Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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Southwest Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, May 1896
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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May 1896 1-Month |
0.57" (14.48mm) | 1.11" (28.19mm) |
-0.54" (-13.71mm) | 17th Driest | Driest to Date | 1974 |
112th Wettest | Wettest since: 1895 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1950 | ||||||
Apr–May 1896 2-Month |
1.24" (31.50mm) | 2.17" (55.12mm) |
-0.93" (-23.62mm) | 16th Driest | Driest to Date | 2002 |
113th Wettest | Wettest since: 1895 | 1941 | ||||
Mar–May 1896 3-Month |
2.08" (52.83mm) | 3.33" (84.58mm) |
-1.25" (-31.75mm) | 18th Driest | Driest to Date | 2002 |
111th Wettest | Wettest since: 1895 | 1941 | ||||
Feb–May 1896 4-Month |
2.57" (65.28mm) | 4.33" (109.98mm) |
-1.76" (-44.70mm) | 10th Driest | Driest to Date | 2002 |
119th Wettest | Wettest since: 1895 | 1905 | ||||
Jan–May 1896 5-Month |
3.25" (82.55mm) | 5.31" (134.87mm) |
-2.06" (-52.32mm) | 7th Driest | Driest to Date | 1972 |
122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1895 | 1905 | ||||
Dec 1895–May 1896 6-Month |
3.88" (98.55mm) | 6.32" (160.53mm) |
-2.44" (-61.98mm) | 5th Driest | Driest to Date | 2002 |
123rd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1905 | ||||
Nov 1895–May 1896 7-Month |
5.49" (139.45mm) | 7.21" (183.13mm) |
-1.72" (-43.68mm) | 29th Driest | Driest to Date | 2002 |
99th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1941 | ||||
Oct 1895–May 1896 8-Month |
6.51" (165.35mm) | 8.34" (211.84mm) |
-1.83" (-46.49mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest to Date | 2002 |
96th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1941 | ||||
Sep 1895–May 1896 9-Month |
7.21" (183.13mm) | 9.71" (246.63mm) |
-2.50" (-63.50mm) | 17th Driest | Driest to Date | 2002 |
111th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1941 | ||||
Aug 1895–May 1896 10-Month |
9.21" (233.93mm) | 11.72" (297.69mm) |
-2.51" (-63.76mm) | 22nd Driest | Driest to Date | 2002 |
106th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1941 | ||||
Jul 1895–May 1896 11-Month |
11.56" (293.62mm) | 13.59" (345.19mm) |
-2.03" (-51.57mm) | 30th Driest | Driest to Date | 2021 |
98th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1941 | ||||
Ties: 1946 | ||||||
Jun 1895–May 1896 12-Month |
12.46" (316.48mm) | 14.53" (369.06mm) |
-2.07" (-52.58mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest to Date | 2021 |
96th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1905 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on June 30, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/