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 August 2019. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Precipitation Rankings, May 1950
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Amomaly | Rank (1895-2019) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1950 1-Month |
2.88" (73.15mm) | 2.91" (73.91mm) |
-0.03" (-0.76mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 1934 |
| 70th Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1895, 1916, 1961 | ||||||
|
Apr–May 1950 2-Month |
4.96" (125.98mm) | 5.43" (137.92mm) |
-0.47" (-11.94mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1934 |
| 94th Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 1957 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1950 3-Month |
7.45" (189.23mm) | 7.94" (201.68mm) |
-0.49" (-12.45mm) | 37th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1925 |
| 89th Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 1957, 1991 | ||||
| Ties: 2001 | ||||||
|
Feb–May 1950 4-Month |
9.68" (245.87mm) | 10.07" (255.78mm) |
-0.39" (-9.91mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1925 |
| 76th Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1976 | ||||||
|
Jan–May 1950 5-Month |
13.04" (331.22mm) | 12.39" (314.71mm) |
0.65" (16.51mm) | 91st Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 1934 |
| 35th Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1949–May 1950 6-Month |
15.26" (387.60mm) | 14.73" (374.14mm) |
0.53" (13.46mm) | 77th Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 1931 |
| 48th Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 2019 | ||||
|
Nov 1949–May 1950 7-Month |
16.45" (417.83mm) | 16.96" (430.78mm) |
-0.51" (-12.95mm) | 47th Driest | Driest since: 1940 | 1934 |
| 78th Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 1983 | ||||
|
Oct 1949–May 1950 8-Month |
19.25" (488.95mm) | 19.13" (485.90mm) |
0.12" (3.05mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 1944 | 1934 |
| 60th Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1949–May 1950 9-Month |
21.47" (545.34mm) | 21.62" (549.15mm) |
-0.15" (-3.81mm) | 59th Driest | Driest since: 1944 | 1934 |
| 66th Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1949–May 1950 10-Month |
23.96" (608.58mm) | 24.25" (615.95mm) |
-0.29" (-7.37mm) | 55th Driest | Driest since: 1944 | 1918 |
| 70th Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1949–May 1950 11-Month |
27.04" (686.82mm) | 27.03" (686.56mm) |
0.01" (0.26mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 1931 |
| 63rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 2014 | ||||||
|
Jun 1949–May 1950 12-Month |
30.24" (768.10mm) | 29.95" (760.73mm) |
0.29" (7.37mm) | 63rd Driest | Driest since: 1944 | 1934 |
| 62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1948–May 1950 18-Month |
45.93" (1,166.62mm) | 44.70" (1,135.38mm) |
1.23" (31.24mm) | 84th Driest | Driest since: 1949 | 1931 |
| 40th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1948–May 1950 24-Month |
61.20" (1,554.48mm) | 59.92" (1,521.97mm) |
1.28" (32.51mm) | 75th Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 1931 |
| 49th Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 1974 | ||||
|
Jun 1947–May 1950 36-Month |
91.45" (2,322.83mm) | 89.88" (2,282.95mm) |
1.57" (39.88mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 1946 | 1955 |
| 45th Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1946–May 1950 48-Month |
121.79" (3,093.47mm) | 119.78" (3,042.41mm) |
2.01" (51.06mm) | 79th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1956 |
| 43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1945–May 1950 60-Month |
153.91" (3,909.31mm) | 149.64" (3,800.86mm) |
4.27" (108.45mm) | 89th Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 1957 |
| 32nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 2019 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published September 2019, retrieved on September 17, 2019 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/