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 August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Washington
Precipitation Rankings, May 2019
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 2019 1-Month |
1.82" (46.23mm) | 2.25" (57.15mm) |
-0.43" (-10.92mm) | 45th Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1924 |
| 84th Wettest | Wettest since: 2017 | 1948 | ||||
|
Apr–May 2019 2-Month |
5.32" (135.13mm) | 5.08" (129.03mm) |
0.24" (6.10mm) | 77th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1924 |
| 52nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 1948 | ||||
| Ties: 2003 | ||||||
|
Mar–May 2019 3-Month |
6.73" (170.94mm) | 9.23" (234.44mm) |
-2.50" (-63.50mm) | 14th Driest | Driest since: 1992 | 1924 |
| 115th Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 2011 | ||||
|
Feb–May 2019 4-Month |
10.82" (274.83mm) | 13.96" (354.58mm) |
-3.14" (-79.75mm) | 20th Driest | Driest since: 2001 | 1973 |
| 109th Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 2001 | ||||||
|
Jan–May 2019 5-Month |
15.33" (389.38mm) | 20.03" (508.76mm) |
-4.70" (-119.38mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: 2001 | 1985 |
| 116th Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 1961 | ||||
|
Dec 2018–May 2019 6-Month |
22.35" (567.69mm) | 26.54" (674.12mm) |
-4.19" (-106.43mm) | 22nd Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1985 |
| 106th Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 1997 | ||||
|
Nov 2018–May 2019 7-Month |
27.56" (700.02mm) | 32.67" (829.82mm) |
-5.11" (-129.80mm) | 21st Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1977 |
| 107th Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 1974 | ||||
|
Oct 2018–May 2019 8-Month |
31.21" (792.73mm) | 36.36" (923.54mm) |
-5.15" (-130.81mm) | 24th Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1977 |
| 104th Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 1974 | ||||
| Ties: 1966 | ||||||
|
Sep 2018–May 2019 9-Month |
32.80" (833.12mm) | 38.32" (973.33mm) |
-5.52" (-140.21mm) | 23rd Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1977 |
| 105th Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 1974 | ||||
|
Aug 2018–May 2019 10-Month |
33.15" (842.01mm) | 39.35" (999.49mm) |
-6.20" (-157.48mm) | 19th Driest | Driest since: 2001 | 1977 |
| 109th Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 1974 | ||||
|
Jul 2018–May 2019 11-Month |
33.32" (846.33mm) | 40.24" (1,022.10mm) |
-6.92" (-175.77mm) | 17th Driest | Driest since: 2001 | 1977 |
| 111th Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 1974 | ||||
|
Jun 2018–May 2019 12-Month |
34.68" (880.87mm) | 42.13" (1,070.10mm) |
-7.45" (-189.23mm) | 14th Driest | Driest since: 2001 | 1977 |
| 114th Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 1974 | ||||
|
Dec 2017–May 2019 18-Month |
61.74" (1,568.20mm) | 68.67" (1,744.22mm) |
-6.93" (-176.02mm) | 23rd Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1930 |
| 104th Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 1997 | ||||
|
Jun 2017–May 2019 24-Month |
78.74" (2,000.00mm) | 84.30" (2,141.22mm) |
-5.56" (-141.22mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 2009 | 1930 |
| 91st Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 1997 | ||||
| Ties: 1913 | ||||||
|
Jun 2016–May 2019 36-Month |
132.49" (3,365.25mm) | 126.40" (3,210.56mm) |
6.09" (154.69mm) | 87th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1931 |
| 39th Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 1998 | ||||
|
Jun 2015–May 2019 48-Month |
180.86" (4,593.84mm) | 168.49" (4,279.65mm) |
12.37" (314.19mm) | 98th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1931 |
| 27th Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 1999 | ||||
|
Jun 2014–May 2019 60-Month |
221.87" (5,635.50mm) | 210.48" (5,346.19mm) |
11.39" (289.31mm) | 93rd Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1930 |
| 31st Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 1999 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on October 5, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/