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 June 2020. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Precipitation Rankings, May 1932
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1932 1-Month |
2.42" (61.47mm) | 2.91" (73.91mm) |
-0.49" (-12.44mm) | 19th Driest | Driest since: 1931 | 1934 |
| 108th Wettest | Wettest since: 1930 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1924 | ||||||
|
Apr–May 1932 2-Month |
4.56" (115.82mm) | 5.43" (137.92mm) |
-0.87" (-22.10mm) | 12th Driest | Driest since: 1931 | 1934 |
| 115th Wettest | Wettest since: 1930 | 1957 | ||||
| Ties: 1913 | ||||||
|
Mar–May 1932 3-Month |
6.87" (174.50mm) | 7.94" (201.68mm) |
-1.07" (-27.18mm) | 15th Driest | Driest since: 1931 | 1925 |
| 112th Wettest | Wettest since: 1930 | 1957, 1991 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1932 4-Month |
9.10" (231.14mm) | 10.07" (255.78mm) |
-0.97" (-24.64mm) | 20th Driest | Driest since: 1931 | 1925 |
| 107th Wettest | Wettest since: 1929 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1985 | ||||||
|
Jan–May 1932 5-Month |
12.35" (313.69mm) | 12.39" (314.71mm) |
-0.04" (-1.02mm) | 63rd Driest | Driest since: 1931 | 1934 |
| 64th Wettest | Wettest since: 1929 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1931–May 1932 6-Month |
15.73" (399.54mm) | 14.73" (374.14mm) |
1.00" (25.40mm) | 95th Driest | Driest since: 1931 | 1931 |
| 31st Wettest | Wettest since: 1927 | 2019 | ||||
|
Nov 1931–May 1932 7-Month |
18.27" (464.06mm) | 16.96" (430.78mm) |
1.31" (33.28mm) | 101st Driest | Driest since: 1931 | 1934 |
| 25th Wettest | Wettest since: 1927 | 1983 | ||||
|
Oct 1931–May 1932 8-Month |
20.17" (512.32mm) | 19.13" (485.90mm) |
1.04" (26.42mm) | 91st Driest | Driest since: 1931 | 1934 |
| 35th Wettest | Wettest since: 1927 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1931–May 1932 9-Month |
22.23" (564.64mm) | 21.62" (549.15mm) |
0.61" (15.49mm) | 77th Driest | Driest since: 1931 | 1934 |
| 49th Wettest | Wettest since: 1927 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1931–May 1932 10-Month |
24.95" (633.73mm) | 24.25" (615.95mm) |
0.70" (17.78mm) | 75th Driest | Driest since: 1931 | 1918 |
| 51st Wettest | Wettest since: 1929 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1931–May 1932 11-Month |
27.66" (702.56mm) | 27.03" (686.56mm) |
0.63" (16.00mm) | 76th Driest | Driest since: 1931 | 1931 |
| 50th Wettest | Wettest since: 1929 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1931–May 1932 12-Month |
29.80" (756.92mm) | 29.95" (760.73mm) |
-0.15" (-3.81mm) | 54th Driest | Driest since: 1931 | 1934 |
| 72nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1929 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1930–May 1932 18-Month |
41.15" (1,045.21mm) | 44.70" (1,135.38mm) |
-3.55" (-90.17mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: 1931 | 1931 |
| 109th Wettest | Wettest since: 1930 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1930–May 1932 24-Month |
54.15" (1,375.41mm) | 59.92" (1,521.97mm) |
-5.77" (-146.56mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 1931 | 1931 |
| 116th Wettest | Wettest since: 1930 | 2020 | ||||
|
Jun 1929–May 1932 36-Month |
81.97" (2,082.04mm) | 89.88" (2,282.95mm) |
-7.91" (-200.91mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest to Date | 1955 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 1931 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1928–May 1932 48-Month |
114.33" (2,903.98mm) | 119.78" (3,042.41mm) |
-5.45" (-138.43mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: 1931 | 1956 |
| 110th Wettest | Wettest since: 1930 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1927–May 1932 60-Month |
144.04" (3,658.62mm) | 149.64" (3,800.86mm) |
-5.60" (-142.24mm) | 14th Driest | Driest since: 1926 | 1957 |
| 108th Wettest | Wettest since: 1931 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1941 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published July 2020, retrieved on July 11, 2020 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/