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.
Missouri
Precipitation Rankings, May 1940
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1940 1-Month |
2.45" (62.23mm) | 4.66" (118.36mm) |
-2.21" (-56.13mm) | 14th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1901 |
| 115th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2019 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1940 2-Month |
6.84" (173.74mm) | 8.63" (219.20mm) |
-1.79" (-45.46mm) | 31st Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1901 |
| 98th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1924 | ||||||
|
Mar–May 1940 3-Month |
9.31" (236.47mm) | 11.84" (300.74mm) |
-2.53" (-64.27mm) | 24th Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1936 |
| 105th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1973 | ||||
| Ties: 1928 | ||||||
|
Feb–May 1940 4-Month |
10.84" (275.34mm) | 13.86" (352.04mm) |
-3.02" (-76.70mm) | 17th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1936 |
| 112th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1945 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1940 5-Month |
12.20" (309.88mm) | 15.95" (405.13mm) |
-3.75" (-95.25mm) | 17th Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1936 |
| 112th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1973 | ||||
|
Dec 1939–May 1940 6-Month |
13.62" (345.95mm) | 18.25" (463.55mm) |
-4.63" (-117.60mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1936 |
| 119th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1973 | ||||
|
Nov 1939–May 1940 7-Month |
16.22" (411.99mm) | 21.16" (537.46mm) |
-4.94" (-125.47mm) | 12th Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1934 |
| 116th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1973 | ||||
| Ties: 1914 | ||||||
|
Oct 1939–May 1940 8-Month |
18.07" (458.98mm) | 24.37" (619.00mm) |
-6.30" (-160.02mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1934 |
| 119th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1973 | ||||
|
Sep 1939–May 1940 9-Month |
18.89" (479.81mm) | 28.49" (723.65mm) |
-9.60" (-243.84mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1940 | 1940 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1927 | ||||
|
Aug 1939–May 1940 10-Month |
23.52" (597.41mm) | 32.21" (818.13mm) |
-8.69" (-220.72mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1954 |
| 122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1927 | ||||
|
Jul 1939–May 1940 11-Month |
26.47" (672.34mm) | 35.92" (912.37mm) |
-9.45" (-240.03mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1954 |
| 122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1927 | ||||
|
Jun 1939–May 1940 12-Month |
32.20" (817.88mm) | 40.52" (1,029.21mm) |
-8.32" (-211.33mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1954 |
| 119th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1994 | ||||
|
Dec 1938–May 1940 18-Month |
51.81" (1,315.97mm) | 58.77" (1,492.76mm) |
-6.96" (-176.79mm) | 20th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1954 |
| 107th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2020 | ||||
|
Jun 1938–May 1940 24-Month |
70.26" (1,784.60mm) | 81.08" (2,059.43mm) |
-10.82" (-274.83mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: 1932 | 1954 |
| 111th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1994 | ||||
|
Jun 1937–May 1940 36-Month |
110.58" (2,808.73mm) | 121.61" (3,088.89mm) |
-11.03" (-280.16mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1956 |
| 110th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1929 | ||||
|
Jun 1936–May 1940 48-Month |
147.80" (3,754.12mm) | 162.17" (4,119.12mm) |
-14.37" (-365.00mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1956 |
| 112th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jun 1935–May 1940 60-Month |
183.54" (4,661.92mm) | 202.74" (5,149.60mm) |
-19.20" (-487.68mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1957 |
| 116th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1981 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on September 27, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/