Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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West Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, May 1998
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1998 1-Month |
2.82" (71.63mm) | 0.92" (23.37mm) |
1.90" (48.26mm) | 128th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1924 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1998 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1998 2-Month |
4.59" (116.59mm) | 2.26" (57.40mm) |
2.33" (59.19mm) | 127th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1909 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1896 | 1896 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1998 3-Month |
7.74" (196.60mm) | 4.59" (116.59mm) |
3.15" (80.01mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 2008 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1995 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1998 4-Month |
15.72" (399.29mm) | 7.31" (185.67mm) |
8.41" (213.62mm) | 128th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1997 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1998 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1998 5-Month |
20.35" (516.89mm) | 10.29" (261.37mm) |
10.06" (255.52mm) | 128th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 2022 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1998 | ||||
|
Dec 1997–May 1998 6-Month |
22.31" (566.67mm) | 12.84" (326.14mm) |
9.47" (240.53mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1924 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1995 | ||||
|
Nov 1997–May 1998 7-Month |
24.99" (634.75mm) | 14.71" (373.63mm) |
10.28" (261.12mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1977 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1995 | ||||
|
Oct 1997–May 1998 8-Month |
25.82" (655.83mm) | 15.74" (399.80mm) |
10.08" (256.03mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1977 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1983 | ||||
|
Sep 1997–May 1998 9-Month |
26.91" (683.51mm) | 16.23" (412.24mm) |
10.68" (271.27mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 2021 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 1983 | ||||
|
Aug 1997–May 1998 10-Month |
27.22" (691.39mm) | 16.62" (422.15mm) |
10.60" (269.24mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 2021 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jul 1997–May 1998 11-Month |
27.67" (702.82mm) | 16.95" (430.53mm) |
10.72" (272.29mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 2021 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jun 1997–May 1998 12-Month |
28.77" (730.76mm) | 17.44" (442.98mm) |
11.33" (287.78mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 2021 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 1983 | ||||
|
Dec 1996–May 1998 18-Month |
42.81" (1,087.37mm) | 30.25" (768.35mm) |
12.56" (319.02mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1977 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jun 1996–May 1998 24-Month |
47.65" (1,210.31mm) | 34.89" (886.21mm) |
12.76" (324.10mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 2022 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jun 1995–May 1998 36-Month |
66.88" (1,698.75mm) | 52.30" (1,328.42mm) |
14.58" (370.33mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 2022 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1984 | ||||
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Jun 1994–May 1998 48-Month |
93.52" (2,375.41mm) | 69.56" (1,766.82mm) |
23.96" (608.59mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 2015 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1998 | ||||
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Jun 1993–May 1998 60-Month |
106.55" (2,706.37mm) | 86.83" (2,205.48mm) |
19.72" (500.89mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1933 |
| 4th 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 October 5, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/