Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Maryland
Precipitation Rankings, May 1986
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1986 1-Month |
1.45" (36.83mm) | 3.73" (94.74mm) |
-2.28" (-57.91mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1964 | 1964 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 2018 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1986 2-Month |
3.88" (98.55mm) | 7.21" (183.13mm) |
-3.33" (-84.58mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1963 | 1963 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1983 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1986 3-Month |
5.40" (137.16mm) | 10.99" (279.15mm) |
-5.59" (-141.99mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1986 |
| 128th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1983 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1986 4-Month |
9.02" (229.11mm) | 13.88" (352.55mm) |
-4.86" (-123.44mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1930 | 2006 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1986 5-Month |
11.86" (301.24mm) | 17.23" (437.64mm) |
-5.37" (-136.40mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1969 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1998 | ||||
|
Dec 1985–May 1986 6-Month |
13.05" (331.47mm) | 20.52" (521.21mm) |
-7.47" (-189.74mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1986 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1984 | ||||
|
Nov 1985–May 1986 7-Month |
18.80" (477.52mm) | 23.51" (597.15mm) |
-4.71" (-119.63mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1977 |
| 112th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1998 | ||||
|
Oct 1985–May 1986 8-Month |
22.23" (564.64mm) | 26.64" (676.66mm) |
-4.41" (-112.02mm) | 20th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1925 |
| 108th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1984 | ||||
|
Sep 1985–May 1986 9-Month |
27.10" (688.34mm) | 30.19" (766.83mm) |
-3.09" (-78.49mm) | 35th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 2002 |
| 93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1985–May 1986 10-Month |
31.95" (811.53mm) | 34.56" (877.82mm) |
-2.61" (-66.29mm) | 43rd Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1931 |
| 85th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1985–May 1986 11-Month |
36.14" (917.96mm) | 38.72" (983.49mm) |
-2.58" (-65.53mm) | 41st Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1931 |
| 87th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1985–May 1986 12-Month |
38.92" (988.57mm) | 42.56" (1,081.02mm) |
-3.64" (-92.45mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1931 |
| 94th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1984–May 1986 18-Month |
54.43" (1,382.52mm) | 63.04" (1,601.22mm) |
-8.61" (-218.70mm) | 14th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1931 |
| 113th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1984–May 1986 24-Month |
75.06" (1,906.52mm) | 85.05" (2,160.27mm) |
-9.99" (-253.75mm) | 14th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1931 |
| 113th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1983–May 1986 36-Month |
125.73" (3,193.54mm) | 127.65" (3,242.31mm) |
-1.92" (-48.77mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 1983 | 1967 |
| 80th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 2021 | ||||
|
Jun 1982–May 1986 48-Month |
172.19" (4,373.63mm) | 170.18" (4,322.57mm) |
2.01" (51.06mm) | 64th Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 1966 |
| 61st Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 2021 | ||||
|
Jun 1981–May 1986 60-Month |
211.24" (5,365.50mm) | 212.57" (5,399.28mm) |
-1.33" (-33.78mm) | 49th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1969 |
| 75th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2022 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on October 3, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/