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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	1.78" (45.21mm)	3.72" (94.49mm)	-1.94" (-49.28mm)	17th Driest	Driest since: 1957	1903
May 1959 1-Month	1.78" (45.21mm)	3.72" (94.49mm)	-1.94" (-49.28mm)	112th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1989
Apr–May 1959 2-Month	4.68" (118.87mm)	7.47" (189.74mm)	-2.79" (-70.87mm)	11th Driest	Driest since: 1955	1963
Apr–May 1959 2-Month	4.68" (118.87mm)	7.47" (189.74mm)	-2.79" (-70.87mm)	118th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1983
Mar–May 1959 3-Month	8.56" (217.42mm)	11.37" (288.80mm)	-2.81" (-71.38mm)	19th Driest	Driest since: 1955	1926
Mar–May 1959 3-Month	8.56" (217.42mm)	11.37" (288.80mm)	-2.81" (-71.38mm)	110th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1983
Feb–May 1959 4-Month	10.50" (266.70mm)	14.42" (366.27mm)	-3.92" (-99.57mm)	12th Driest	Driest since: 1941	2006
Feb–May 1959 4-Month	10.50" (266.70mm)	14.42" (366.27mm)	-3.92" (-99.57mm)	117th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1983
Jan–May 1959 5-Month	12.76" (324.10mm)	17.91" (454.91mm)	-5.15" (-130.81mm)	5th Driest	Driest since: 1955	1985
Jan–May 1959 5-Month	12.76" (324.10mm)	17.91" (454.91mm)	-5.15" (-130.81mm)	124th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1983
Dec 1958–May 1959 6-Month	14.32" (363.73mm)	21.60" (548.64mm)	-7.28" (-184.91mm)	1st Driest	Driest since: 1959	1959
Dec 1958–May 1959 6-Month	14.32" (363.73mm)	21.60" (548.64mm)	-7.28" (-184.91mm)	127th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1984
Nov 1958–May 1959 7-Month	17.10" (434.34mm)	25.00" (635.00mm)	-7.90" (-200.66mm)	2nd Driest	Driest since: 1959	1985
Nov 1958–May 1959 7-Month	17.10" (434.34mm)	25.00" (635.00mm)	-7.90" (-200.66mm)	126th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1984
Oct 1958–May 1959 8-Month	22.46" (570.48mm)	28.35" (720.09mm)	-5.89" (-149.61mm)	9th Driest	Driest since: 1931	2002
Oct 1958–May 1959 8-Month	22.46" (570.48mm)	28.35" (720.09mm)	-5.89" (-149.61mm)	119th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1984
Sep 1958–May 1959 9-Month	26.38" (670.05mm)	32.09" (815.09mm)	-5.71" (-145.04mm)	16th Driest	Driest since: 1942	1985
Sep 1958–May 1959 9-Month	26.38" (670.05mm)	32.09" (815.09mm)	-5.71" (-145.04mm)	112th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	2019
Aug 1958–May 1959 10-Month	32.45" (824.23mm)	36.72" (932.69mm)	-4.27" (-108.46mm)	28th Driest	Driest since: 1954	1985
Aug 1958–May 1959 10-Month	32.45" (824.23mm)	36.72" (932.69mm)	-4.27" (-108.46mm)	100th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	2019
Jul 1958–May 1959 11-Month	38.82" (986.03mm)	41.19" (1,046.23mm)	-2.37" (-60.20mm)	40th Driest	Driest since: 1957	2002
Jul 1958–May 1959 11-Month	38.82" (986.03mm)	41.19" (1,046.23mm)	-2.37" (-60.20mm)	88th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	2019
Jun 1958–May 1959 12-Month	41.97" (1,066.04mm)	44.91" (1,140.71mm)	-2.94" (-74.67mm)	37th Driest	Driest since: 1955	1966
Jun 1958–May 1959 12-Month	41.97" (1,066.04mm)	44.91" (1,140.71mm)	-2.94" (-74.67mm)	91st Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	2019
Dec 1957–May 1959 18-Month	73.41" (1,864.61mm)	66.52" (1,689.61mm)	6.89" (175.00mm)	98th Driest	Driest since: 1958	1966
Dec 1957–May 1959 18-Month	73.41" (1,864.61mm)	66.52" (1,689.61mm)	6.89" (175.00mm)	29th Wettest	Wettest since: 1953	2019
Jun 1957–May 1959 24-Month	89.24" (2,266.70mm)	89.82" (2,281.43mm)	-0.58" (-14.73mm)	55th Driest	Driest since: 1956	1966
Jun 1957–May 1959 24-Month	89.24" (2,266.70mm)	89.82" (2,281.43mm)	-0.58" (-14.73mm)	72nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1973
Jun 1956–May 1959 36-Month	131.91" (3,350.51mm)	134.84" (3,424.94mm)	-2.93" (-74.43mm)	41st Driest	Driest since: 1957	1966
Jun 1956–May 1959 36-Month	131.91" (3,350.51mm)	134.84" (3,424.94mm)	-2.93" (-74.43mm)	85th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	2012
Jun 1955–May 1959 48-Month	179.49" (4,559.05mm)	179.91" (4,569.71mm)	-0.42" (-10.66mm)	47th Driest	Driest since: 1958	1966
	179.49" (4,559.05mm)	179.91" (4,569.71mm)	-0.42" (-10.66mm)	78th Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	2022
	Ties: 1989
Jun 1954–May 1959 60-Month	217.07" (5,513.58mm)	224.83" (5,710.68mm)	-7.76" (-197.10mm)	27th Driest	Driest since: 1958	1966
Jun 1954–May 1959 60-Month	217.07" (5,513.58mm)	224.83" (5,710.68mm)	-7.76" (-197.10mm)	97th Wettest	Wettest since: 1957	1976

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 8, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings