Climate at a Glance
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Minnesota, Climate Division 2. North Central
Precipitation Rankings, May 1979
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1979 1-Month |
2.45" (62.23mm) | 2.79" (70.87mm) |
-0.34" (-8.64mm) | 55th Driest | Driest since: 1976 | 1917 |
| 72nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 1962 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1979 2-Month |
4.43" (112.52mm) | 4.57" (116.08mm) |
-0.14" (-3.56mm) | 57th Driest | Driest since: 1976 | 1980 |
| 70th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 1896 | ||||
| Ties: 1914 | ||||||
|
Mar–May 1979 3-Month |
6.53" (165.86mm) | 5.63" (143.00mm) |
0.90" (22.86mm) | 87th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1980 |
| 40th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1896 | ||||
| Ties: 2011 | ||||||
|
Feb–May 1979 4-Month |
7.97" (202.44mm) | 6.26" (159.00mm) |
1.71" (43.44mm) | 108th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1952, 1980 |
| 19th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1896 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1979 5-Month |
8.59" (218.19mm) | 7.02" (178.31mm) |
1.57" (39.88mm) | 104th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1900, 1952 |
| 23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1896 | ||||
| Ties: 1902 | ||||||
|
Dec 1978–May 1979 6-Month |
9.43" (239.52mm) | 7.83" (198.88mm) |
1.60" (40.64mm) | 98th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1900 |
| 28th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1896 | ||||
|
Nov 1978–May 1979 7-Month |
10.71" (272.03mm) | 9.05" (229.87mm) |
1.66" (42.16mm) | 104th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1900 |
| 22nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1896 | ||||
|
Oct 1978–May 1979 8-Month |
11.27" (286.26mm) | 11.01" (279.65mm) |
0.26" (6.61mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1917 |
| 58th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 1985 | ||||
|
Sep 1978–May 1979 9-Month |
14.30" (363.22mm) | 13.83" (351.28mm) |
0.47" (11.94mm) | 74th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1917 |
| 52nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 1966 | ||||
|
Aug 1978–May 1979 10-Month |
19.59" (497.59mm) | 17.30" (439.42mm) |
2.29" (58.17mm) | 97th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1924 |
| 29th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 1901 | ||||
|
Jul 1978–May 1979 11-Month |
25.68" (652.27mm) | 20.94" (531.88mm) |
4.74" (120.39mm) | 113th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1931 |
| 13th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 1901 | ||||
|
Jun 1978–May 1979 12-Month |
28.53" (724.66mm) | 24.88" (631.95mm) |
3.65" (92.71mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1934 |
| 21st Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 1906 | ||||
|
Dec 1977–May 1979 18-Month |
35.42" (899.67mm) | 32.68" (830.07mm) |
2.74" (69.60mm) | 88th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1918 |
| 37th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 1906 | ||||
|
Jun 1977–May 1979 24-Month |
58.06" (1,474.72mm) | 49.73" (1,263.14mm) |
8.33" (211.58mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1931 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1907 | ||||
|
Jun 1976–May 1979 36-Month |
79.78" (2,026.41mm) | 74.58" (1,894.33mm) |
5.20" (132.08mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1919 |
| 34th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2001 | ||||
|
Jun 1975–May 1979 48-Month |
102.72" (2,609.09mm) | 99.43" (2,525.52mm) |
3.29" (83.57mm) | 70th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1934 |
| 53rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2001 | ||||
| Ties: 1995 | ||||||
|
Jun 1974–May 1979 60-Month |
128.49" (3,263.65mm) | 124.25" (3,155.95mm) |
4.24" (107.70mm) | 70th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1934 |
| 52nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 2001 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Divisional Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 23, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/