Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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West Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, May 1898
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1898 1-Month |
1.86" (47.24mm) | 0.92" (23.37mm) |
0.94" (23.87mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: 1897 | 1924 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest since: 1896 | 1998 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1898 2-Month |
2.49" (63.25mm) | 2.26" (57.40mm) |
0.23" (5.85mm) | 82nd Driest | Driest since: 1897 | 1909 |
| 45th Wettest | Wettest since: 1896 | 1896 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1898 3-Month |
3.42" (86.87mm) | 4.59" (116.59mm) |
-1.17" (-29.72mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest to Date | 2008 |
| 95th Wettest | Wettest since: 1897 | 1995 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1898 4-Month |
5.40" (137.16mm) | 7.31" (185.67mm) |
-1.91" (-48.51mm) | 36th Driest | Driest to Date | 1997 |
| 91st Wettest | Wettest since: 1897 | 1998 | ||||
| Ties: 1921 | ||||||
|
Jan–May 1898 5-Month |
6.58" (167.13mm) | 10.29" (261.37mm) |
-3.71" (-94.24mm) | 19th Driest | Driest to Date | 2013 |
| 108th Wettest | Wettest since: 1897 | 1998 | ||||
| Ties: 2020 | ||||||
|
Dec 1897–May 1898 6-Month |
8.47" (215.14mm) | 12.84" (326.14mm) |
-4.37" (-111.00mm) | 14th Driest | Driest to Date | 1924 |
| 112th Wettest | Wettest since: 1897 | 1995 | ||||
|
Nov 1897–May 1898 7-Month |
9.90" (251.46mm) | 14.71" (373.63mm) |
-4.81" (-122.17mm) | 12th Driest | Driest to Date | 1977 |
| 114th Wettest | Wettest since: 1897 | 1995 | ||||
|
Oct 1897–May 1898 8-Month |
11.86" (301.24mm) | 15.74" (399.80mm) |
-3.88" (-98.56mm) | 28th Driest | Driest to Date | 1977 |
| 98th Wettest | Wettest since: 1897 | 1983 | ||||
|
Sep 1897–May 1898 9-Month |
12.20" (309.88mm) | 16.23" (412.24mm) |
-4.03" (-102.36mm) | 22nd Driest | Driest to Date | 1924 |
| 104th Wettest | Wettest since: 1897 | 1983 | ||||
|
Aug 1897–May 1898 10-Month |
12.50" (317.50mm) | 16.62" (422.15mm) |
-4.12" (-104.65mm) | 24th Driest | Driest to Date | 1924 |
| 102nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1897 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jul 1897–May 1898 11-Month |
12.77" (324.36mm) | 16.95" (430.53mm) |
-4.18" (-106.17mm) | 21st Driest | Driest to Date | 1924 |
| 105th Wettest | Wettest since: 1897 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jun 1897–May 1898 12-Month |
13.30" (337.82mm) | 17.44" (442.98mm) |
-4.14" (-105.16mm) | 25th Driest | Driest to Date | 1924 |
| 101st Wettest | Wettest since: 1897 | 1983 | ||||
|
Dec 1896–May 1898 18-Month |
26.71" (678.43mm) | 30.25" (768.35mm) |
-3.54" (-89.92mm) | 39th Driest | Driest to Date | 1977 |
| 86th Wettest | Wettest since: 1897 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jun 1896–May 1898 24-Month |
32.63" (828.80mm) | 34.89" (886.21mm) |
-2.26" (-57.41mm) | 47th Driest | Driest to Date | 1977 |
| 78th Wettest | Wettest since: 1897 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jun 1895–May 1898 36-Month |
50.85" (1,291.59mm) | 52.30" (1,328.42mm) |
-1.45" (-36.83mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest to Date | 2014 |
| 62nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1984 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 26, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/