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Precipitation Rankings, May 1898

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
May 1898 1-Month	2.04" (51.82mm)	0.98" (24.89mm)	1.06" (26.93mm)	117th Driest	Driest since: 1897	1924
May 1898 1-Month	2.04" (51.82mm)	0.98" (24.89mm)	1.06" (26.93mm)	12th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1995
Apr–May 1898 2-Month	2.81" (71.37mm)	1.88" (47.75mm)	0.93" (23.62mm)	108th Driest	Driest since: 1897	1924
	2.81" (71.37mm)	1.88" (47.75mm)	0.93" (23.62mm)	21st Wettest	Wettest since: 1896	1995
	Ties: 2015
Mar–May 1898 3-Month	3.74" (95.00mm)	2.96" (75.18mm)	0.78" (19.82mm)	101st Driest	Driest since: 1897	1910
Mar–May 1898 3-Month	3.74" (95.00mm)	2.96" (75.18mm)	0.78" (19.82mm)	28th Wettest	Wettest since: 1896	1995
Feb–May 1898 4-Month	4.19" (106.43mm)	4.06" (103.12mm)	0.13" (3.31mm)	75th Driest	Driest since: 1895	1972
	4.19" (106.43mm)	4.06" (103.12mm)	0.13" (3.31mm)	54th Wettest	Wettest since: 1897	1998
	Ties: 1899, 1949
Jan–May 1898 5-Month	5.13" (130.30mm)	5.23" (132.84mm)	-0.10" (-2.54mm)	65th Driest	Driest to Date	1966, 1972
Jan–May 1898 5-Month	5.13" (130.30mm)	5.23" (132.84mm)	-0.10" (-2.54mm)	64th Wettest	Wettest since: 1897	2019
Dec 1897–May 1898 6-Month	6.26" (159.00mm)	6.25" (158.75mm)	0.01" (0.25mm)	65th Driest	Driest to Date	1931
Dec 1897–May 1898 6-Month	6.26" (159.00mm)	6.25" (158.75mm)	0.01" (0.25mm)	63rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1897	1995
Nov 1897–May 1898 7-Month	7.12" (180.85mm)	7.13" (181.10mm)	-0.01" (-0.25mm)	69th Driest	Driest to Date	1924
Nov 1897–May 1898 7-Month	7.12" (180.85mm)	7.13" (181.10mm)	-0.01" (-0.25mm)	59th Wettest	Wettest since: 1897	1995
Oct 1897–May 1898 8-Month	9.12" (231.65mm)	7.90" (200.66mm)	1.22" (30.99mm)	97th Driest	Driest since: 1897	1959
	9.12" (231.65mm)	7.90" (200.66mm)	1.22" (30.99mm)	31st Wettest	Wettest to Date	2005
	Ties: 1988
Sep 1897–May 1898 9-Month	9.39" (238.51mm)	8.47" (215.14mm)	0.92" (23.37mm)	94th Driest	Driest since: 1897	1934
Sep 1897–May 1898 9-Month	9.39" (238.51mm)	8.47" (215.14mm)	0.92" (23.37mm)	34th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2005
Aug 1897–May 1898 10-Month	9.78" (248.41mm)	9.06" (230.12mm)	0.72" (18.29mm)	87th Driest	Driest since: 1897	1934
Aug 1897–May 1898 10-Month	9.78" (248.41mm)	9.06" (230.12mm)	0.72" (18.29mm)	41st Wettest	Wettest to Date	2005
Jul 1897–May 1898 11-Month	10.27" (260.86mm)	9.60" (243.84mm)	0.67" (17.02mm)	83rd Driest	Driest since: 1896	2021
	10.27" (260.86mm)	9.60" (243.84mm)	0.67" (17.02mm)	45th Wettest	Wettest since: 1897	1983
	Ties: 1999
Jun 1897–May 1898 12-Month	10.74" (272.80mm)	10.30" (261.62mm)	0.44" (11.18mm)	82nd Driest	Driest since: 1896	1934
Jun 1897–May 1898 12-Month	10.74" (272.80mm)	10.30" (261.62mm)	0.44" (11.18mm)	46th Wettest	Wettest since: 1897	1983
Dec 1896–May 1898 18-Month	17.34" (440.44mm)	16.54" (420.12mm)	0.80" (20.32mm)	83rd Driest	Driest to Date	1929
	17.34" (440.44mm)	16.54" (420.12mm)	0.80" (20.32mm)	44th Wettest	Wettest since: 1897	1907
	Ties: 1970
Jun 1896–May 1898 24-Month	21.61" (548.89mm)	20.61" (523.49mm)	1.00" (25.40mm)	89th Driest	Driest since: 1897	2021
Jun 1896–May 1898 24-Month	21.61" (548.89mm)	20.61" (523.49mm)	1.00" (25.40mm)	38th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1984
Jun 1895–May 1898 36-Month	30.74" (780.80mm)	30.88" (784.35mm)	-0.14" (-3.55mm)	69th Driest	Driest to Date	2022
Jun 1895–May 1898 36-Month	30.74" (780.80mm)	30.88" (784.35mm)	-0.14" (-3.55mm)	57th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1985

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on May 30, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings