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 1973
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1973 1-Month |
6.28" (159.51mm) | 4.66" (118.36mm) |
1.62" (41.15mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1901 |
| 27th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2019 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1973 2-Month |
12.93" (328.42mm) | 8.63" (219.20mm) |
4.30" (109.22mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1901 |
| 11th Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 2017 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1973 3-Month |
21.61" (548.89mm) | 11.84" (300.74mm) |
9.77" (248.15mm) | 128th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1936 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1973 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1973 4-Month |
23.36" (593.34mm) | 13.86" (352.04mm) |
9.50" (241.30mm) | 127th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1936 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1945 | 1945 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1973 5-Month |
26.62" (676.15mm) | 15.95" (405.13mm) |
10.67" (271.02mm) | 128th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1936 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1973 | ||||
|
Dec 1972–May 1973 6-Month |
29.18" (741.17mm) | 18.25" (463.55mm) |
10.93" (277.62mm) | 127th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1936 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1973 | ||||
|
Nov 1972–May 1973 7-Month |
34.94" (887.48mm) | 21.16" (537.46mm) |
13.78" (350.02mm) | 127th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1934 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1973 | ||||
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Oct 1972–May 1973 8-Month |
38.52" (978.41mm) | 24.37" (619.00mm) |
14.15" (359.41mm) | 127th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1934 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1973 | ||||
|
Sep 1972–May 1973 9-Month |
43.47" (1,104.14mm) | 28.49" (723.65mm) |
14.98" (380.49mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1940 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1927 | 1927 | ||||
|
Aug 1972–May 1973 10-Month |
46.55" (1,182.37mm) | 32.21" (818.13mm) |
14.34" (364.24mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1954 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1927 | 1927 | ||||
|
Jul 1972–May 1973 11-Month |
50.98" (1,294.89mm) | 35.92" (912.37mm) |
15.06" (382.52mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1954 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1927 | 1927 | ||||
|
Jun 1972–May 1973 12-Month |
52.97" (1,345.44mm) | 40.52" (1,029.21mm) |
12.45" (316.23mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1954 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest since: 1929 | 1994 | ||||
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Dec 1971–May 1973 18-Month |
70.27" (1,784.86mm) | 58.77" (1,492.76mm) |
11.50" (292.10mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1954 |
| 11th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 2020 | ||||
|
Jun 1971–May 1973 24-Month |
87.80" (2,230.12mm) | 81.08" (2,059.43mm) |
6.72" (170.69mm) | 93rd Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1954 |
| 34th Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 1994 | ||||
|
Jun 1970–May 1973 36-Month |
127.71" (3,243.83mm) | 121.61" (3,088.89mm) |
6.10" (154.94mm) | 83rd Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1956 |
| 43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1929 | ||||
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Jun 1969–May 1973 48-Month |
170.76" (4,337.30mm) | 162.17" (4,119.12mm) |
8.59" (218.18mm) | 85th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1956 |
| 40th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jun 1968–May 1973 60-Month |
213.15" (5,414.01mm) | 202.74" (5,149.60mm) |
10.41" (264.41mm) | 86th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1957 |
| 38th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on October 2, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/