Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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Southwest Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, May 2004
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 2004 1-Month |
0.35" (8.89mm) | 1.11" (28.19mm) |
-0.76" (-19.30mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1974 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 2003 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1927 | ||||||
|
Apr–May 2004 2-Month |
2.59" (65.79mm) | 2.17" (55.12mm) |
0.42" (10.67mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: 2003 | 2002 |
| 29th Wettest | Wettest since: 1999 | 1941 | ||||
|
Mar–May 2004 3-Month |
3.26" (82.80mm) | 3.33" (84.58mm) |
-0.07" (-1.78mm) | 71st Driest | Driest since: 2003 | 2002 |
| 57th Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 1941 | ||||
| Ties: 1929 | ||||||
|
Feb–May 2004 4-Month |
4.54" (115.32mm) | 4.33" (109.98mm) |
0.21" (5.34mm) | 83rd Driest | Driest since: 2003 | 2002 |
| 45th Wettest | Wettest since: 1999 | 1905 | ||||
| Ties: 1907 | ||||||
|
Jan–May 2004 5-Month |
5.21" (132.33mm) | 5.31" (134.87mm) |
-0.10" (-2.54mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 2003 | 1972 |
| 61st Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 1905 | ||||
|
Dec 2003–May 2004 6-Month |
5.99" (152.15mm) | 6.32" (160.53mm) |
-0.33" (-8.38mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 2003 | 2002 |
| 62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 1905 | ||||
|
Nov 2003–May 2004 7-Month |
7.14" (181.36mm) | 7.21" (183.13mm) |
-0.07" (-1.77mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 2003 | 2002 |
| 55th Wettest | Wettest since: 1998 | 1941 | ||||
|
Oct 2003–May 2004 8-Month |
7.72" (196.09mm) | 8.34" (211.84mm) |
-0.62" (-15.75mm) | 51st Driest | Driest since: 2003 | 2002 |
| 76th Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 1941 | ||||
|
Sep 2003–May 2004 9-Month |
8.77" (222.76mm) | 9.71" (246.63mm) |
-0.94" (-23.87mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 2002 |
| 85th Wettest | Wettest since: 2003 | 1941 | ||||
|
Aug 2003–May 2004 10-Month |
10.42" (264.67mm) | 11.72" (297.69mm) |
-1.30" (-33.02mm) | 41st Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 2002 |
| 86th Wettest | Wettest since: 2003 | 1941 | ||||
|
Jul 2003–May 2004 11-Month |
11.31" (287.27mm) | 13.59" (345.19mm) |
-2.28" (-57.92mm) | 22nd Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 2021 |
| 105th Wettest | Wettest since: 2003 | 1941 | ||||
|
Jun 2003–May 2004 12-Month |
12.31" (312.67mm) | 14.53" (369.06mm) |
-2.22" (-56.39mm) | 27th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 2021 |
| 100th Wettest | Wettest since: 2003 | 1905 | ||||
|
Dec 2002–May 2004 18-Month |
17.85" (453.39mm) | 20.86" (529.84mm) |
-3.01" (-76.45mm) | 22nd Driest | Driest since: 2003 | 2021 |
| 104th Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 1942 | ||||
|
Jun 2002–May 2004 24-Month |
25.12" (638.05mm) | 29.05" (737.87mm) |
-3.93" (-99.82mm) | 18th Driest | Driest since: 2003 | 2021 |
| 108th Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 1942 | ||||
|
Jun 2001–May 2004 36-Month |
34.16" (867.66mm) | 43.54" (1,105.92mm) |
-9.38" (-238.26mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1904 | 1904 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2003 | 1907 | ||||
|
Jun 2000–May 2004 48-Month |
49.01" (1,244.85mm) | 58.01" (1,473.45mm) |
-9.00" (-228.60mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1904 |
| 118th Wettest | Wettest since: 2003 | 1986 | ||||
|
Jun 1999–May 2004 60-Month |
62.55" (1,588.77mm) | 72.48" (1,840.99mm) |
-9.93" (-252.22mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1957 |
| 117th Wettest | Wettest since: 2003 | 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/