Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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West Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, May 1896
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1896 1-Month |
1.89" (48.01mm) | 0.92" (23.37mm) |
0.97" (24.64mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 1895 | 1924 |
| 11th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1998 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1896 2-Month |
4.89" (124.21mm) | 2.26" (57.40mm) |
2.63" (66.81mm) | 128th Driest | Driest since: 1895 | 1909 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1896 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1896 3-Month |
7.70" (195.58mm) | 4.59" (116.59mm) |
3.11" (78.99mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1895 | 2008 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1995 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1896 4-Month |
8.16" (207.26mm) | 7.31" (185.67mm) |
0.85" (21.59mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 1895 | 1997 |
| 39th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1998 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1896 5-Month |
13.56" (344.42mm) | 10.29" (261.37mm) |
3.27" (83.05mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 1895 | 2022 |
| 22nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1998 | ||||
|
Dec 1895–May 1896 6-Month |
15.40" (391.16mm) | 12.84" (326.14mm) |
2.56" (65.02mm) | 98th Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1924 |
| 30th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1995 | ||||
|
Nov 1895–May 1896 7-Month |
16.70" (424.18mm) | 14.71" (373.63mm) |
1.99" (50.55mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1977 |
| 38th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1995 | ||||
|
Oct 1895–May 1896 8-Month |
17.14" (435.36mm) | 15.74" (399.80mm) |
1.40" (35.56mm) | 85th Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1977 |
| 43rd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1983 | ||||
|
Sep 1895–May 1896 9-Month |
17.80" (452.12mm) | 16.23" (412.24mm) |
1.57" (39.88mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 2021 |
| 38th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 1897 | ||||||
|
Aug 1895–May 1896 10-Month |
18.02" (457.71mm) | 16.62" (422.15mm) |
1.40" (35.56mm) | 87th Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 2021 |
| 41st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 1932 | ||||||
|
Jul 1895–May 1896 11-Month |
18.16" (461.26mm) | 16.95" (430.53mm) |
1.21" (30.73mm) | 85th Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 2021 |
| 43rd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1983 | ||||
|
Jun 1895–May 1896 12-Month |
18.22" (462.79mm) | 17.44" (442.98mm) |
0.78" (19.81mm) | 79th Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 2021 |
| 49th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1983 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on October 5, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/