Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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South Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, May 1959
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1959 1-Month |
4.32" (109.73mm) | 4.05" (102.87mm) |
0.27" (6.86mm) | 79th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1998 |
| 50th Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 2015 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1959 2-Month |
7.25" (184.15mm) | 7.26" (184.40mm) |
-0.01" (-0.25mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1998 |
| 61st Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2015 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1959 3-Month |
9.10" (231.14mm) | 9.96" (252.98mm) |
-0.86" (-21.84mm) | 52nd Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1925 |
| 77th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2015 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1959 4-Month |
11.76" (298.70mm) | 12.19" (309.63mm) |
-0.43" (-10.93mm) | 58th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1925 |
| 71st Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2015 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1959 5-Month |
12.97" (329.44mm) | 14.42" (366.27mm) |
-1.45" (-36.83mm) | 40th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1963 |
| 89th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1978 | ||||||
|
Dec 1958–May 1959 6-Month |
13.91" (353.31mm) | 16.92" (429.77mm) |
-3.01" (-76.46mm) | 21st Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1963 |
| 107th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2015 | ||||
|
Nov 1958–May 1959 7-Month |
15.90" (403.86mm) | 19.34" (491.24mm) |
-3.44" (-87.38mm) | 22nd Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1971 |
| 106th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2016 | ||||
|
Oct 1958–May 1959 8-Month |
17.87" (453.90mm) | 22.04" (559.82mm) |
-4.17" (-105.92mm) | 18th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1925 |
| 110th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1958–May 1959 9-Month |
23.62" (599.95mm) | 25.25" (641.35mm) |
-1.63" (-41.40mm) | 43rd Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1918 |
| 85th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1958–May 1959 10-Month |
26.57" (674.88mm) | 28.19" (716.03mm) |
-1.62" (-41.15mm) | 45th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1925 |
| 83rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 2008 | ||||||
|
Jul 1958–May 1959 11-Month |
31.20" (792.48mm) | 31.39" (797.31mm) |
-0.19" (-4.83mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1925 |
| 72nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1977 | ||||||
|
Jun 1958–May 1959 12-Month |
35.24" (895.10mm) | 34.90" (886.46mm) |
0.34" (8.64mm) | 58th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1925 |
| 70th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1957–May 1959 18-Month |
52.39" (1,330.71mm) | 51.87" (1,317.50mm) |
0.52" (13.21mm) | 66th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1918 |
| 61st Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2016 | ||||
|
Jun 1957–May 1959 24-Month |
75.11" (1,907.79mm) | 69.89" (1,775.21mm) |
5.22" (132.58mm) | 96th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1918 |
| 31st Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 2020 | ||||
|
Jun 1956–May 1959 36-Month |
109.04" (2,769.62mm) | 104.83" (2,662.68mm) |
4.21" (106.94mm) | 83rd Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1956 |
| 43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 1975 | ||||
|
Jun 1955–May 1959 48-Month |
136.37" (3,463.80mm) | 139.71" (3,548.63mm) |
-3.34" (-84.83mm) | 40th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1956 |
| 85th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1975 | ||||
|
Jun 1954–May 1959 60-Month |
163.19" (4,145.03mm) | 174.45" (4,431.03mm) |
-11.26" (-286.00mm) | 15th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1957 |
| 109th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 2019 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 13, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/