Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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West Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, May 1970
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1970 1-Month |
0.31" (7.87mm) | 0.92" (23.37mm) |
-0.61" (-15.50mm) | 10th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1924 |
| 118th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1998 | ||||
| Ties: 2007 | ||||||
|
Apr–May 1970 2-Month |
1.01" (25.65mm) | 2.26" (57.40mm) |
-1.25" (-31.75mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1909 |
| 119th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1896 | ||||
| Ties: 1959 | ||||||
|
Mar–May 1970 3-Month |
2.75" (69.85mm) | 4.59" (116.59mm) |
-1.84" (-46.74mm) | 18th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 2008 |
| 110th Wettest | Wettest since: 1968 | 1995 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1970 4-Month |
4.25" (107.95mm) | 7.31" (185.67mm) |
-3.06" (-77.72mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1997 |
| 112th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1998 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1970 5-Month |
9.57" (243.08mm) | 10.29" (261.37mm) |
-0.72" (-18.29mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 2013 |
| 66th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1998 | ||||
| Ties: 1944 | ||||||
|
Dec 1969–May 1970 6-Month |
13.21" (335.53mm) | 12.84" (326.14mm) |
0.37" (9.39mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1924 |
| 49th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1995 | ||||
|
Nov 1969–May 1970 7-Month |
14.21" (360.93mm) | 14.71" (373.63mm) |
-0.50" (-12.70mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1977 |
| 59th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1995 | ||||
|
Oct 1969–May 1970 8-Month |
15.37" (390.40mm) | 15.74" (399.80mm) |
-0.37" (-9.40mm) | 66th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1977 |
| 61st Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1983 | ||||
|
Sep 1969–May 1970 9-Month |
15.62" (396.75mm) | 16.23" (412.24mm) |
-0.61" (-15.49mm) | 64th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 2021 |
| 63rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1983 | ||||
|
Aug 1969–May 1970 10-Month |
15.74" (399.80mm) | 16.62" (422.15mm) |
-0.88" (-22.35mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 2021 |
| 66th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jul 1969–May 1970 11-Month |
16.16" (410.46mm) | 16.95" (430.53mm) |
-0.79" (-20.07mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 2021 |
| 66th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jun 1969–May 1970 12-Month |
17.34" (440.44mm) | 17.44" (442.98mm) |
-0.10" (-2.54mm) | 71st Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 2021 |
| 56th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 1902 | ||||||
|
Dec 1968–May 1970 18-Month |
36.20" (919.48mm) | 30.25" (768.35mm) |
5.95" (151.13mm) | 110th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1977 |
| 16th Wettest | Wettest since: 1942 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jun 1968–May 1970 24-Month |
41.28" (1,048.51mm) | 34.89" (886.21mm) |
6.39" (162.30mm) | 112th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 2021 |
| 14th Wettest | Wettest since: 1942 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jun 1967–May 1970 36-Month |
55.95" (1,421.13mm) | 52.30" (1,328.42mm) |
3.65" (92.71mm) | 88th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 2014 |
| 37th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1984 | ||||
|
Jun 1966–May 1970 48-Month |
76.15" (1,934.21mm) | 69.56" (1,766.82mm) |
6.59" (167.39mm) | 96th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 2015 |
| 28th Wettest | Wettest since: 1944 | 1998 | ||||
|
Jun 1965–May 1970 60-Month |
91.27" (2,318.26mm) | 86.83" (2,205.48mm) |
4.44" (112.78mm) | 87th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1933 |
| 36th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1999 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 16, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/