 18.32" (465.33mm) | 19.13" (485.90mm) | -0.81" (-20.57mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: | 1934 |
89th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2019 | ||||
Sep 2021– 9-Month | 20.71" (526.03mm) | 21.62" (549.15mm) | -0.91" (-23.12mm) | 37th Driest | Driest since: | 1934 |
91st Wettest | Wettest since: | 2019 | ||||
Aug 2021– 10-Month | 23.85" (605.79mm) | 24.25" (615.95mm) | -0.40" (-10.16mm) | 54th Driest | Driest since: | 1918 |
74th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1985 | ||||||
Jul 2021– 11-Month | 27.26" (692.40mm) | 27.03" (686.56mm) | 0.23" (5.84mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: | 1931 |
61st Wettest | Wettest since: | 2019 | ||||
Jun 2021– 12-Month | 30.23" (767.84mm) | 29.95" (760.73mm) | 0.28" (7.11mm) | 64th Driest | Driest since: | 1934 |
64th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2019 | ||||
Dec 2020– 18-Month | 43.94" (1,116.08mm) | 44.70" (1,135.38mm) | -0.76" (-19.30mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: | 1931 |
79th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2019 | ||||
Jun 2020– 24-Month | 58.59" (1,488.19mm) | 59.92" (1,521.97mm) | -1.33" (-33.78mm) | 37th Driest | Driest since: | 1931 |
90th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2020 | ||||
Jun 2019– 36-Month | 91.33" (2,319.78mm) | 89.88" (2,282.95mm) | 1.45" (36.83mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: | 1955 |
48th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2019 | ||||
Jun 2018– 48-Month | 129.04" (3,277.62mm) | 119.78" (3,042.41mm) | 9.26" (235.21mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: | 1956 |
10th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2019 | ||||
Jun 2017– 60-Month | 159.11" (4,041.39mm) | 149.64" (3,800.86mm) | 9.47" (240.53mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: | 1957 |
13th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on May 30, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings