Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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West Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, May 2015
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 2015 1-Month |
1.42" (36.07mm) | 0.92" (23.37mm) |
0.50" (12.70mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 2014 | 1924 |
| 22nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1998 | ||||
|
Apr–May 2015 2-Month |
2.33" (59.18mm) | 2.26" (57.40mm) |
0.07" (1.78mm) | 76th Driest | Driest since: 2014 | 1909 |
| 53rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1896 | ||||
| Ties: 1944, 2000 | ||||||
|
Mar–May 2015 3-Month |
2.95" (74.93mm) | 4.59" (116.59mm) |
-1.64" (-41.66mm) | 25th Driest | Driest since: 2013 | 2008 |
| 104th Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 1995 | ||||
|
Feb–May 2015 4-Month |
4.87" (123.70mm) | 7.31" (185.67mm) |
-2.44" (-61.97mm) | 25th Driest | Driest since: 2013 | 1997 |
| 104th Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 1998 | ||||
|
Jan–May 2015 5-Month |
5.46" (138.68mm) | 10.29" (261.37mm) |
-4.83" (-122.69mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 2013 | 2022 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 1998 | ||||
| Ties: 1947 | ||||||
|
Dec 2014–May 2015 6-Month |
9.71" (246.63mm) | 12.84" (326.14mm) |
-3.13" (-79.51mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 2014 | 1924 |
| 96th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1995 | ||||
|
Nov 2014–May 2015 7-Month |
11.09" (281.69mm) | 14.71" (373.63mm) |
-3.62" (-91.94mm) | 25th Driest | Driest since: 2014 | 1977 |
| 103rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1995 | ||||
|
Oct 2014–May 2015 8-Month |
11.76" (298.70mm) | 15.74" (399.80mm) |
-3.98" (-101.10mm) | 26th Driest | Driest since: 2014 | 1977 |
| 102nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 1939 | ||||||
|
Sep 2014–May 2015 9-Month |
12.67" (321.82mm) | 16.23" (412.24mm) |
-3.56" (-90.42mm) | 33rd Driest | Driest since: 2014 | 2021 |
| 95th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1983 | ||||
|
Aug 2014–May 2015 10-Month |
13.55" (344.17mm) | 16.62" (422.15mm) |
-3.07" (-77.98mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: 2014 | 2021 |
| 89th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jul 2014–May 2015 11-Month |
14.00" (355.60mm) | 16.95" (430.53mm) |
-2.95" (-74.93mm) | 44th Driest | Driest since: 2014 | 2021 |
| 84th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jun 2014–May 2015 12-Month |
14.08" (357.63mm) | 17.44" (442.98mm) |
-3.36" (-85.35mm) | 38th Driest | Driest since: 2014 | 2021 |
| 90th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1983 | ||||
|
Dec 2013–May 2015 18-Month |
21.78" (553.21mm) | 30.25" (768.35mm) |
-8.47" (-215.14mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 2014 | 1977 |
| 118th Wettest | Wettest since: 2012 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jun 2013–May 2015 24-Month |
25.27" (641.86mm) | 34.89" (886.21mm) |
-9.62" (-244.35mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 2014 | 2022 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 2013 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jun 2012–May 2015 36-Month |
38.11" (967.99mm) | 52.30" (1,328.42mm) |
-14.19" (-360.43mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 2014 | 2022 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 2013 | 1984 | ||||
|
Jun 2011–May 2015 48-Month |
50.83" (1,291.08mm) | 69.56" (1,766.82mm) |
-18.73" (-475.74mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 2015 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 1998 | ||||
|
Jun 2010–May 2015 60-Month |
72.49" (1,841.25mm) | 86.83" (2,205.48mm) |
-14.34" (-364.23mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 1992 | 1933 |
| 115th Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 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/