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Regional Data Info
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Southwest Climate Region

Precipitation Rankings, May 2005

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Period Value 1901-2000
Mean		 Anomaly Rank
(1895-2022)		 Wettest/Driest
Since		 Record
May 2005
1-Month 		1.11"
(28.19mm)		 1.11"
(28.19mm)		 0.00"
(0.00mm)		 69th Driest
Driest since:
 1974
60th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2015
Ties: 1954, 1986
Apr–May 2005
2-Month 		2.37"
(60.20mm)		 2.17"
(55.12mm)		 0.20"
(5.08mm)		 84th Driest
Driest since:
 2002
45th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1941
Ties: 1987
Mar–May 2005
3-Month 		3.59"
(91.19mm)		 3.33"
(84.58mm)		 0.26"
(6.61mm)		 91st Driest
Driest since:
 2002
38th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1941
Feb–May 2005
4-Month 		5.61"
(142.49mm)		 4.33"
(109.98mm)		 1.28"
(32.51mm)		 111th Driest
Driest since:
 2002
18th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1905
Jan–May 2005
5-Month 		7.87"
(199.90mm)		 5.31"
(134.87mm)		 2.56"
(65.03mm)		 122nd Driest
Driest since:
 1972
7th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1905
Dec 2004–May 2005
6-Month 		8.97"
(227.84mm)		 6.32"
(160.53mm)		 2.65"
(67.31mm)		 121st Driest
Driest since:
 2002
7th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1905
Nov 2004–May 2005
7-Month 		10.68"
(271.27mm)		 7.21"
(183.13mm)		 3.47"
(88.14mm)		 123rd Driest
Driest since:
 2002
5th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1941
Oct 2004–May 2005
8-Month 		12.70"
(322.58mm)		 8.34"
(211.84mm)		 4.36"
(110.74mm)		 123rd Driest
Driest since:
 2002
5th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1941
Sep 2004–May 2005
9-Month 		14.54"
(369.32mm)		 9.71"
(246.63mm)		 4.83"
(122.69mm)		 124th Driest
Driest since:
 2002
4th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1941
Aug 2004–May 2005
10-Month 		16.22"
(411.99mm)		 11.72"
(297.69mm)		 4.50"
(114.30mm)		 124th Driest
Driest since:
 2002
4th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1941
Jul 2004–May 2005
11-Month 		17.94"
(455.68mm)		 13.59"
(345.19mm)		 4.35"
(110.49mm)		 122nd Driest
Driest since:
 2021
6th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1941
Jun 2004–May 2005
12-Month 		18.93"
(480.82mm)		 14.53"
(369.06mm)		 4.40"
(111.76mm)		 122nd Driest
Driest since:
 2021
6th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1905
Ties: 1942
Dec 2003–May 2005
18-Month 		24.92"
(632.97mm)		 20.86"
(529.84mm)		 4.06"
(103.13mm)		 114th Driest
Driest since:
 2021
13th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1942
Jun 2003–May 2005
24-Month 		31.24"
(793.50mm)		 29.05"
(737.87mm)		 2.19"
(55.63mm)		 96th Driest
Driest since:
 2021
31st Wettest
Wettest since:
 1942
Jun 2002–May 2005
36-Month 		44.05"
(1,118.87mm)		 43.54"
(1,105.92mm)		 0.51"
(12.95mm)		 78th Driest
Driest since:
 2022
48th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1907
Jun 2001–May 2005
48-Month 		53.09"
(1,348.49mm)		 58.01"
(1,473.45mm)		 -4.92"
(-124.96mm)		 21st Driest
Driest since:
 1904
104th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1986
Jun 2000–May 2005
60-Month 		67.94"
(1,725.68mm)		 72.48"
(1,840.99mm)		 -4.54"
(-115.31mm)		 33rd Driest
Driest since:
 1957
91st Wettest
Wettest since:
 1987

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