Statewide Rankings

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Precipitation Rankings, May 1920

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
May 1920 1-Month	4.63" (117.60mm)	3.44" (87.38mm)	1.19" (30.22mm)	103rd Driest	Driest since: 1918	1903
May 1920 1-Month	4.63" (117.60mm)	3.44" (87.38mm)	1.19" (30.22mm)	26th Wettest	Wettest since: 1919	1948
Apr–May 1920 2-Month	10.24" (260.10mm)	7.51" (190.75mm)	2.73" (69.35mm)	105th Driest	Driest since: 1919	1942
Apr–May 1920 2-Month	10.24" (260.10mm)	7.51" (190.75mm)	2.73" (69.35mm)	24th Wettest	Wettest since: 1904	1901
Mar–May 1920 3-Month	14.82" (376.43mm)	11.72" (297.69mm)	3.10" (78.74mm)	108th Driest	Driest since: 1919	1915
Mar–May 1920 3-Month	14.82" (376.43mm)	11.72" (297.69mm)	3.10" (78.74mm)	21st Wettest	Wettest since: 1912	1901
Feb–May 1920 4-Month	20.25" (514.35mm)	15.16" (385.06mm)	5.09" (129.29mm)	121st Driest	Driest since: 1919	1915
Feb–May 1920 4-Month	20.25" (514.35mm)	15.16" (385.06mm)	5.09" (129.29mm)	8th Wettest	Wettest since: 1901	1983
Jan–May 1920 5-Month	23.53" (597.66mm)	19.10" (485.14mm)	4.43" (112.52mm)	113th Driest	Driest since: 1919	1941
Jan–May 1920 5-Month	23.53" (597.66mm)	19.10" (485.14mm)	4.43" (112.52mm)	16th Wettest	Wettest since: 1901	1983
Dec 1919–May 1920 6-Month	26.34" (669.04mm)	23.25" (590.55mm)	3.09" (78.49mm)	97th Driest	Driest since: 1918	1941
Dec 1919–May 1920 6-Month	26.34" (669.04mm)	23.25" (590.55mm)	3.09" (78.49mm)	31st Wettest	Wettest since: 1919	1979
Nov 1919–May 1920 7-Month	30.53" (775.46mm)	27.41" (696.21mm)	3.12" (79.25mm)	99th Driest	Driest since: 1919	1985
Nov 1919–May 1920 7-Month	30.53" (775.46mm)	27.41" (696.21mm)	3.12" (79.25mm)	29th Wettest	Wettest since: 1912	1984
Oct 1919–May 1920 8-Month	33.22" (843.79mm)	30.94" (785.88mm)	2.28" (57.91mm)	85th Driest	Driest since: 1919	1905
Oct 1919–May 1920 8-Month	33.22" (843.79mm)	30.94" (785.88mm)	2.28" (57.91mm)	43rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1912	1984
Sep 1919–May 1920 9-Month	39.64" (1,006.86mm)	34.54" (877.32mm)	5.10" (129.54mm)	100th Driest	Driest since: 1919	1966
Sep 1919–May 1920 9-Month	39.64" (1,006.86mm)	34.54" (877.32mm)	5.10" (129.54mm)	28th Wettest	Wettest since: 1912	2019
Aug 1919–May 1920 10-Month	46.67" (1,185.42mm)	38.58" (979.93mm)	8.09" (205.49mm)	111th Driest	Driest since: 1919	1985
Aug 1919–May 1920 10-Month	46.67" (1,185.42mm)	38.58" (979.93mm)	8.09" (205.49mm)	17th Wettest	Wettest since: 1899	2019
Jul 1919–May 1920 11-Month	51.87" (1,317.50mm)	41.82" (1,062.23mm)	10.05" (255.27mm)	118th Driest	Driest since: 1919	1966
Jul 1919–May 1920 11-Month	51.87" (1,317.50mm)	41.82" (1,062.23mm)	10.05" (255.27mm)	10th Wettest	Wettest since: 1899	2019
Jun 1919–May 1920 12-Month	54.07" (1,373.38mm)	45.10" (1,145.54mm)	8.97" (227.84mm)	112th Driest	Driest since: 1919	1966
Jun 1919–May 1920 12-Month	54.07" (1,373.38mm)	45.10" (1,145.54mm)	8.97" (227.84mm)	16th Wettest	Wettest since: 1899	2010
Dec 1918–May 1920 18-Month	80.95" (2,056.13mm)	68.37" (1,736.60mm)	12.58" (319.53mm)	116th Driest	Driest since: 1919	1966
Dec 1918–May 1920 18-Month	80.95" (2,056.13mm)	68.37" (1,736.60mm)	12.58" (319.53mm)	11th Wettest	Wettest since: 1899	1984
Jun 1918–May 1920 24-Month	100.96" (2,564.38mm)	90.22" (2,291.59mm)	10.74" (272.79mm)	106th Driest	Driest since: 1919	1966
Jun 1918–May 1920 24-Month	100.96" (2,564.38mm)	90.22" (2,291.59mm)	10.74" (272.79mm)	21st Wettest	Wettest since: 1900	1984
Jun 1917–May 1920 36-Month	141.27" (3,588.26mm)	135.41" (3,439.41mm)	5.86" (148.85mm)	79th Driest	Driest since: 1919	1966
Jun 1917–May 1920 36-Month	141.27" (3,588.26mm)	135.41" (3,439.41mm)	5.86" (148.85mm)	47th Wettest	Wettest since: 1904	2007
Jun 1916–May 1920 48-Month	186.21" (4,729.73mm)	180.65" (4,588.51mm)	5.56" (141.22mm)	73rd Driest	Driest since: 1919	1967
Jun 1916–May 1920 48-Month	186.21" (4,729.73mm)	180.65" (4,588.51mm)	5.56" (141.22mm)	52nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1904	2010
Jun 1915–May 1920 60-Month	230.36" (5,851.14mm)	225.79" (5,735.07mm)	4.57" (116.07mm)	63rd Driest	Driest since: 1919	1966
Jun 1915–May 1920 60-Month	230.36" (5,851.14mm)	225.79" (5,735.07mm)	4.57" (116.07mm)	61st Wettest	Wettest since: 1904	2010

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 5, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings