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 April 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
West Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, May 2006
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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May 2006 1-Month |
0.65" (16.51mm) | 0.92" (23.37mm) |
-0.27" (-6.86mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 2004 | 1924 |
78th Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 1998 | ||||
Ties: 2013 | ||||||
Apr–May 2006 2-Month |
3.82" (97.03mm) | 2.26" (57.40mm) |
1.56" (39.63mm) | 113th Driest | Driest since: 2004 | 1909 |
15th Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 1896 | ||||
Mar–May 2006 3-Month |
7.72" (196.09mm) | 4.59" (116.59mm) |
3.13" (79.50mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 2008 |
9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1998 | 1995 | ||||
Feb–May 2006 4-Month |
9.63" (244.60mm) | 7.31" (185.67mm) |
2.32" (58.93mm) | 108th Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1997 |
20th Wettest | Wettest since: 1998 | 1998 | ||||
Jan–May 2006 5-Month |
12.90" (327.66mm) | 10.29" (261.37mm) |
2.61" (66.29mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: 2004 | 2013 |
26th Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 1998 | ||||
Dec 2005–May 2006 6-Month |
18.25" (463.55mm) | 12.84" (326.14mm) |
5.41" (137.41mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1924 |
13th Wettest | Wettest since: 1998 | 1995 | ||||
Nov 2005–May 2006 7-Month |
19.88" (504.95mm) | 14.71" (373.63mm) |
5.17" (131.32mm) | 112th Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1977 |
15th Wettest | Wettest since: 1998 | 1995 | ||||
Oct 2005–May 2006 8-Month |
20.83" (529.08mm) | 15.74" (399.80mm) |
5.09" (129.28mm) | 110th Driest | Driest since: 2004 | 1977 |
17th Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 1983 | ||||
Sep 2005–May 2006 9-Month |
21.17" (537.72mm) | 16.23" (412.24mm) |
4.94" (125.48mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 2004 | 2021 |
16th Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 1983 | ||||
Aug 2005–May 2006 10-Month |
21.58" (548.13mm) | 16.62" (422.15mm) |
4.96" (125.98mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 2004 | 2021 |
16th Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 1983 | ||||
Jul 2005–May 2006 11-Month |
21.81" (553.97mm) | 16.95" (430.53mm) |
4.86" (123.44mm) | 109th Driest | Driest since: 2004 | 2021 |
18th Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 1983 | ||||
Jun 2005–May 2006 12-Month |
22.41" (569.21mm) | 17.44" (442.98mm) |
4.97" (126.23mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 2004 | 2021 |
16th Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 1983 | ||||
Dec 2004–May 2006 18-Month |
39.95" (1,014.73mm) | 30.25" (768.35mm) |
9.70" (246.38mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1977 |
10th Wettest | Wettest since: 1999 | 1983 | ||||
Jun 2004–May 2006 24-Month |
45.85" (1,164.59mm) | 34.89" (886.21mm) |
10.96" (278.38mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 2021 |
7th Wettest | Wettest since: 1999 | 1983 | ||||
Jun 2003–May 2006 36-Month |
61.08" (1,551.43mm) | 52.30" (1,328.42mm) |
8.78" (223.01mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 2014 |
14th Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 1984 | ||||
Jun 2002–May 2006 48-Month |
78.57" (1,995.68mm) | 69.56" (1,766.82mm) |
9.01" (228.86mm) | 104th Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 2015 |
20th Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 1998 | ||||
Jun 2001–May 2006 60-Month |
92.21" (2,342.13mm) | 86.83" (2,205.48mm) |
5.38" (136.65mm) | 91st Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1933 |
32nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 1999 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 24, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/