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.
New York
Precipitation Rankings, May 2008
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 2008 1-Month |
2.28" (57.91mm) | 3.57" (90.68mm) |
-1.29" (-32.77mm) | 18th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1903 |
| 111th Wettest | Wettest since: 2006 | 1984 | ||||
|
Apr–May 2008 2-Month |
5.09" (129.29mm) | 6.91" (175.51mm) |
-1.82" (-46.22mm) | 20th Driest | Driest since: 2001 | 1903 |
| 109th Wettest | Wettest since: 2007 | 2011 | ||||
| Ties: 2016 | ||||||
|
Mar–May 2008 3-Month |
10.24" (260.10mm) | 9.97" (253.24mm) |
0.27" (6.86mm) | 76th Driest | Driest since: 2006 | 1915 |
| 53rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2007 | 2011 | ||||
|
Feb–May 2008 4-Month |
15.52" (394.21mm) | 12.50" (317.50mm) |
3.02" (76.71mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1941 |
| 11th Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jan–May 2008 5-Month |
17.58" (446.53mm) | 15.38" (390.65mm) |
2.20" (55.88mm) | 108th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1941 |
| 21st Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 2011 | ||||
|
Dec 2007–May 2008 6-Month |
22.41" (569.21mm) | 18.49" (469.65mm) |
3.92" (99.56mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1941 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2011 | ||||
|
Nov 2007–May 2008 7-Month |
26.66" (677.16mm) | 21.94" (557.28mm) |
4.72" (119.88mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1905 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1984 | ||||
|
Oct 2007–May 2008 8-Month |
31.67" (804.42mm) | 25.34" (643.64mm) |
6.33" (160.78mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1905 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 2011 | ||||
|
Sep 2007–May 2008 9-Month |
34.98" (888.49mm) | 29.03" (737.36mm) |
5.95" (151.13mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1965 |
| 11th Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 2011 | ||||
|
Aug 2007–May 2008 10-Month |
37.53" (953.26mm) | 32.73" (831.34mm) |
4.80" (121.92mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1965 |
| 22nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2007 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jul 2007–May 2008 11-Month |
42.24" (1,072.90mm) | 36.53" (927.86mm) |
5.71" (145.04mm) | 112th Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1965 |
| 16th Wettest | Wettest since: 2007 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jun 2007–May 2008 12-Month |
45.15" (1,146.81mm) | 40.27" (1,022.86mm) |
4.88" (123.95mm) | 109th Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1965 |
| 19th Wettest | Wettest since: 2007 | 2011 | ||||
|
Dec 2006–May 2008 18-Month |
65.36" (1,660.14mm) | 58.73" (1,491.74mm) |
6.63" (168.40mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1965 |
| 21st Wettest | Wettest since: 2007 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1952 | ||||||
|
Jun 2006–May 2008 24-Month |
96.03" (2,439.16mm) | 80.47" (2,043.94mm) |
15.56" (395.22mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 2006 | 1965 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2007 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jun 2005–May 2008 36-Month |
142.77" (3,626.36mm) | 120.70" (3,065.78mm) |
22.07" (560.58mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1966 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 1978 | ||||
|
Jun 2004–May 2008 48-Month |
187.49" (4,762.25mm) | 160.95" (4,088.13mm) |
26.54" (674.12mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 2006 | 1967 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2007 | 2007 | ||||
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Jun 2003–May 2008 60-Month |
235.66" (5,985.76mm) | 201.11" (5,108.19mm) |
34.55" (877.57mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1967 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2008 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on September 28, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/