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 1937
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1937 1-Month |
2.33" (59.18mm) | 2.91" (73.91mm) |
-0.58" (-14.73mm) | 15th Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1934 |
| 112th Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 2019 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1937 2-Month |
5.01" (127.25mm) | 5.43" (137.92mm) |
-0.42" (-10.67mm) | 37th Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1934 |
| 90th Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 1957 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1937 3-Month |
7.16" (181.86mm) | 7.94" (201.68mm) |
-0.78" (-19.82mm) | 26th Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1925 |
| 101st Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 1957, 1991 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1937 4-Month |
9.38" (238.25mm) | 10.07" (255.78mm) |
-0.69" (-17.53mm) | 31st Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1925 |
| 96th Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1969 | ||||||
|
Jan–May 1937 5-Month |
13.03" (330.96mm) | 12.39" (314.71mm) |
0.64" (16.25mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1934 |
| 37th Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1936–May 1937 6-Month |
15.82" (401.83mm) | 14.73" (374.14mm) |
1.09" (27.69mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1931 |
| 27th Wettest | Wettest since: 1922 | 2019 | ||||
|
Nov 1936–May 1937 7-Month |
16.96" (430.78mm) | 16.96" (430.78mm) |
0.00" (0.00mm) | 63rd Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1934 |
| 63rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 1983 | ||||
|
Oct 1936–May 1937 8-Month |
19.04" (483.62mm) | 19.13" (485.90mm) |
-0.09" (-2.28mm) | 60th Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1934 |
| 66th Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1936–May 1937 9-Month |
22.03" (559.56mm) | 21.62" (549.15mm) |
0.41" (10.41mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1934 |
| 54th Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1943 | ||||||
|
Aug 1936–May 1937 10-Month |
24.24" (615.70mm) | 24.25" (615.95mm) |
-0.01" (-0.25mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1918 |
| 65th Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1936–May 1937 11-Month |
26.55" (674.37mm) | 27.03" (686.56mm) |
-0.48" (-12.19mm) | 47th Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1931 |
| 79th Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1936–May 1937 12-Month |
28.46" (722.88mm) | 29.95" (760.73mm) |
-1.49" (-37.85mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1934 |
| 94th Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1923 | ||||||
|
Dec 1935–May 1937 18-Month |
42.08" (1,068.83mm) | 44.70" (1,135.38mm) |
-2.62" (-66.55mm) | 23rd Driest | Driest since: 1935 | 1931 |
| 102nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1936 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1935–May 1937 24-Month |
56.50" (1,435.10mm) | 59.92" (1,521.97mm) |
-3.42" (-86.87mm) | 21st Driest | Driest since: 1935 | 1931 |
| 104th Wettest | Wettest since: 1936 | 2020 | ||||
|
Jun 1934–May 1937 36-Month |
86.19" (2,189.23mm) | 89.88" (2,282.95mm) |
-3.69" (-93.72mm) | 22nd Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1955 |
| 102nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1930 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1933–May 1937 48-Month |
110.49" (2,806.45mm) | 119.78" (3,042.41mm) |
-9.29" (-235.96mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1956 |
| 119th Wettest | Wettest since: 1936 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1932–May 1937 60-Month |
141.17" (3,585.72mm) | 149.64" (3,800.86mm) |
-8.47" (-215.14mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1935 | 1957 |
| 116th Wettest | Wettest since: 1936 | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published February 2021, retrieved on March 8, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/