Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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West Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, May 1957
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1957 1-Month |
2.51" (63.75mm) | 0.92" (23.37mm) |
1.59" (40.38mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1924 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1998 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1957 2-Month |
3.89" (98.81mm) | 2.26" (57.40mm) |
1.63" (41.41mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1909 |
| 13th Wettest | Wettest since: 1948 | 1896 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1957 3-Month |
6.16" (156.46mm) | 4.59" (116.59mm) |
1.57" (39.87mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2008 |
| 26th Wettest | Wettest since: 1948 | 1995 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1957 4-Month |
8.60" (218.44mm) | 7.31" (185.67mm) |
1.29" (32.77mm) | 92nd Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1997 |
| 36th Wettest | Wettest since: 1945 | 1998 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1957 5-Month |
11.40" (289.56mm) | 10.29" (261.37mm) |
1.11" (28.19mm) | 87th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2013 |
| 41st Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1998 | ||||
|
Dec 1956–May 1957 6-Month |
12.10" (307.34mm) | 12.84" (326.14mm) |
-0.74" (-18.80mm) | 66th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1924 |
| 61st Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 1995 | ||||
|
Nov 1956–May 1957 7-Month |
12.20" (309.88mm) | 14.71" (373.63mm) |
-2.51" (-63.75mm) | 44th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1977 |
| 83rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 1995 | ||||
|
Oct 1956–May 1957 8-Month |
13.91" (353.31mm) | 15.74" (399.80mm) |
-1.83" (-46.49mm) | 55th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1977 |
| 72nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 1983 | ||||
|
Sep 1956–May 1957 9-Month |
14.18" (360.17mm) | 16.23" (412.24mm) |
-2.05" (-52.07mm) | 55th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 2021 |
| 72nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 1983 | ||||
|
Aug 1956–May 1957 10-Month |
14.20" (360.68mm) | 16.62" (422.15mm) |
-2.42" (-61.47mm) | 49th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 2021 |
| 78th Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jul 1956–May 1957 11-Month |
14.65" (372.11mm) | 16.95" (430.53mm) |
-2.30" (-58.42mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 2021 |
| 77th Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jun 1956–May 1957 12-Month |
14.92" (378.97mm) | 17.44" (442.98mm) |
-2.52" (-64.01mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 2021 |
| 81st Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 1983 | ||||
|
Dec 1955–May 1957 18-Month |
32.42" (823.47mm) | 30.25" (768.35mm) |
2.17" (55.12mm) | 87th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1977 |
| 39th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jun 1955–May 1957 24-Month |
36.31" (922.27mm) | 34.89" (886.21mm) |
1.42" (36.06mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2021 |
| 48th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jun 1954–May 1957 36-Month |
49.45" (1,256.03mm) | 52.30" (1,328.42mm) |
-2.85" (-72.39mm) | 52nd Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 2014 |
| 73rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 1984 | ||||
|
Jun 1953–May 1957 48-Month |
64.79" (1,645.67mm) | 69.56" (1,766.82mm) |
-4.77" (-121.15mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: 1951 | 2015 |
| 82nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 1998 | ||||
| Ties: 1988 | ||||||
|
Jun 1952–May 1957 60-Month |
81.20" (2,062.48mm) | 86.83" (2,205.48mm) |
-5.63" (-143.00mm) | 44th Driest | Driest since: 1951 | 1933 |
| 79th Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 1999 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 25, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/