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 May 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Texas
Precipitation Rankings, May 1960
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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May 1960 1-Month |
1.51" (38.35mm) | 3.37" (85.60mm) |
-1.86" (-47.25mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1945 | 1998 |
121st Wettest | Wettest since: 1959 | 2015 | ||||
Apr–May 1960 2-Month |
3.04" (77.22mm) | 5.73" (145.54mm) |
-2.69" (-68.32mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1998 |
121st Wettest | Wettest since: 1959 | 2015 | ||||
Mar–May 1960 3-Month |
4.05" (102.87mm) | 7.39" (187.71mm) |
-3.34" (-84.84mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 2011 |
122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1959 | 2015 | ||||
Feb–May 1960 4-Month |
5.88" (149.35mm) | 8.99" (228.35mm) |
-3.11" (-79.00mm) | 14th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2011 |
115th Wettest | Wettest since: 1959 | 2015 | ||||
Jan–May 1960 5-Month |
7.82" (198.63mm) | 10.48" (266.19mm) |
-2.66" (-67.56mm) | 19th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1996 |
110th Wettest | Wettest since: 1959 | 2015 | ||||
Dec 1959–May 1960 6-Month |
10.51" (266.95mm) | 12.24" (310.90mm) |
-1.73" (-43.95mm) | 40th Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 2011 |
88th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1992 | ||||
Ties: 1898 | ||||||
Nov 1959–May 1960 7-Month |
11.70" (297.18mm) | 14.06" (357.12mm) |
-2.36" (-59.94mm) | 38th Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1971 |
90th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1941 | ||||
Oct 1959–May 1960 8-Month |
16.24" (412.50mm) | 16.58" (421.13mm) |
-0.34" (-8.63mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 2011 |
67th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1941 | ||||
Sep 1959–May 1960 9-Month |
18.09" (459.49mm) | 19.55" (496.57mm) |
-1.46" (-37.08mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1918 |
80th Wettest | Wettest since: 1959 | 2019 | ||||
Aug 1959–May 1960 10-Month |
20.42" (518.67mm) | 21.89" (556.01mm) |
-1.47" (-37.34mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1918, 2011 |
78th Wettest | Wettest since: 1959 | 1992 | ||||
Ties: 1983 | ||||||
Jul 1959–May 1960 11-Month |
24.14" (613.16mm) | 24.26" (616.20mm) |
-0.12" (-3.04mm) | 63rd Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1925 |
65th Wettest | Wettest since: 1959 | 1992 | ||||
Jun 1959–May 1960 12-Month |
28.19" (716.03mm) | 27.09" (688.09mm) |
1.10" (27.94mm) | 73rd Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1918 |
55th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1992 | ||||
Dec 1958–May 1960 18-Month |
38.35" (974.09mm) | 39.41" (1,001.01mm) |
-1.06" (-26.92mm) | 53rd Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1918 |
74th Wettest | Wettest since: 1959 | 2016 | ||||
Jun 1958–May 1960 24-Month |
55.67" (1,414.02mm) | 54.31" (1,379.47mm) |
1.36" (34.55mm) | 69th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1918 |
58th Wettest | Wettest since: 1959 | 2016 | ||||
Jun 1957–May 1960 36-Month |
86.13" (2,187.70mm) | 81.45" (2,068.83mm) |
4.68" (118.87mm) | 87th Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1918 |
39th Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 2017 | ||||
Jun 1956–May 1960 48-Month |
111.89" (2,842.01mm) | 108.56" (2,757.42mm) |
3.33" (84.59mm) | 74th Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1956 |
51st Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 2019 | ||||
Jun 1955–May 1960 60-Month |
131.81" (3,347.97mm) | 135.54" (3,442.72mm) |
-3.73" (-94.75mm) | 38th Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1956 |
86th Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 2019 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on June 30, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/