Climate at a Glance
Regional 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 May 2020. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
South Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, May 2008
View Period (Months):All1234567891011121824364860
Download:
| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 2008 1-Month |
3.84" (97.54mm) | 4.05" (102.87mm) |
-0.21" (-5.33mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 2006 | 1998 |
| 71st Wettest | Wettest since: 2007 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1938 | ||||||
|
Apr–May 2008 2-Month |
7.20" (182.88mm) | 7.26" (184.40mm) |
-0.06" (-1.52mm) | 66th Driest | Driest since: 2006 | 1998 |
| 61st Wettest | Wettest since: 2007 | 2015 | ||||
|
Mar–May 2008 3-Month |
10.60" (269.24mm) | 9.96" (252.98mm) |
0.64" (16.26mm) | 81st Driest | Driest since: 2006 | 1925 |
| 46th Wettest | Wettest since: 2007 | 2015 | ||||
|
Feb–May 2008 4-Month |
12.97" (329.44mm) | 12.19" (309.63mm) |
0.78" (19.81mm) | 86th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1925 |
| 41st Wettest | Wettest since: 2004 | 2015 | ||||
|
Jan–May 2008 5-Month |
14.45" (367.03mm) | 14.42" (366.27mm) |
0.03" (0.76mm) | 69th Driest | Driest since: 2006 | 1963 |
| 58th Wettest | Wettest since: 2007 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1939 | ||||||
|
Dec 2007–May 2008 6-Month |
16.93" (430.02mm) | 16.92" (429.77mm) |
0.01" (0.25mm) | 64th Driest | Driest since: 2006 | 1963 |
| 62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2007 | 2015 | ||||
|
Nov 2007–May 2008 7-Month |
18.29" (464.57mm) | 19.34" (491.24mm) |
-1.05" (-26.67mm) | 55th Driest | Driest since: 2006 | 1971 |
| 71st Wettest | Wettest since: 2007 | 2016 | ||||
|
Oct 2007–May 2008 8-Month |
20.81" (528.57mm) | 22.04" (559.82mm) |
-1.23" (-31.25mm) | 49th Driest | Driest since: 2006 | 1925 |
| 77th Wettest | Wettest since: 2007 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 2007–May 2008 9-Month |
23.92" (607.57mm) | 25.25" (641.35mm) |
-1.33" (-33.78mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 2006 | 1918 |
| 80th Wettest | Wettest since: 2007 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 2007–May 2008 10-Month |
26.57" (674.88mm) | 28.19" (716.03mm) |
-1.62" (-41.15mm) | 44th Driest | Driest since: 2006 | 1925 |
| 82nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2007 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1959 | ||||||
|
Jul 2007–May 2008 11-Month |
32.02" (813.31mm) | 31.39" (797.31mm) |
0.63" (16.00mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 2006 | 1925 |
| 59th Wettest | Wettest since: 2007 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 2007–May 2008 12-Month |
37.55" (953.77mm) | 34.90" (886.46mm) |
2.65" (67.31mm) | 87th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1925 |
| 39th Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 2006–May 2008 18-Month |
57.66" (1,464.56mm) | 51.87" (1,317.50mm) |
5.79" (147.06mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1918 |
| 23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 2016 | ||||
|
Jun 2006–May 2008 24-Month |
75.03" (1,905.76mm) | 69.89" (1,775.21mm) |
5.14" (130.55mm) | 94th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1918 |
| 31st Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 2020 | ||||
|
Jun 2005–May 2008 36-Month |
103.57" (2,630.68mm) | 104.83" (2,662.68mm) |
-1.26" (-32.00mm) | 51st Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1956 |
| 73rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2007 | 1975 | ||||
|
Jun 2004–May 2008 48-Month |
144.59" (3,672.59mm) | 139.71" (3,548.63mm) |
4.88" (123.96mm) | 81st Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1956 |
| 42nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 1975 | ||||
|
Jun 2003–May 2008 60-Month |
182.10" (4,625.34mm) | 174.45" (4,431.03mm) |
7.65" (194.31mm) | 87th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1957 |
| 35th Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 2019 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published June 2020, retrieved on July 5, 2020 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/