Climate at a Glance
Statewide 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.
Alabama
Precipitation Rankings, May 2021
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 2021 1-Month |
4.67" (118.62mm) | 4.24" (107.70mm) |
0.43" (10.92mm) | 85th Driest | Driest since: 2020 | 1941, 2007 |
| 43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 1991 | ||||
|
Apr–May 2021 2-Month |
10.22" (259.59mm) | 9.05" (229.87mm) |
1.17" (29.72mm) | 84th Driest | Driest since: 2019 | 1941 |
| 44th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1991 | ||||
|
Mar–May 2021 3-Month |
18.30" (464.82mm) | 15.21" (386.33mm) |
3.09" (78.49mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: 2020 | 2007 |
| 23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 1980 | ||||
|
Feb–May 2021 4-Month |
22.53" (572.26mm) | 20.39" (517.91mm) |
2.14" (54.35mm) | 92nd Driest | Driest since: 2019 | 2007 |
| 36th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1929 | ||||
|
Jan–May 2021 5-Month |
26.25" (666.75mm) | 25.57" (649.48mm) |
0.68" (17.27mm) | 80th Driest | Driest since: 2019 | 2007 |
| 48th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1929 | ||||
| Ties: 1901 | ||||||
|
Dec 2020–May 2021 6-Month |
30.09" (764.29mm) | 30.73" (780.54mm) |
-0.64" (-16.25mm) | 60th Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 2007 |
| 67th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1983 | ||||
|
Nov 2020–May 2021 7-Month |
32.84" (834.14mm) | 34.54" (877.32mm) |
-1.70" (-43.18mm) | 53rd Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1914 |
| 74th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1983 | ||||
|
Oct 2020–May 2021 8-Month |
37.95" (963.93mm) | 37.42" (950.47mm) |
0.53" (13.46mm) | 70th Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1914 |
| 57th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1983 | ||||
|
Sep 2020–May 2021 9-Month |
43.95" (1,116.33mm) | 41.21" (1,046.73mm) |
2.74" (69.60mm) | 81st Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1898 |
| 46th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1973 | ||||
|
Aug 2020–May 2021 10-Month |
49.73" (1,263.14mm) | 45.56" (1,157.22mm) |
4.17" (105.92mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1941 |
| 37th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 2010 | ||||
|
Jul 2020–May 2021 11-Month |
55.03" (1,397.76mm) | 51.03" (1,296.16mm) |
4.00" (101.60mm) | 89th Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1898 |
| 38th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1980 | ||||
|
Jun 2020–May 2021 12-Month |
60.19" (1,528.83mm) | 55.37" (1,406.40mm) |
4.82" (122.43mm) | 93rd Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1898 |
| 34th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1990 | ||||
|
Dec 2019–May 2021 18-Month |
101.52" (2,578.61mm) | 86.24" (2,190.50mm) |
15.28" (388.11mm) | 112th Driest | Driest since: 2020 | 1898 |
| 14th Wettest | Wettest since: 2010 | 1980 | ||||
|
Jun 2019–May 2021 24-Month |
125.77" (3,194.56mm) | 110.85" (2,815.59mm) |
14.92" (378.97mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1898 |
| 15th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1976 | ||||
|
Jun 2018–May 2021 36-Month |
190.43" (4,836.92mm) | 166.37" (4,225.80mm) |
24.06" (611.12mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 2019 | 1898 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1976 | ||||
|
Jun 2017–May 2021 48-Month |
251.67" (6,392.42mm) | 221.62" (5,629.15mm) |
30.05" (763.27mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 2020 | 1956 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 1976 | ||||
|
Jun 2016–May 2021 60-Month |
301.67" (7,662.42mm) | 276.77" (7,029.96mm) |
24.90" (632.46mm) | 113th Driest | Driest since: 2019 | 1956 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1976 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 29, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/