Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Minnesota
Precipitation Rankings, May 1897
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1897 1-Month |
1.37" (34.80mm) | 3.13" (79.50mm) |
-1.76" (-44.70mm) | 8th Driest | Driest to Date | 1900 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 1896 | 1938 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1897 2-Month |
2.92" (74.17mm) | 5.18" (131.57mm) |
-2.26" (-57.40mm) | 7th Driest | Driest to Date | 1976 |
| 122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1896 | 1896 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1897 3-Month |
4.81" (122.17mm) | 6.44" (163.58mm) |
-1.63" (-41.41mm) | 17th Driest | Driest to Date | 1934 |
| 112th Wettest | Wettest since: 1896 | 1896 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1897 4-Month |
6.29" (159.77mm) | 7.13" (181.10mm) |
-0.84" (-21.33mm) | 33rd Driest | Driest since: 1895 | 1934 |
| 96th Wettest | Wettest since: 1896 | 1896 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1897 5-Month |
8.04" (204.22mm) | 7.92" (201.17mm) |
0.12" (3.05mm) | 73rd Driest | Driest since: 1895 | 1934 |
| 56th Wettest | Wettest since: 1896 | 1896 | ||||
|
Dec 1896–May 1897 6-Month |
8.64" (219.46mm) | 8.73" (221.74mm) |
-0.09" (-2.28mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest to Date | 1958 |
| 66th Wettest | Wettest since: 1896 | 1896 | ||||
|
Nov 1896–May 1897 7-Month |
11.46" (291.08mm) | 10.01" (254.25mm) |
1.45" (36.83mm) | 95th Driest | Driest to Date | 1900 |
| 33rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1896 | 2001 | ||||
|
Oct 1896–May 1897 8-Month |
14.06" (357.12mm) | 11.94" (303.28mm) |
2.12" (53.84mm) | 99th Driest | Driest to Date | 1926 |
| 29th Wettest | Wettest since: 1896 | 2001 | ||||
|
Sep 1896–May 1897 9-Month |
16.45" (417.83mm) | 14.86" (377.44mm) |
1.59" (40.39mm) | 91st Driest | Driest to Date | 1900 |
| 37th Wettest | Wettest since: 1896 | 2011 | ||||
|
Aug 1896–May 1897 10-Month |
18.88" (479.55mm) | 18.33" (465.58mm) |
0.55" (13.97mm) | 68th Driest | Driest to Date | 1934 |
| 60th Wettest | Wettest since: 1896 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jul 1896–May 1897 11-Month |
21.05" (534.67mm) | 21.94" (557.28mm) |
-0.89" (-22.61mm) | 43rd Driest | Driest to Date | 1934 |
| 85th Wettest | Wettest since: 1896 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jun 1896–May 1897 12-Month |
24.72" (627.89mm) | 26.01" (660.65mm) |
-1.29" (-32.76mm) | 39th Driest | Driest to Date | 1934 |
| 89th Wettest | Wettest since: 1896 | 2011 | ||||
|
Dec 1895–May 1897 18-Month |
39.19" (995.43mm) | 34.71" (881.63mm) |
4.48" (113.80mm) | 105th Driest | Driest to Date | 1911 |
| 22nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2011 | ||||
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Jun 1895–May 1897 24-Month |
55.23" (1,402.84mm) | 52.01" (1,321.05mm) |
3.22" (81.79mm) | 85th Driest | Driest to Date | 1934 |
| 42nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on June 29, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/