Climate at a Glance
Divisional Rankings
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Minnesota, Climate Division 2. North Central
Precipitation Rankings, May 1970
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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May 1970 1-Month |
2.70" (68.58mm) | 2.79" (70.87mm) |
-0.09" (-2.29mm) | 63rd Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1917 |
64th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1962 | ||||
Apr–May 1970 2-Month |
5.61" (142.49mm) | 4.57" (116.08mm) |
1.04" (26.41mm) | 96th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1980 |
31st Wettest | Wettest since: 1965 | 1896 | ||||
Mar–May 1970 3-Month |
6.68" (169.67mm) | 5.63" (143.00mm) |
1.05" (26.67mm) | 92nd Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1980 |
35th Wettest | Wettest since: 1968 | 1896 | ||||
Feb–May 1970 4-Month |
7.07" (179.58mm) | 6.26" (159.00mm) |
0.81" (20.58mm) | 83rd Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1952, 1980 |
44th Wettest | Wettest since: 1966 | 1896 | ||||
Ties: 1951 | ||||||
Jan–May 1970 5-Month |
7.64" (194.06mm) | 7.02" (178.31mm) |
0.62" (15.75mm) | 75th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1900, 1952 |
52nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1896 | ||||
Ties: 1921 | ||||||
Dec 1969–May 1970 6-Month |
8.99" (228.35mm) | 7.83" (198.88mm) |
1.16" (29.47mm) | 91st Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1900 |
35th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1896 | ||||
Nov 1969–May 1970 7-Month |
9.90" (251.46mm) | 9.05" (229.87mm) |
0.85" (21.59mm) | 83rd Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1900 |
43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1896 | ||||
Ties: 1905, 1997 | ||||||
Oct 1969–May 1970 8-Month |
13.44" (341.38mm) | 11.01" (279.65mm) |
2.43" (61.73mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1917 |
24th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1985 | ||||
Sep 1969–May 1970 9-Month |
16.56" (420.62mm) | 13.83" (351.28mm) |
2.73" (69.34mm) | 103rd Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1917 |
23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1966 | ||||
Aug 1969–May 1970 10-Month |
19.27" (489.46mm) | 17.30" (439.42mm) |
1.97" (50.04mm) | 93rd Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1924 |
33rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1901 | ||||
Jul 1969–May 1970 11-Month |
24.39" (619.51mm) | 20.94" (531.88mm) |
3.45" (87.63mm) | 108th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1931 |
18th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1901 | ||||
Jun 1969–May 1970 12-Month |
27.27" (692.66mm) | 24.88" (631.95mm) |
2.39" (60.71mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1934 |
36th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1906 | ||||
Dec 1968–May 1970 18-Month |
37.46" (951.48mm) | 32.68" (830.07mm) |
4.78" (121.41mm) | 109th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1918 |
16th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1906 | ||||
Jun 1968–May 1970 24-Month |
58.82" (1,494.03mm) | 49.73" (1,263.14mm) |
9.09" (230.89mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1931 |
6th Wettest | Wettest since: 1966 | 1907 | ||||
Jun 1967–May 1970 36-Month |
78.93" (2,004.82mm) | 74.58" (1,894.33mm) |
4.35" (110.49mm) | 85th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1919 |
39th Wettest | Wettest since: 1967 | 2001 | ||||
Jun 1966–May 1970 48-Month |
104.94" (2,665.48mm) | 99.43" (2,525.52mm) |
5.51" (139.96mm) | 84th Driest | Driest since: 1964 | 1934 |
39th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2001 | ||||
Jun 1965–May 1970 60-Month |
135.33" (3,437.38mm) | 124.25" (3,155.95mm) |
11.08" (281.43mm) | 103rd Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1934 |
19th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2001 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Divisional Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 25, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/