Climate at a Glance
Divisional Rankings
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Minnesota, Climate Division 2. North Central
Precipitation Rankings, May 1939
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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May 1939 1-Month |
1.52" (38.61mm) | 2.79" (70.87mm) |
-1.27" (-32.26mm) | 18th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1917 |
109th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1962 | ||||
Ties: 1925 | ||||||
Apr–May 1939 2-Month |
2.44" (61.98mm) | 4.57" (116.08mm) |
-2.13" (-54.10mm) | 11th Driest | Driest since: 1926 | 1980 |
116th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1896 | ||||
Mar–May 1939 3-Month |
3.18" (80.77mm) | 5.63" (143.00mm) |
-2.45" (-62.23mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1917 | 1980 |
119th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1896 | ||||
Feb–May 1939 4-Month |
4.80" (121.92mm) | 6.26" (159.00mm) |
-1.46" (-37.08mm) | 24th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1952, 1980 |
103rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1896 | ||||
Jan–May 1939 5-Month |
5.92" (150.37mm) | 7.02" (178.31mm) |
-1.10" (-27.94mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1900, 1952 |
93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1896 | ||||
Ties: 1990 | ||||||
Dec 1938–May 1939 6-Month |
6.46" (164.08mm) | 7.83" (198.88mm) |
-1.37" (-34.80mm) | 27th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1900 |
99th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1896 | ||||
Nov 1938–May 1939 7-Month |
8.67" (220.22mm) | 9.05" (229.87mm) |
-0.38" (-9.65mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1900 |
78th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1896 | ||||
Oct 1938–May 1939 8-Month |
9.22" (234.19mm) | 11.01" (279.65mm) |
-1.79" (-45.46mm) | 26th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1917 |
100th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1985 | ||||
Sep 1938–May 1939 9-Month |
10.51" (266.95mm) | 13.83" (351.28mm) |
-3.32" (-84.33mm) | 10th Driest | Driest since: 1928 | 1917 |
116th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1966 | ||||
Aug 1938–May 1939 10-Month |
12.92" (328.17mm) | 17.30" (439.42mm) |
-4.38" (-111.25mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1924 |
118th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1901 | ||||
Jul 1938–May 1939 11-Month |
15.57" (395.48mm) | 20.94" (531.88mm) |
-5.37" (-136.40mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1931 |
119th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1901 | ||||
Jun 1938–May 1939 12-Month |
17.73" (450.34mm) | 24.88" (631.95mm) |
-7.15" (-181.61mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1934 |
123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1906 | ||||
Dec 1937–May 1939 18-Month |
29.15" (740.41mm) | 32.68" (830.07mm) |
-3.53" (-89.66mm) | 22nd Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1918 |
103rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1906 | ||||
Jun 1937–May 1939 24-Month |
45.68" (1,160.27mm) | 49.73" (1,263.14mm) |
-4.05" (-102.87mm) | 23rd Driest | Driest since: 1935 | 1931 |
102nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1907 | ||||
Jun 1936–May 1939 36-Month |
67.44" (1,712.98mm) | 74.58" (1,894.33mm) |
-7.14" (-181.35mm) | 19th Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1919 |
105th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 2001 | ||||
Jun 1935–May 1939 48-Month |
92.60" (2,352.04mm) | 99.43" (2,525.52mm) |
-6.83" (-173.48mm) | 25th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1934 |
98th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 2001 | ||||
Jun 1934–May 1939 60-Month |
115.23" (2,926.84mm) | 124.25" (3,155.95mm) |
-9.02" (-229.11mm) | 22nd Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1934 |
100th Wettest | Wettest since: 1929 | 2001 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Divisional Time Series, published February 2021, retrieved on March 2, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/