Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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South Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, May 1897
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1897 1-Month |
2.95" (74.93mm) | 4.05" (102.87mm) |
-1.10" (-27.94mm) | 28th Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1998 |
| 101st Wettest | Wettest since: 1895 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1913 | ||||||
|
Apr–May 1897 2-Month |
6.06" (153.92mm) | 7.26" (184.40mm) |
-1.20" (-30.48mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1998 |
| 93rd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2015 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1897 3-Month |
10.05" (255.27mm) | 9.96" (252.98mm) |
0.09" (2.29mm) | 75th Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1925 |
| 54th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1994 | ||||||
|
Feb–May 1897 4-Month |
11.48" (291.59mm) | 12.19" (309.63mm) |
-0.71" (-18.04mm) | 52nd Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1925 |
| 77th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2015 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1897 5-Month |
14.26" (362.20mm) | 14.42" (366.27mm) |
-0.16" (-4.07mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1963 |
| 64th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2015 | ||||
|
Dec 1896–May 1897 6-Month |
15.42" (391.67mm) | 16.92" (429.77mm) |
-1.50" (-38.10mm) | 43rd Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1963 |
| 85th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2015 | ||||
|
Nov 1896–May 1897 7-Month |
17.46" (443.48mm) | 19.34" (491.24mm) |
-1.88" (-47.76mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1971 |
| 86th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 1972 | ||||||
|
Oct 1896–May 1897 8-Month |
20.98" (532.89mm) | 22.04" (559.82mm) |
-1.06" (-26.93mm) | 51st Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1925 |
| 77th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1896–May 1897 9-Month |
24.51" (622.55mm) | 25.25" (641.35mm) |
-0.74" (-18.80mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1918 |
| 78th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1896–May 1897 10-Month |
26.40" (670.56mm) | 28.19" (716.03mm) |
-1.79" (-45.47mm) | 41st Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1925 |
| 87th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1896–May 1897 11-Month |
28.66" (727.96mm) | 31.39" (797.31mm) |
-2.73" (-69.35mm) | 31st Driest | Driest to Date | 1925 |
| 97th Wettest | Wettest since: 1896 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1896–May 1897 12-Month |
31.14" (790.96mm) | 34.90" (886.46mm) |
-3.76" (-95.50mm) | 28th Driest | Driest to Date | 1925 |
| 100th Wettest | Wettest since: 1896 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1895–May 1897 18-Month |
45.62" (1,158.75mm) | 51.87" (1,317.50mm) |
-6.25" (-158.75mm) | 17th Driest | Driest to Date | 1918 |
| 110th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2016 | ||||
|
Jun 1895–May 1897 24-Month |
64.68" (1,642.87mm) | 69.89" (1,775.21mm) |
-5.21" (-132.34mm) | 27th Driest | Driest to Date | 1918 |
| 100th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 11, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/