Climate at a Glance
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Minnesota, Climate Division 2. North Central
Precipitation Rankings, May 1989
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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May 1989 1-Month |
3.11" (78.99mm) | 2.79" (70.87mm) |
0.32" (8.12mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1917 |
49th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1962 | ||||
Ties: 1920 | ||||||
Apr–May 1989 2-Month |
4.23" (107.44mm) | 4.57" (116.08mm) |
-0.34" (-8.64mm) | 52nd Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1980 |
75th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1896 | ||||
Mar–May 1989 3-Month |
5.21" (132.33mm) | 5.63" (143.00mm) |
-0.42" (-10.67mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1980 |
77th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1896 | ||||
Ties: 1901 | ||||||
Feb–May 1989 4-Month |
5.46" (138.68mm) | 6.26" (159.00mm) |
-0.80" (-20.32mm) | 38th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1952, 1980 |
89th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1896 | ||||
Ties: 1948, 1961 | ||||||
Jan–May 1989 5-Month |
7.02" (178.31mm) | 7.02" (178.31mm) |
0.00" (0.00mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1900, 1952 |
65th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1896 | ||||
Dec 1988–May 1989 6-Month |
8.15" (207.01mm) | 7.83" (198.88mm) |
0.32" (8.13mm) | 70th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1900 |
56th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1896 | ||||
Nov 1988–May 1989 7-Month |
10.04" (255.02mm) | 9.05" (229.87mm) |
0.99" (25.15mm) | 86th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1900 |
40th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1896 | ||||
Ties: 1902 | ||||||
Oct 1988–May 1989 8-Month |
10.88" (276.35mm) | 11.01" (279.65mm) |
-0.13" (-3.30mm) | 59th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1917 |
67th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1985 | ||||
Sep 1988–May 1989 9-Month |
14.89" (378.21mm) | 13.83" (351.28mm) |
1.06" (26.93mm) | 83rd Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1917 |
43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1966 | ||||
Aug 1988–May 1989 10-Month |
21.19" (538.23mm) | 17.30" (439.42mm) |
3.89" (98.81mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1924 |
12th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1901 | ||||
Jul 1988–May 1989 11-Month |
24.00" (609.60mm) | 20.94" (531.88mm) |
3.06" (77.72mm) | 101st Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1931 |
25th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1901 | ||||
Jun 1988–May 1989 12-Month |
26.98" (685.29mm) | 24.88" (631.95mm) |
2.10" (53.34mm) | 87th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1934 |
39th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1906 | ||||
Ties: 1997 | ||||||
Dec 1987–May 1989 18-Month |
32.62" (828.55mm) | 32.68" (830.07mm) |
-0.06" (-1.52mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1918 |
69th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1906 | ||||
Ties: 2019 | ||||||
Jun 1987–May 1989 24-Month |
47.38" (1,203.45mm) | 49.73" (1,263.14mm) |
-2.35" (-59.69mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1931 |
89th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1907 | ||||
Jun 1986–May 1989 36-Month |
72.80" (1,849.12mm) | 74.58" (1,894.33mm) |
-1.78" (-45.21mm) | 40th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1919 |
84th Wettest | Wettest since: 1988 | 2001 | ||||
Jun 1985–May 1989 48-Month |
100.37" (2,549.40mm) | 99.43" (2,525.52mm) |
0.94" (23.88mm) | 54th Driest | Driest since: 1983 | 1934 |
69th Wettest | Wettest since: 1988 | 2001 | ||||
Jun 1984–May 1989 60-Month |
131.10" (3,329.94mm) | 124.25" (3,155.95mm) |
6.85" (173.99mm) | 81st Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 1934 |
41st Wettest | Wettest since: 1988 | 2001 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Divisional Time Series, published April 2021, retrieved on April 20, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/