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Precipitation Rankings, May 1961

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
May 1961 1-Month	3.81" (96.77mm)	5.16" (131.06mm)	-1.35" (-34.29mm)	45th Driest	Driest since: 1960	1998
May 1961 1-Month	3.81" (96.77mm)	5.16" (131.06mm)	-1.35" (-34.29mm)	84th Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	1907
Apr–May 1961 2-Month	6.54" (166.12mm)	10.00" (254.00mm)	-3.46" (-87.88mm)	25th Driest	Driest since: 1960	1925
Apr–May 1961 2-Month	6.54" (166.12mm)	10.00" (254.00mm)	-3.46" (-87.88mm)	104th Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	1991
Mar–May 1961 3-Month	15.04" (382.02mm)	14.95" (379.73mm)	0.09" (2.29mm)	75th Driest	Driest since: 1960	1963
Mar–May 1961 3-Month	15.04" (382.02mm)	14.95" (379.73mm)	0.09" (2.29mm)	54th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1991
Feb–May 1961 4-Month	22.66" (575.56mm)	19.58" (497.33mm)	3.08" (78.23mm)	98th Driest	Driest since: 1960	1925
Feb–May 1961 4-Month	22.66" (575.56mm)	19.58" (497.33mm)	3.08" (78.23mm)	31st Wettest	Wettest since: 1953	1991
Jan–May 1961 5-Month	28.55" (725.17mm)	24.72" (627.89mm)	3.83" (97.28mm)	97th Driest	Driest since: 1960	1963
Jan–May 1961 5-Month	28.55" (725.17mm)	24.72" (627.89mm)	3.83" (97.28mm)	32nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1953	1991
Dec 1960–May 1961 6-Month	34.99" (888.75mm)	30.20" (767.08mm)	4.79" (121.67mm)	99th Driest	Driest since: 1960	2011
Dec 1960–May 1961 6-Month	34.99" (888.75mm)	30.20" (767.08mm)	4.79" (121.67mm)	29th Wettest	Wettest since: 1953	1991
Nov 1960–May 1961 7-Month	37.58" (954.53mm)	34.46" (875.28mm)	3.12" (79.25mm)	84th Driest	Driest since: 1960	1963
Nov 1960–May 1961 7-Month	37.58" (954.53mm)	34.46" (875.28mm)	3.12" (79.25mm)	44th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1991
Oct 1960–May 1961 8-Month	42.16" (1,070.86mm)	37.89" (962.41mm)	4.27" (108.45mm)	96th Driest	Driest since: 1960	1904
Oct 1960–May 1961 8-Month	42.16" (1,070.86mm)	37.89" (962.41mm)	4.27" (108.45mm)	32nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1983
Sep 1960–May 1961 9-Month	44.58" (1,132.33mm)	42.00" (1,066.80mm)	2.58" (65.53mm)	79th Driest	Driest since: 1960	1904
	44.58" (1,132.33mm)	42.00" (1,066.80mm)	2.58" (65.53mm)	49th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1983
	Ties: 1922
Aug 1960–May 1961 10-Month	52.81" (1,341.37mm)	46.66" (1,185.16mm)	6.15" (156.21mm)	100th Driest	Driest since: 1960	1925
Aug 1960–May 1961 10-Month	52.81" (1,341.37mm)	46.66" (1,185.16mm)	6.15" (156.21mm)	28th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1983
Jul 1960–May 1961 11-Month	56.48" (1,434.59mm)	52.34" (1,329.44mm)	4.14" (105.15mm)	86th Driest	Driest since: 1960	1925
Jul 1960–May 1961 11-Month	56.48" (1,434.59mm)	52.34" (1,329.44mm)	4.14" (105.15mm)	42nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1983
Jun 1960–May 1961 12-Month	59.46" (1,510.28mm)	56.94" (1,446.28mm)	2.52" (64.00mm)	76th Driest	Driest since: 1960	1925
Jun 1960–May 1961 12-Month	59.46" (1,510.28mm)	56.94" (1,446.28mm)	2.52" (64.00mm)	52nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1983
Dec 1959–May 1961 18-Month	82.56" (2,097.02mm)	87.29" (2,217.17mm)	-4.73" (-120.15mm)	45th Driest	Driest since: 1960	1925
Dec 1959–May 1961 18-Month	82.56" (2,097.02mm)	87.29" (2,217.17mm)	-4.73" (-120.15mm)	82nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	1992
Jun 1959–May 1961 24-Month	111.94" (2,843.28mm)	114.02" (2,896.11mm)	-2.08" (-52.83mm)	56th Driest	Driest since: 1960	1918
Jun 1959–May 1961 24-Month	111.94" (2,843.28mm)	114.02" (2,896.11mm)	-2.08" (-52.83mm)	71st Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	1991
Jun 1958–May 1961 36-Month	169.96" (4,316.98mm)	171.14" (4,346.96mm)	-1.18" (-29.98mm)	60th Driest	Driest since: 1957	1918
Jun 1958–May 1961 36-Month	169.96" (4,316.98mm)	171.14" (4,346.96mm)	-1.18" (-29.98mm)	66th Wettest	Wettest since: 1960	1975
Jun 1957–May 1961 48-Month	236.21" (5,999.73mm)	228.16" (5,795.26mm)	8.05" (204.47mm)	86th Driest	Driest since: 1960	1918
Jun 1957–May 1961 48-Month	236.21" (5,999.73mm)	228.16" (5,795.26mm)	8.05" (204.47mm)	39th Wettest	Wettest since: 1950	1993
Jun 1956–May 1961 60-Month	288.37" (7,324.60mm)	284.97" (7,238.24mm)	3.40" (86.36mm)	74th Driest	Driest since: 1960	1918
Jun 1956–May 1961 60-Month	288.37" (7,324.60mm)	284.97" (7,238.24mm)	3.40" (86.36mm)	50th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1993

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on June 3, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings