Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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Northwest Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, May 1998
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2019) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1998 1-Month |
4.70" (119.38mm) | 2.14" (54.36mm) |
2.56" (65.02mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1924 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1998 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1998 2-Month |
6.60" (167.64mm) | 4.50" (114.30mm) |
2.10" (53.34mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1924 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1996 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1998 3-Month |
9.94" (252.48mm) | 7.76" (197.10mm) |
2.18" (55.38mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: 1994 | 1924 |
| 21st Wettest | Wettest since: 1997 | 2011 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1998 4-Month |
13.74" (349.00mm) | 11.37" (288.80mm) |
2.37" (60.20mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1924 |
| 20th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1904 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1998 5-Month |
20.10" (510.54mm) | 15.90" (403.86mm) |
4.20" (106.68mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1924 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1904 | ||||
|
Dec 1997–May 1998 6-Month |
22.79" (578.87mm) | 20.54" (521.72mm) |
2.25" (57.15mm) | 93rd Driest | Driest since: 1994 | 1977 |
| 32nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1997 | 1997 | ||||
|
Nov 1997–May 1998 7-Month |
25.76" (654.30mm) | 24.89" (632.21mm) |
0.87" (22.09mm) | 75th Driest | Driest since: 1994 | 1977 |
| 50th Wettest | Wettest since: 1997 | 1974 | ||||
|
Oct 1997–May 1998 8-Month |
29.84" (757.94mm) | 27.45" (697.23mm) |
2.39" (60.71mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 1994 | 1977 |
| 35th Wettest | Wettest since: 1997 | 1974 | ||||
|
Sep 1997–May 1998 9-Month |
32.28" (819.91mm) | 28.87" (733.30mm) |
3.41" (86.61mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: 1994 | 1977 |
| 26th Wettest | Wettest since: 1997 | 1974 | ||||
|
Aug 1997–May 1998 10-Month |
33.25" (844.55mm) | 29.68" (753.87mm) |
3.57" (90.68mm) | 98th Driest | Driest since: 1994 | 1977 |
| 27th Wettest | Wettest since: 1997 | 1974 | ||||
|
Jul 1997–May 1998 11-Month |
34.72" (881.89mm) | 30.40" (772.16mm) |
4.32" (109.73mm) | 104th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1977 |
| 21st Wettest | Wettest since: 1997 | 1974 | ||||
|
Jun 1997–May 1998 12-Month |
36.96" (938.78mm) | 32.13" (816.10mm) |
4.83" (122.68mm) | 104th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1977 |
| 21st Wettest | Wettest since: 1997 | 1996 | ||||
|
Dec 1996–May 1998 18-Month |
65.52" (1,664.21mm) | 52.65" (1,337.31mm) |
12.87" (326.90mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1930 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest since: 1997 | 1997 | ||||
|
Jun 1996–May 1998 24-Month |
78.28" (1,988.31mm) | 64.28" (1,632.71mm) |
14.00" (355.60mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1930 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest since: 1997 | 1997 | ||||
|
Jun 1995–May 1998 36-Month |
121.99" (3,098.55mm) | 96.36" (2,447.54mm) |
25.63" (651.01mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1931 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1998 | ||||
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Jun 1994–May 1998 48-Month |
157.30" (3,995.42mm) | 128.40" (3,261.36mm) |
28.90" (734.06mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1931 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1999 | ||||
|
Jun 1993–May 1998 60-Month |
183.14" (4,651.76mm) | 160.37" (4,073.40mm) |
22.77" (578.36mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1933 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1999 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published December 2019, retrieved on December 13, 2019 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/