Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Southwest Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, May 2002
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 2002 1-Month |
0.26" (6.60mm) | 1.11" (28.19mm) |
-0.85" (-21.59mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1974 | 1974 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 2015 | ||||
|
Apr–May 2002 2-Month |
0.69" (17.53mm) | 2.17" (55.12mm) |
-1.48" (-37.59mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 2002 |
| 128th Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 1941 | ||||
|
Mar–May 2002 3-Month |
1.24" (31.50mm) | 3.33" (84.58mm) |
-2.09" (-53.08mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 2002 |
| 128th Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 1941 | ||||
|
Feb–May 2002 4-Month |
1.54" (39.12mm) | 4.33" (109.98mm) |
-2.79" (-70.86mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 2002 |
| 128th Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 1905 | ||||
|
Jan–May 2002 5-Month |
1.98" (50.29mm) | 5.31" (134.87mm) |
-3.33" (-84.58mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1972 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 1905 | ||||
|
Dec 2001–May 2002 6-Month |
2.70" (68.58mm) | 6.32" (160.53mm) |
-3.62" (-91.95mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 2002 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 1905 | ||||
|
Nov 2001–May 2002 7-Month |
3.64" (92.46mm) | 7.21" (183.13mm) |
-3.57" (-90.67mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 2002 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 1941 | ||||
|
Oct 2001–May 2002 8-Month |
4.08" (103.63mm) | 8.34" (211.84mm) |
-4.26" (-108.21mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 2002 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 1941 | ||||
|
Sep 2001–May 2002 9-Month |
4.77" (121.16mm) | 9.71" (246.63mm) |
-4.94" (-125.47mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 2002 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 1941 | ||||
|
Aug 2001–May 2002 10-Month |
6.74" (171.20mm) | 11.72" (297.69mm) |
-4.98" (-126.49mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 2002 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 1941 | ||||
|
Jul 2001–May 2002 11-Month |
8.44" (214.38mm) | 13.59" (345.19mm) |
-5.15" (-130.81mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 2021 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 1941 | ||||
|
Jun 2001–May 2002 12-Month |
9.04" (229.62mm) | 14.53" (369.06mm) |
-5.49" (-139.44mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 2021 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 1905 | ||||
|
Dec 2000–May 2002 18-Month |
15.22" (386.59mm) | 20.86" (529.84mm) |
-5.64" (-143.25mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 2021 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 1942 | ||||
|
Jun 2000–May 2002 24-Month |
23.89" (606.81mm) | 29.05" (737.87mm) |
-5.16" (-131.06mm) | 12th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 2021 |
| 115th Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 1942 | ||||
|
Jun 1999–May 2002 36-Month |
37.43" (950.72mm) | 43.54" (1,105.92mm) |
-6.11" (-155.20mm) | 12th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 2022 |
| 114th Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 1907 | ||||
|
Jun 1998–May 2002 48-Month |
53.12" (1,349.25mm) | 58.01" (1,473.45mm) |
-4.89" (-124.20mm) | 23rd Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1904 |
| 102nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 1986 | ||||
|
Jun 1997–May 2002 60-Month |
70.56" (1,792.22mm) | 72.48" (1,840.99mm) |
-1.92" (-48.77mm) | 55th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1957 |
| 69th Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 1987 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on September 25, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/