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.
Arizona
Precipitation Rankings, May 1979
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1979 1-Month |
1.04" (26.42mm) | 0.34" (8.64mm) |
0.70" (17.78mm) | 127th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1942, 1963, 2002, 2004 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1992 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1979 2-Month |
1.22" (30.99mm) | 0.91" (23.11mm) |
0.31" (7.88mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 2022 |
| 27th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 1926 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1979 3-Month |
3.25" (82.55mm) | 2.02" (51.31mm) |
1.23" (31.24mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1972 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 1905 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1979 4-Month |
3.97" (100.84mm) | 3.17" (80.52mm) |
0.80" (20.32mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1972 |
| 30th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 1905 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1979 5-Month |
7.01" (178.05mm) | 4.31" (109.47mm) |
2.70" (68.58mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1972 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 1905 | ||||
|
Dec 1978–May 1979 6-Month |
10.06" (255.52mm) | 5.50" (139.70mm) |
4.56" (115.82mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 2002 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest since: 1941 | 1905 | ||||
|
Nov 1978–May 1979 7-Month |
13.20" (335.28mm) | 6.35" (161.29mm) |
6.85" (173.99mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1904 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest since: 1941 | 1941 | ||||
|
Oct 1978–May 1979 8-Month |
14.74" (374.40mm) | 7.22" (183.39mm) |
7.52" (191.01mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1904 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1941 | 1941 | ||||
|
Sep 1978–May 1979 9-Month |
15.41" (391.41mm) | 8.41" (213.61mm) |
7.00" (177.80mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 2002 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1941 | 1941 | ||||
|
Aug 1978–May 1979 10-Month |
16.72" (424.69mm) | 10.50" (266.70mm) |
6.22" (157.99mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 2021 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest since: 1941 | 1941 | ||||
|
Jul 1978–May 1979 11-Month |
17.86" (453.64mm) | 12.30" (312.42mm) |
5.56" (141.22mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 2021 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest since: 1941 | 1941 | ||||
|
Jun 1978–May 1979 12-Month |
17.99" (456.95mm) | 12.59" (319.79mm) |
5.40" (137.16mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 2021 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1941 | ||||
|
Dec 1977–May 1979 18-Month |
28.02" (711.71mm) | 18.09" (459.49mm) |
9.93" (252.22mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 2021 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1906 | 1993 | ||||
|
Jun 1977–May 1979 24-Month |
35.00" (889.00mm) | 25.16" (639.06mm) |
9.84" (249.94mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 2022 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest since: 1942 | 1993 | ||||
|
Jun 1976–May 1979 36-Month |
44.87" (1,139.70mm) | 37.71" (957.83mm) |
7.16" (181.87mm) | 113th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1904 |
| 13th Wettest | Wettest since: 1942 | 1907 | ||||
|
Jun 1975–May 1979 48-Month |
55.80" (1,417.32mm) | 50.21" (1,275.33mm) |
5.59" (141.99mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1904 |
| 23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1944 | 1908 | ||||
|
Jun 1974–May 1979 60-Month |
67.64" (1,718.06mm) | 62.76" (1,594.10mm) |
4.88" (123.96mm) | 92nd Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1904 |
| 32nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1945 | 1909 |
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/