Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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Northwest Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, May 1972
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2019) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1972 1-Month |
1.69" (42.93mm) | 2.14" (54.36mm) |
-0.45" (-11.43mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1924 |
| 84th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1998 | ||||
| Ties: 1946, 1952 | ||||||
|
Apr–May 1972 2-Month |
4.57" (116.08mm) | 4.50" (114.30mm) |
0.07" (1.78mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1924 |
| 58th Wettest | Wettest since: 1965 | 1996 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1972 3-Month |
9.21" (233.93mm) | 7.76" (197.10mm) |
1.45" (36.83mm) | 96th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1924 |
| 30th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 2011 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1972 4-Month |
13.80" (350.52mm) | 11.37" (288.80mm) |
2.43" (61.72mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1924 |
| 19th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 1904 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1972 5-Month |
19.87" (504.70mm) | 15.90" (403.86mm) |
3.97" (100.84mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1924 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 1904 | ||||
|
Dec 1971–May 1972 6-Month |
25.84" (656.34mm) | 20.54" (521.72mm) |
5.30" (134.62mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1977 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 1997 | ||||
|
Nov 1971–May 1972 7-Month |
30.44" (773.18mm) | 24.89" (632.21mm) |
5.55" (140.97mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1977 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 1974 | ||||
|
Oct 1971–May 1972 8-Month |
32.71" (830.83mm) | 27.45" (697.23mm) |
5.26" (133.60mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1977 |
| 14th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1974 | ||||
|
Sep 1971–May 1972 9-Month |
34.93" (887.22mm) | 28.87" (733.30mm) |
6.06" (153.92mm) | 113th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1977 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 1974 | ||||
|
Aug 1971–May 1972 10-Month |
35.60" (904.24mm) | 29.68" (753.87mm) |
5.92" (150.37mm) | 113th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1977 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 1974 | ||||
|
Jul 1971–May 1972 11-Month |
36.13" (917.70mm) | 30.40" (772.16mm) |
5.73" (145.54mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1977 |
| 14th Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 1974 | ||||
|
Jun 1971–May 1972 12-Month |
38.53" (978.66mm) | 32.13" (816.10mm) |
6.40" (162.56mm) | 112th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1977 |
| 13th Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 1996 | ||||
|
Dec 1970–May 1972 18-Month |
63.36" (1,609.34mm) | 52.65" (1,337.31mm) |
10.71" (272.03mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1930 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1997 | ||||
|
Jun 1970–May 1972 24-Month |
76.11" (1,933.19mm) | 64.28" (1,632.71mm) |
11.83" (300.48mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1930 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1997 | ||||
|
Jun 1969–May 1972 36-Month |
108.26" (2,749.80mm) | 96.36" (2,447.54mm) |
11.90" (302.26mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1931 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1998 | ||||
|
Jun 1968–May 1972 48-Month |
144.92" (3,680.97mm) | 128.40" (3,261.36mm) |
16.52" (419.61mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1931 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1999 | ||||
|
Jun 1967–May 1972 60-Month |
174.32" (4,427.73mm) | 160.37" (4,073.40mm) |
13.95" (354.33mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1933 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1999 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published November 2019, retrieved on December 7, 2019 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/