Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of December 2020. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
West Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, May 1900
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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May 1900 1-Month |
1.22" (30.99mm) | 0.92" (23.37mm) |
0.30" (7.62mm) | 92nd Driest | Driest since: 1899 | 1924 |
35th Wettest | Wettest since: 1898 | 1998 | ||||
Apr–May 1900 2-Month |
3.40" (86.36mm) | 2.26" (57.40mm) |
1.14" (28.96mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: 1899 | 1909 |
22nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1896 | 1896 | ||||
Mar–May 1900 3-Month |
4.97" (126.24mm) | 4.59" (116.59mm) |
0.38" (9.65mm) | 79th Driest | Driest since: 1898 | 2008 |
48th Wettest | Wettest since: 1899 | 1995 | ||||
Feb–May 1900 4-Month |
6.01" (152.65mm) | 7.31" (185.67mm) |
-1.30" (-33.02mm) | 44th Driest | Driest since: 1898 | 1997 |
83rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1899 | 1998 | ||||
Jan–May 1900 5-Month |
7.86" (199.64mm) | 10.29" (261.37mm) |
-2.43" (-61.73mm) | 37th Driest | Driest since: 1898 | 2013 |
90th Wettest | Wettest since: 1899 | 1998 | ||||
Dec 1899–May 1900 6-Month |
10.43" (264.92mm) | 12.84" (326.14mm) |
-2.41" (-61.22mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: 1898 | 1924 |
87th Wettest | Wettest since: 1899 | 1995 | ||||
Ties: 1948 | ||||||
Nov 1899–May 1900 7-Month |
13.06" (331.72mm) | 14.71" (373.63mm) |
-1.65" (-41.91mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 1899 | 1977 |
70th Wettest | Wettest since: 1897 | 1995 | ||||
Ties: 1930 | ||||||
Oct 1899–May 1900 8-Month |
15.50" (393.70mm) | 15.74" (399.80mm) |
-0.24" (-6.10mm) | 66th Driest | Driest since: 1899 | 1977 |
60th Wettest | Wettest since: 1897 | 1983 | ||||
Sep 1899–May 1900 9-Month |
15.59" (395.99mm) | 16.23" (412.24mm) |
-0.64" (-16.25mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 1899 | 1924 |
65th Wettest | Wettest since: 1897 | 1983 | ||||
Aug 1899–May 1900 10-Month |
16.27" (413.26mm) | 16.62" (422.15mm) |
-0.35" (-8.89mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 1899 | 1924 |
61st Wettest | Wettest since: 1897 | 1983 | ||||
Jul 1899–May 1900 11-Month |
16.40" (416.56mm) | 16.95" (430.53mm) |
-0.55" (-13.97mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 1899 | 1924 |
64th Wettest | Wettest since: 1897 | 1983 | ||||
Ties: 1979 | ||||||
Jun 1899–May 1900 12-Month |
17.00" (431.80mm) | 17.44" (442.98mm) |
-0.44" (-11.18mm) | 64th Driest | Driest since: 1899 | 1924 |
62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1897 | 1983 | ||||
Dec 1898–May 1900 18-Month |
27.96" (710.18mm) | 30.25" (768.35mm) |
-2.29" (-58.17mm) | 43rd Driest | Driest since: 1899 | 1977 |
82nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1897 | 1983 | ||||
Jun 1898–May 1900 24-Month |
31.30" (795.02mm) | 34.89" (886.21mm) |
-3.59" (-91.19mm) | 37th Driest | Driest since: 1899 | 1977 |
88th Wettest | Wettest since: 1898 | 1983 | ||||
Jun 1897–May 1900 36-Month |
44.60" (1,132.84mm) | 52.30" (1,328.42mm) |
-7.70" (-195.58mm) | 25th Driest | Driest to Date | 2014 |
99th Wettest | Wettest since: 1899 | 1984 | ||||
Jun 1896–May 1900 48-Month |
63.93" (1,623.82mm) | 69.56" (1,766.82mm) |
-5.63" (-143.00mm) | 40th Driest | Driest to Date | 2015 |
83rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1899 | 1998 | ||||
Jun 1895–May 1900 60-Month |
82.15" (2,086.61mm) | 86.83" (2,205.48mm) |
-4.68" (-118.87mm) | 47th Driest | Driest to Date | 1933 |
75th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1999 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 17, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/