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 2019. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Precipitation Rankings, May 1972
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Amomaly | Rank (1895-2019) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1972 1-Month |
2.95" (74.93mm) | 2.91" (73.91mm) |
0.04" (1.02mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1934 |
| 59th Wettest | Wettest since: 1968 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1986 | ||||||
|
Apr–May 1972 2-Month |
5.21" (132.33mm) | 5.43" (137.92mm) |
-0.22" (-5.59mm) | 47th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1934 |
| 79th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1957 | ||||
| Ties: 1914 | ||||||
|
Mar–May 1972 3-Month |
7.34" (186.44mm) | 7.94" (201.68mm) |
-0.60" (-15.24mm) | 31st Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1925 |
| 95th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1957, 1991 | ||||
| Ties: 1899 | ||||||
|
Feb–May 1972 4-Month |
9.14" (232.16mm) | 10.07" (255.78mm) |
-0.93" (-23.62mm) | 23rd Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1925 |
| 103rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1914 | ||||||
|
Jan–May 1972 5-Month |
11.47" (291.34mm) | 12.39" (314.71mm) |
-0.92" (-23.37mm) | 27th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1934 |
| 99th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1971–May 1972 6-Month |
14.67" (372.62mm) | 14.73" (374.14mm) |
-0.06" (-1.52mm) | 60th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1931 |
| 65th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 2019 | ||||
|
Nov 1971–May 1972 7-Month |
16.70" (424.18mm) | 16.96" (430.78mm) |
-0.26" (-6.60mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1934 |
| 69th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1983 | ||||
|
Oct 1971–May 1972 8-Month |
19.43" (493.52mm) | 19.13" (485.90mm) |
0.30" (7.62mm) | 69th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1934 |
| 56th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1960 | ||||||
|
Sep 1971–May 1972 9-Month |
22.26" (565.40mm) | 21.62" (549.15mm) |
0.64" (16.25mm) | 80th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1934 |
| 45th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 2007 | ||||||
|
Aug 1971–May 1972 10-Month |
25.01" (635.25mm) | 24.25" (615.95mm) |
0.76" (19.30mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1918 |
| 47th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1929, 1960 | ||||||
|
Jul 1971–May 1972 11-Month |
28.01" (711.45mm) | 27.03" (686.56mm) |
0.98" (24.89mm) | 83rd Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1931 |
| 42nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1919 | ||||||
|
Jun 1971–May 1972 12-Month |
30.54" (775.72mm) | 29.95" (760.73mm) |
0.59" (14.99mm) | 77th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1934 |
| 48th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1970–May 1972 18-Month |
44.02" (1,118.11mm) | 44.70" (1,135.38mm) |
-0.68" (-17.27mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1931 |
| 76th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1939 | ||||||
|
Jun 1970–May 1972 24-Month |
59.71" (1,516.63mm) | 59.92" (1,521.97mm) |
-0.21" (-5.34mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1931 |
| 68th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1974 | ||||
| Ties: 1962 | ||||||
|
Jun 1969–May 1972 36-Month |
89.74" (2,279.40mm) | 89.88" (2,282.95mm) |
-0.14" (-3.55mm) | 58th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1955 |
| 65th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1942 | ||||||
|
Jun 1968–May 1972 48-Month |
120.92" (3,071.37mm) | 119.78" (3,042.41mm) |
1.14" (28.96mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1956 |
| 54th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1967–May 1972 60-Month |
151.00" (3,835.40mm) | 149.64" (3,800.86mm) |
1.36" (34.54mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1957 |
| 56th Wettest | Wettest since: 1962 | 2019 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published July 2019, retrieved on July 16, 2019 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/