Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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North Dakota
Precipitation Rankings, May 1896
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1896 1-Month |
4.72" (119.89mm) | 2.32" (58.93mm) |
2.40" (60.96mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 1895 | 1901 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1927 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1896 2-Month |
8.39" (213.11mm) | 3.70" (93.98mm) |
4.69" (119.13mm) | 128th Driest | Driest since: 1895 | 1934 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1896 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1896 3-Month |
9.64" (244.86mm) | 4.43" (112.52mm) |
5.21" (132.34mm) | 128th Driest | Driest since: 1895 | 1934 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1896 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1896 4-Month |
10.09" (256.29mm) | 4.89" (124.21mm) |
5.20" (132.08mm) | 128th Driest | Driest since: 1895 | 1934 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1896 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1896 5-Month |
10.91" (277.11mm) | 5.39" (136.91mm) |
5.52" (140.20mm) | 128th Driest | Driest since: 1895 | 1934 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1896 | ||||
|
Dec 1895–May 1896 6-Month |
11.15" (283.21mm) | 5.88" (149.35mm) |
5.27" (133.86mm) | 127th Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1934 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1896 | ||||
|
Nov 1895–May 1896 7-Month |
12.26" (311.40mm) | 6.48" (164.59mm) |
5.78" (146.81mm) | 127th Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1980 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1896 | ||||
|
Oct 1895–May 1896 8-Month |
12.44" (315.98mm) | 7.56" (192.02mm) |
4.88" (123.96mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1980 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1999 | ||||
|
Sep 1895–May 1896 9-Month |
13.12" (333.25mm) | 9.21" (233.93mm) |
3.91" (99.32mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1980 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2011 | ||||
|
Aug 1895–May 1896 10-Month |
14.34" (364.24mm) | 11.35" (288.29mm) |
2.99" (75.95mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1934 |
| 17th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1999 | ||||
|
Jul 1895–May 1896 11-Month |
16.90" (429.26mm) | 13.93" (353.82mm) |
2.97" (75.44mm) | 110th Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1934 |
| 18th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2011 | ||||
|
Jun 1895–May 1896 12-Month |
21.10" (535.94mm) | 17.33" (440.18mm) |
3.77" (95.76mm) | 110th Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1934 |
| 18th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2011 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on October 6, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/