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 July 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Washington
Precipitation Rankings, May 1985
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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May 1985 1-Month |
1.58" (40.13mm) | 2.25" (57.15mm) |
-0.67" (-17.02mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1924 |
97th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1948 | ||||
Ties: 2008 | ||||||
Apr–May 1985 2-Month |
4.09" (103.89mm) | 5.08" (129.03mm) |
-0.99" (-25.14mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1983 | 1924 |
99th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1948 | ||||
Mar–May 1985 3-Month |
7.44" (188.98mm) | 9.23" (234.44mm) |
-1.79" (-45.46mm) | 25th Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 1924 |
104th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2011 | ||||
Feb–May 1985 4-Month |
10.88" (276.35mm) | 13.96" (354.58mm) |
-3.08" (-78.23mm) | 24th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1973 |
105th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2017 | ||||
Jan–May 1985 5-Month |
11.61" (294.89mm) | 20.03" (508.76mm) |
-8.42" (-213.87mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 1985 |
128th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1961 | ||||
Dec 1984–May 1985 6-Month |
16.64" (422.66mm) | 26.54" (674.12mm) |
-9.90" (-251.46mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 1985 |
127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1997 | ||||
Nov 1984–May 1985 7-Month |
25.65" (651.51mm) | 32.67" (829.82mm) |
-7.02" (-178.31mm) | 10th Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 1977 |
118th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1974 | ||||
Oct 1984–May 1985 8-Month |
29.73" (755.14mm) | 36.36" (923.54mm) |
-6.63" (-168.40mm) | 15th Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 1977 |
113th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1974 | ||||
Sep 1984–May 1985 9-Month |
31.82" (808.23mm) | 38.32" (973.33mm) |
-6.50" (-165.10mm) | 17th Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 1977 |
111th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1974 | ||||
Aug 1984–May 1985 10-Month |
32.47" (824.74mm) | 39.35" (999.49mm) |
-6.88" (-174.75mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 1977 |
112th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1974 | ||||
Jul 1984–May 1985 11-Month |
32.67" (829.82mm) | 40.24" (1,022.10mm) |
-7.57" (-192.28mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
115th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1974 | ||||
Jun 1984–May 1985 12-Month |
35.87" (911.10mm) | 42.13" (1,070.10mm) |
-6.26" (-159.00mm) | 22nd Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 1977 |
106th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1974 | ||||
Dec 1983–May 1985 18-Month |
63.57" (1,614.68mm) | 68.67" (1,744.22mm) |
-5.10" (-129.54mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1930 |
91st Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1997 | ||||
Jun 1983–May 1985 24-Month |
85.94" (2,182.88mm) | 84.30" (2,141.22mm) |
1.64" (41.66mm) | 69th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1930 |
58th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1997 | ||||
Jun 1982–May 1985 36-Month |
134.29" (3,410.97mm) | 126.40" (3,210.56mm) |
7.89" (200.41mm) | 92nd Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1931 |
34th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1998 | ||||
Jun 1981–May 1985 48-Month |
183.55" (4,662.17mm) | 168.49" (4,279.65mm) |
15.06" (382.52mm) | 108th Driest | Driest since: 1983 | 1931 |
17th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1999 | ||||
Jun 1980–May 1985 60-Month |
225.65" (5,731.51mm) | 210.48" (5,346.19mm) |
15.17" (385.32mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: 1983 | 1930 |
22nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1999 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 10, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/