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 July 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
New Jersey
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 |
4.94" (125.48mm) | 3.72" (94.49mm) |
1.22" (30.99mm) | 100th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1903 |
| 29th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 1989 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1973 2-Month |
11.43" (290.32mm) | 7.47" (189.74mm) |
3.96" (100.58mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1963 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1983 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1973 3-Month |
14.99" (380.75mm) | 11.37" (288.80mm) |
3.62" (91.95mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1926 |
| 13th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 2011 | ||||||
|
Feb–May 1973 4-Month |
18.54" (470.92mm) | 14.42" (366.27mm) |
4.12" (104.65mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 2006 |
| 11th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1973 5-Month |
22.74" (577.60mm) | 17.91" (454.91mm) |
4.83" (122.69mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1985 |
| 11th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1983 | ||||
|
Dec 1972–May 1973 6-Month |
28.72" (729.49mm) | 21.60" (548.64mm) |
7.12" (180.85mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1959 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1984 | ||||
|
Nov 1972–May 1973 7-Month |
37.73" (958.34mm) | 25.00" (635.00mm) |
12.73" (323.34mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1985 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1984 | ||||
|
Oct 1972–May 1973 8-Month |
43.03" (1,092.96mm) | 28.35" (720.09mm) |
14.68" (372.87mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 2002 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1984 | ||||
|
Sep 1972–May 1973 9-Month |
45.26" (1,149.60mm) | 32.09" (815.09mm) |
13.17" (334.51mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1985 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1972–May 1973 10-Month |
46.93" (1,192.02mm) | 36.72" (932.69mm) |
10.21" (259.33mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1985 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1972–May 1973 11-Month |
50.85" (1,291.59mm) | 41.19" (1,046.23mm) |
9.66" (245.36mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 2002 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1972–May 1973 12-Month |
59.31" (1,506.47mm) | 44.91" (1,140.71mm) |
14.40" (365.76mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1966 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1971–May 1973 18-Month |
81.64" (2,073.66mm) | 66.52" (1,689.61mm) |
15.12" (384.05mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1966 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1971–May 1973 24-Month |
113.22" (2,875.79mm) | 89.82" (2,281.43mm) |
23.40" (594.36mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1966 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1973 | ||||
|
Jun 1970–May 1973 36-Month |
155.62" (3,952.75mm) | 134.84" (3,424.94mm) |
20.78" (527.81mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1966 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest since: 1904 | 2012 | ||||
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Jun 1969–May 1973 48-Month |
204.56" (5,195.82mm) | 179.91" (4,569.71mm) |
24.65" (626.11mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1966 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2022 | ||||
|
Jun 1968–May 1973 60-Month |
240.64" (6,112.26mm) | 224.83" (5,710.68mm) |
15.81" (401.58mm) | 101st Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1966 |
| 23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1940 | 1976 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 10, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/