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 May 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Precipitation Rankings, May 1930
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1930 1-Month |
3.17" (80.52mm) | 2.91" (73.91mm) |
0.26" (6.61mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 1928 | 1934 |
| 39th Wettest | Wettest since: 1929 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 2022 | ||||||
|
Apr–May 1930 2-Month |
5.00" (127.00mm) | 5.43" (137.92mm) |
-0.43" (-10.92mm) | 35th Driest | Driest since: 1926 | 1934 |
| 94th Wettest | Wettest since: 1929 | 1957 | ||||
| Ties: 1903 | ||||||
|
Mar–May 1930 3-Month |
6.98" (177.29mm) | 7.94" (201.68mm) |
-0.96" (-24.39mm) | 18th Driest | Driest since: 1926 | 1925 |
| 111th Wettest | Wettest since: 1929 | 1957, 1991 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1930 4-Month |
8.72" (221.49mm) | 10.07" (255.78mm) |
-1.35" (-34.29mm) | 10th Driest | Driest since: 1925 | 1925 |
| 119th Wettest | Wettest since: 1929 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1930 5-Month |
11.30" (287.02mm) | 12.39" (314.71mm) |
-1.09" (-27.69mm) | 21st Driest | Driest since: 1928 | 1934 |
| 108th Wettest | Wettest since: 1929 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1955 | ||||||
|
Dec 1929–May 1930 6-Month |
13.51" (343.15mm) | 14.73" (374.14mm) |
-1.22" (-30.99mm) | 24th Driest | Driest since: 1928 | 1931 |
| 104th Wettest | Wettest since: 1929 | 2019 | ||||
|
Nov 1929–May 1930 7-Month |
15.47" (392.94mm) | 16.96" (430.78mm) |
-1.49" (-37.84mm) | 18th Driest | Driest since: 1926 | 1934 |
| 110th Wettest | Wettest since: 1929 | 1983 | ||||
|
Oct 1929–May 1930 8-Month |
18.07" (458.98mm) | 19.13" (485.90mm) |
-1.06" (-26.92mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1926 | 1934 |
| 98th Wettest | Wettest since: 1929 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1913 | ||||||
|
Sep 1929–May 1930 9-Month |
20.82" (528.83mm) | 21.62" (549.15mm) |
-0.80" (-20.32mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: 1926 | 1934 |
| 86th Wettest | Wettest since: 1929 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1929–May 1930 10-Month |
22.62" (574.55mm) | 24.25" (615.95mm) |
-1.63" (-41.40mm) | 26th Driest | Driest since: 1925 | 1918 |
| 102nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1929 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1929–May 1930 11-Month |
25.19" (639.83mm) | 27.03" (686.56mm) |
-1.84" (-46.73mm) | 19th Driest | Driest since: 1925 | 1931 |
| 109th Wettest | Wettest since: 1929 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1902 | ||||||
|
Jun 1929–May 1930 12-Month |
27.82" (706.63mm) | 29.95" (760.73mm) |
-2.13" (-54.10mm) | 18th Driest | Driest since: 1925 | 1934 |
| 110th Wettest | Wettest since: 1929 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1956 | ||||||
|
Dec 1928–May 1930 18-Month |
43.19" (1,097.03mm) | 44.70" (1,135.38mm) |
-1.51" (-38.35mm) | 31st Driest | Driest since: 1926 | 1931 |
| 96th Wettest | Wettest since: 1929 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1928–May 1930 24-Month |
60.18" (1,528.57mm) | 59.92" (1,521.97mm) |
0.26" (6.60mm) | 64th Driest | Driest since: 1926 | 1931 |
| 63rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1929 | 2020 | ||||
|
Jun 1927–May 1930 36-Month |
89.89" (2,283.21mm) | 89.88" (2,282.95mm) |
0.01" (0.26mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 1927 | 1955 |
| 64th Wettest | Wettest since: 1929 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1926–May 1930 48-Month |
122.84" (3,120.14mm) | 119.78" (3,042.41mm) |
3.06" (77.73mm) | 88th Driest | Driest since: 1928 | 1956 |
| 37th Wettest | Wettest since: 1929 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1925–May 1930 60-Month |
151.26" (3,842.00mm) | 149.64" (3,800.86mm) |
1.62" (41.14mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 1929 | 1957 |
| 57th Wettest | Wettest since: 1924 | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on June 27, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/