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 December 2020. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Precipitation Rankings, May 1993
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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May 1993 1-Month |
2.94" (74.68mm) | 2.91" (73.91mm) |
0.03" (0.77mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 1992 | 1934 |
62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1991 | 2019 | ||||
Apr–May 1993 2-Month |
5.86" (148.84mm) | 5.43" (137.92mm) |
0.43" (10.92mm) | 89th Driest | Driest since: 1992 | 1934 |
38th Wettest | Wettest since: 1991 | 1957 | ||||
Ties: 1900 | ||||||
Mar–May 1993 3-Month |
8.71" (221.23mm) | 7.94" (201.68mm) |
0.77" (19.55mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: 1992 | 1925 |
28th Wettest | Wettest since: 1991 | 1957, 1991 | ||||
Feb–May 1993 4-Month |
10.89" (276.61mm) | 10.07" (255.78mm) |
0.82" (20.83mm) | 96th Driest | Driest since: 1992 | 1925 |
31st Wettest | Wettest since: 1991 | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1935, 1953 | ||||||
Jan–May 1993 5-Month |
14.09" (357.89mm) | 12.39" (314.71mm) |
1.70" (43.18mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: 1992 | 1934 |
13th Wettest | Wettest since: 1991 | 2019 | ||||
Dec 1992–May 1993 6-Month |
16.88" (428.75mm) | 14.73" (374.14mm) |
2.15" (54.61mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: 1992 | 1931 |
11th Wettest | Wettest since: 1991 | 2019 | ||||
Nov 1992–May 1993 7-Month |
20.15" (511.81mm) | 16.96" (430.78mm) |
3.19" (81.03mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 1992 | 1934 |
5th Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 1983 | ||||
Oct 1992–May 1993 8-Month |
21.82" (554.23mm) | 19.13" (485.90mm) |
2.69" (68.33mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 1992 | 1934 |
10th Wettest | Wettest since: 1991 | 2019 | ||||
Sep 1992–May 1993 9-Month |
24.15" (613.41mm) | 21.62" (549.15mm) |
2.53" (64.26mm) | 112th Driest | Driest since: 1992 | 1934 |
14th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2019 | ||||
Aug 1992–May 1993 10-Month |
27.05" (687.07mm) | 24.25" (615.95mm) |
2.80" (71.12mm) | 113th Driest | Driest since: 1992 | 1918 |
13th Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 2019 | ||||
Jul 1992–May 1993 11-Month |
30.70" (779.78mm) | 27.03" (686.56mm) |
3.67" (93.22mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1992 | 1931 |
7th Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 2019 | ||||
Jun 1992–May 1993 12-Month |
34.09" (865.89mm) | 29.95" (760.73mm) |
4.14" (105.16mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1992 | 1934 |
6th Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 2019 | ||||
Dec 1991–May 1993 18-Month |
48.12" (1,222.25mm) | 44.70" (1,135.38mm) |
3.42" (86.87mm) | 110th Driest | Driest since: 1992 | 1931 |
15th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2019 | ||||
Jun 1991–May 1993 24-Month |
63.38" (1,609.85mm) | 59.92" (1,521.97mm) |
3.46" (87.88mm) | 100th Driest | Driest since: 1992 | 1931 |
25th Wettest | Wettest since: 1991 | 2020 | ||||
Jun 1990–May 1993 36-Month |
95.46" (2,424.68mm) | 89.88" (2,282.95mm) |
5.58" (141.73mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 1992 | 1955 |
17th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 2019 | ||||
Jun 1989–May 1993 48-Month |
126.99" (3,225.55mm) | 119.78" (3,042.41mm) |
7.21" (183.14mm) | 108th Driest | Driest since: 1992 | 1956 |
15th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 2019 | ||||
Jun 1988–May 1993 60-Month |
154.99" (3,936.75mm) | 149.64" (3,800.86mm) |
5.35" (135.89mm) | 97th Driest | Driest since: 1992 | 1957 |
25th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 22, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/