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 August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Arizona
Precipitation Rankings, May 1938
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1938 1-Month |
0.27" (6.86mm) | 0.34" (8.64mm) |
-0.07" (-1.78mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 2022 |
| 62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1937 | 1992 | ||||
| Ties: 1903, 1960 | ||||||
|
Apr–May 1938 2-Month |
0.47" (11.94mm) | 0.91" (23.11mm) |
-0.44" (-11.17mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 2022 |
| 90th Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 1926 | ||||
| Ties: 1904, 2020 | ||||||
|
Mar–May 1938 3-Month |
2.59" (65.79mm) | 2.02" (51.31mm) |
0.57" (14.48mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1972 |
| 24th Wettest | Wettest since: 1930 | 1905 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1938 4-Month |
4.18" (106.17mm) | 3.17" (80.52mm) |
1.01" (25.65mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1972 |
| 27th Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 1905 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1938 5-Month |
4.87" (123.70mm) | 4.31" (109.47mm) |
0.56" (14.23mm) | 91st Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1972 |
| 38th Wettest | Wettest since: 1937 | 1905 | ||||
|
Dec 1937–May 1938 6-Month |
5.93" (150.62mm) | 5.50" (139.70mm) |
0.43" (10.92mm) | 84th Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 2002 |
| 44th Wettest | Wettest since: 1937 | 1905 | ||||
|
Nov 1937–May 1938 7-Month |
6.00" (152.40mm) | 6.35" (161.29mm) |
-0.35" (-8.89mm) | 70th Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1904 |
| 58th Wettest | Wettest since: 1937 | 1941 | ||||
|
Oct 1937–May 1938 8-Month |
6.34" (161.04mm) | 7.22" (183.39mm) |
-0.88" (-22.35mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1904 |
| 67th Wettest | Wettest since: 1937 | 1941 | ||||
|
Sep 1937–May 1938 9-Month |
7.91" (200.91mm) | 8.41" (213.61mm) |
-0.50" (-12.70mm) | 64th Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 2002 |
| 64th Wettest | Wettest since: 1937 | 1941 | ||||
|
Aug 1937–May 1938 10-Month |
9.40" (238.76mm) | 10.50" (266.70mm) |
-1.10" (-27.94mm) | 60th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 2021 |
| 68th Wettest | Wettest since: 1937 | 1941 | ||||
|
Jul 1937–May 1938 11-Month |
11.01" (279.65mm) | 12.30" (312.42mm) |
-1.29" (-32.77mm) | 58th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 2021 |
| 70th Wettest | Wettest since: 1937 | 1941 | ||||
|
Jun 1937–May 1938 12-Month |
11.45" (290.83mm) | 12.59" (319.79mm) |
-1.14" (-28.96mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 2021 |
| 66th Wettest | Wettest since: 1937 | 1941 | ||||
|
Dec 1936–May 1938 18-Month |
18.51" (470.15mm) | 18.09" (459.49mm) |
0.42" (10.66mm) | 80th Driest | Driest since: 1935 | 2021 |
| 47th Wettest | Wettest since: 1937 | 1993 | ||||
|
Jun 1936–May 1938 24-Month |
25.86" (656.84mm) | 25.16" (639.06mm) |
0.70" (17.78mm) | 82nd Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 2022 |
| 45th Wettest | Wettest since: 1937 | 1993 | ||||
|
Jun 1935–May 1938 36-Month |
37.39" (949.71mm) | 37.71" (957.83mm) |
-0.32" (-8.12mm) | 74th Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1904 |
| 52nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1937 | 1907 | ||||
|
Jun 1934–May 1938 48-Month |
50.93" (1,293.62mm) | 50.21" (1,275.33mm) |
0.72" (18.29mm) | 80th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1904 |
| 45th Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 1908 | ||||
|
Jun 1933–May 1938 60-Month |
61.31" (1,557.27mm) | 62.76" (1,594.10mm) |
-1.45" (-36.83mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1904 |
| 59th Wettest | Wettest since: 1936 | 1909 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on September 29, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/