Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
West Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, May 2022
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 2022 1-Month |
0.38" (9.65mm) | 0.92" (23.37mm) |
-0.54" (-13.72mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: 2021 | 1924 |
| 113th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1998 | ||||
| Ties: 1978, 1997 | ||||||
|
Apr–May 2022 2-Month |
1.62" (41.15mm) | 2.26" (57.40mm) |
-0.64" (-16.25mm) | 41st Driest | Driest since: 2021 | 1909 |
| 88th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1896 | ||||
|
Mar–May 2022 3-Month |
2.50" (63.50mm) | 4.59" (116.59mm) |
-2.09" (-53.09mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: 2021 | 2008 |
| 116th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1995 | ||||
|
Feb–May 2022 4-Month |
2.73" (69.34mm) | 7.31" (185.67mm) |
-4.58" (-116.33mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1997 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 2021 | 1998 | ||||
|
Jan–May 2022 5-Month |
3.06" (77.72mm) | 10.29" (261.37mm) |
-7.23" (-183.65mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 2022 | 2022 |
| 128th Wettest | Wettest since: 2021 | 1998 | ||||
|
Dec 2021–May 2022 6-Month |
7.62" (193.55mm) | 12.84" (326.14mm) |
-5.22" (-132.59mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 2021 | 1924 |
| 119th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1995 | ||||
|
Nov 2021–May 2022 7-Month |
8.25" (209.55mm) | 14.71" (373.63mm) |
-6.46" (-164.08mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 2021 | 1977 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1995 | ||||
|
Oct 2021–May 2022 8-Month |
11.23" (285.24mm) | 15.74" (399.80mm) |
-4.51" (-114.56mm) | 15th Driest | Driest since: 2021 | 1977 |
| 113th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 2013 | ||||||
|
Sep 2021–May 2022 9-Month |
11.55" (293.37mm) | 16.23" (412.24mm) |
-4.68" (-118.87mm) | 15th Driest | Driest since: 2021 | 2021 |
| 113th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1983 | ||||
|
Aug 2021–May 2022 10-Month |
11.71" (297.43mm) | 16.62" (422.15mm) |
-4.91" (-124.72mm) | 12th Driest | Driest since: 2021 | 2021 |
| 116th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jul 2021–May 2022 11-Month |
12.23" (310.64mm) | 16.95" (430.53mm) |
-4.72" (-119.89mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: 2021 | 2021 |
| 112th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jun 2021–May 2022 12-Month |
12.38" (314.45mm) | 17.44" (442.98mm) |
-5.06" (-128.53mm) | 10th Driest | Driest since: 2021 | 2021 |
| 118th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1983 | ||||
|
Dec 2020–May 2022 18-Month |
19.47" (494.54mm) | 30.25" (768.35mm) |
-10.78" (-273.81mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 2021 | 1977 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jun 2020–May 2022 24-Month |
21.07" (535.18mm) | 34.89" (886.21mm) |
-13.82" (-351.03mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 2022 | 2022 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 2021 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jun 2019–May 2022 36-Month |
33.80" (858.52mm) | 52.30" (1,328.42mm) |
-18.50" (-469.90mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 2022 | 2022 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 2021 | 1984 | ||||
|
Jun 2018–May 2022 48-Month |
55.78" (1,416.81mm) | 69.56" (1,766.82mm) |
-13.78" (-350.01mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 2015 |
| 119th Wettest | Wettest since: 2021 | 1998 | ||||
|
Jun 2017–May 2022 60-Month |
69.32" (1,760.73mm) | 86.83" (2,205.48mm) |
-17.51" (-444.75mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1991 | 1933 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 2021 | 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/