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 April 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Precipitation Rankings, May 1973
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1973 1-Month |
3.03" (76.96mm) | 2.91" (73.91mm) |
0.12" (3.05mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1934 |
| 50th Wettest | Wettest since: 1968 | 2019 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1973 2-Month |
6.36" (161.54mm) | 5.43" (137.92mm) |
0.93" (23.62mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1934 |
| 13th Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 1957 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1973 3-Month |
10.36" (263.14mm) | 7.94" (201.68mm) |
2.42" (61.46mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1925 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 1957, 1991 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1973 4-Month |
12.32" (312.93mm) | 10.07" (255.78mm) |
2.25" (57.15mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1925 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1973 5-Month |
14.80" (375.92mm) | 12.39" (314.71mm) |
2.41" (61.21mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1934 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1972–May 1973 6-Month |
17.82" (452.63mm) | 14.73" (374.14mm) |
3.09" (78.49mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1931 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Nov 1972–May 1973 7-Month |
20.87" (530.10mm) | 16.96" (430.78mm) |
3.91" (99.32mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1934 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1983 | ||||
|
Oct 1972–May 1973 8-Month |
23.62" (599.95mm) | 19.13" (485.90mm) |
4.49" (114.05mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1934 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1972–May 1973 9-Month |
26.36" (669.54mm) | 21.62" (549.15mm) |
4.74" (120.39mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1934 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1972–May 1973 10-Month |
29.00" (736.60mm) | 24.25" (615.95mm) |
4.75" (120.65mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1918 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1972–May 1973 11-Month |
31.93" (811.02mm) | 27.03" (686.56mm) |
4.90" (124.46mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1931 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1972–May 1973 12-Month |
35.03" (889.76mm) | 29.95" (760.73mm) |
5.08" (129.03mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1934 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1971–May 1973 18-Month |
49.70" (1,262.38mm) | 44.70" (1,135.38mm) |
5.00" (127.00mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1931 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1971–May 1973 24-Month |
65.57" (1,665.48mm) | 59.92" (1,521.97mm) |
5.65" (143.51mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1931 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2020 | ||||
|
Jun 1970–May 1973 36-Month |
94.74" (2,406.40mm) | 89.88" (2,282.95mm) |
4.86" (123.45mm) | 104th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1955 |
| 21st Wettest | Wettest since: 1929 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1969–May 1973 48-Month |
124.77" (3,169.16mm) | 119.78" (3,042.41mm) |
4.99" (126.75mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1956 |
| 25th Wettest | Wettest since: 1909 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1968–May 1973 60-Month |
155.95" (3,961.13mm) | 149.64" (3,800.86mm) |
6.31" (160.27mm) | 101st Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1957 |
| 22nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 26, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/