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North Dakota

Precipitation Rankings, May 1980

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
May 1980 1-Month	0.69" (17.53mm)	2.32" (58.93mm)	-1.63" (-41.40mm)	5th Driest	Driest since: 1934	1901
May 1980 1-Month	0.69" (17.53mm)	2.32" (58.93mm)	-1.63" (-41.40mm)	124th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	1927
Apr–May 1980 2-Month	1.06" (26.92mm)	3.70" (93.98mm)	-2.64" (-67.06mm)	3rd Driest	Driest since: 1952	1934
Apr–May 1980 2-Month	1.06" (26.92mm)	3.70" (93.98mm)	-2.64" (-67.06mm)	126th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	1896
Mar–May 1980 3-Month	1.44" (36.58mm)	4.43" (112.52mm)	-2.99" (-75.94mm)	3rd Driest	Driest since: 1952	1934
Mar–May 1980 3-Month	1.44" (36.58mm)	4.43" (112.52mm)	-2.99" (-75.94mm)	126th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	1896
Feb–May 1980 4-Month	1.88" (47.75mm)	4.89" (124.21mm)	-3.01" (-76.46mm)	2nd Driest	Driest since: 1934	1934
Feb–May 1980 4-Month	1.88" (47.75mm)	4.89" (124.21mm)	-3.01" (-76.46mm)	127th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	1896
Jan–May 1980 5-Month	2.61" (66.29mm)	5.39" (136.91mm)	-2.78" (-70.62mm)	3rd Driest	Driest since: 1934	1934
Jan–May 1980 5-Month	2.61" (66.29mm)	5.39" (136.91mm)	-2.78" (-70.62mm)	126th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	1896
Dec 1979–May 1980 6-Month	2.85" (72.39mm)	5.88" (149.35mm)	-3.03" (-76.96mm)	2nd Driest	Driest since: 1934	1934
	2.85" (72.39mm)	5.88" (149.35mm)	-3.03" (-76.96mm)	126th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	1896
	Ties: 1901
Nov 1979–May 1980 7-Month	3.10" (78.74mm)	6.48" (164.59mm)	-3.38" (-85.85mm)	1st Driest	Driest since: 1980	1980
Nov 1979–May 1980 7-Month	3.10" (78.74mm)	6.48" (164.59mm)	-3.38" (-85.85mm)	127th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	1896
Oct 1979–May 1980 8-Month	3.63" (92.20mm)	7.56" (192.02mm)	-3.93" (-99.82mm)	1st Driest	Driest since: 1980	1980
Oct 1979–May 1980 8-Month	3.63" (92.20mm)	7.56" (192.02mm)	-3.93" (-99.82mm)	127th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	1999
Sep 1979–May 1980 9-Month	4.43" (112.52mm)	9.21" (233.93mm)	-4.78" (-121.41mm)	1st Driest	Driest since: 1980	1980
Sep 1979–May 1980 9-Month	4.43" (112.52mm)	9.21" (233.93mm)	-4.78" (-121.41mm)	127th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	2011
Aug 1979–May 1980 10-Month	5.90" (149.86mm)	11.35" (288.29mm)	-5.45" (-138.43mm)	2nd Driest	Driest since: 1934	1934
Aug 1979–May 1980 10-Month	5.90" (149.86mm)	11.35" (288.29mm)	-5.45" (-138.43mm)	126th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	1999
Jul 1979–May 1980 11-Month	8.80" (223.52mm)	13.93" (353.82mm)	-5.13" (-130.30mm)	2nd Driest	Driest since: 1934	1934
Jul 1979–May 1980 11-Month	8.80" (223.52mm)	13.93" (353.82mm)	-5.13" (-130.30mm)	126th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	2011
Jun 1979–May 1980 12-Month	11.08" (281.43mm)	17.33" (440.18mm)	-6.25" (-158.75mm)	3rd Driest	Driest since: 1937	1934
Jun 1979–May 1980 12-Month	11.08" (281.43mm)	17.33" (440.18mm)	-6.25" (-158.75mm)	125th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	2011
Dec 1978–May 1980 18-Month	17.57" (446.28mm)	23.19" (589.03mm)	-5.62" (-142.75mm)	6th Driest	Driest since: 1937	1937
Dec 1978–May 1980 18-Month	17.57" (446.28mm)	23.19" (589.03mm)	-5.62" (-142.75mm)	121st Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	2011
Jun 1978–May 1980 24-Month	29.06" (738.12mm)	34.63" (879.60mm)	-5.57" (-141.48mm)	9th Driest	Driest since: 1938	1935
Jun 1978–May 1980 24-Month	29.06" (738.12mm)	34.63" (879.60mm)	-5.57" (-141.48mm)	118th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	1995
Jun 1977–May 1980 36-Month	50.76" (1,289.30mm)	51.85" (1,316.99mm)	-1.09" (-27.69mm)	40th Driest	Driest since: 1977	1936
Jun 1977–May 1980 36-Month	50.76" (1,289.30mm)	51.85" (1,316.99mm)	-1.09" (-27.69mm)	86th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	2011
Jun 1976–May 1980 48-Month	63.47" (1,612.14mm)	69.06" (1,754.12mm)	-5.59" (-141.98mm)	17th Driest	Driest since: 1962	1937
	63.47" (1,612.14mm)	69.06" (1,754.12mm)	-5.59" (-141.98mm)	108th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	2012
	Ties: 1900
Jun 1975–May 1980 60-Month	81.51" (2,070.35mm)	86.26" (2,191.00mm)	-4.75" (-120.65mm)	21st Driest	Driest since: 1963	1938
Jun 1975–May 1980 60-Month	81.51" (2,070.35mm)	86.26" (2,191.00mm)	-4.75" (-120.65mm)	103rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	2013

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 3, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings