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 2021. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Precipitation Rankings, May 2010
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 2010 1-Month |
3.32" (84.33mm) | 2.91" (73.91mm) |
0.41" (10.42mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: 2009 | 1934 |
| 25th Wettest | Wettest since: 2004 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1996 | ||||||
|
Apr–May 2010 2-Month |
5.70" (144.78mm) | 5.43" (137.92mm) |
0.27" (6.86mm) | 81st Driest | Driest since: 2008 | 1934 |
| 46th Wettest | Wettest since: 2009 | 1957 | ||||
|
Mar–May 2010 3-Month |
8.00" (203.20mm) | 7.94" (201.68mm) |
0.06" (1.52mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1925 |
| 59th Wettest | Wettest since: 2009 | 1957, 1991 | ||||
|
Feb–May 2010 4-Month |
10.01" (254.25mm) | 10.07" (255.78mm) |
-0.06" (-1.53mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1925 |
| 60th Wettest | Wettest since: 2009 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1896, 1996 | ||||||
|
Jan–May 2010 5-Month |
12.63" (320.80mm) | 12.39" (314.71mm) |
0.24" (6.09mm) | 74th Driest | Driest since: 2009 | 1934 |
| 53rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 2009–May 2010 6-Month |
15.71" (399.03mm) | 14.73" (374.14mm) |
0.98" (24.89mm) | 94th Driest | Driest since: 2009 | 1931 |
| 32nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 2008 | ||||||
|
Nov 2009–May 2010 7-Month |
17.34" (440.44mm) | 16.96" (430.78mm) |
0.38" (9.66mm) | 75th Driest | Driest since: 2009 | 1934 |
| 51st Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 1983 | ||||
|
Oct 2009–May 2010 8-Month |
21.63" (549.40mm) | 19.13" (485.90mm) |
2.50" (63.50mm) | 113th Driest | Driest since: 2009 | 1934 |
| 13th Wettest | Wettest since: 1998 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 2009–May 2010 9-Month |
24.17" (613.92mm) | 21.62" (549.15mm) |
2.55" (64.77mm) | 113th Driest | Driest since: 2009 | 1934 |
| 13th Wettest | Wettest since: 1998 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 2009–May 2010 10-Month |
26.86" (682.24mm) | 24.25" (615.95mm) |
2.61" (66.29mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 2009 | 1918 |
| 15th Wettest | Wettest since: 1998 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 2009–May 2010 11-Month |
29.93" (760.22mm) | 27.03" (686.56mm) |
2.90" (73.66mm) | 113th Driest | Driest since: 2009 | 1931 |
| 13th Wettest | Wettest since: 1998 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 2009–May 2010 12-Month |
32.94" (836.68mm) | 29.95" (760.73mm) |
2.99" (75.95mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 2009 | 1934 |
| 15th Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 2008–May 2010 18-Month |
47.77" (1,213.36mm) | 44.70" (1,135.38mm) |
3.07" (77.98mm) | 103rd Driest | Driest since: 2009 | 1931 |
| 22nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1946 | ||||||
|
Jun 2008–May 2010 24-Month |
63.43" (1,611.12mm) | 59.92" (1,521.97mm) |
3.51" (89.15mm) | 101st Driest | Driest since: 2009 | 1931 |
| 24th Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 2020 | ||||
|
Jun 2007–May 2010 36-Month |
93.82" (2,383.03mm) | 89.88" (2,282.95mm) |
3.94" (100.08mm) | 97th Driest | Driest since: 2009 | 1955 |
| 27th Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 2006–May 2010 48-Month |
123.90" (3,147.06mm) | 119.78" (3,042.41mm) |
4.12" (104.65mm) | 97th Driest | Driest since: 2009 | 1956 |
| 26th Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 2005–May 2010 60-Month |
152.82" (3,881.63mm) | 149.64" (3,800.86mm) |
3.18" (80.77mm) | 80th Driest | Driest since: 2006 | 1957 |
| 42nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2009 | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published May 2021, retrieved on May 13, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/