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Precipitation Rankings, May 1900

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
May 1900 1-Month	5.10" (129.54mm)	3.39" (86.11mm)	1.71" (43.43mm)	111th Driest	Driest since: 1899	1911
May 1900 1-Month	5.10" (129.54mm)	3.39" (86.11mm)	1.71" (43.43mm)	18th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1984
Apr–May 1900 2-Month	7.01" (178.05mm)	6.74" (171.20mm)	0.27" (6.85mm)	75th Driest	Driest since: 1899	1911
Apr–May 1900 2-Month	7.01" (178.05mm)	6.74" (171.20mm)	0.27" (6.85mm)	54th Wettest	Wettest since: 1897	2005
Mar–May 1900 3-Month	12.75" (323.85mm)	10.06" (255.52mm)	2.69" (68.33mm)	111th Driest	Driest since: 1899	1965
Mar–May 1900 3-Month	12.75" (323.85mm)	10.06" (255.52mm)	2.69" (68.33mm)	18th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1983
Feb–May 1900 4-Month	19.64" (498.86mm)	12.84" (326.14mm)	6.80" (172.72mm)	126th Driest	Driest since: 1899	1905
Feb–May 1900 4-Month	19.64" (498.86mm)	12.84" (326.14mm)	6.80" (172.72mm)	3rd Wettest	Wettest to Date	1983
Jan–May 1900 5-Month	25.56" (649.22mm)	16.14" (409.96mm)	9.42" (239.26mm)	128th Driest	Driest since: 1899	1965
Jan–May 1900 5-Month	25.56" (649.22mm)	16.14" (409.96mm)	9.42" (239.26mm)	1st Wettest	Wettest to Date	1900
Dec 1899–May 1900 6-Month	28.42" (721.87mm)	19.64" (498.86mm)	8.78" (223.01mm)	127th Driest	Driest since: 1899	1944
Dec 1899–May 1900 6-Month	28.42" (721.87mm)	19.64" (498.86mm)	8.78" (223.01mm)	1st Wettest	Wettest to Date	1900
Nov 1899–May 1900 7-Month	31.12" (790.45mm)	23.56" (598.42mm)	7.56" (192.03mm)	120th Driest	Driest since: 1899	1905
Nov 1899–May 1900 7-Month	31.12" (790.45mm)	23.56" (598.42mm)	7.56" (192.03mm)	8th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1984
Oct 1899–May 1900 8-Month	33.43" (849.12mm)	27.27" (692.66mm)	6.16" (156.46mm)	112th Driest	Driest since: 1899	1911
Oct 1899–May 1900 8-Month	33.43" (849.12mm)	27.27" (692.66mm)	6.16" (156.46mm)	16th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1984
Sep 1899–May 1900 9-Month	36.82" (935.23mm)	30.97" (786.64mm)	5.85" (148.59mm)	107th Driest	Driest since: 1899	1911
Sep 1899–May 1900 9-Month	36.82" (935.23mm)	30.97" (786.64mm)	5.85" (148.59mm)	21st Wettest	Wettest to Date	2006
Aug 1899–May 1900 10-Month	37.93" (963.42mm)	34.48" (875.79mm)	3.45" (87.63mm)	97th Driest	Driest since: 1899	1985
Aug 1899–May 1900 10-Month	37.93" (963.42mm)	34.48" (875.79mm)	3.45" (87.63mm)	31st Wettest	Wettest to Date	2006
Jul 1899–May 1900 11-Month	43.48" (1,104.39mm)	38.26" (971.80mm)	5.22" (132.59mm)	105th Driest	Driest since: 1899	1911
	43.48" (1,104.39mm)	38.26" (971.80mm)	5.22" (132.59mm)	23rd Wettest	Wettest to Date	2006
	Ties: 1997
Jun 1899–May 1900 12-Month	46.85" (1,189.99mm)	42.00" (1,066.80mm)	4.85" (123.19mm)	98th Driest	Driest since: 1899	1911
Jun 1899–May 1900 12-Month	46.85" (1,189.99mm)	42.00" (1,066.80mm)	4.85" (123.19mm)	30th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1955
Dec 1898–May 1900 18-Month	62.92" (1,598.17mm)	61.69" (1,566.93mm)	1.23" (31.24mm)	65th Driest	Driest since: 1897	1965
Dec 1898–May 1900 18-Month	62.92" (1,598.17mm)	61.69" (1,566.93mm)	1.23" (31.24mm)	62nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1899	2006
Jun 1898–May 1900 24-Month	87.95" (2,233.93mm)	83.97" (2,132.84mm)	3.98" (101.09mm)	74th Driest	Driest since: 1899	1966
Jun 1898–May 1900 24-Month	87.95" (2,233.93mm)	83.97" (2,132.84mm)	3.98" (101.09mm)	53rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1898	2007
Jun 1897–May 1900 36-Month	133.57" (3,392.68mm)	125.92" (3,198.37mm)	7.65" (194.31mm)	89th Driest	Driest since: 1899	1967
Jun 1897–May 1900 36-Month	133.57" (3,392.68mm)	125.92" (3,198.37mm)	7.65" (194.31mm)	37th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2007
Jun 1896–May 1900 48-Month	176.82" (4,491.23mm)	167.92" (4,265.17mm)	8.90" (226.06mm)	87th Driest	Driest since: 1899	1967
	176.82" (4,491.23mm)	167.92" (4,265.17mm)	8.90" (226.06mm)	38th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2009
	Ties: 1901
Jun 1895–May 1900 60-Month	215.68" (5,478.27mm)	209.86" (5,330.44mm)	5.82" (147.83mm)	68th Driest	Driest since: 1900	1969
Jun 1895–May 1900 60-Month	215.68" (5,478.27mm)	209.86" (5,330.44mm)	5.82" (147.83mm)	56th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2009

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 7, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings