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 2012
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 2012 1-Month |
2.04" (51.82mm) | 2.32" (58.93mm) |
-0.28" (-7.11mm) | 55th Driest | Driest since: 2009 | 1901 |
| 74th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1927 | ||||
|
Apr–May 2012 2-Month |
4.10" (104.14mm) | 3.70" (93.98mm) |
0.40" (10.16mm) | 76th Driest | Driest since: 2009 | 1934 |
| 53rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1896 | ||||
|
Mar–May 2012 3-Month |
4.61" (117.09mm) | 4.43" (112.52mm) |
0.18" (4.57mm) | 76th Driest | Driest since: 2009 | 1934 |
| 53rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1896 | ||||
| Ties: 1968 | ||||||
|
Feb–May 2012 4-Month |
5.12" (130.05mm) | 4.89" (124.21mm) |
0.23" (5.84mm) | 75th Driest | Driest since: 2008 | 1934 |
| 54th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1896 | ||||
|
Jan–May 2012 5-Month |
5.45" (138.43mm) | 5.39" (136.91mm) |
0.06" (1.52mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: 2008 | 1934 |
| 61st Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1896 | ||||
| Ties: 1895, 1998 | ||||||
|
Dec 2011–May 2012 6-Month |
5.77" (146.56mm) | 5.88" (149.35mm) |
-0.11" (-2.79mm) | 59th Driest | Driest since: 2008 | 1934 |
| 69th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1896 | ||||
| Ties: 2005 | ||||||
|
Nov 2011–May 2012 7-Month |
5.93" (150.62mm) | 6.48" (164.59mm) |
-0.55" (-13.97mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: 2008 | 1980 |
| 86th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1896 | ||||
|
Oct 2011–May 2012 8-Month |
6.99" (177.55mm) | 7.56" (192.02mm) |
-0.57" (-14.47mm) | 47th Driest | Driest since: 2008 | 1980 |
| 81st Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1999 | ||||
|
Sep 2011–May 2012 9-Month |
8.48" (215.39mm) | 9.21" (233.93mm) |
-0.73" (-18.54mm) | 45th Driest | Driest since: 2008 | 1980 |
| 83rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 2011 | ||||
|
Aug 2011–May 2012 10-Month |
10.94" (277.88mm) | 11.35" (288.29mm) |
-0.41" (-10.41mm) | 55th Driest | Driest since: 2008 | 1934 |
| 73rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1999 | ||||
| Ties: 1984 | ||||||
|
Jul 2011–May 2012 11-Month |
14.73" (374.14mm) | 13.93" (353.82mm) |
0.80" (20.32mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 2008 | 1934 |
| 50th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jun 2011–May 2012 12-Month |
18.62" (472.95mm) | 17.33" (440.18mm) |
1.29" (32.77mm) | 87th Driest | Driest since: 2008 | 1934 |
| 41st Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 2011 | ||||
|
Dec 2010–May 2012 18-Month |
28.13" (714.50mm) | 23.19" (589.03mm) |
4.94" (125.47mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 2010 | 1937 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jun 2010–May 2012 24-Month |
42.60" (1,082.04mm) | 34.63" (879.60mm) |
7.97" (202.44mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 2009 | 1935 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1995 | ||||
|
Jun 2009–May 2012 36-Month |
63.23" (1,606.04mm) | 51.85" (1,316.99mm) |
11.38" (289.05mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 2010 | 1936 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jun 2008–May 2012 48-Month |
85.89" (2,181.61mm) | 69.06" (1,754.12mm) |
16.83" (427.49mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 2011 | 1937 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2012 | ||||
|
Jun 2007–May 2012 60-Month |
99.38" (2,524.25mm) | 86.26" (2,191.00mm) |
13.12" (333.25mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 2011 | 1938 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest since: 1999 | 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/