Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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Southwest Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, May 1968
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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May 1968 1-Month |
0.86" (21.84mm) | 1.11" (28.19mm) |
-0.25" (-6.35mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1974 |
86th Wettest | Wettest since: 1967 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1903 | ||||||
Apr–May 1968 2-Month |
1.95" (49.53mm) | 2.17" (55.12mm) |
-0.22" (-5.59mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 2002 |
72nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1965 | 1941 | ||||
Mar–May 1968 3-Month |
3.04" (77.22mm) | 3.33" (84.58mm) |
-0.29" (-7.36mm) | 57th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 2002 |
71st Wettest | Wettest since: 1965 | 1941 | ||||
Feb–May 1968 4-Month |
4.16" (105.66mm) | 4.33" (109.98mm) |
-0.17" (-4.32mm) | 66th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 2002 |
62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1965 | 1905 | ||||
Jan–May 1968 5-Month |
4.69" (119.13mm) | 5.31" (134.87mm) |
-0.62" (-15.74mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1972 |
80th Wettest | Wettest since: 1965 | 1905 | ||||
Dec 1967–May 1968 6-Month |
6.98" (177.29mm) | 6.32" (160.53mm) |
0.66" (16.76mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 2002 |
37th Wettest | Wettest since: 1965 | 1905 | ||||
Ties: 1987 | ||||||
Nov 1967–May 1968 7-Month |
7.63" (193.80mm) | 7.21" (183.13mm) |
0.42" (10.67mm) | 86th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 2002 |
41st Wettest | Wettest since: 1965 | 1941 | ||||
Ties: 1986 | ||||||
Oct 1967–May 1968 8-Month |
8.00" (203.20mm) | 8.34" (211.84mm) |
-0.34" (-8.64mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 2002 |
66th Wettest | Wettest since: 1965 | 1941 | ||||
Sep 1967–May 1968 9-Month |
9.59" (243.59mm) | 9.71" (246.63mm) |
-0.12" (-3.04mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 2002 |
62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1965 | 1941 | ||||
Aug 1967–May 1968 10-Month |
11.89" (302.01mm) | 11.72" (297.69mm) |
0.17" (4.32mm) | 73rd Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 2002 |
54th Wettest | Wettest since: 1962 | 1941 | ||||
Jul 1967–May 1968 11-Month |
14.24" (361.70mm) | 13.59" (345.19mm) |
0.65" (16.51mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 2021 |
49th Wettest | Wettest since: 1962 | 1941 | ||||
Jun 1967–May 1968 12-Month |
16.11" (409.19mm) | 14.53" (369.06mm) |
1.58" (40.13mm) | 98th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 2021 |
29th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1905 | ||||
Dec 1966–May 1968 18-Month |
21.08" (535.43mm) | 20.86" (529.84mm) |
0.22" (5.59mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 2021 |
48th Wettest | Wettest since: 1966 | 1942 | ||||
Jun 1966–May 1968 24-Month |
28.84" (732.54mm) | 29.05" (737.87mm) |
-0.21" (-5.33mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 2021 |
58th Wettest | Wettest since: 1966 | 1942 | ||||
Jun 1965–May 1968 36-Month |
44.32" (1,125.73mm) | 43.54" (1,105.92mm) |
0.78" (19.81mm) | 80th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1904 |
45th Wettest | Wettest since: 1944 | 1907 | ||||
Jun 1964–May 1968 48-Month |
58.26" (1,479.80mm) | 58.01" (1,473.45mm) |
0.25" (6.35mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1904 |
52nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1945 | 1986 | ||||
Jun 1963–May 1968 60-Month |
71.34" (1,812.04mm) | 72.48" (1,840.99mm) |
-1.14" (-28.95mm) | 59th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1957 |
64th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 1987 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 16, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/