Climate at a Glance
National Rankings
Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of January 2021. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Precipitation Rankings, May 1906
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1906 1-Month |
3.16" (80.26mm) | 2.91" (73.91mm) |
0.25" (6.35mm) | 87th Driest | Driest since: 1904 | 1934 |
| 40th Wettest | Wettest since: 1905 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1942 | ||||||
|
Apr–May 1906 2-Month |
5.24" (133.10mm) | 5.43" (137.92mm) |
-0.19" (-4.82mm) | 51st Driest | Driest since: 1904 | 1934 |
| 76th Wettest | Wettest since: 1905 | 1957 | ||||
| Ties: 2007 | ||||||
|
Mar–May 1906 3-Month |
8.50" (215.90mm) | 7.94" (201.68mm) |
0.56" (14.22mm) | 97th Driest | Driest since: 1904 | 1925 |
| 30th Wettest | Wettest since: 1905 | 1957, 1991 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1906 4-Month |
10.22" (259.59mm) | 10.07" (255.78mm) |
0.15" (3.81mm) | 73rd Driest | Driest since: 1901 | 1925 |
| 54th Wettest | Wettest since: 1905 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1906 5-Month |
12.75" (323.85mm) | 12.39" (314.71mm) |
0.36" (9.14mm) | 81st Driest | Driest since: 1904 | 1934 |
| 46th Wettest | Wettest since: 1905 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1905–May 1906 6-Month |
15.05" (382.27mm) | 14.73" (374.14mm) |
0.32" (8.13mm) | 70th Driest | Driest since: 1904 | 1931 |
| 56th Wettest | Wettest since: 1905 | 2019 | ||||
|
Nov 1905–May 1906 7-Month |
17.24" (437.90mm) | 16.96" (430.78mm) |
0.28" (7.12mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 1905 | 1934 |
| 54th Wettest | Wettest since: 1903 | 1983 | ||||
|
Oct 1905–May 1906 8-Month |
19.41" (493.01mm) | 19.13" (485.90mm) |
0.28" (7.11mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 1905 | 1934 |
| 59th Wettest | Wettest since: 1903 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1905–May 1906 9-Month |
21.98" (558.29mm) | 21.62" (549.15mm) |
0.36" (9.14mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: 1905 | 1934 |
| 58th Wettest | Wettest since: 1903 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1905–May 1906 10-Month |
24.52" (622.81mm) | 24.25" (615.95mm) |
0.27" (6.86mm) | 66th Driest | Driest since: 1905 | 1918 |
| 60th Wettest | Wettest since: 1903 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1905–May 1906 11-Month |
28.04" (712.22mm) | 27.03" (686.56mm) |
1.01" (25.66mm) | 84th Driest | Driest since: 1905 | 1931 |
| 42nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1903 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1905–May 1906 12-Month |
31.34" (796.04mm) | 29.95" (760.73mm) |
1.39" (35.31mm) | 89th Driest | Driest since: 1905 | 1934 |
| 37th Wettest | Wettest since: 1903 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1904–May 1906 18-Month |
47.51" (1,206.75mm) | 44.70" (1,135.38mm) |
2.81" (71.37mm) | 98th Driest | Driest since: 1905 | 1931 |
| 27th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1904–May 1906 24-Month |
61.25" (1,555.75mm) | 59.92" (1,521.97mm) |
1.33" (33.78mm) | 79th Driest | Driest since: 1905 | 1931 |
| 46th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2020 | ||||
|
Jun 1903–May 1906 36-Month |
89.35" (2,269.49mm) | 89.88" (2,282.95mm) |
-0.53" (-13.46mm) | 55th Driest | Driest since: 1904 | 1955 |
| 69th Wettest | Wettest since: 1905 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1902–May 1906 48-Month |
121.53" (3,086.86mm) | 119.78" (3,042.41mm) |
1.75" (44.45mm) | 74th Driest | Driest since: 1905 | 1956 |
| 49th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1901–May 1906 60-Month |
149.32" (3,792.73mm) | 149.64" (3,800.86mm) |
-0.32" (-8.13mm) | 58th Driest | Driest since: 1905 | 1957 |
| 64th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published February 2021, retrieved on March 2, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/