Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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South Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, May 1939
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1939 1-Month |
3.52" (89.41mm) | 4.05" (102.87mm) |
-0.53" (-13.46mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1998 |
| 83rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 2015 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1939 2-Month |
5.90" (149.86mm) | 7.26" (184.40mm) |
-1.36" (-34.54mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1998 |
| 95th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 2015 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1939 3-Month |
7.85" (199.39mm) | 9.96" (252.98mm) |
-2.11" (-53.59mm) | 20th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1925 |
| 109th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 2015 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1939 4-Month |
10.96" (278.38mm) | 12.19" (309.63mm) |
-1.23" (-31.25mm) | 40th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1925 |
| 89th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1974 | ||||||
|
Jan–May 1939 5-Month |
14.45" (367.03mm) | 14.42" (366.27mm) |
0.03" (0.76mm) | 70th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1963 |
| 59th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 2008 | ||||||
|
Dec 1938–May 1939 6-Month |
16.09" (408.69mm) | 16.92" (429.77mm) |
-0.83" (-21.08mm) | 59th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1963 |
| 69th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 2015 | ||||
|
Nov 1938–May 1939 7-Month |
18.23" (463.04mm) | 19.34" (491.24mm) |
-1.11" (-28.20mm) | 52nd Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1971 |
| 76th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 1931 | ||||||
|
Oct 1938–May 1939 8-Month |
19.01" (482.85mm) | 22.04" (559.82mm) |
-3.03" (-76.97mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1925 |
| 98th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1938–May 1939 9-Month |
20.72" (526.29mm) | 25.25" (641.35mm) |
-4.53" (-115.06mm) | 21st Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1918 |
| 107th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1938–May 1939 10-Month |
22.95" (582.93mm) | 28.19" (716.03mm) |
-5.24" (-133.10mm) | 14th Driest | Driest since: 1925 | 1925 |
| 114th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1938–May 1939 11-Month |
26.60" (675.64mm) | 31.39" (797.31mm) |
-4.79" (-121.67mm) | 20th Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1925 |
| 108th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1938–May 1939 12-Month |
30.35" (770.89mm) | 34.90" (886.46mm) |
-4.55" (-115.57mm) | 23rd Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1925 |
| 105th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1937–May 1939 18-Month |
49.70" (1,262.38mm) | 51.87" (1,317.50mm) |
-2.17" (-55.12mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1918 |
| 88th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 2016 | ||||
|
Jun 1937–May 1939 24-Month |
66.37" (1,685.80mm) | 69.89" (1,775.21mm) |
-3.52" (-89.41mm) | 38th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1918 |
| 89th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 2020 | ||||
|
Jun 1936–May 1939 36-Month |
97.24" (2,469.90mm) | 104.83" (2,662.68mm) |
-7.59" (-192.78mm) | 25th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1956 |
| 101st Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1975 | ||||
|
Jun 1935–May 1939 48-Month |
129.01" (3,276.85mm) | 139.71" (3,548.63mm) |
-10.70" (-271.78mm) | 19th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1956 |
| 106th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1975 | ||||
|
Jun 1934–May 1939 60-Month |
163.22" (4,145.79mm) | 174.45" (4,431.03mm) |
-11.23" (-285.24mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1957 |
| 108th Wettest | Wettest since: 1936 | 2019 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 5, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/