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Precipitation Rankings, May 1970

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
May 1970 1-Month	3.07" (77.98mm)	3.85" (97.79mm)	-0.78" (-19.81mm)	42nd Driest	Driest since: 1966	1966
May 1970 1-Month	3.07" (77.98mm)	3.85" (97.79mm)	-0.78" (-19.81mm)	87th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	2019
Apr–May 1970 2-Month	6.45" (163.83mm)	6.33" (160.78mm)	0.12" (3.05mm)	74th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1966
Apr–May 1970 2-Month	6.45" (163.83mm)	6.33" (160.78mm)	0.12" (3.05mm)	55th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	2019
Mar–May 1970 3-Month	7.93" (201.42mm)	8.02" (203.71mm)	-0.09" (-2.29mm)	68th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1966
Mar–May 1970 3-Month	7.93" (201.42mm)	8.02" (203.71mm)	-0.09" (-2.29mm)	61st Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	2019
Feb–May 1970 4-Month	8.03" (203.96mm)	8.91" (226.31mm)	-0.88" (-22.35mm)	48th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1966
Feb–May 1970 4-Month	8.03" (203.96mm)	8.91" (226.31mm)	-0.88" (-22.35mm)	81st Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	2019
Jan–May 1970 5-Month	8.21" (208.53mm)	9.58" (243.33mm)	-1.37" (-34.80mm)	41st Driest	Driest since: 1968	1966
Jan–May 1970 5-Month	8.21" (208.53mm)	9.58" (243.33mm)	-1.37" (-34.80mm)	88th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	2019
Dec 1969–May 1970 6-Month	8.98" (228.09mm)	10.43" (264.92mm)	-1.45" (-36.83mm)	43rd Driest	Driest since: 1968	1956
Dec 1969–May 1970 6-Month	8.98" (228.09mm)	10.43" (264.92mm)	-1.45" (-36.83mm)	85th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	2019
Nov 1969–May 1970 7-Month	9.11" (231.39mm)	11.78" (299.21mm)	-2.67" (-67.82mm)	20th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1956
	9.11" (231.39mm)	11.78" (299.21mm)	-2.67" (-67.82mm)	108th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	1973
	Ties: 1996
Oct 1969–May 1970 8-Month	13.04" (331.22mm)	13.76" (349.50mm)	-0.72" (-18.28mm)	52nd Driest	Driest since: 1968	1956
	13.04" (331.22mm)	13.76" (349.50mm)	-0.72" (-18.28mm)	76th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	2019
	Ties: 2004
Sep 1969–May 1970 9-Month	16.17" (410.72mm)	16.62" (422.15mm)	-0.45" (-11.43mm)	61st Driest	Driest since: 1968	1953
Sep 1969–May 1970 9-Month	16.17" (410.72mm)	16.62" (422.15mm)	-0.45" (-11.43mm)	67th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	2019
Aug 1969–May 1970 10-Month	19.55" (496.57mm)	19.73" (501.14mm)	-0.18" (-4.57mm)	67th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1956
Aug 1969–May 1970 10-Month	19.55" (496.57mm)	19.73" (501.14mm)	-0.18" (-4.57mm)	61st Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	2019
Jul 1969–May 1970 11-Month	23.32" (592.33mm)	23.08" (586.23mm)	0.24" (6.10mm)	70th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1956
Jul 1969–May 1970 11-Month	23.32" (592.33mm)	23.08" (586.23mm)	0.24" (6.10mm)	58th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	2019
Jun 1969–May 1970 12-Month	28.04" (712.22mm)	27.08" (687.83mm)	0.96" (24.39mm)	73rd Driest	Driest since: 1967	1953
Jun 1969–May 1970 12-Month	28.04" (712.22mm)	27.08" (687.83mm)	0.96" (24.39mm)	55th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	2019
Dec 1968–May 1970 18-Month	39.99" (1,015.75mm)	37.51" (952.75mm)	2.48" (63.00mm)	83rd Driest	Driest since: 1969	1937
Dec 1968–May 1970 18-Month	39.99" (1,015.75mm)	37.51" (952.75mm)	2.48" (63.00mm)	44th Wettest	Wettest since: 1962	1974
Jun 1968–May 1970 24-Month	58.85" (1,494.79mm)	54.17" (1,375.92mm)	4.68" (118.87mm)	93rd Driest	Driest since: 1968	1954
Jun 1968–May 1970 24-Month	58.85" (1,494.79mm)	54.17" (1,375.92mm)	4.68" (118.87mm)	34th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	1994
Jun 1967–May 1970 36-Month	87.72" (2,228.09mm)	81.15" (2,061.21mm)	6.57" (166.88mm)	92nd Driest	Driest since: 1969	1955
Jun 1967–May 1970 36-Month	87.72" (2,228.09mm)	81.15" (2,061.21mm)	6.57" (166.88mm)	34th Wettest	Wettest since: 1962	1995
Jun 1966–May 1970 48-Month	108.57" (2,757.68mm)	108.10" (2,745.74mm)	0.47" (11.94mm)	55th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1956
Jun 1966–May 1970 48-Month	108.57" (2,757.68mm)	108.10" (2,745.74mm)	0.47" (11.94mm)	70th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	1945
Jun 1965–May 1970 60-Month	136.74" (3,473.20mm)	135.02" (3,429.51mm)	1.72" (43.69mm)	60th Driest	Driest since: 1969	1957
Jun 1965–May 1970 60-Month	136.74" (3,473.20mm)	135.02" (3,429.51mm)	1.72" (43.69mm)	64th Wettest	Wettest since: 1964	2019

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 20, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings