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Precipitation Rankings, May 1942

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
May 1942 1-Month	5.18" (131.57mm)	4.66" (118.36mm)	0.52" (13.21mm)	77th Driest	Driest since: 1941	1901
May 1942 1-Month	5.18" (131.57mm)	4.66" (118.36mm)	0.52" (13.21mm)	52nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1938	2019
Apr–May 1942 2-Month	9.00" (228.60mm)	8.63" (219.20mm)	0.37" (9.40mm)	70th Driest	Driest since: 1941	1901
Apr–May 1942 2-Month	9.00" (228.60mm)	8.63" (219.20mm)	0.37" (9.40mm)	59th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2017
Mar–May 1942 3-Month	10.98" (278.89mm)	11.84" (300.74mm)	-0.86" (-21.85mm)	48th Driest	Driest since: 1941	1936
Mar–May 1942 3-Month	10.98" (278.89mm)	11.84" (300.74mm)	-0.86" (-21.85mm)	81st Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	1973
Feb–May 1942 4-Month	13.95" (354.33mm)	13.86" (352.04mm)	0.09" (2.29mm)	64th Driest	Driest since: 1941	1936
Feb–May 1942 4-Month	13.95" (354.33mm)	13.86" (352.04mm)	0.09" (2.29mm)	65th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	1945
Jan–May 1942 5-Month	15.56" (395.22mm)	15.95" (405.13mm)	-0.39" (-9.91mm)	58th Driest	Driest since: 1941	1936
Jan–May 1942 5-Month	15.56" (395.22mm)	15.95" (405.13mm)	-0.39" (-9.91mm)	71st Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	1973
Dec 1941–May 1942 6-Month	17.75" (450.85mm)	18.25" (463.55mm)	-0.50" (-12.70mm)	59th Driest	Driest since: 1941	1936
Dec 1941–May 1942 6-Month	17.75" (450.85mm)	18.25" (463.55mm)	-0.50" (-12.70mm)	69th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	1973
Nov 1941–May 1942 7-Month	20.07" (509.78mm)	21.16" (537.46mm)	-1.09" (-27.68mm)	53rd Driest	Driest since: 1941	1934
Nov 1941–May 1942 7-Month	20.07" (509.78mm)	21.16" (537.46mm)	-1.09" (-27.68mm)	75th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	1973
Oct 1941–May 1942 8-Month	30.47" (773.94mm)	24.37" (619.00mm)	6.10" (154.94mm)	111th Driest	Driest since: 1941	1934
Oct 1941–May 1942 8-Month	30.47" (773.94mm)	24.37" (619.00mm)	6.10" (154.94mm)	17th Wettest	Wettest since: 1929	1973
Sep 1941–May 1942 9-Month	36.65" (930.91mm)	28.49" (723.65mm)	8.16" (207.26mm)	118th Driest	Driest since: 1941	1940
Sep 1941–May 1942 9-Month	36.65" (930.91mm)	28.49" (723.65mm)	8.16" (207.26mm)	10th Wettest	Wettest since: 1935	1927
Aug 1941–May 1942 10-Month	39.82" (1,011.43mm)	32.21" (818.13mm)	7.61" (193.30mm)	114th Driest	Driest since: 1941	1954
Aug 1941–May 1942 10-Month	39.82" (1,011.43mm)	32.21" (818.13mm)	7.61" (193.30mm)	14th Wettest	Wettest since: 1935	1927
Jul 1941–May 1942 11-Month	42.77" (1,086.36mm)	35.92" (912.37mm)	6.85" (173.99mm)	107th Driest	Driest since: 1941	1954
Jul 1941–May 1942 11-Month	42.77" (1,086.36mm)	35.92" (912.37mm)	6.85" (173.99mm)	21st Wettest	Wettest since: 1929	1927
Jun 1941–May 1942 12-Month	47.09" (1,196.09mm)	40.52" (1,029.21mm)	6.57" (166.88mm)	105th Driest	Driest since: 1941	1954
Jun 1941–May 1942 12-Month	47.09" (1,196.09mm)	40.52" (1,029.21mm)	6.57" (166.88mm)	23rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1929	1994
Dec 1940–May 1942 18-Month	61.23" (1,555.24mm)	58.77" (1,492.76mm)	2.46" (62.48mm)	79th Driest	Driest since: 1941	1954
Dec 1940–May 1942 18-Month	61.23" (1,555.24mm)	58.77" (1,492.76mm)	2.46" (62.48mm)	48th Wettest	Wettest since: 1929	2020
Jun 1940–May 1942 24-Month	79.13" (2,009.90mm)	81.08" (2,059.43mm)	-1.95" (-49.53mm)	47th Driest	Driest since: 1941	1954
Jun 1940–May 1942 24-Month	79.13" (2,009.90mm)	81.08" (2,059.43mm)	-1.95" (-49.53mm)	80th Wettest	Wettest since: 1936	1994
Jun 1939–May 1942 36-Month	111.33" (2,827.78mm)	121.61" (3,088.89mm)	-10.28" (-261.11mm)	17th Driest	Driest since: 1941	1956
Jun 1939–May 1942 36-Month	111.33" (2,827.78mm)	121.61" (3,088.89mm)	-10.28" (-261.11mm)	109th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	1929
Jun 1938–May 1942 48-Month	149.39" (3,794.51mm)	162.17" (4,119.12mm)	-12.78" (-324.61mm)	17th Driest	Driest since: 1941	1956
Jun 1938–May 1942 48-Month	149.39" (3,794.51mm)	162.17" (4,119.12mm)	-12.78" (-324.61mm)	108th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2011
Jun 1937–May 1942 60-Month	189.71" (4,818.63mm)	202.74" (5,149.60mm)	-13.03" (-330.97mm)	20th Driest	Driest since: 1941	1957
Jun 1937–May 1942 60-Month	189.71" (4,818.63mm)	202.74" (5,149.60mm)	-13.03" (-330.97mm)	104th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2020

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 4, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings