Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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South Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, May 1997
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1997 1-Month |
4.08" (103.63mm) | 4.05" (102.87mm) |
0.03" (0.76mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1998 |
| 60th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 2015 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1997 2-Month |
9.45" (240.03mm) | 7.26" (184.40mm) |
2.19" (55.63mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1998 |
| 13th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 2015 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1997 3-Month |
12.21" (310.13mm) | 9.96" (252.98mm) |
2.25" (57.15mm) | 109th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1925 |
| 19th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 2015 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1997 4-Month |
16.71" (424.43mm) | 12.19" (309.63mm) |
4.52" (114.80mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1925 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest since: 1990 | 2015 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1997 5-Month |
18.66" (473.96mm) | 14.42" (366.27mm) |
4.24" (107.69mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1963 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest since: 1991 | 2015 | ||||
|
Dec 1996–May 1997 6-Month |
20.38" (517.65mm) | 16.92" (429.77mm) |
3.46" (87.88mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1963 |
| 16th Wettest | Wettest since: 1992 | 2015 | ||||
|
Nov 1996–May 1997 7-Month |
24.23" (615.44mm) | 19.34" (491.24mm) |
4.89" (124.20mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1971 |
| 13th Wettest | Wettest since: 1993 | 2016 | ||||
|
Oct 1996–May 1997 8-Month |
26.66" (677.16mm) | 22.04" (559.82mm) |
4.62" (117.34mm) | 112th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1925 |
| 15th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1996–May 1997 9-Month |
31.37" (796.80mm) | 25.25" (641.35mm) |
6.12" (155.45mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1918 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1996–May 1997 10-Month |
36.49" (926.85mm) | 28.19" (716.03mm) |
8.30" (210.82mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1925 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1996–May 1997 11-Month |
40.40" (1,026.16mm) | 31.39" (797.31mm) |
9.01" (228.85mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1925 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1996–May 1997 12-Month |
44.18" (1,122.17mm) | 34.90" (886.46mm) |
9.28" (235.71mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1925 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1995–May 1997 18-Month |
55.64" (1,413.26mm) | 51.87" (1,317.50mm) |
3.77" (95.76mm) | 93rd Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1918 |
| 33rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 2016 | ||||
|
Jun 1995–May 1997 24-Month |
72.10" (1,831.34mm) | 69.89" (1,775.21mm) |
2.21" (56.13mm) | 71st Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1918 |
| 55th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 2020 | ||||
|
Jun 1994–May 1997 36-Month |
111.42" (2,830.07mm) | 104.83" (2,662.68mm) |
6.59" (167.39mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1956 |
| 26th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1975 | ||||
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Jun 1993–May 1997 48-Month |
147.00" (3,733.80mm) | 139.71" (3,548.63mm) |
7.29" (185.17mm) | 91st Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1956 |
| 33rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1975 | ||||
|
Jun 1992–May 1997 60-Month |
188.28" (4,782.31mm) | 174.45" (4,431.03mm) |
13.83" (351.28mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1957 |
| 17th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 2019 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 18, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/