Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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Southwest Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, May 1985
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1985 1-Month |
1.13" (28.70mm) | 1.11" (28.19mm) |
0.02" (0.51mm) | 73rd Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 1974 |
| 55th Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1951 | ||||||
|
Apr–May 1985 2-Month |
2.72" (69.09mm) | 2.17" (55.12mm) |
0.55" (13.97mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 2002 |
| 23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1941 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1985 3-Month |
4.28" (108.71mm) | 3.33" (84.58mm) |
0.95" (24.13mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 2002 |
| 21st Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 1941 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1985 4-Month |
5.01" (127.25mm) | 4.33" (109.98mm) |
0.68" (17.27mm) | 101st Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 2002 |
| 27th Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 1905 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1985 5-Month |
6.12" (155.45mm) | 5.31" (134.87mm) |
0.81" (20.58mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 1972 |
| 29th Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 1905 | ||||
|
Dec 1984–May 1985 6-Month |
8.24" (209.30mm) | 6.32" (160.53mm) |
1.92" (48.77mm) | 112th Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 2002 |
| 15th Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 1905 | ||||
|
Nov 1984–May 1985 7-Month |
9.11" (231.39mm) | 7.21" (183.13mm) |
1.90" (48.26mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 2002 |
| 16th Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 1941 | ||||
|
Oct 1984–May 1985 8-Month |
11.38" (289.05mm) | 8.34" (211.84mm) |
3.04" (77.21mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 2002 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 1941 | ||||
|
Sep 1984–May 1985 9-Month |
12.66" (321.56mm) | 9.71" (246.63mm) |
2.95" (74.93mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 2002 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 1941 | ||||
|
Aug 1984–May 1985 10-Month |
15.72" (399.29mm) | 11.72" (297.69mm) |
4.00" (101.60mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 2002 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1941 | ||||
|
Jul 1984–May 1985 11-Month |
18.11" (459.99mm) | 13.59" (345.19mm) |
4.52" (114.80mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 2021 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1941 | ||||
|
Jun 1984–May 1985 12-Month |
19.67" (499.62mm) | 14.53" (369.06mm) |
5.14" (130.56mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 2021 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1905 | ||||
| Ties: 1973 | ||||||
|
Dec 1983–May 1985 18-Month |
25.37" (644.40mm) | 20.86" (529.84mm) |
4.51" (114.56mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 2021 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 1942 | ||||
|
Jun 1983–May 1985 24-Month |
35.35" (897.89mm) | 29.05" (737.87mm) |
6.30" (160.02mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 2021 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest since: 1942 | 1942 | ||||
|
Jun 1982–May 1985 36-Month |
53.66" (1,362.96mm) | 43.54" (1,105.92mm) |
10.12" (257.04mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 1904 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1907 | 1907 | ||||
|
Jun 1981–May 1985 48-Month |
69.22" (1,758.19mm) | 58.01" (1,473.45mm) |
11.21" (284.74mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 1904 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1986 | ||||
|
Jun 1980–May 1985 60-Month |
80.86" (2,053.84mm) | 72.48" (1,840.99mm) |
8.38" (212.85mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 1957 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest since: 1909 | 1987 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 17, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/