Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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South Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, May 1917
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1917 1-Month |
2.43" (61.72mm) | 4.05" (102.87mm) |
-1.62" (-41.15mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 1911 | 1998 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1916 | 2015 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1917 2-Month |
5.44" (138.18mm) | 7.26" (184.40mm) |
-1.82" (-46.22mm) | 22nd Driest | Driest since: 1899 | 1998 |
| 107th Wettest | Wettest since: 1916 | 2015 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1917 3-Month |
7.40" (187.96mm) | 9.96" (252.98mm) |
-2.56" (-65.02mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: 1899 | 1925 |
| 113th Wettest | Wettest since: 1916 | 2015 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1917 4-Month |
8.82" (224.03mm) | 12.19" (309.63mm) |
-3.37" (-85.60mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 1916 | 1925 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1915 | 2015 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1917 5-Month |
10.69" (271.53mm) | 14.42" (366.27mm) |
-3.73" (-94.74mm) | 8th Driest | Driest to Date | 1963 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 1916 | 2015 | ||||
|
Dec 1916–May 1917 6-Month |
12.25" (311.15mm) | 16.92" (429.77mm) |
-4.67" (-118.62mm) | 7th Driest | Driest to Date | 1963 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 1916 | 2015 | ||||
|
Nov 1916–May 1917 7-Month |
13.85" (351.79mm) | 19.34" (491.24mm) |
-5.49" (-139.45mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 1904 | 1971 |
| 119th Wettest | Wettest since: 1916 | 2016 | ||||
|
Oct 1916–May 1917 8-Month |
15.98" (405.89mm) | 22.04" (559.82mm) |
-6.06" (-153.93mm) | 10th Driest | Driest since: 1904 | 1925 |
| 118th Wettest | Wettest since: 1916 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1916–May 1917 9-Month |
18.12" (460.25mm) | 25.25" (641.35mm) |
-7.13" (-181.10mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1904 | 1918 |
| 122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1916 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1916–May 1917 10-Month |
20.90" (530.86mm) | 28.19" (716.03mm) |
-7.29" (-185.17mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1904 | 1925 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1916 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1916–May 1917 11-Month |
24.03" (610.36mm) | 31.39" (797.31mm) |
-7.36" (-186.95mm) | 4th Driest | Driest to Date | 1925 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1916 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1916–May 1917 12-Month |
27.68" (703.07mm) | 34.90" (886.46mm) |
-7.22" (-183.39mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1911 | 1925 |
| 122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1916 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1911 | ||||||
|
Dec 1915–May 1917 18-Month |
42.57" (1,081.28mm) | 51.87" (1,317.50mm) |
-9.30" (-236.22mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1911 | 1918 |
| 119th Wettest | Wettest since: 1916 | 2016 | ||||
|
Jun 1915–May 1917 24-Month |
62.96" (1,599.18mm) | 69.89" (1,775.21mm) |
-6.93" (-176.03mm) | 22nd Driest | Driest since: 1911 | 1918 |
| 105th Wettest | Wettest since: 1916 | 2020 | ||||
|
Jun 1914–May 1917 36-Month |
99.95" (2,538.73mm) | 104.83" (2,662.68mm) |
-4.88" (-123.95mm) | 35th Driest | Driest since: 1913 | 1956 |
| 91st Wettest | Wettest since: 1916 | 1975 | ||||
|
Jun 1913–May 1917 48-Month |
137.60" (3,495.04mm) | 139.71" (3,548.63mm) |
-2.11" (-53.59mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 1914 | 1956 |
| 79th Wettest | Wettest since: 1916 | 1975 | ||||
|
Jun 1912–May 1917 60-Month |
169.81" (4,313.17mm) | 174.45" (4,431.03mm) |
-4.64" (-117.86mm) | 40th Driest | Driest since: 1914 | 1957 |
| 84th Wettest | Wettest since: 1916 | 2019 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 2, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/