Statewide Rankings

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Precipitation Rankings, May 1917

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
May 1917 1-Month	1.42" (36.07mm)	5.16" (131.06mm)	-3.74" (-94.99mm)	3rd Driest	Driest since: 1899	1998
May 1917 1-Month	1.42" (36.07mm)	5.16" (131.06mm)	-3.74" (-94.99mm)	126th Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	1907
Apr–May 1917 2-Month	6.22" (157.99mm)	10.00" (254.00mm)	-3.78" (-96.01mm)	21st Driest	Driest since: 1906	1925
Apr–May 1917 2-Month	6.22" (157.99mm)	10.00" (254.00mm)	-3.78" (-96.01mm)	108th Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	1991
Mar–May 1917 3-Month	9.81" (249.17mm)	14.95" (379.73mm)	-5.14" (-130.56mm)	14th Driest	Driest since: 1915	1963
Mar–May 1917 3-Month	9.81" (249.17mm)	14.95" (379.73mm)	-5.14" (-130.56mm)	115th Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	1991
Feb–May 1917 4-Month	14.26" (362.20mm)	19.58" (497.33mm)	-5.32" (-135.13mm)	21st Driest	Driest since: 1916	1925
Feb–May 1917 4-Month	14.26" (362.20mm)	19.58" (497.33mm)	-5.32" (-135.13mm)	108th Wettest	Wettest since: 1915	1991
Jan–May 1917 5-Month	19.86" (504.44mm)	24.72" (627.89mm)	-4.86" (-123.45mm)	32nd Driest	Driest since: 1911	1963
Jan–May 1917 5-Month	19.86" (504.44mm)	24.72" (627.89mm)	-4.86" (-123.45mm)	97th Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	1991
Dec 1916–May 1917 6-Month	24.69" (627.13mm)	30.20" (767.08mm)	-5.51" (-139.95mm)	29th Driest	Driest since: 1911	2011
Dec 1916–May 1917 6-Month	24.69" (627.13mm)	30.20" (767.08mm)	-5.51" (-139.95mm)	99th Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	1991
Nov 1916–May 1917 7-Month	25.97" (659.64mm)	34.46" (875.28mm)	-8.49" (-215.64mm)	17th Driest	Driest since: 1911	1963
Nov 1916–May 1917 7-Month	25.97" (659.64mm)	34.46" (875.28mm)	-8.49" (-215.64mm)	111th Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	1991
Oct 1916–May 1917 8-Month	29.39" (746.51mm)	37.89" (962.41mm)	-8.50" (-215.90mm)	16th Driest	Driest since: 1911	1904
Oct 1916–May 1917 8-Month	29.39" (746.51mm)	37.89" (962.41mm)	-8.50" (-215.90mm)	112th Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	1983
Sep 1916–May 1917 9-Month	32.03" (813.56mm)	42.00" (1,066.80mm)	-9.97" (-253.24mm)	10th Driest	Driest since: 1911	1904
Sep 1916–May 1917 9-Month	32.03" (813.56mm)	42.00" (1,066.80mm)	-9.97" (-253.24mm)	118th Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	1983
Aug 1916–May 1917 10-Month	36.37" (923.80mm)	46.66" (1,185.16mm)	-10.29" (-261.36mm)	12th Driest	Driest since: 1911	1925
Aug 1916–May 1917 10-Month	36.37" (923.80mm)	46.66" (1,185.16mm)	-10.29" (-261.36mm)	116th Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	1983
Jul 1916–May 1917 11-Month	43.86" (1,114.04mm)	52.34" (1,329.44mm)	-8.48" (-215.40mm)	20th Driest	Driest since: 1911	1925
Jul 1916–May 1917 11-Month	43.86" (1,114.04mm)	52.34" (1,329.44mm)	-8.48" (-215.40mm)	108th Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	1983
Jun 1916–May 1917 12-Month	47.86" (1,215.64mm)	56.94" (1,446.28mm)	-9.08" (-230.64mm)	14th Driest	Driest since: 1904	1925
Jun 1916–May 1917 12-Month	47.86" (1,215.64mm)	56.94" (1,446.28mm)	-9.08" (-230.64mm)	114th Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	1983
Dec 1915–May 1917 18-Month	73.82" (1,875.03mm)	87.29" (2,217.17mm)	-13.47" (-342.14mm)	16th Driest	Driest since: 1911	1925
Dec 1915–May 1917 18-Month	73.82" (1,875.03mm)	87.29" (2,217.17mm)	-13.47" (-342.14mm)	111th Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	1992
Jun 1915–May 1917 24-Month	99.24" (2,520.70mm)	114.02" (2,896.11mm)	-14.78" (-375.41mm)	14th Driest	Driest since: 1911	1918
Jun 1915–May 1917 24-Month	99.24" (2,520.70mm)	114.02" (2,896.11mm)	-14.78" (-375.41mm)	113th Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	1991
Jun 1914–May 1917 36-Month	152.12" (3,863.85mm)	171.14" (4,346.96mm)	-19.02" (-483.11mm)	9th Driest	Driest since: 1911	1918
Jun 1914–May 1917 36-Month	152.12" (3,863.85mm)	171.14" (4,346.96mm)	-19.02" (-483.11mm)	117th Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	1975
Jun 1913–May 1917 48-Month	211.34" (5,368.04mm)	228.16" (5,795.26mm)	-16.82" (-427.22mm)	21st Driest	Driest since: 1911	1918
Jun 1913–May 1917 48-Month	211.34" (5,368.04mm)	228.16" (5,795.26mm)	-16.82" (-427.22mm)	104th Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	1993
Jun 1912–May 1917 60-Month	270.93" (6,881.62mm)	284.97" (7,238.24mm)	-14.04" (-356.62mm)	31st Driest	Driest since: 1911	1918
Jun 1912–May 1917 60-Month	270.93" (6,881.62mm)	284.97" (7,238.24mm)	-14.04" (-356.62mm)	93rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	1993

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 4, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings