Regional Rankings

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Precipitation Rankings, May 1924

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
May 1924 1-Month	0.08" (2.03mm)	0.92" (23.37mm)	-0.84" (-21.34mm)	1st Driest	Driest since: 1924	1924
May 1924 1-Month	0.08" (2.03mm)	0.92" (23.37mm)	-0.84" (-21.34mm)	128th Wettest	Wettest since: 1923	1998
Apr–May 1924 2-Month	0.68" (17.27mm)	2.26" (57.40mm)	-1.58" (-40.13mm)	3rd Driest	Driest since: 1909	1909
	0.68" (17.27mm)	2.26" (57.40mm)	-1.58" (-40.13mm)	126th Wettest	Wettest since: 1923	1896
	Ties: 2021
Mar–May 1924 3-Month	2.45" (62.23mm)	4.59" (116.59mm)	-2.14" (-54.36mm)	12th Driest	Driest since: 1910	2008
Mar–May 1924 3-Month	2.45" (62.23mm)	4.59" (116.59mm)	-2.14" (-54.36mm)	117th Wettest	Wettest since: 1923	1995
Feb–May 1924 4-Month	3.56" (90.42mm)	7.31" (185.67mm)	-3.75" (-95.25mm)	6th Driest	Driest since: 1924	1997
Feb–May 1924 4-Month	3.56" (90.42mm)	7.31" (185.67mm)	-3.75" (-95.25mm)	123rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1923	1998
Jan–May 1924 5-Month	4.66" (118.36mm)	10.29" (261.37mm)	-5.63" (-143.01mm)	3rd Driest	Driest since: 1924	2022
Jan–May 1924 5-Month	4.66" (118.36mm)	10.29" (261.37mm)	-5.63" (-143.01mm)	126th Wettest	Wettest since: 1923	1998
Dec 1923–May 1924 6-Month	5.92" (150.37mm)	12.84" (326.14mm)	-6.92" (-175.77mm)	1st Driest	Driest since: 1924	1924
Dec 1923–May 1924 6-Month	5.92" (150.37mm)	12.84" (326.14mm)	-6.92" (-175.77mm)	127th Wettest	Wettest since: 1923	1995
Nov 1923–May 1924 7-Month	6.66" (169.16mm)	14.71" (373.63mm)	-8.05" (-204.47mm)	2nd Driest	Driest since: 1924	1977
Nov 1923–May 1924 7-Month	6.66" (169.16mm)	14.71" (373.63mm)	-8.05" (-204.47mm)	126th Wettest	Wettest since: 1923	1995
Oct 1923–May 1924 8-Month	7.65" (194.31mm)	15.74" (399.80mm)	-8.09" (-205.49mm)	2nd Driest	Driest since: 1924	1977
Oct 1923–May 1924 8-Month	7.65" (194.31mm)	15.74" (399.80mm)	-8.09" (-205.49mm)	126th Wettest	Wettest since: 1923	1983
Sep 1923–May 1924 9-Month	8.86" (225.04mm)	16.23" (412.24mm)	-7.37" (-187.20mm)	2nd Driest	Driest since: 1924	2021
Sep 1923–May 1924 9-Month	8.86" (225.04mm)	16.23" (412.24mm)	-7.37" (-187.20mm)	126th Wettest	Wettest since: 1923	1983
Aug 1923–May 1924 10-Month	9.28" (235.71mm)	16.62" (422.15mm)	-7.34" (-186.44mm)	2nd Driest	Driest since: 1924	2021
Aug 1923–May 1924 10-Month	9.28" (235.71mm)	16.62" (422.15mm)	-7.34" (-186.44mm)	126th Wettest	Wettest since: 1923	1983
Jul 1923–May 1924 11-Month	9.59" (243.59mm)	16.95" (430.53mm)	-7.36" (-186.94mm)	2nd Driest	Driest since: 1924	2021
Jul 1923–May 1924 11-Month	9.59" (243.59mm)	16.95" (430.53mm)	-7.36" (-186.94mm)	126th Wettest	Wettest since: 1923	1983
Jun 1923–May 1924 12-Month	10.52" (267.21mm)	17.44" (442.98mm)	-6.92" (-175.77mm)	2nd Driest	Driest since: 1924	2021
Jun 1923–May 1924 12-Month	10.52" (267.21mm)	17.44" (442.98mm)	-6.92" (-175.77mm)	126th Wettest	Wettest since: 1923	1983
Dec 1922–May 1924 18-Month	21.11" (536.19mm)	30.25" (768.35mm)	-9.14" (-232.16mm)	6th Driest	Driest since: 1924	1977
Dec 1922–May 1924 18-Month	21.11" (536.19mm)	30.25" (768.35mm)	-9.14" (-232.16mm)	121st Wettest	Wettest since: 1923	1983
Jun 1922–May 1924 24-Month	25.82" (655.83mm)	34.89" (886.21mm)	-9.07" (-230.38mm)	9th Driest	Driest since: 1924	2022
Jun 1922–May 1924 24-Month	25.82" (655.83mm)	34.89" (886.21mm)	-9.07" (-230.38mm)	118th Wettest	Wettest since: 1923	1983
Jun 1921–May 1924 36-Month	43.85" (1,113.79mm)	52.30" (1,328.42mm)	-8.45" (-214.63mm)	24th Driest	Driest since: 1920	2022
Jun 1921–May 1924 36-Month	43.85" (1,113.79mm)	52.30" (1,328.42mm)	-8.45" (-214.63mm)	102nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1923	1984
Jun 1920–May 1924 48-Month	63.15" (1,604.01mm)	69.56" (1,766.82mm)	-6.41" (-162.81mm)	35th Driest	Driest since: 1921	2015
Jun 1920–May 1924 48-Month	63.15" (1,604.01mm)	69.56" (1,766.82mm)	-6.41" (-162.81mm)	90th Wettest	Wettest since: 1923	1998
Jun 1919–May 1924 60-Month	76.24" (1,936.50mm)	86.83" (2,205.48mm)	-10.59" (-268.98mm)	16th Driest	Driest since: 1924	1933
Jun 1919–May 1924 60-Month	76.24" (1,936.50mm)	86.83" (2,205.48mm)	-10.59" (-268.98mm)	108th Wettest	Wettest since: 1923	1999

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 29, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings