Climate at a Glance
Divisional Rankings
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Minnesota, Climate Division 2. North Central
Precipitation Rankings, May 2017
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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May 2017 1-Month |
1.60" (40.64mm) | 2.79" (70.87mm) |
-1.19" (-30.23mm) | 24th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1917 |
103rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 1962 | ||||
Apr–May 2017 2-Month |
3.40" (86.36mm) | 4.57" (116.08mm) |
-1.17" (-29.72mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 2009 | 1980 |
98th Wettest | Wettest since: 2016 | 1896 | ||||
Mar–May 2017 3-Month |
4.10" (104.14mm) | 5.63" (143.00mm) |
-1.53" (-38.86mm) | 21st Driest | Driest since: 1992 | 1980 |
106th Wettest | Wettest since: 2016 | 1896 | ||||
Ties: 1910 | ||||||
Feb–May 2017 4-Month |
5.18" (131.57mm) | 6.26" (159.00mm) |
-1.08" (-27.43mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 2003 | 1952, 1980 |
95th Wettest | Wettest since: 2016 | 1896 | ||||
Jan–May 2017 5-Month |
6.17" (156.72mm) | 7.02" (178.31mm) |
-0.85" (-21.59mm) | 41st Driest | Driest since: 2003 | 1900, 1952 |
86th Wettest | Wettest since: 2016 | 1896 | ||||
Dec 2016–May 2017 6-Month |
7.58" (192.53mm) | 7.83" (198.88mm) |
-0.25" (-6.35mm) | 52nd Driest | Driest since: 2010 | 1900 |
74th Wettest | Wettest since: 2016 | 1896 | ||||
Nov 2016–May 2017 7-Month |
9.14" (232.16mm) | 9.05" (229.87mm) |
0.09" (2.29mm) | 60th Driest | Driest since: 2010 | 1900 |
66th Wettest | Wettest since: 2016 | 1896 | ||||
Oct 2016–May 2017 8-Month |
10.36" (263.14mm) | 11.01" (279.65mm) |
-0.65" (-16.51mm) | 47th Driest | Driest since: 2003 | 1917 |
79th Wettest | Wettest since: 2016 | 1985 | ||||
Sep 2016–May 2017 9-Month |
13.82" (351.03mm) | 13.83" (351.28mm) |
-0.01" (-0.25mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1917 |
64th Wettest | Wettest since: 2016 | 1966 | ||||
Aug 2016–May 2017 10-Month |
19.22" (488.19mm) | 17.30" (439.42mm) |
1.92" (48.77mm) | 91st Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1924 |
35th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1901 | ||||
Jul 2016–May 2017 11-Month |
23.51" (597.15mm) | 20.94" (531.88mm) |
2.57" (65.27mm) | 97th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1931 |
29th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1901 | ||||
Jun 2016–May 2017 12-Month |
28.10" (713.74mm) | 24.88" (631.95mm) |
3.22" (81.79mm) | 101st Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1934 |
25th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1906 | ||||
Dec 2015–May 2017 18-Month |
35.80" (909.32mm) | 32.68" (830.07mm) |
3.12" (79.25mm) | 94th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1918 |
31st Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 1906 | ||||
Jun 2015–May 2017 24-Month |
53.29" (1,353.57mm) | 49.73" (1,263.14mm) |
3.56" (90.43mm) | 89th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1931 |
36th Wettest | Wettest since: 2012 | 1907 | ||||
Jun 2014–May 2017 36-Month |
80.61" (2,047.49mm) | 74.58" (1,894.33mm) |
6.03" (153.16mm) | 94th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1919 |
30th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 2001 | ||||
Jun 2013–May 2017 48-Month |
106.03" (2,693.16mm) | 99.43" (2,525.52mm) |
6.60" (167.64mm) | 94th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1934 |
29th Wettest | Wettest since: 2003 | 2001 | ||||
Jun 2012–May 2017 60-Month |
131.14" (3,330.96mm) | 124.25" (3,155.95mm) |
6.89" (175.01mm) | 82nd Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1934 |
40th Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 2001 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Divisional Time Series, published February 2021, retrieved on March 8, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/