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 January 2021. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Precipitation Rankings, May 2003
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 2003 1-Month |
3.27" (83.06mm) | 2.91" (73.91mm) |
0.36" (9.15mm) | 98th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1934 |
| 29th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 2019 | ||||
|
Apr–May 2003 2-Month |
5.90" (149.86mm) | 5.43" (137.92mm) |
0.47" (11.94mm) | 91st Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1934 |
| 36th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1957 | ||||
|
Mar–May 2003 3-Month |
8.38" (212.85mm) | 7.94" (201.68mm) |
0.44" (11.17mm) | 87th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1925 |
| 40th Wettest | Wettest since: 1998 | 1957, 1991 | ||||
|
Feb–May 2003 4-Month |
10.95" (278.13mm) | 10.07" (255.78mm) |
0.88" (22.35mm) | 100th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1925 |
| 27th Wettest | Wettest since: 1998 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1897 | ||||||
|
Jan–May 2003 5-Month |
12.28" (311.91mm) | 12.39" (314.71mm) |
-0.11" (-2.80mm) | 60th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1934 |
| 67th Wettest | Wettest since: 1999 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 2002–May 2003 6-Month |
15.28" (388.11mm) | 14.73" (374.14mm) |
0.55" (13.97mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1931 |
| 48th Wettest | Wettest since: 1998 | 2019 | ||||
|
Nov 2002–May 2003 7-Month |
17.22" (437.39mm) | 16.96" (430.78mm) |
0.26" (6.61mm) | 69th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1934 |
| 57th Wettest | Wettest since: 1999 | 1983 | ||||
|
Oct 2002–May 2003 8-Month |
20.23" (513.84mm) | 19.13" (485.90mm) |
1.10" (27.94mm) | 93rd Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1934 |
| 33rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1999 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1922 | ||||||
|
Sep 2002–May 2003 9-Month |
22.95" (582.93mm) | 21.62" (549.15mm) |
1.33" (33.78mm) | 94th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1934 |
| 32nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1999 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1938 | ||||||
|
Aug 2002–May 2003 10-Month |
25.35" (643.89mm) | 24.25" (615.95mm) |
1.10" (27.94mm) | 88th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1918 |
| 38th Wettest | Wettest since: 1999 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 2002–May 2003 11-Month |
27.95" (709.93mm) | 27.03" (686.56mm) |
0.92" (23.37mm) | 81st Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1931 |
| 45th Wettest | Wettest since: 1999 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1960 | ||||||
|
Jun 2002–May 2003 12-Month |
30.51" (774.95mm) | 29.95" (760.73mm) |
0.56" (14.22mm) | 75th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1934 |
| 51st Wettest | Wettest since: 1999 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 2001–May 2003 18-Month |
43.69" (1,109.73mm) | 44.70" (1,135.38mm) |
-1.01" (-25.65mm) | 41st Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1931 |
| 84th Wettest | Wettest since: 1999 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 2001–May 2003 24-Month |
58.84" (1,494.54mm) | 59.92" (1,521.97mm) |
-1.08" (-27.43mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1931 |
| 83rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 2020 | ||||
|
Jun 2000–May 2003 36-Month |
86.89" (2,207.01mm) | 89.88" (2,282.95mm) |
-2.99" (-75.94mm) | 31st Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1955 |
| 93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1999–May 2003 48-Month |
114.02" (2,896.11mm) | 119.78" (3,042.41mm) |
-5.76" (-146.30mm) | 11th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1956 |
| 112th Wettest | Wettest since: 2002 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1998–May 2003 60-Month |
145.83" (3,704.08mm) | 149.64" (3,800.86mm) |
-3.81" (-96.78mm) | 31st Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1957 |
| 91st Wettest | Wettest since: 2002 | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published February 2021, retrieved on February 26, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/