Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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Northwest Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, May 2002
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 2002 1-Month |
1.47" (37.34mm) | 2.14" (54.36mm) |
-0.67" (-17.02mm) | 28th Driest | Driest since: 2001 | 1924 |
| 99th Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 1998 | ||||
|
Apr–May 2002 2-Month |
3.96" (100.58mm) | 4.50" (114.30mm) |
-0.54" (-13.72mm) | 41st Driest | Driest since: 1999 | 1924 |
| 86th Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 1996 | ||||
| Ties: 1922 | ||||||
|
Mar–May 2002 3-Month |
7.19" (182.63mm) | 7.76" (197.10mm) |
-0.57" (-14.47mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 2001 | 1924 |
| 79th Wettest | Wettest since: 1998 | 2011 | ||||
|
Feb–May 2002 4-Month |
9.68" (245.87mm) | 11.37" (288.80mm) |
-1.69" (-42.93mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 2001 | 1924 |
| 93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 1904 | ||||
| Ties: 1926 | ||||||
|
Jan–May 2002 5-Month |
14.70" (373.38mm) | 15.90" (403.86mm) |
-1.20" (-30.48mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 2001 | 1924 |
| 81st Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 1904 | ||||
|
Dec 2001–May 2002 6-Month |
20.37" (517.40mm) | 20.54" (521.72mm) |
-0.17" (-4.32mm) | 55th Driest | Driest since: 2001 | 1977 |
| 71st Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 1997 | ||||
|
Nov 2001–May 2002 7-Month |
25.40" (645.16mm) | 24.89" (632.21mm) |
0.51" (12.95mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 2001 | 1977 |
| 54th Wettest | Wettest since: 1999 | 1974 | ||||
|
Oct 2001–May 2002 8-Month |
28.27" (718.06mm) | 27.45" (697.23mm) |
0.82" (20.83mm) | 76th Driest | Driest since: 2001 | 1977 |
| 50th Wettest | Wettest since: 1999 | 1974 | ||||
|
Sep 2001–May 2002 9-Month |
29.00" (736.60mm) | 28.87" (733.30mm) |
0.13" (3.30mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 2001 | 1977 |
| 59th Wettest | Wettest since: 1999 | 1974 | ||||
|
Aug 2001–May 2002 10-Month |
29.60" (751.84mm) | 29.68" (753.87mm) |
-0.08" (-2.03mm) | 71st Driest | Driest since: 2001 | 1977 |
| 55th Wettest | Wettest since: 1999 | 1974 | ||||
| Ties: 1993 | ||||||
|
Jul 2001–May 2002 11-Month |
30.48" (774.19mm) | 30.40" (772.16mm) |
0.08" (2.03mm) | 70th Driest | Driest since: 2001 | 1977 |
| 56th Wettest | Wettest since: 1999 | 1974 | ||||
|
Jun 2001–May 2002 12-Month |
32.18" (817.37mm) | 32.13" (816.10mm) |
0.05" (1.27mm) | 71st Driest | Driest since: 2001 | 1977 |
| 55th Wettest | Wettest since: 1999 | 1996 | ||||
| Ties: 1903 | ||||||
|
Dec 2000–May 2002 18-Month |
44.84" (1,138.94mm) | 52.65" (1,337.31mm) |
-7.81" (-198.37mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 2001 | 1930 |
| 117th Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 1997 | ||||
|
Jun 2000–May 2002 24-Month |
53.33" (1,354.58mm) | 64.28" (1,632.71mm) |
-10.95" (-278.13mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 2001 | 1930 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 1997 | ||||
|
Jun 1999–May 2002 36-Month |
83.83" (2,129.28mm) | 96.36" (2,447.54mm) |
-12.53" (-318.26mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1994 | 1931 |
| 118th Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 1998 | ||||
|
Jun 1998–May 2002 48-Month |
122.61" (3,114.29mm) | 128.40" (3,261.36mm) |
-5.79" (-147.07mm) | 31st Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1931 |
| 92nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 1999 | ||||
|
Jun 1997–May 2002 60-Month |
159.57" (4,053.08mm) | 160.37" (4,073.40mm) |
-0.80" (-20.32mm) | 60th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1933 |
| 62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 1999 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published May 2021, retrieved on May 15, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/