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 June 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Nebraska
Precipitation Rankings, May 1940
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1940 1-Month |
0.97" (24.64mm) | 3.50" (88.90mm) |
-2.53" (-64.26mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest to Date | 1966 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1995 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1940 2-Month |
3.36" (85.34mm) | 5.75" (146.05mm) |
-2.39" (-60.71mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1934 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1995 | ||||
| Ties: 2006 | ||||||
|
Mar–May 1940 3-Month |
4.93" (125.22mm) | 7.04" (178.82mm) |
-2.11" (-53.60mm) | 14th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1934 |
| 115th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1977 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1940 4-Month |
5.51" (139.95mm) | 7.69" (195.33mm) |
-2.18" (-55.38mm) | 14th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1934 |
| 115th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1977 | ||||
| Ties: 1943 | ||||||
|
Jan–May 1940 5-Month |
6.18" (156.97mm) | 8.19" (208.03mm) |
-2.01" (-51.06mm) | 21st Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1934 |
| 108th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1915 | ||||
|
Dec 1939–May 1940 6-Month |
6.85" (173.99mm) | 8.79" (223.27mm) |
-1.94" (-49.28mm) | 22nd Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1989 |
| 106th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2007 | ||||
|
Nov 1939–May 1940 7-Month |
6.88" (174.75mm) | 9.64" (244.86mm) |
-2.76" (-70.11mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1934 |
| 115th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2016 | ||||
|
Oct 1939–May 1940 8-Month |
7.67" (194.82mm) | 11.05" (280.67mm) |
-3.38" (-85.85mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1934 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1939–May 1940 9-Month |
8.13" (206.50mm) | 13.21" (335.53mm) |
-5.08" (-129.03mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1934 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1939–May 1940 10-Month |
10.29" (261.37mm) | 15.90" (403.86mm) |
-5.61" (-142.49mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest to Date | 1956 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2007 | ||||
|
Jul 1939–May 1940 11-Month |
12.16" (308.86mm) | 18.96" (481.58mm) |
-6.80" (-172.72mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1956 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1939–May 1940 12-Month |
15.88" (403.35mm) | 22.65" (575.31mm) |
-6.77" (-171.96mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1937 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1938–May 1940 18-Month |
22.85" (580.39mm) | 31.46" (799.08mm) |
-8.61" (-218.69mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1937 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1916 | ||||
|
Jun 1938–May 1940 24-Month |
34.59" (878.59mm) | 45.30" (1,150.62mm) |
-10.71" (-272.03mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1937 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2020 | ||||
|
Jun 1937–May 1940 36-Month |
56.47" (1,434.34mm) | 67.85" (1,723.39mm) |
-11.38" (-289.05mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1956 |
| 118th Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 1995 | ||||
|
Jun 1936–May 1940 48-Month |
70.00" (1,778.00mm) | 90.40" (2,296.16mm) |
-20.40" (-518.16mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1937 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1935–May 1940 60-Month |
88.29" (2,242.57mm) | 112.95" (2,868.93mm) |
-24.66" (-626.36mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 1940 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2019 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published July 2022, retrieved on August 8, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/