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 August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Kansas
Precipitation Rankings, May 1973
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1973 1-Month |
2.99" (75.95mm) | 3.85" (97.79mm) |
-0.86" (-21.84mm) | 41st Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1966 |
| 88th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2019 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1973 2-Month |
5.77" (146.56mm) | 6.33" (160.78mm) |
-0.56" (-14.22mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1966 |
| 81st Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1952 | ||||||
|
Mar–May 1973 3-Month |
13.39" (340.11mm) | 8.02" (203.71mm) |
5.37" (136.40mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1966 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest since: 1944 | 2019 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1973 4-Month |
14.30" (363.22mm) | 8.91" (226.31mm) |
5.39" (136.91mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1966 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest since: 1944 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1973 5-Month |
15.85" (402.59mm) | 9.58" (243.33mm) |
6.27" (159.26mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1966 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1944 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1972–May 1973 6-Month |
16.95" (430.53mm) | 10.43" (264.92mm) |
6.52" (165.61mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1956 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1944 | 2019 | ||||
|
Nov 1972–May 1973 7-Month |
20.14" (511.56mm) | 11.78" (299.21mm) |
8.36" (212.35mm) | 127th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1956 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1973 | ||||
|
Oct 1972–May 1973 8-Month |
21.78" (553.21mm) | 13.76" (349.50mm) |
8.02" (203.71mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1956 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1972–May 1973 9-Month |
24.37" (619.00mm) | 16.62" (422.15mm) |
7.75" (196.85mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1953 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1972–May 1973 10-Month |
28.51" (724.15mm) | 19.73" (501.14mm) |
8.78" (223.01mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1956 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1972–May 1973 11-Month |
33.36" (847.34mm) | 23.08" (586.23mm) |
10.28" (261.11mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1956 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1972–May 1973 12-Month |
36.27" (921.26mm) | 27.08" (687.83mm) |
9.19" (233.43mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1953 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1971–May 1973 18-Month |
44.89" (1,140.21mm) | 37.51" (952.75mm) |
7.38" (187.46mm) | 109th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1937 |
| 18th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1974 | ||||
|
Jun 1971–May 1973 24-Month |
62.71" (1,592.83mm) | 54.17" (1,375.92mm) |
8.54" (216.91mm) | 110th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1954 |
| 17th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1994 | ||||
|
Jun 1970–May 1973 36-Month |
87.81" (2,230.37mm) | 81.15" (2,061.21mm) |
6.66" (169.16mm) | 93rd Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1955 |
| 33rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1962 | 1995 | ||||
|
Jun 1969–May 1973 48-Month |
115.85" (2,942.59mm) | 108.10" (2,745.74mm) |
7.75" (196.85mm) | 88th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1956 |
| 37th Wettest | Wettest since: 1962 | 1945 | ||||
|
Jun 1968–May 1973 60-Month |
146.66" (3,725.16mm) | 135.02" (3,429.51mm) |
11.64" (295.65mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1957 |
| 25th Wettest | Wettest since: 1962 | 2019 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on October 7, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/