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 May 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Kansas
Precipitation Rankings, May 1981
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1981 1-Month |
6.43" (163.32mm) | 3.85" (97.79mm) |
2.58" (65.53mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1966 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1898 | ||||||
|
Apr–May 1981 2-Month |
8.07" (204.98mm) | 6.33" (160.78mm) |
1.74" (44.20mm) | 104th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1966 |
| 25th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 2019 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1981 3-Month |
10.24" (260.10mm) | 8.02" (203.71mm) |
2.22" (56.39mm) | 103rd Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1966 |
| 26th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 2019 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1981 4-Month |
10.51" (266.95mm) | 8.91" (226.31mm) |
1.60" (40.64mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1966 |
| 30th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1981 5-Month |
10.72" (272.29mm) | 9.58" (243.33mm) |
1.14" (28.96mm) | 94th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1966 |
| 35th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1980–May 1981 6-Month |
12.10" (307.34mm) | 10.43" (264.92mm) |
1.67" (42.42mm) | 97th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1956 |
| 31st Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2019 | ||||
|
Nov 1980–May 1981 7-Month |
12.36" (313.94mm) | 11.78" (299.21mm) |
0.58" (14.73mm) | 79th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1956 |
| 49th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1973 | ||||
| Ties: 1900 | ||||||
|
Oct 1980–May 1981 8-Month |
14.15" (359.41mm) | 13.76" (349.50mm) |
0.39" (9.91mm) | 76th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1956 |
| 52nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1980–May 1981 9-Month |
15.22" (386.59mm) | 16.62" (422.15mm) |
-1.40" (-35.56mm) | 44th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1953 |
| 84th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1980–May 1981 10-Month |
19.05" (483.87mm) | 19.73" (501.14mm) |
-0.68" (-17.27mm) | 57th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1956 |
| 71st Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1980–May 1981 11-Month |
20.11" (510.79mm) | 23.08" (586.23mm) |
-2.97" (-75.44mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 1976 | 1956 |
| 99th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1980–May 1981 12-Month |
22.09" (561.09mm) | 27.08" (687.83mm) |
-4.99" (-126.74mm) | 17th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1953 |
| 111th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1979–May 1981 18-Month |
32.93" (836.42mm) | 37.51" (952.75mm) |
-4.58" (-116.33mm) | 24th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1937 |
| 103rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1974 | ||||
|
Jun 1979–May 1981 24-Month |
50.75" (1,289.05mm) | 54.17" (1,375.92mm) |
-3.42" (-86.87mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1954 |
| 91st Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1994 | ||||
|
Jun 1978–May 1981 36-Month |
75.65" (1,921.51mm) | 81.15" (2,061.21mm) |
-5.50" (-139.70mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1955 |
| 96th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1995 | ||||
|
Jun 1977–May 1981 48-Month |
106.34" (2,701.04mm) | 108.10" (2,745.74mm) |
-1.76" (-44.70mm) | 47th Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 1956 |
| 78th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1945 | ||||
|
Jun 1976–May 1981 60-Month |
129.22" (3,282.19mm) | 135.02" (3,429.51mm) |
-5.80" (-147.32mm) | 31st Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1957 |
| 93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2019 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 6, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/