Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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West Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, May 1899
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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May 1899 1-Month |
0.94" (23.88mm) | 0.92" (23.37mm) |
0.02" (0.51mm) | 76th Driest | Driest since: 1897 | 1924 |
51st Wettest | Wettest since: 1898 | 1998 | ||||
Ties: 1922 | ||||||
Apr–May 1899 2-Month |
1.54" (39.12mm) | 2.26" (57.40mm) |
-0.72" (-18.28mm) | 31st Driest | Driest since: 1897 | 1909 |
96th Wettest | Wettest since: 1898 | 1896 | ||||
Ties: 1937 | ||||||
Mar–May 1899 3-Month |
5.71" (145.03mm) | 4.59" (116.59mm) |
1.12" (28.44mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: 1898 | 2008 |
28th Wettest | Wettest since: 1896 | 1995 | ||||
Ties: 1952 | ||||||
Feb–May 1899 4-Month |
6.42" (163.07mm) | 7.31" (185.67mm) |
-0.89" (-22.60mm) | 53rd Driest | Driest since: 1898 | 1997 |
74th Wettest | Wettest since: 1897 | 1998 | ||||
Jan–May 1899 5-Month |
9.87" (250.70mm) | 10.29" (261.37mm) |
-0.42" (-10.67mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: 1898 | 2013 |
59th Wettest | Wettest since: 1897 | 1998 | ||||
Dec 1898–May 1899 6-Month |
10.96" (278.38mm) | 12.84" (326.14mm) |
-1.88" (-47.76mm) | 51st Driest | Driest since: 1898 | 1924 |
75th Wettest | Wettest since: 1897 | 1995 | ||||
Nov 1898–May 1899 7-Month |
12.33" (313.18mm) | 14.71" (373.63mm) |
-2.38" (-60.45mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 1898 | 1977 |
80th Wettest | Wettest since: 1897 | 1995 | ||||
Ties: 1949 | ||||||
Oct 1898–May 1899 8-Month |
12.86" (326.64mm) | 15.74" (399.80mm) |
-2.88" (-73.16mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: 1898 | 1977 |
84th Wettest | Wettest since: 1897 | 1983 | ||||
Sep 1898–May 1899 9-Month |
13.37" (339.60mm) | 16.23" (412.24mm) |
-2.86" (-72.64mm) | 43rd Driest | Driest since: 1898 | 1924 |
83rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1897 | 1983 | ||||
Aug 1898–May 1899 10-Month |
13.76" (349.50mm) | 16.62" (422.15mm) |
-2.86" (-72.65mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: 1898 | 1924 |
84th Wettest | Wettest since: 1897 | 1983 | ||||
Jul 1898–May 1899 11-Month |
13.91" (353.31mm) | 16.95" (430.53mm) |
-3.04" (-77.22mm) | 41st Driest | Driest since: 1898 | 1924 |
85th Wettest | Wettest since: 1897 | 1983 | ||||
Jun 1898–May 1899 12-Month |
14.30" (363.22mm) | 17.44" (442.98mm) |
-3.14" (-79.76mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: 1898 | 1924 |
87th Wettest | Wettest since: 1897 | 1983 | ||||
Dec 1897–May 1899 18-Month |
22.77" (578.36mm) | 30.25" (768.35mm) |
-7.48" (-189.99mm) | 13th Driest | Driest to Date | 1977 |
112th Wettest | Wettest since: 1898 | 1983 | ||||
Ties: 1925 | ||||||
Jun 1897–May 1899 24-Month |
27.60" (701.04mm) | 34.89" (886.21mm) |
-7.29" (-185.17mm) | 19th Driest | Driest to Date | 1977 |
106th Wettest | Wettest since: 1898 | 1983 | ||||
Jun 1896–May 1899 36-Month |
46.93" (1,192.02mm) | 52.30" (1,328.42mm) |
-5.37" (-136.40mm) | 35th Driest | Driest to Date | 2014 |
89th Wettest | Wettest since: 1898 | 1984 | ||||
Jun 1895–May 1899 48-Month |
65.15" (1,654.81mm) | 69.56" (1,766.82mm) |
-4.41" (-112.01mm) | 47th Driest | Driest to Date | 2015 |
76th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1998 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 27, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/