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 2009
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 2009 1-Month |
4.70" (119.38mm) | 5.16" (131.06mm) |
-0.46" (-11.68mm) | 57th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1998 |
| 72nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 1907 | ||||
| Ties: 1973 | ||||||
|
Apr–May 2009 2-Month |
9.25" (234.95mm) | 10.00" (254.00mm) |
-0.75" (-19.05mm) | 66th Driest | Driest since: 2008 | 1925 |
| 63rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2004 | 1991 | ||||
|
Mar–May 2009 3-Month |
16.21" (411.73mm) | 14.95" (379.73mm) |
1.26" (32.00mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 2008 | 1963 |
| 39th Wettest | Wettest since: 2004 | 1991 | ||||
|
Feb–May 2009 4-Month |
18.38" (466.85mm) | 19.58" (497.33mm) |
-1.20" (-30.48mm) | 58th Driest | Driest since: 2008 | 1925 |
| 71st Wettest | Wettest since: 2004 | 1991 | ||||
|
Jan–May 2009 5-Month |
20.85" (529.59mm) | 24.72" (627.89mm) |
-3.87" (-98.30mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1963 |
| 90th Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 1991 | ||||
|
Dec 2008–May 2009 6-Month |
26.09" (662.69mm) | 30.20" (767.08mm) |
-4.11" (-104.39mm) | 41st Driest | Driest since: 2006 | 2011 |
| 87th Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 1991 | ||||
| Ties: 1896 | ||||||
|
Nov 2008–May 2009 7-Month |
29.84" (757.94mm) | 34.46" (875.28mm) |
-4.62" (-117.34mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: 2006 | 1963 |
| 89th Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 1991 | ||||
|
Oct 2008–May 2009 8-Month |
31.35" (796.29mm) | 37.89" (962.41mm) |
-6.54" (-166.12mm) | 25th Driest | Driest since: 2006 | 1904 |
| 103rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 1983 | ||||
|
Sep 2008–May 2009 9-Month |
40.34" (1,024.64mm) | 42.00" (1,066.80mm) |
-1.66" (-42.16mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 2008 | 1904 |
| 82nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2007 | 1983 | ||||
|
Aug 2008–May 2009 10-Month |
47.91" (1,216.91mm) | 46.66" (1,185.16mm) |
1.25" (31.75mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 2008 | 1925 |
| 61st Wettest | Wettest since: 2007 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jul 2008–May 2009 11-Month |
50.42" (1,280.67mm) | 52.34" (1,329.44mm) |
-1.92" (-48.77mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 2006 | 1925 |
| 80th Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jun 2008–May 2009 12-Month |
54.03" (1,372.36mm) | 56.94" (1,446.28mm) |
-2.91" (-73.92mm) | 45th Driest | Driest since: 2006 | 1925 |
| 83rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 1983 | ||||
|
Dec 2007–May 2009 18-Month |
81.06" (2,058.92mm) | 87.29" (2,217.17mm) |
-6.23" (-158.25mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1925 |
| 88th Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 1992 | ||||
|
Jun 2007–May 2009 24-Month |
109.81" (2,789.17mm) | 114.02" (2,896.11mm) |
-4.21" (-106.94mm) | 43rd Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1918 |
| 84th Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 1991 | ||||
|
Jun 2006–May 2009 36-Month |
165.94" (4,214.88mm) | 171.14" (4,346.96mm) |
-5.20" (-132.08mm) | 47th Driest | Driest since: 2008 | 1918 |
| 79th Wettest | Wettest since: 2006 | 1975 | ||||
|
Jun 2005–May 2009 48-Month |
210.09" (5,336.29mm) | 228.16" (5,795.26mm) |
-18.07" (-458.97mm) | 20th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1918 |
| 105th Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 1993 | ||||
|
Jun 2004–May 2009 60-Month |
272.00" (6,908.80mm) | 284.97" (7,238.24mm) |
-12.97" (-329.44mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1918 |
| 88th Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 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/