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 July 2019. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Precipitation Rankings, May 1999
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Amomaly | Rank (1895-2019) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1999 1-Month |
2.91" (73.91mm) | 2.91" (73.91mm) |
0.00" (0.00mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 1998 | 1934 |
| 65th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 2019 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1999 2-Month |
5.78" (146.81mm) | 5.43" (137.92mm) |
0.35" (8.89mm) | 84th Driest | Driest since: 1998 | 1934 |
| 42nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1957 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1999 3-Month |
7.97" (202.44mm) | 7.94" (201.68mm) |
0.03" (0.76mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 1994 | 1925 |
| 59th Wettest | Wettest since: 1998 | 1957, 1991 | ||||
| Ties: 2013 | ||||||
|
Feb–May 1999 4-Month |
9.89" (251.21mm) | 10.07" (255.78mm) |
-0.18" (-4.57mm) | 58th Driest | Driest since: 1994 | 1925 |
| 68th Wettest | Wettest since: 1998 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1999 5-Month |
13.02" (330.71mm) | 12.39" (314.71mm) |
0.63" (16.00mm) | 89th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1934 |
| 37th Wettest | Wettest since: 1998 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1998–May 1999 6-Month |
15.10" (383.54mm) | 14.73" (374.14mm) |
0.37" (9.40mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1931 |
| 53rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1998 | 2019 | ||||
|
Nov 1998–May 1999 7-Month |
17.73" (450.34mm) | 16.96" (430.78mm) |
0.77" (19.56mm) | 88th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1934 |
| 37th Wettest | Wettest since: 1998 | 1983 | ||||
|
Oct 1998–May 1999 8-Month |
20.70" (525.78mm) | 19.13" (485.90mm) |
1.57" (39.88mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1934 |
| 26th Wettest | Wettest since: 1998 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1998–May 1999 9-Month |
23.21" (589.53mm) | 21.62" (549.15mm) |
1.59" (40.38mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1934 |
| 23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1998 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1919, 1987 | ||||||
|
Aug 1998–May 1999 10-Month |
25.63" (651.00mm) | 24.25" (615.95mm) |
1.38" (35.05mm) | 95th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1918 |
| 30th Wettest | Wettest since: 1998 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1998–May 1999 11-Month |
28.49" (723.65mm) | 27.03" (686.56mm) |
1.46" (37.09mm) | 93rd Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1931 |
| 32nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1998 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1998–May 1999 12-Month |
31.81" (807.97mm) | 29.95" (760.73mm) |
1.86" (47.24mm) | 96th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1934 |
| 29th Wettest | Wettest since: 1998 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1987 | ||||||
|
Dec 1997–May 1999 18-Month |
49.22" (1,250.19mm) | 44.70" (1,135.38mm) |
4.52" (114.81mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1931 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest since: 1998 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1997–May 1999 24-Month |
65.36" (1,660.14mm) | 59.92" (1,521.97mm) |
5.44" (138.17mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1931 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1998 | 1974 | ||||
|
Jun 1996–May 1999 36-Month |
99.64" (2,530.86mm) | 89.88" (2,282.95mm) |
9.76" (247.91mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 1998 | 1955 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2019 | ||||
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Jun 1995–May 1999 48-Month |
130.46" (3,313.68mm) | 119.78" (3,042.41mm) |
10.68" (271.27mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1956 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest since: 1998 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1994–May 1999 60-Month |
163.78" (4,160.01mm) | 149.64" (3,800.86mm) |
14.14" (359.15mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1998 | 1957 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published August 2019, retrieved on August 20, 2019 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/