Climate at a Glance
Statewide 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 July 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Kansas
Precipitation Rankings, May 1953
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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May 1953 1-Month |
2.55" (64.77mm) | 3.85" (97.79mm) |
-1.30" (-33.02mm) | 23rd Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1966 |
106th Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 2019 | ||||
Apr–May 1953 2-Month |
4.30" (109.22mm) | 6.33" (160.78mm) |
-2.03" (-51.56mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 1966 |
113th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1932 | ||||||
Mar–May 1953 3-Month |
6.25" (158.75mm) | 8.02" (203.71mm) |
-1.77" (-44.96mm) | 22nd Driest | Driest since: 1950 | 1966 |
107th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2019 | ||||
Feb–May 1953 4-Month |
6.91" (175.51mm) | 8.91" (226.31mm) |
-2.00" (-50.80mm) | 21st Driest | Driest since: 1950 | 1966 |
108th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1921 | ||||||
Jan–May 1953 5-Month |
7.10" (180.34mm) | 9.58" (243.33mm) |
-2.48" (-62.99mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: 1950 | 1966 |
116th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2019 | ||||
Dec 1952–May 1953 6-Month |
7.95" (201.93mm) | 10.43" (264.92mm) |
-2.48" (-62.99mm) | 18th Driest | Driest since: 1950 | 1956 |
110th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2019 | ||||
Nov 1952–May 1953 7-Month |
9.62" (244.35mm) | 11.78" (299.21mm) |
-2.16" (-54.86mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 1950 | 1956 |
99th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1973 | ||||
Oct 1952–May 1953 8-Month |
9.64" (244.86mm) | 13.76" (349.50mm) |
-4.12" (-104.64mm) | 12th Driest | Driest since: 1950 | 1956 |
116th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2019 | ||||
Sep 1952–May 1953 9-Month |
10.22" (259.59mm) | 16.62" (422.15mm) |
-6.40" (-162.56mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 1953 |
127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2019 | ||||
Aug 1952–May 1953 10-Month |
13.44" (341.38mm) | 19.73" (501.14mm) |
-6.29" (-159.76mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest to Date | 1956 |
126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2019 | ||||
Jul 1952–May 1953 11-Month |
15.74" (399.80mm) | 23.08" (586.23mm) |
-7.34" (-186.43mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1917 | 1956 |
125th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2019 | ||||
Jun 1952–May 1953 12-Month |
16.64" (422.66mm) | 27.08" (687.83mm) |
-10.44" (-265.17mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 1953 |
127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2019 | ||||
Dec 1951–May 1953 18-Month |
25.90" (657.86mm) | 37.51" (952.75mm) |
-11.61" (-294.89mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1937 |
125th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1974 | ||||
Jun 1951–May 1953 24-Month |
53.64" (1,362.46mm) | 54.17" (1,375.92mm) |
-0.53" (-13.46mm) | 60th Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 1954 |
67th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1994 | ||||
Jun 1950–May 1953 36-Month |
86.45" (2,195.83mm) | 81.15" (2,061.21mm) |
5.30" (134.62mm) | 87th Driest | Driest since: 1950 | 1955 |
39th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1995 | ||||
Jun 1949–May 1953 48-Month |
110.98" (2,818.89mm) | 108.10" (2,745.74mm) |
2.88" (73.15mm) | 71st Driest | Driest since: 1950 | 1956 |
54th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1945 | ||||
Jun 1948–May 1953 60-Month |
144.41" (3,668.01mm) | 135.02" (3,429.51mm) |
9.39" (238.50mm) | 91st Driest | Driest since: 1951 | 1957 |
33rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2019 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 13, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/