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.
Nevada
Precipitation Rankings, May 1959
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1959 1-Month |
0.85" (21.59mm) | 0.98" (24.89mm) |
-0.13" (-3.30mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1924 |
| 61st Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 1995 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1959 2-Month |
1.04" (26.42mm) | 1.88" (47.75mm) |
-0.84" (-21.33mm) | 20th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1924 |
| 109th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1995 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1959 3-Month |
1.33" (33.78mm) | 2.96" (75.18mm) |
-1.63" (-41.40mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1910 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1995 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1959 4-Month |
2.69" (68.33mm) | 4.06" (103.12mm) |
-1.37" (-34.79mm) | 21st Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1972 |
| 108th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1998 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1959 5-Month |
3.33" (84.58mm) | 5.23" (132.84mm) |
-1.90" (-48.26mm) | 15th Driest | Driest since: 1953 | 1966, 1972 |
| 114th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1974 | ||||||
|
Dec 1958–May 1959 6-Month |
3.64" (92.46mm) | 6.25" (158.75mm) |
-2.61" (-66.29mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1931 | 1931 |
| 122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1995 | ||||
|
Nov 1958–May 1959 7-Month |
4.48" (113.79mm) | 7.13" (181.10mm) |
-2.65" (-67.31mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1924 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1995 | ||||
|
Oct 1958–May 1959 8-Month |
4.70" (119.38mm) | 7.90" (200.66mm) |
-3.20" (-81.28mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1959 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2005 | ||||
|
Sep 1958–May 1959 9-Month |
5.17" (131.32mm) | 8.47" (215.14mm) |
-3.30" (-83.82mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1934 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2005 | ||||
|
Aug 1958–May 1959 10-Month |
6.01" (152.65mm) | 9.06" (230.12mm) |
-3.05" (-77.47mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1953 | 1934 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2005 | ||||
|
Jul 1958–May 1959 11-Month |
6.28" (159.51mm) | 9.60" (243.84mm) |
-3.32" (-84.33mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1950 | 2021 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jun 1958–May 1959 12-Month |
7.36" (186.94mm) | 10.30" (261.62mm) |
-2.94" (-74.68mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 1950 | 1934 |
| 119th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1983 | ||||
|
Dec 1957–May 1959 18-Month |
13.77" (349.76mm) | 16.54" (420.12mm) |
-2.77" (-70.36mm) | 19th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1929 |
| 108th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1907 | ||||
|
Jun 1957–May 1959 24-Month |
18.21" (462.53mm) | 20.61" (523.49mm) |
-2.40" (-60.96mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 2021 |
| 98th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1984 | ||||
|
Jun 1956–May 1959 36-Month |
27.46" (697.48mm) | 30.88" (784.35mm) |
-3.42" (-86.87mm) | 28th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2022 |
| 98th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1985 | ||||
|
Jun 1955–May 1959 48-Month |
38.52" (978.41mm) | 41.12" (1,044.45mm) |
-2.60" (-66.04mm) | 41st Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1931 |
| 84th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1986 | ||||
|
Jun 1954–May 1959 60-Month |
46.09" (1,170.69mm) | 51.36" (1,304.54mm) |
-5.27" (-133.85mm) | 23rd Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1931 |
| 101st Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1986 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on September 30, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/