Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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Northwest Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, May 1947
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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May 1947 1-Month |
1.19" (30.23mm) | 2.14" (54.36mm) |
-0.95" (-24.13mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: 1940 | 1924 |
114th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 1998 | ||||
Apr–May 1947 2-Month |
3.25" (82.55mm) | 4.50" (114.30mm) |
-1.25" (-31.75mm) | 14th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1924 |
113th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 1996 | ||||
Mar–May 1947 3-Month |
6.21" (157.73mm) | 7.76" (197.10mm) |
-1.55" (-39.37mm) | 23rd Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1924 |
104th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 2011 | ||||
Feb–May 1947 4-Month |
8.59" (218.19mm) | 11.37" (288.80mm) |
-2.78" (-70.61mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1924 |
111th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 1904 | ||||
Jan–May 1947 5-Month |
12.04" (305.82mm) | 15.90" (403.86mm) |
-3.86" (-98.04mm) | 11th Driest | Driest since: 1944 | 1924 |
116th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 1904 | ||||
Dec 1946–May 1947 6-Month |
16.21" (411.73mm) | 20.54" (521.72mm) |
-4.33" (-109.99mm) | 12th Driest | Driest since: 1944 | 1977 |
114th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 1997 | ||||
Nov 1946–May 1947 7-Month |
21.73" (551.94mm) | 24.89" (632.21mm) |
-3.16" (-80.27mm) | 26th Driest | Driest since: 1944 | 1977 |
100th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 1974 | ||||
Oct 1946–May 1947 8-Month |
25.47" (646.94mm) | 27.45" (697.23mm) |
-1.98" (-50.29mm) | 33rd Driest | Driest since: 1944 | 1977 |
93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 1974 | ||||
Sep 1946–May 1947 9-Month |
26.83" (681.48mm) | 28.87" (733.30mm) |
-2.04" (-51.82mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 1944 | 1977 |
94th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 1974 | ||||
Aug 1946–May 1947 10-Month |
27.41" (696.21mm) | 29.68" (753.87mm) |
-2.27" (-57.66mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1944 | 1977 |
96th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 1974 | ||||
Jul 1946–May 1947 11-Month |
28.09" (713.49mm) | 30.40" (772.16mm) |
-2.31" (-58.67mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1944 | 1977 |
96th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 1974 | ||||
Ties: 1990 | ||||||
Jun 1946–May 1947 12-Month |
30.02" (762.51mm) | 32.13" (816.10mm) |
-2.11" (-53.59mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 1944 | 1977 |
90th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 1996 | ||||
Dec 1945–May 1947 18-Month |
50.82" (1,290.83mm) | 52.65" (1,337.31mm) |
-1.83" (-46.48mm) | 47th Driest | Driest since: 1945 | 1930 |
78th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 1997 | ||||
Jun 1945–May 1947 24-Month |
63.37" (1,609.60mm) | 64.28" (1,632.71mm) |
-0.91" (-23.11mm) | 57th Driest | Driest since: 1945 | 1930 |
68th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 1997 | ||||
Jun 1944–May 1947 36-Month |
94.46" (2,399.28mm) | 96.36" (2,447.54mm) |
-1.90" (-48.26mm) | 52nd Driest | Driest since: 1946 | 1931 |
72nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1943 | 1998 | ||||
Jun 1943–May 1947 48-Month |
118.30" (3,004.82mm) | 128.40" (3,261.36mm) |
-10.10" (-256.54mm) | 18th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1931 |
105th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 1999 | ||||
Jun 1942–May 1947 60-Month |
153.77" (3,905.76mm) | 160.37" (4,073.40mm) |
-6.60" (-167.64mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 1941 | 1933 |
93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 1999 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 25, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/