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Precipitation Rankings, May 2012

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
May 2012 1-Month	2.41" (61.21mm)	4.05" (102.87mm)	-1.64" (-41.66mm)	8th Driest	Driest since: 1998	1998
May 2012 1-Month	2.41" (61.21mm)	4.05" (102.87mm)	-1.64" (-41.66mm)	121st Wettest	Wettest since: 2011	2015
Apr–May 2012 2-Month	4.80" (121.92mm)	7.26" (184.40mm)	-2.46" (-62.48mm)	5th Driest	Driest since: 1998	1998
Apr–May 2012 2-Month	4.80" (121.92mm)	7.26" (184.40mm)	-2.46" (-62.48mm)	124th Wettest	Wettest since: 2011	2015
Mar–May 2012 3-Month	9.02" (229.11mm)	9.96" (252.98mm)	-0.94" (-23.87mm)	49th Driest	Driest since: 2011	1925
Mar–May 2012 3-Month	9.02" (229.11mm)	9.96" (252.98mm)	-0.94" (-23.87mm)	80th Wettest	Wettest since: 2009	2015
Feb–May 2012 4-Month	11.97" (304.04mm)	12.19" (309.63mm)	-0.22" (-5.59mm)	64th Driest	Driest since: 2011	1925
Feb–May 2012 4-Month	11.97" (304.04mm)	12.19" (309.63mm)	-0.22" (-5.59mm)	65th Wettest	Wettest since: 2009	2015
Jan–May 2012 5-Month	14.29" (362.97mm)	14.42" (366.27mm)	-0.13" (-3.30mm)	66th Driest	Driest since: 2011	1963
Jan–May 2012 5-Month	14.29" (362.97mm)	14.42" (366.27mm)	-0.13" (-3.30mm)	63rd Wettest	Wettest since: 2008	2015
Dec 2011–May 2012 6-Month	17.89" (454.41mm)	16.92" (429.77mm)	0.97" (24.64mm)	81st Driest	Driest since: 2011	1963
Dec 2011–May 2012 6-Month	17.89" (454.41mm)	16.92" (429.77mm)	0.97" (24.64mm)	47th Wettest	Wettest since: 2007	2015
Nov 2011–May 2012 7-Month	20.84" (529.34mm)	19.34" (491.24mm)	1.50" (38.10mm)	81st Driest	Driest since: 2011	1971
Nov 2011–May 2012 7-Month	20.84" (529.34mm)	19.34" (491.24mm)	1.50" (38.10mm)	47th Wettest	Wettest since: 2007	2016
Oct 2011–May 2012 8-Month	22.88" (581.15mm)	22.04" (559.82mm)	0.84" (21.33mm)	69th Driest	Driest since: 2011	1925
Oct 2011–May 2012 8-Month	22.88" (581.15mm)	22.04" (559.82mm)	0.84" (21.33mm)	59th Wettest	Wettest since: 2010	2019
Sep 2011–May 2012 9-Month	25.30" (642.62mm)	25.25" (641.35mm)	0.05" (1.27mm)	60th Driest	Driest since: 2011	1918
Sep 2011–May 2012 9-Month	25.30" (642.62mm)	25.25" (641.35mm)	0.05" (1.27mm)	68th Wettest	Wettest since: 2010	2019
Aug 2011–May 2012 10-Month	27.16" (689.86mm)	28.19" (716.03mm)	-1.03" (-26.17mm)	50th Driest	Driest since: 2011	1925
Aug 2011–May 2012 10-Month	27.16" (689.86mm)	28.19" (716.03mm)	-1.03" (-26.17mm)	78th Wettest	Wettest since: 2010	2019
Jul 2011–May 2012 11-Month	29.16" (740.66mm)	31.39" (797.31mm)	-2.23" (-56.65mm)	38th Driest	Driest since: 2011	1925
	29.16" (740.66mm)	31.39" (797.31mm)	-2.23" (-56.65mm)	90th Wettest	Wettest since: 2010	2019
	Ties: 1976
Jun 2011–May 2012 12-Month	30.85" (783.59mm)	34.90" (886.46mm)	-4.05" (-102.87mm)	26th Driest	Driest since: 2011	1925
Jun 2011–May 2012 12-Month	30.85" (783.59mm)	34.90" (886.46mm)	-4.05" (-102.87mm)	102nd Wettest	Wettest since: 2010	2019
Dec 2010–May 2012 18-Month	42.15" (1,070.61mm)	51.87" (1,317.50mm)	-9.72" (-246.89mm)	7th Driest	Driest since: 1964	1918
Dec 2010–May 2012 18-Month	42.15" (1,070.61mm)	51.87" (1,317.50mm)	-9.72" (-246.89mm)	120th Wettest	Wettest since: 2011	2016
Jun 2010–May 2012 24-Month	59.45" (1,510.03mm)	69.89" (1,775.21mm)	-10.44" (-265.18mm)	8th Driest	Driest since: 1956	1918
Jun 2010–May 2012 24-Month	59.45" (1,510.03mm)	69.89" (1,775.21mm)	-10.44" (-265.18mm)	119th Wettest	Wettest since: 2011	2020
Jun 2009–May 2012 36-Month	99.79" (2,534.67mm)	104.83" (2,662.68mm)	-5.04" (-128.01mm)	33rd Driest	Driest since: 1972	1956
Jun 2009–May 2012 36-Month	99.79" (2,534.67mm)	104.83" (2,662.68mm)	-5.04" (-128.01mm)	93rd Wettest	Wettest since: 2011	1975
Jun 2008–May 2012 48-Month	135.37" (3,438.40mm)	139.71" (3,548.63mm)	-4.34" (-110.23mm)	36th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1956
Jun 2008–May 2012 48-Month	135.37" (3,438.40mm)	139.71" (3,548.63mm)	-4.34" (-110.23mm)	89th Wettest	Wettest since: 2011	1975
Jun 2007–May 2012 60-Month	172.92" (4,392.17mm)	174.45" (4,431.03mm)	-1.53" (-38.86mm)	52nd Driest	Driest since: 1981	1957
Jun 2007–May 2012 60-Month	172.92" (4,392.17mm)	174.45" (4,431.03mm)	-1.53" (-38.86mm)	72nd Wettest	Wettest since: 2011	2019

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 29, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings