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 1974
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1974 1-Month |
3.07" (77.98mm) | 2.91" (73.91mm) |
0.16" (4.07mm) | 81st Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1934 |
| 47th Wettest | Wettest since: 1968 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 2016 | ||||||
|
Apr–May 1974 2-Month |
5.62" (142.75mm) | 5.43" (137.92mm) |
0.19" (4.83mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1934 |
| 50th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1957 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1974 3-Month |
8.25" (209.55mm) | 7.94" (201.68mm) |
0.31" (7.87mm) | 83rd Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1925 |
| 45th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1957, 1991 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1974 4-Month |
9.93" (252.22mm) | 10.07" (255.78mm) |
-0.14" (-3.56mm) | 60th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1925 |
| 68th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1964 | ||||||
|
Jan–May 1974 5-Month |
13.08" (332.23mm) | 12.39" (314.71mm) |
0.69" (17.52mm) | 93rd Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1934 |
| 35th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1973–May 1974 6-Month |
16.17" (410.72mm) | 14.73" (374.14mm) |
1.44" (36.58mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1931 |
| 20th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1905 | ||||||
|
Nov 1973–May 1974 7-Month |
19.34" (491.24mm) | 16.96" (430.78mm) |
2.38" (60.46mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1934 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1983 | ||||
|
Oct 1973–May 1974 8-Month |
21.71" (551.43mm) | 19.13" (485.90mm) |
2.58" (65.53mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1934 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1973–May 1974 9-Month |
25.17" (639.32mm) | 21.62" (549.15mm) |
3.55" (90.17mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1934 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1973–May 1974 10-Month |
27.23" (691.64mm) | 24.25" (615.95mm) |
2.98" (75.69mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1918 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1973–May 1974 11-Month |
30.19" (766.83mm) | 27.03" (686.56mm) |
3.16" (80.27mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1931 |
| 11th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1973–May 1974 12-Month |
33.24" (844.30mm) | 29.95" (760.73mm) |
3.29" (83.57mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1934 |
| 11th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1972–May 1974 18-Month |
51.06" (1,296.92mm) | 44.70" (1,135.38mm) |
6.36" (161.54mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1931 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1972–May 1974 24-Month |
68.27" (1,734.06mm) | 59.92" (1,521.97mm) |
8.35" (212.09mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1931 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2020 | ||||
|
Jun 1971–May 1974 36-Month |
98.81" (2,509.77mm) | 89.88" (2,282.95mm) |
8.93" (226.82mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1955 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1970–May 1974 48-Month |
127.98" (3,250.69mm) | 119.78" (3,042.41mm) |
8.20" (208.28mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1956 |
| 13th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1969–May 1974 60-Month |
158.01" (4,013.45mm) | 149.64" (3,800.86mm) |
8.37" (212.59mm) | 108th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1957 |
| 15th 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 18, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/