Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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South Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, May 1996
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1996 1-Month |
2.40" (60.96mm) | 4.05" (102.87mm) |
-1.65" (-41.91mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1998 |
| 122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 2015 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1996 2-Month |
4.90" (124.46mm) | 7.26" (184.40mm) |
-2.36" (-59.94mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1998 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 2015 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1996 3-Month |
6.77" (171.96mm) | 9.96" (252.98mm) |
-3.19" (-81.02mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1925 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 2015 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1996 4-Month |
7.46" (189.48mm) | 12.19" (309.63mm) |
-4.73" (-120.15mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1925 | 1925 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 2015 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1996 5-Month |
8.96" (227.58mm) | 14.42" (366.27mm) |
-5.46" (-138.69mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1963 | 1963 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 2015 | ||||
|
Dec 1995–May 1996 6-Month |
11.46" (291.08mm) | 16.92" (429.77mm) |
-5.46" (-138.69mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1963 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 2015 | ||||
|
Nov 1995–May 1996 7-Month |
13.35" (339.09mm) | 19.34" (491.24mm) |
-5.99" (-152.15mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1971 |
| 122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 2016 | ||||
|
Oct 1995–May 1996 8-Month |
14.89" (378.21mm) | 22.04" (559.82mm) |
-7.15" (-181.61mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1925 | 1925 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1995–May 1996 9-Month |
18.17" (461.52mm) | 25.25" (641.35mm) |
-7.08" (-179.83mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1918 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1995–May 1996 10-Month |
21.04" (534.42mm) | 28.19" (716.03mm) |
-7.15" (-181.61mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1925 | 1925 |
| 122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1995–May 1996 11-Month |
24.23" (615.44mm) | 31.39" (797.31mm) |
-7.16" (-181.87mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1925 | 1925 |
| 122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1995–May 1996 12-Month |
27.92" (709.17mm) | 34.90" (886.46mm) |
-6.98" (-177.29mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1925 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1994–May 1996 18-Month |
47.82" (1,214.63mm) | 51.87" (1,317.50mm) |
-4.05" (-102.87mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1918 |
| 98th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 2016 | ||||
|
Jun 1994–May 1996 24-Month |
67.24" (1,707.90mm) | 69.89" (1,775.21mm) |
-2.65" (-67.31mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1918 |
| 81st Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 2020 | ||||
|
Jun 1993–May 1996 36-Month |
102.82" (2,611.63mm) | 104.83" (2,662.68mm) |
-2.01" (-51.05mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1956 |
| 80th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1975 | ||||
|
Jun 1992–May 1996 48-Month |
144.10" (3,660.14mm) | 139.71" (3,548.63mm) |
4.39" (111.51mm) | 77th Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 1956 |
| 48th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1975 | ||||
|
Jun 1991–May 1996 60-Month |
185.31" (4,706.87mm) | 174.45" (4,431.03mm) |
10.86" (275.84mm) | 98th Driest | Driest since: 1989 | 1957 |
| 26th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 2019 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on June 29, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/