Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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West Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, May 1997
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1997 1-Month |
0.38" (9.65mm) | 0.92" (23.37mm) |
-0.54" (-13.72mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: 1992 | 1924 |
| 113th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1998 | ||||
| Ties: 1978, 2022 | ||||||
|
Apr–May 1997 2-Month |
1.24" (31.50mm) | 2.26" (57.40mm) |
-1.02" (-25.90mm) | 19th Driest | Driest since: 1992 | 1909 |
| 110th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1896 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1997 3-Month |
1.84" (46.74mm) | 4.59" (116.59mm) |
-2.75" (-69.85mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 2008 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1995 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1997 4-Month |
2.46" (62.48mm) | 7.31" (185.67mm) |
-4.85" (-123.19mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1997 |
| 128th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1998 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1997 5-Month |
7.83" (198.88mm) | 10.29" (261.37mm) |
-2.46" (-62.49mm) | 37th Driest | Driest since: 1994 | 2022 |
| 92nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1998 | ||||
|
Dec 1996–May 1997 6-Month |
14.04" (356.62mm) | 12.84" (326.14mm) |
1.20" (30.48mm) | 89th Driest | Driest since: 1994 | 1924 |
| 39th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1995 | ||||
|
Nov 1996–May 1997 7-Month |
16.58" (421.13mm) | 14.71" (373.63mm) |
1.87" (47.50mm) | 89th Driest | Driest since: 1994 | 1977 |
| 39th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1995 | ||||
|
Oct 1996–May 1997 8-Month |
17.95" (455.93mm) | 15.74" (399.80mm) |
2.21" (56.13mm) | 93rd Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1977 |
| 35th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 1901 | ||||||
|
Sep 1996–May 1997 9-Month |
18.22" (462.79mm) | 16.23" (412.24mm) |
1.99" (50.55mm) | 92nd Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 2021 |
| 36th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1983 | ||||
|
Aug 1996–May 1997 10-Month |
18.30" (464.82mm) | 16.62" (422.15mm) |
1.68" (42.67mm) | 88th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 2021 |
| 40th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jul 1996–May 1997 11-Month |
18.64" (473.46mm) | 16.95" (430.53mm) |
1.69" (42.93mm) | 87th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 2021 |
| 41st Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jun 1996–May 1997 12-Month |
18.88" (479.55mm) | 17.44" (442.98mm) |
1.44" (36.57mm) | 86th Driest | Driest since: 1994 | 2021 |
| 42nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 1937 | ||||||
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Dec 1995–May 1997 18-Month |
36.04" (915.42mm) | 30.25" (768.35mm) |
5.79" (147.07mm) | 109th Driest | Driest since: 1994 | 1977 |
| 18th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jun 1995–May 1997 24-Month |
38.11" (967.99mm) | 34.89" (886.21mm) |
3.22" (81.78mm) | 96th Driest | Driest since: 1994 | 2022 |
| 31st Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1983 | ||||
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Jun 1994–May 1997 36-Month |
64.75" (1,644.65mm) | 52.30" (1,328.42mm) |
12.45" (316.23mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 2022 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1984 | ||||
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Jun 1993–May 1997 48-Month |
77.78" (1,975.61mm) | 69.56" (1,766.82mm) |
8.22" (208.79mm) | 103rd Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 2015 |
| 22nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1998 | ||||
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Jun 1992–May 1997 60-Month |
101.07" (2,567.18mm) | 86.83" (2,205.48mm) |
14.24" (361.70mm) | 113th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1933 |
| 11th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1999 | ||||
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/