Regional Rankings
Southwest Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, May 1973
Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean | Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) | Wettest/Driest Since | Record |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May 1973 1-Month | 1.34" (34.04mm) | 1.11" (28.19mm) | 0.23" (5.85mm) | 96th Driest | Driest since: | 1974 |
33rd Wettest | Wettest since: | 2015 | ||||
Apr– 2-Month | 2.42" (61.47mm) | 2.17" (55.12mm) | 0.25" (6.35mm) | 89th Driest | Driest since: | 2002 |
40th Wettest | Wettest since: | 1941 | ||||
Ties: 2011 | ||||||
Mar– 3-Month | 4.73" (120.14mm) | 3.33" (84.58mm) | 1.40" (35.56mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: | 2002 |
9th Wettest | Wettest since: | 1941 | ||||
Feb– 4-Month | 5.89" (149.61mm) | 4.33" (109.98mm) | 1.56" (39.63mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: | 2002 |
10th Wettest | Wettest since: | 1905 | ||||
Jan– 5-Month | 6.74" (171.20mm) | 5.31" (134.87mm) | 1.43" (36.33mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: | 1972 |
18th Wettest | Wettest since: | 1905 | ||||
Dec 1972– 6-Month | 8.00" (203.20mm) | 6.32" (160.53mm) | 1.68" (42.67mm) | 109th Driest | Driest since: | 2002 |
19th Wettest | Wettest since: | 1905 | ||||
Nov 1972– 7-Month | 9.36" (237.74mm) | 7.21" (183.13mm) | 2.15" (54.61mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: | 2002 |
13th Wettest | Wettest since: | 1941 | ||||
Oct 1972– 8-Month | 12.88" (327.15mm) | 8.34" (211.84mm) | 4.54" (115.31mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: | 2002 |
3rd Wettest | Wettest since: | 1941 | ||||
Sep 1972– 9-Month | 14.58" (370.33mm) | 9.71" (246.63mm) | 4.87" (123.70mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: | 2002 |
3rd Wettest | Wettest since: | 1941 | ||||
Aug 1972– 10-Month | 16.77" (425.96mm) | 11.72" (297.69mm) | 5.05" (128.27mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: | 2002 |
3rd Wettest | Wettest since: | 1941 | ||||
Jul 1972– 11-Month | 18.20" (462.28mm) | 13.59" (345.19mm) | 4.61" (117.09mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: | 2021 |
3rd Wettest | Wettest since: | 1941 | ||||
Jun 1972– 12-Month | 19.67" (499.62mm) | 14.53" (369.06mm) | 5.14" (130.56mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: | 2021 |
3rd Wettest | Wettest since: | 1905 | ||||
Ties: 1985 | ||||||
Dec 1971– 18-Month | 23.00" (584.20mm) | 20.86" (529.84mm) | 2.14" (54.36mm) | 101st Driest | Driest since: | 2021 |
26th Wettest | Wettest since: | 1942 | ||||
Jun 1971– 24-Month | 31.80" (807.72mm) | 29.05" (737.87mm) | 2.75" (69.85mm) | 103rd Driest | Driest since: | 2021 |
24th Wettest | Wettest since: | 1942 | ||||
Jun 1970– 36-Month | 44.43" (1,128.52mm) | 43.54" (1,105.92mm) | 0.89" (22.60mm) | 85th Driest | Driest since: | 2022 |
41st Wettest | Wettest since: | 1907 | ||||
Jun 1969– 48-Month | 59.17" (1,502.92mm) | 58.01" (1,473.45mm) | 1.16" (29.47mm) | 82nd Driest | Driest since: | 1904 |
43rd Wettest | Wettest since: | 1986 | ||||
Jun 1968– 60-Month | 73.04" (1,855.22mm) | 72.48" (1,840.99mm) | 0.56" (14.23mm) | 73rd Driest | Driest since: | 1957 |
51st Wettest | Wettest since: | 1987 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on April 1, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings