Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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South Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, May 1962
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1962 1-Month |
1.91" (48.51mm) | 4.05" (102.87mm) |
-2.14" (-54.36mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest to Date | 1998 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2015 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1962 2-Month |
4.86" (123.44mm) | 7.26" (184.40mm) |
-2.40" (-60.96mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1998 |
| 122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2015 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1962 3-Month |
6.63" (168.40mm) | 9.96" (252.98mm) |
-3.33" (-84.58mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1925 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2015 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1962 4-Month |
8.17" (207.52mm) | 12.19" (309.63mm) |
-4.02" (-102.11mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1925 | 1925 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2015 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1962 5-Month |
10.52" (267.21mm) | 14.42" (366.27mm) |
-3.90" (-99.06mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1925 | 1963 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2015 | ||||
|
Dec 1961–May 1962 6-Month |
13.76" (349.50mm) | 16.92" (429.77mm) |
-3.16" (-80.27mm) | 19th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1963 |
| 109th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2015 | ||||
|
Nov 1961–May 1962 7-Month |
17.91" (454.91mm) | 19.34" (491.24mm) |
-1.43" (-36.33mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1971 |
| 80th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2016 | ||||
|
Oct 1961–May 1962 8-Month |
19.76" (501.90mm) | 22.04" (559.82mm) |
-2.28" (-57.92mm) | 41st Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1925 |
| 87th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1961–May 1962 9-Month |
23.77" (603.76mm) | 25.25" (641.35mm) |
-1.48" (-37.59mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1918 |
| 82nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1961–May 1962 10-Month |
26.48" (672.59mm) | 28.19" (716.03mm) |
-1.71" (-43.44mm) | 43rd Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1925 |
| 85th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1961–May 1962 11-Month |
31.24" (793.50mm) | 31.39" (797.31mm) |
-0.15" (-3.81mm) | 59th Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1925 |
| 69th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 2002 | ||||||
|
Jun 1961–May 1962 12-Month |
36.47" (926.34mm) | 34.90" (886.46mm) |
1.57" (39.88mm) | 74th Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1925 |
| 54th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1960–May 1962 18-Month |
54.86" (1,393.44mm) | 51.87" (1,317.50mm) |
2.99" (75.94mm) | 88th Driest | Driest since: 1961 | 1918 |
| 39th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2016 | ||||
|
Jun 1960–May 1962 24-Month |
74.76" (1,898.90mm) | 69.89" (1,775.21mm) |
4.87" (123.69mm) | 92nd Driest | Driest since: 1961 | 1918 |
| 35th Wettest | Wettest since: 1959 | 2020 | ||||
|
Jun 1959–May 1962 36-Month |
110.89" (2,816.61mm) | 104.83" (2,662.68mm) |
6.06" (153.93mm) | 95th Driest | Driest since: 1961 | 1956 |
| 31st Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 1975 | ||||
|
Jun 1958–May 1962 48-Month |
146.13" (3,711.70mm) | 139.71" (3,548.63mm) |
6.42" (163.07mm) | 86th Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1956 |
| 39th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 1975 | ||||
|
Jun 1957–May 1962 60-Month |
186.00" (4,724.40mm) | 174.45" (4,431.03mm) |
11.55" (293.37mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: 1961 | 1957 |
| 25th Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 2019 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 1, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/