Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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Southwest Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, May 1940
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Amomaly | Rank (1895-2019) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1940 1-Month |
1.10" (27.94mm) | 1.11" (28.19mm) |
-0.01" (-0.25mm) | 64th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1974 |
| 62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1919 | ||||||
|
Apr–May 1940 2-Month |
2.21" (56.13mm) | 2.17" (55.12mm) |
0.04" (1.01mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 2002 |
| 61st Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 1941 | ||||
| Ties: 1908 | ||||||
|
Mar–May 1940 3-Month |
2.97" (75.44mm) | 3.33" (84.58mm) |
-0.36" (-9.14mm) | 49th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 2002 |
| 77th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1941 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1940 4-Month |
4.50" (114.30mm) | 4.33" (109.98mm) |
0.17" (4.32mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 2002 |
| 48th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1905 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1940 5-Month |
5.68" (144.27mm) | 5.31" (134.87mm) |
0.37" (9.40mm) | 85th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1972 |
| 41st Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1905 | ||||
| Ties: 2001 | ||||||
|
Dec 1939–May 1940 6-Month |
6.16" (156.46mm) | 6.32" (160.53mm) |
-0.16" (-4.07mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 2002 |
| 53rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1905 | ||||
| Ties: 1898 | ||||||
|
Nov 1939–May 1940 7-Month |
6.77" (171.96mm) | 7.21" (183.13mm) |
-0.44" (-11.17mm) | 57th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 2002 |
| 68th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1941 | ||||
|
Oct 1939–May 1940 8-Month |
7.50" (190.50mm) | 8.34" (211.84mm) |
-0.84" (-21.34mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 2002 |
| 83rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1941 | ||||
|
Sep 1939–May 1940 9-Month |
9.70" (246.38mm) | 9.71" (246.63mm) |
-0.01" (-0.25mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 2002 |
| 58th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1941 | ||||
| Ties: 1947 | ||||||
|
Aug 1939–May 1940 10-Month |
11.11" (282.19mm) | 11.72" (297.69mm) |
-0.61" (-15.50mm) | 55th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 2002 |
| 70th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1941 | ||||
| Ties: 1970 | ||||||
|
Jul 1939–May 1940 11-Month |
12.43" (315.72mm) | 13.59" (345.19mm) |
-1.16" (-29.47mm) | 49th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 2002 |
| 76th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1941 | ||||
|
Jun 1939–May 1940 12-Month |
12.90" (327.66mm) | 14.53" (369.06mm) |
-1.63" (-41.40mm) | 41st Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 2002 |
| 84th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1905 | ||||
| Ties: 1989 | ||||||
|
Dec 1938–May 1940 18-Month |
18.82" (478.03mm) | 20.86" (529.84mm) |
-2.04" (-51.81mm) | 35th Driest | Driest since: 1935 | 2013 |
| 89th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1942 | ||||
|
Jun 1938–May 1940 24-Month |
26.58" (675.13mm) | 29.05" (737.87mm) |
-2.47" (-62.74mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 2003 |
| 95th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1942 | ||||
|
Jun 1937–May 1940 36-Month |
40.89" (1,038.61mm) | 43.54" (1,105.92mm) |
-2.65" (-67.31mm) | 35th Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1904 |
| 88th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1907 | ||||
|
Jun 1936–May 1940 48-Month |
56.47" (1,434.34mm) | 58.01" (1,473.45mm) |
-1.54" (-39.11mm) | 53rd Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1904 |
| 69th Wettest | Wettest since: 1933 | 1986 | ||||
|
Jun 1935–May 1940 60-Month |
69.13" (1,755.90mm) | 72.48" (1,840.99mm) |
-3.35" (-85.09mm) | 40th Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1957 |
| 81st Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1987 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published September 2019, retrieved on September 15, 2019 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/