Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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West Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, May 1971
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1971 1-Month |
1.90" (48.26mm) | 0.92" (23.37mm) |
0.98" (24.89mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1924 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 1998 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1971 2-Month |
3.02" (76.71mm) | 2.26" (57.40mm) |
0.76" (19.31mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1909 |
| 29th Wettest | Wettest since: 1967 | 1896 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1971 3-Month |
5.21" (132.33mm) | 4.59" (116.59mm) |
0.62" (15.74mm) | 89th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 2008 |
| 39th Wettest | Wettest since: 1967 | 1995 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1971 4-Month |
5.88" (149.35mm) | 7.31" (185.67mm) |
-1.43" (-36.32mm) | 43rd Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1997 |
| 85th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1998 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1971 5-Month |
7.56" (192.02mm) | 10.29" (261.37mm) |
-2.73" (-69.35mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 2013 |
| 98th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1998 | ||||
| Ties: 1913 | ||||||
|
Dec 1970–May 1971 6-Month |
11.42" (290.07mm) | 12.84" (326.14mm) |
-1.42" (-36.07mm) | 58th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1924 |
| 69th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1995 | ||||
|
Nov 1970–May 1971 7-Month |
16.00" (406.40mm) | 14.71" (373.63mm) |
1.29" (32.77mm) | 82nd Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1977 |
| 45th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1995 | ||||
|
Oct 1970–May 1971 8-Month |
16.70" (424.18mm) | 15.74" (399.80mm) |
0.96" (24.38mm) | 79th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1977 |
| 48th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1983 | ||||
|
Sep 1970–May 1971 9-Month |
16.83" (427.48mm) | 16.23" (412.24mm) |
0.60" (15.24mm) | 76th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 2021 |
| 51st Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1983 | ||||
|
Aug 1970–May 1971 10-Month |
17.35" (440.69mm) | 16.62" (422.15mm) |
0.73" (18.54mm) | 79th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 2021 |
| 48th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jul 1970–May 1971 11-Month |
17.83" (452.88mm) | 16.95" (430.53mm) |
0.88" (22.35mm) | 80th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 2021 |
| 47th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jun 1970–May 1971 12-Month |
18.80" (477.52mm) | 17.44" (442.98mm) |
1.36" (34.54mm) | 82nd Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 2021 |
| 45th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1983 | ||||
|
Dec 1969–May 1971 18-Month |
32.01" (813.05mm) | 30.25" (768.35mm) |
1.76" (44.70mm) | 83rd Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1977 |
| 43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jun 1969–May 1971 24-Month |
36.14" (917.96mm) | 34.89" (886.21mm) |
1.25" (31.75mm) | 76th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 2021 |
| 50th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jun 1968–May 1971 36-Month |
60.08" (1,526.03mm) | 52.30" (1,328.42mm) |
7.78" (197.61mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 2014 |
| 20th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1984 | ||||
|
Jun 1967–May 1971 48-Month |
74.75" (1,898.65mm) | 69.56" (1,766.82mm) |
5.19" (131.83mm) | 93rd Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 2015 |
| 31st Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1998 | ||||
|
Jun 1966–May 1971 60-Month |
94.95" (2,411.73mm) | 86.83" (2,205.48mm) |
8.12" (206.25mm) | 100th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1933 |
| 23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1945 | 1999 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published January 2022, retrieved on January 26, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/