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.
Louisiana
Precipitation Rankings, May 1918
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1918 1-Month |
1.88" (47.75mm) | 5.16" (131.06mm) |
-3.28" (-83.31mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1917 | 1998 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 1916 | 1907 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1918 2-Month |
9.13" (231.90mm) | 10.00" (254.00mm) |
-0.87" (-22.10mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 1917 | 1925 |
| 64th Wettest | Wettest since: 1916 | 1991 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1918 3-Month |
11.07" (281.18mm) | 14.95" (379.73mm) |
-3.88" (-98.55mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1917 | 1963 |
| 99th Wettest | Wettest since: 1916 | 1991 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1918 4-Month |
13.26" (336.80mm) | 19.58" (497.33mm) |
-6.32" (-160.53mm) | 10th Driest | Driest since: 1899 | 1925 |
| 119th Wettest | Wettest since: 1917 | 1991 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1918 5-Month |
17.53" (445.26mm) | 24.72" (627.89mm) |
-7.19" (-182.63mm) | 12th Driest | Driest since: 1904 | 1963 |
| 117th Wettest | Wettest since: 1917 | 1991 | ||||
|
Dec 1917–May 1918 6-Month |
19.84" (503.94mm) | 30.20" (767.08mm) |
-10.36" (-263.14mm) | 5th Driest | Driest to Date | 2011 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1917 | 1991 | ||||
|
Nov 1917–May 1918 7-Month |
21.06" (534.92mm) | 34.46" (875.28mm) |
-13.40" (-340.36mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1904 | 1963 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 1917 | 1991 | ||||
|
Oct 1917–May 1918 8-Month |
22.39" (568.71mm) | 37.89" (962.41mm) |
-15.50" (-393.70mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1904 | 1904 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 1917 | 1983 | ||||
|
Sep 1917–May 1918 9-Month |
24.92" (632.97mm) | 42.00" (1,066.80mm) |
-17.08" (-433.83mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1904 | 1904 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1917 | 1983 | ||||
|
Aug 1917–May 1918 10-Month |
30.61" (777.49mm) | 46.66" (1,185.16mm) |
-16.05" (-407.67mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1904 | 1925 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 1917 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jul 1917–May 1918 11-Month |
35.78" (908.81mm) | 52.34" (1,329.44mm) |
-16.56" (-420.63mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1904 | 1925 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1917 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jun 1917–May 1918 12-Month |
37.11" (942.59mm) | 56.94" (1,446.28mm) |
-19.83" (-503.69mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest to Date | 1925 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1917 | 1983 | ||||
|
Dec 1916–May 1918 18-Month |
61.80" (1,569.72mm) | 87.29" (2,217.17mm) |
-25.49" (-647.45mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest to Date | 1925 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 1917 | 1992 | ||||
|
Jun 1916–May 1918 24-Month |
84.97" (2,158.24mm) | 114.02" (2,896.11mm) |
-29.05" (-737.87mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 1918 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1917 | 1991 | ||||
|
Jun 1915–May 1918 36-Month |
136.35" (3,463.29mm) | 171.14" (4,346.96mm) |
-34.79" (-883.67mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 1918 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 1917 | 1975 | ||||
|
Jun 1914–May 1918 48-Month |
189.23" (4,806.44mm) | 228.16" (5,795.26mm) |
-38.93" (-988.82mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 1918 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1917 | 1993 | ||||
|
Jun 1913–May 1918 60-Month |
248.45" (6,310.63mm) | 284.97" (7,238.24mm) |
-36.52" (-927.61mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 1918 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1917 | 1993 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 7, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/