Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Delaware
Precipitation Rankings, May 2012
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 2012 1-Month |
2.44" (61.98mm) | 3.56" (90.42mm) |
-1.12" (-28.44mm) | 37th Driest | Driest since: 2011 | 1964 |
| 92nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2009 | 1948 | ||||
|
Apr–May 2012 2-Month |
5.15" (130.81mm) | 7.04" (178.82mm) |
-1.89" (-48.01mm) | 28th Driest | Driest since: 2010 | 1942 |
| 101st Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1948 | ||||
|
Mar–May 2012 3-Month |
6.22" (157.99mm) | 11.01" (279.65mm) |
-4.79" (-121.66mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 2006 | 1986 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1983 | ||||
|
Feb–May 2012 4-Month |
8.43" (214.12mm) | 14.06" (357.12mm) |
-5.63" (-143.00mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 2006 | 2006 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jan–May 2012 5-Month |
10.55" (267.97mm) | 17.55" (445.77mm) |
-7.00" (-177.80mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 2012 | 2012 |
| 128th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1948 | ||||
|
Dec 2011–May 2012 6-Month |
13.69" (347.73mm) | 21.01" (533.65mm) |
-7.32" (-185.92mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1986 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1984 | ||||
|
Nov 2011–May 2012 7-Month |
17.31" (439.67mm) | 24.08" (611.63mm) |
-6.77" (-171.96mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1977 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1984 | ||||
|
Oct 2011–May 2012 8-Month |
20.07" (509.78mm) | 27.23" (691.64mm) |
-7.16" (-181.86mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 2002 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1984 | ||||
|
Sep 2011–May 2012 9-Month |
24.24" (615.70mm) | 30.82" (782.83mm) |
-6.58" (-167.13mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 2002 |
| 119th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1984 | ||||
|
Aug 2011–May 2012 10-Month |
34.28" (870.71mm) | 35.41" (899.41mm) |
-1.13" (-28.70mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 2011 | 1985 |
| 66th Wettest | Wettest since: 2010 | 2010 | ||||
|
Jul 2011–May 2012 11-Month |
37.98" (964.69mm) | 39.69" (1,008.13mm) |
-1.71" (-43.44mm) | 53rd Driest | Driest since: 2011 | 1931 |
| 75th Wettest | Wettest since: 2010 | 2021 | ||||
|
Jun 2011–May 2012 12-Month |
39.84" (1,011.94mm) | 43.32" (1,100.33mm) |
-3.48" (-88.39mm) | 43rd Driest | Driest since: 2011 | 1965 |
| 85th Wettest | Wettest since: 2010 | 2010 | ||||
| Ties: 1911 | ||||||
|
Dec 2010–May 2012 18-Month |
57.21" (1,453.13mm) | 64.29" (1,632.97mm) |
-7.08" (-179.84mm) | 22nd Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 1931 |
| 105th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1949 | ||||
|
Jun 2010–May 2012 24-Month |
78.39" (1,991.11mm) | 86.54" (2,198.12mm) |
-8.15" (-207.01mm) | 21st Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1931 |
| 106th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 2009–May 2012 36-Month |
136.14" (3,457.96mm) | 129.85" (3,298.19mm) |
6.29" (159.77mm) | 81st Driest | Driest since: 2009 | 1967 |
| 45th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 2005 | ||||
|
Jun 2008–May 2012 48-Month |
176.73" (4,488.94mm) | 173.12" (4,397.25mm) |
3.61" (91.69mm) | 69th Driest | Driest since: 2011 | 1966 |
| 56th Wettest | Wettest since: 2010 | 1939 | ||||
|
Jun 2007–May 2012 60-Month |
215.70" (5,478.78mm) | 216.25" (5,492.75mm) |
-0.55" (-13.97mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 2003 | 1967 |
| 74th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1939 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on October 6, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/