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.
North Dakota
Precipitation Rankings, May 1938
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1938 1-Month |
2.54" (64.52mm) | 2.32" (58.93mm) |
0.22" (5.59mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1901 |
| 51st Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 1927 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1938 2-Month |
3.61" (91.69mm) | 3.70" (93.98mm) |
-0.09" (-2.29mm) | 60th Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1934 |
| 69th Wettest | Wettest since: 1937 | 1896 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1938 3-Month |
4.22" (107.19mm) | 4.43" (112.52mm) |
-0.21" (-5.33mm) | 60th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1934 |
| 69th Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 1896 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1938 4-Month |
4.92" (124.97mm) | 4.89" (124.21mm) |
0.03" (0.76mm) | 66th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1934 |
| 63rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 1896 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1938 5-Month |
5.41" (137.41mm) | 5.39" (136.91mm) |
0.02" (0.50mm) | 64th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1934 |
| 65th Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 1896 | ||||
|
Dec 1937–May 1938 6-Month |
5.97" (151.64mm) | 5.88" (149.35mm) |
0.09" (2.29mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1934 |
| 56th Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 1896 | ||||
| Ties: 1909, 1948 | ||||||
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Nov 1937–May 1938 7-Month |
6.37" (161.80mm) | 6.48" (164.59mm) |
-0.11" (-2.79mm) | 60th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1980 |
| 68th Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 1896 | ||||
|
Oct 1937–May 1938 8-Month |
7.16" (181.86mm) | 7.56" (192.02mm) |
-0.40" (-10.16mm) | 55th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1980 |
| 73rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 1999 | ||||
|
Sep 1937–May 1938 9-Month |
8.64" (219.46mm) | 9.21" (233.93mm) |
-0.57" (-14.47mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1980 |
| 80th Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 2011 | ||||
|
Aug 1937–May 1938 10-Month |
10.00" (254.00mm) | 11.35" (288.29mm) |
-1.35" (-34.29mm) | 33rd Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1934 |
| 95th Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 1999 | ||||
|
Jul 1937–May 1938 11-Month |
13.02" (330.71mm) | 13.93" (353.82mm) |
-0.91" (-23.11mm) | 45th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1934 |
| 83rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1933 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jun 1937–May 1938 12-Month |
17.33" (440.18mm) | 17.33" (440.18mm) |
0.00" (0.00mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1934 |
| 67th Wettest | Wettest since: 1933 | 2011 | ||||
|
Dec 1936–May 1938 18-Month |
23.05" (585.47mm) | 23.19" (589.03mm) |
-0.14" (-3.56mm) | 54th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1937 |
| 73rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1933 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jun 1936–May 1938 24-Month |
28.20" (716.28mm) | 34.63" (879.60mm) |
-6.43" (-163.32mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1935 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1936 | 1995 | ||||
|
Jun 1935–May 1938 36-Month |
43.06" (1,093.72mm) | 51.85" (1,316.99mm) |
-8.79" (-223.27mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1936 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1934 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jun 1934–May 1938 48-Month |
57.57" (1,462.28mm) | 69.06" (1,754.12mm) |
-11.49" (-291.84mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1937 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jun 1933–May 1938 60-Month |
66.77" (1,695.96mm) | 86.26" (2,191.00mm) |
-19.49" (-495.04mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1938 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1937 | 2013 | ||||
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/