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 2009
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 2009 1-Month |
3.12" (79.25mm) | 2.25" (57.15mm) |
0.87" (22.10mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: 2008 | 1924 |
| 23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 1948 | ||||
|
Apr–May 2009 2-Month |
5.78" (146.81mm) | 5.08" (129.03mm) |
0.70" (17.78mm) | 89th Driest | Driest since: 2008 | 1924 |
| 40th Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 1948 | ||||
|
Mar–May 2009 3-Month |
10.67" (271.02mm) | 9.23" (234.44mm) |
1.44" (36.58mm) | 95th Driest | Driest since: 2008 | 1924 |
| 34th Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 2011 | ||||
| Ties: 1900 | ||||||
|
Feb–May 2009 4-Month |
12.65" (321.31mm) | 13.96" (354.58mm) |
-1.31" (-33.27mm) | 45th Driest | Driest since: 2008 | 1973 |
| 84th Wettest | Wettest since: 2007 | 2017 | ||||
|
Jan–May 2009 5-Month |
18.88" (479.55mm) | 20.03" (508.76mm) |
-1.15" (-29.21mm) | 51st Driest | Driest since: 2008 | 1985 |
| 78th Wettest | Wettest since: 2006 | 1961 | ||||
|
Dec 2008–May 2009 6-Month |
24.59" (624.59mm) | 26.54" (674.12mm) |
-1.95" (-49.53mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1985 |
| 82nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 1997 | ||||
|
Nov 2008–May 2009 7-Month |
31.43" (798.32mm) | 32.67" (829.82mm) |
-1.24" (-31.50mm) | 51st Driest | Driest since: 2008 | 1977 |
| 77th Wettest | Wettest since: 2007 | 1974 | ||||
|
Oct 2008–May 2009 8-Month |
33.79" (858.27mm) | 36.36" (923.54mm) |
-2.57" (-65.27mm) | 41st Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1977 |
| 87th Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 1974 | ||||
|
Sep 2008–May 2009 9-Month |
34.44" (874.78mm) | 38.32" (973.33mm) |
-3.88" (-98.55mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1977 |
| 98th Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 1974 | ||||
|
Aug 2008–May 2009 10-Month |
36.57" (928.88mm) | 39.35" (999.49mm) |
-2.78" (-70.61mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: 2008 | 1977 |
| 89th Wettest | Wettest since: 2007 | 1974 | ||||
|
Jul 2008–May 2009 11-Month |
37.05" (941.07mm) | 40.24" (1,022.10mm) |
-3.19" (-81.03mm) | 40th Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1977 |
| 88th Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 1974 | ||||
|
Jun 2008–May 2009 12-Month |
38.93" (988.82mm) | 42.13" (1,070.10mm) |
-3.20" (-81.28mm) | 38th Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1977 |
| 90th Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 1974 | ||||
|
Dec 2007–May 2009 18-Month |
65.08" (1,653.03mm) | 68.67" (1,744.22mm) |
-3.59" (-91.19mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 2008 | 1930 |
| 81st Wettest | Wettest since: 2007 | 1997 | ||||
| Ties: 1914 | ||||||
|
Jun 2007–May 2009 24-Month |
77.98" (1,980.69mm) | 84.30" (2,141.22mm) |
-6.32" (-160.53mm) | 33rd Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1930 |
| 94th Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 1997 | ||||
|
Jun 2006–May 2009 36-Month |
122.64" (3,115.06mm) | 126.40" (3,210.56mm) |
-3.76" (-95.50mm) | 49th Driest | Driest since: 2006 | 1931 |
| 77th Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 1998 | ||||
|
Jun 2005–May 2009 48-Month |
168.32" (4,275.33mm) | 168.49" (4,279.65mm) |
-0.17" (-4.32mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 2008 | 1931 |
| 64th Wettest | Wettest since: 2002 | 1999 | ||||
|
Jun 2004–May 2009 60-Month |
206.02" (5,232.91mm) | 210.48" (5,346.19mm) |
-4.46" (-113.28mm) | 43rd Driest | Driest since: 2008 | 1930 |
| 81st Wettest | Wettest since: 2003 | 1999 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 18, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/