Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Washington
Precipitation Rankings, May 1948
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1948 1-Month |
5.95" (151.13mm) | 2.25" (57.15mm) |
3.70" (93.98mm) | 128th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1924 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1948 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1948 2-Month |
9.92" (251.97mm) | 5.08" (129.03mm) |
4.84" (122.94mm) | 128th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1924 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1948 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1948 3-Month |
13.08" (332.23mm) | 9.23" (234.44mm) |
3.85" (97.79mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1924 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest since: 1916 | 2011 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1948 4-Month |
19.73" (501.14mm) | 13.96" (354.58mm) |
5.77" (146.56mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1973 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1916 | 2017 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1948 5-Month |
25.06" (636.52mm) | 20.03" (508.76mm) |
5.03" (127.76mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1985 |
| 15th Wettest | Wettest since: 1916 | 1961 | ||||
|
Dec 1947–May 1948 6-Month |
30.80" (782.32mm) | 26.54" (674.12mm) |
4.26" (108.20mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1985 |
| 23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1940 | 1997 | ||||
|
Nov 1947–May 1948 7-Month |
35.08" (891.03mm) | 32.67" (829.82mm) |
2.41" (61.21mm) | 79th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1977 |
| 49th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 1974 | ||||
|
Oct 1947–May 1948 8-Month |
43.55" (1,106.17mm) | 36.36" (923.54mm) |
7.19" (182.63mm) | 112th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1977 |
| 16th Wettest | Wettest since: 1934 | 1974 | ||||
|
Sep 1947–May 1948 9-Month |
45.65" (1,159.51mm) | 38.32" (973.33mm) |
7.33" (186.18mm) | 110th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1977 |
| 18th Wettest | Wettest since: 1934 | 1974 | ||||
|
Aug 1947–May 1948 10-Month |
46.16" (1,172.46mm) | 39.35" (999.49mm) |
6.81" (172.97mm) | 109th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1977 |
| 19th Wettest | Wettest since: 1934 | 1974 | ||||
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Jul 1947–May 1948 11-Month |
47.46" (1,205.48mm) | 40.24" (1,022.10mm) |
7.22" (183.38mm) | 109th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1977 |
| 19th Wettest | Wettest since: 1934 | 1974 | ||||
|
Jun 1947–May 1948 12-Month |
50.75" (1,289.05mm) | 42.13" (1,070.10mm) |
8.62" (218.95mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1977 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest since: 1921 | 1974 | ||||
|
Dec 1946–May 1948 18-Month |
73.30" (1,861.82mm) | 68.67" (1,744.22mm) |
4.63" (117.60mm) | 87th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1930 |
| 40th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1997 | ||||
|
Jun 1946–May 1948 24-Month |
89.95" (2,284.73mm) | 84.30" (2,141.22mm) |
5.65" (143.51mm) | 91st Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1930 |
| 36th Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 1997 | ||||
|
Jun 1945–May 1948 36-Month |
133.41" (3,388.61mm) | 126.40" (3,210.56mm) |
7.01" (178.05mm) | 89th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1931 |
| 37th Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 1998 | ||||
|
Jun 1944–May 1948 48-Month |
171.94" (4,367.28mm) | 168.49" (4,279.65mm) |
3.45" (87.63mm) | 73rd Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1931 |
| 52nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1936 | 1999 | ||||
|
Jun 1943–May 1948 60-Month |
202.26" (5,137.40mm) | 210.48" (5,346.19mm) |
-8.22" (-208.79mm) | 35th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1930 |
| 89th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1999 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on September 24, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/