Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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Southwest Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, May 1931
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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May 1931 1-Month |
0.93" (23.62mm) | 1.11" (28.19mm) |
-0.18" (-4.57mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 1927 | 1974 |
81st Wettest | Wettest since: 1930 | 2015 | ||||
Apr–May 1931 2-Month |
2.48" (62.99mm) | 2.17" (55.12mm) |
0.31" (7.87mm) | 94th Driest | Driest since: 1930 | 2002 |
35th Wettest | Wettest since: 1928 | 1941 | ||||
Ties: 1979 | ||||||
Mar–May 1931 3-Month |
3.30" (83.82mm) | 3.33" (84.58mm) |
-0.03" (-0.76mm) | 74th Driest | Driest since: 1929 | 2002 |
55th Wettest | Wettest since: 1930 | 1941 | ||||
Feb–May 1931 4-Month |
5.19" (131.83mm) | 4.33" (109.98mm) |
0.86" (21.85mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: 1930 | 2002 |
24th Wettest | Wettest since: 1926 | 1905 | ||||
Jan–May 1931 5-Month |
5.56" (141.22mm) | 5.31" (134.87mm) |
0.25" (6.35mm) | 84th Driest | Driest since: 1930 | 1972 |
45th Wettest | Wettest since: 1926 | 1905 | ||||
Dec 1930–May 1931 6-Month |
5.82" (147.83mm) | 6.32" (160.53mm) |
-0.50" (-12.70mm) | 57th Driest | Driest since: 1930 | 2002 |
71st Wettest | Wettest since: 1928 | 1905 | ||||
Ties: 2009 | ||||||
Nov 1930–May 1931 7-Month |
7.17" (182.12mm) | 7.21" (183.13mm) |
-0.04" (-1.01mm) | 74th Driest | Driest since: 1930 | 2002 |
54th Wettest | Wettest since: 1927 | 1941 | ||||
Oct 1930–May 1931 8-Month |
8.20" (208.28mm) | 8.34" (211.84mm) |
-0.14" (-3.56mm) | 66th Driest | Driest since: 1930 | 2002 |
62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1929 | 1941 | ||||
Sep 1930–May 1931 9-Month |
9.30" (236.22mm) | 9.71" (246.63mm) |
-0.41" (-10.41mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 1930 | 2002 |
67th Wettest | Wettest since: 1928 | 1941 | ||||
Aug 1930–May 1931 10-Month |
11.65" (295.91mm) | 11.72" (297.69mm) |
-0.07" (-1.78mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: 1929 | 2002 |
60th Wettest | Wettest since: 1930 | 1941 | ||||
Jul 1930–May 1931 11-Month |
14.33" (363.98mm) | 13.59" (345.19mm) |
0.74" (18.79mm) | 80th Driest | Driest since: 1929 | 2021 |
48th Wettest | Wettest since: 1930 | 1941 | ||||
Jun 1930–May 1931 12-Month |
15.00" (381.00mm) | 14.53" (369.06mm) |
0.47" (11.94mm) | 79th Driest | Driest since: 1930 | 2021 |
49th Wettest | Wettest since: 1928 | 1905 | ||||
Dec 1929–May 1931 18-Month |
20.61" (523.49mm) | 20.86" (529.84mm) |
-0.25" (-6.35mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: 1930 | 2021 |
59th Wettest | Wettest since: 1928 | 1942 | ||||
Jun 1929–May 1931 24-Month |
29.88" (758.95mm) | 29.05" (737.87mm) |
0.83" (21.08mm) | 83rd Driest | Driest since: 1930 | 2021 |
44th Wettest | Wettest since: 1928 | 1942 | ||||
Jun 1928–May 1931 36-Month |
43.02" (1,092.71mm) | 43.54" (1,105.92mm) |
-0.52" (-13.21mm) | 64th Driest | Driest since: 1927 | 2022 |
62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1930 | 1907 | ||||
Jun 1927–May 1931 48-Month |
59.38" (1,508.25mm) | 58.01" (1,473.45mm) |
1.37" (34.80mm) | 84th Driest | Driest since: 1930 | 1904 |
41st Wettest | Wettest since: 1929 | 1986 | ||||
Jun 1926–May 1931 60-Month |
73.22" (1,859.79mm) | 72.48" (1,840.99mm) |
0.74" (18.80mm) | 75th Driest | Driest since: 1929 | 1957 |
49th Wettest | Wettest since: 1930 | 1987 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 15, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/