Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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West Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, May 1936
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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May 1936 1-Month |
0.60" (15.24mm) | 0.92" (23.37mm) |
-0.32" (-8.13mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: 1929 | 1924 |
85th Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 1998 | ||||
Apr–May 1936 2-Month |
1.55" (39.37mm) | 2.26" (57.40mm) |
-0.71" (-18.03mm) | 33rd Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1909 |
94th Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 1896 | ||||
Ties: 1929, 1961 | ||||||
Mar–May 1936 3-Month |
2.71" (68.83mm) | 4.59" (116.59mm) |
-1.88" (-47.76mm) | 15th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 2008 |
112th Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 1995 | ||||
Feb–May 1936 4-Month |
8.44" (214.38mm) | 7.31" (185.67mm) |
1.13" (28.71mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 1935 | 1997 |
37th Wettest | Wettest since: 1927 | 1998 | ||||
Jan–May 1936 5-Month |
11.81" (299.97mm) | 10.29" (261.37mm) |
1.52" (38.60mm) | 93rd Driest | Driest since: 1935 | 2013 |
34th Wettest | Wettest since: 1916 | 1998 | ||||
Dec 1935–May 1936 6-Month |
13.80" (350.52mm) | 12.84" (326.14mm) |
0.96" (24.38mm) | 84th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1924 |
42nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 1995 | ||||
Nov 1935–May 1936 7-Month |
14.64" (371.86mm) | 14.71" (373.63mm) |
-0.07" (-1.77mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1977 |
54th Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 1995 | ||||
Oct 1935–May 1936 8-Month |
15.52" (394.21mm) | 15.74" (399.80mm) |
-0.22" (-5.59mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1977 |
59th Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 1983 | ||||
Sep 1935–May 1936 9-Month |
15.77" (400.56mm) | 16.23" (412.24mm) |
-0.46" (-11.68mm) | 64th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1924 |
62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 1983 | ||||
Aug 1935–May 1936 10-Month |
16.20" (411.48mm) | 16.62" (422.15mm) |
-0.42" (-10.67mm) | 63rd Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1924 |
63rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 1983 | ||||
Jul 1935–May 1936 11-Month |
16.41" (416.81mm) | 16.95" (430.53mm) |
-0.54" (-13.72mm) | 64th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1924 |
62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 1983 | ||||
Jun 1935–May 1936 12-Month |
16.43" (417.32mm) | 17.44" (442.98mm) |
-1.01" (-25.66mm) | 59th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1924 |
67th Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 1983 | ||||
Dec 1934–May 1936 18-Month |
30.43" (772.92mm) | 30.25" (768.35mm) |
0.18" (4.57mm) | 74th Driest | Driest since: 1935 | 1977 |
51st Wettest | Wettest since: 1922 | 1983 | ||||
Jun 1934–May 1936 24-Month |
36.37" (923.80mm) | 34.89" (886.21mm) |
1.48" (37.59mm) | 80th Driest | Driest since: 1935 | 1977 |
45th Wettest | Wettest since: 1922 | 1983 | ||||
Jun 1933–May 1936 36-Month |
47.46" (1,205.48mm) | 52.30" (1,328.42mm) |
-4.84" (-122.94mm) | 40th Driest | Driest since: 1935 | 2014 |
84th Wettest | Wettest since: 1928 | 1984 | ||||
Jun 1932–May 1936 48-Month |
60.18" (1,528.57mm) | 69.56" (1,766.82mm) |
-9.38" (-238.25mm) | 20th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 2015 |
103rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 1998 | ||||
Jun 1931–May 1936 60-Month |
79.02" (2,007.11mm) | 86.83" (2,205.48mm) |
-7.81" (-198.37mm) | 33rd Driest | Driest since: 1935 | 1933 |
89th Wettest | Wettest since: 1925 | 1999 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published February 2021, retrieved on March 5, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/