Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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Northwest Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, May 1996
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1996 1-Month |
3.66" (92.96mm) | 2.14" (54.36mm) |
1.52" (38.60mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1924 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 1948 | 1998 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1996 2-Month |
7.86" (199.64mm) | 4.50" (114.30mm) |
3.36" (85.34mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1924 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1996 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1996 3-Month |
10.14" (257.56mm) | 7.76" (197.10mm) |
2.38" (60.46mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1924 |
| 16th Wettest | Wettest since: 1993 | 2011 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1996 4-Month |
15.76" (400.30mm) | 11.37" (288.80mm) |
4.39" (111.50mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1924 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 1904 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1996 5-Month |
21.84" (554.74mm) | 15.90" (403.86mm) |
5.94" (150.88mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1924 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1904 | 1904 | ||||
|
Dec 1995–May 1996 6-Month |
28.01" (711.45mm) | 20.54" (521.72mm) |
7.47" (189.73mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1977 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1997 | ||||
|
Nov 1995–May 1996 7-Month |
34.79" (883.67mm) | 24.89" (632.21mm) |
9.90" (251.46mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1977 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 1974 | ||||
|
Oct 1995–May 1996 8-Month |
37.64" (956.06mm) | 27.45" (697.23mm) |
10.19" (258.83mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1977 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 1974 | ||||
|
Sep 1995–May 1996 9-Month |
38.86" (987.04mm) | 28.87" (733.30mm) |
9.99" (253.74mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1977 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 1974 | ||||
|
Aug 1995–May 1996 10-Month |
39.83" (1,011.68mm) | 29.68" (753.87mm) |
10.15" (257.81mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1977 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 1974 | ||||
| Ties: 1997 | ||||||
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Jul 1995–May 1996 11-Month |
41.05" (1,042.67mm) | 30.40" (772.16mm) |
10.65" (270.51mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1977 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 1974 | ||||
|
Jun 1995–May 1996 12-Month |
43.71" (1,110.23mm) | 32.13" (816.10mm) |
11.58" (294.13mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1977 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1996 | ||||
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Dec 1994–May 1996 18-Month |
67.03" (1,702.56mm) | 52.65" (1,337.31mm) |
14.38" (365.25mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1930 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1997 | ||||
|
Jun 1994–May 1996 24-Month |
79.02" (2,007.11mm) | 64.28" (1,632.71mm) |
14.74" (374.40mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1930 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 1997 | ||||
|
Jun 1993–May 1996 36-Month |
104.86" (2,663.44mm) | 96.36" (2,447.54mm) |
8.50" (215.90mm) | 109th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1931 |
| 15th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1998 | ||||
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Jun 1992–May 1996 48-Month |
137.79" (3,499.87mm) | 128.40" (3,261.36mm) |
9.39" (238.51mm) | 109th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1931 |
| 14th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1999 | ||||
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Jun 1991–May 1996 60-Month |
162.65" (4,131.31mm) | 160.37" (4,073.40mm) |
2.28" (57.91mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1933 |
| 50th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1999 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 21, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/