Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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South Climate Region
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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 72nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 2019 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on September 26, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/