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.
Alaska
Precipitation Rankings, May 2015
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| Period | Value | 1925-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1925-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 2015 1-Month |
1.82" (46.23mm) | 2.11" (53.59mm) |
-0.29" (-7.36mm) | 28th Driest | Driest since: 2014 | 2010 |
| 71st Wettest | Wettest since: 2013 | 1944 | ||||
| Ties: 1972 | ||||||
|
Apr–May 2015 2-Month |
4.55" (115.57mm) | 4.00" (101.60mm) |
0.55" (13.97mm) | 77th Driest | Driest since: 2014 | 2022 |
| 22nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2006 | 1998 | ||||
|
Mar–May 2015 3-Month |
6.81" (172.97mm) | 6.23" (158.24mm) |
0.58" (14.73mm) | 69th Driest | Driest since: 2014 | 2011 |
| 30th Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 1941 | ||||
|
Feb–May 2015 4-Month |
8.65" (219.71mm) | 8.55" (217.17mm) |
0.10" (2.54mm) | 52nd Driest | Driest since: 2014 | 2014 |
| 47th Wettest | Wettest since: 2013 | 1929 | ||||
|
Jan–May 2015 5-Month |
11.82" (300.23mm) | 11.28" (286.51mm) |
0.54" (13.72mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: 2014 | 1969 |
| 31st Wettest | Wettest since: 2013 | 1929 | ||||
| Ties: 1947 | ||||||
|
Dec 2014–May 2015 6-Month |
14.66" (372.36mm) | 14.38" (365.25mm) |
0.28" (7.11mm) | 55th Driest | Driest since: 2014 | 1969 |
| 43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2013 | 1929 | ||||
| Ties: 1993 | ||||||
|
Nov 2014–May 2015 7-Month |
17.18" (436.37mm) | 17.76" (451.10mm) |
-0.58" (-14.73mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: 2013 | 1969 |
| 59th Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 1929 | ||||
|
Oct 2014–May 2015 8-Month |
20.38" (517.65mm) | 22.15" (562.61mm) |
-1.77" (-44.96mm) | 24th Driest | Driest since: 2013 | 1969 |
| 74th Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 1937 | ||||
|
Sep 2014–May 2015 9-Month |
25.20" (640.08mm) | 26.70" (678.18mm) |
-1.50" (-38.10mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 2011 | 1969 |
| 69th Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 1926 | ||||
|
Aug 2014–May 2015 10-Month |
30.05" (763.27mm) | 31.07" (789.18mm) |
-1.02" (-25.91mm) | 35th Driest | Driest since: 2011 | 1969 |
| 63rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 1926 | ||||
|
Jul 2014–May 2015 11-Month |
34.64" (879.86mm) | 34.34" (872.24mm) |
0.30" (7.62mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 2011 | 1969 |
| 52nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 1926 | ||||
|
Jun 2014–May 2015 12-Month |
38.45" (976.63mm) | 36.68" (931.67mm) |
1.77" (44.96mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 2011 | 1969 |
| 37th Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 1926 | ||||
|
Dec 2013–May 2015 18-Month |
51.68" (1,312.67mm) | 50.91" (1,293.11mm) |
0.77" (19.56mm) | 44th Driest | Driest since: 2012 | 1969 |
| 53rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 1929 | ||||
|
Jun 2013–May 2015 24-Month |
77.01" (1,956.05mm) | 73.19" (1,859.03mm) |
3.82" (97.02mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 2012 | 1970 |
| 30th Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 1930 | ||||
|
Jun 2012–May 2015 36-Month |
115.63" (2,937.00mm) | 109.71" (2,786.63mm) |
5.92" (150.37mm) | 70th Driest | Driest since: 2013 | 1971 |
| 26th Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 1931 | ||||
|
Jun 2011–May 2015 48-Month |
156.11" (3,965.19mm) | 146.24" (3,714.50mm) |
9.87" (250.69mm) | 81st Driest | Driest since: 2014 | 1972 |
| 14th Wettest | Wettest since: 2006 | 1932 | ||||
|
Jun 2010–May 2015 60-Month |
190.16" (4,830.06mm) | 182.72" (4,641.09mm) |
7.44" (188.97mm) | 63rd Driest | Driest since: 2014 | 1973 |
| 31st Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 1932 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on September 25, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/