Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Illinois
Precipitation Rankings, May 1974
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1974 1-Month |
7.01" (178.05mm) | 4.08" (103.63mm) |
2.93" (74.42mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1934 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest since: 1943 | 1995 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1974 2-Month |
10.94" (277.88mm) | 7.80" (198.12mm) |
3.14" (79.76mm) | 109th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1934 |
| 18th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1927 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1974 3-Month |
14.39" (365.51mm) | 10.89" (276.61mm) |
3.50" (88.90mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1934 |
| 22nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1927 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1974 4-Month |
16.61" (421.89mm) | 12.75" (323.85mm) |
3.86" (98.04mm) | 109th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1934 |
| 18th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1974 5-Month |
19.96" (506.98mm) | 14.87" (377.70mm) |
5.09" (129.28mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1934 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1973–May 1974 6-Month |
23.95" (608.33mm) | 17.20" (436.88mm) |
6.75" (171.45mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1934 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 2019 | ||||
|
Nov 1973–May 1974 7-Month |
27.27" (692.66mm) | 19.95" (506.73mm) |
7.32" (185.93mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1934 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2019 | ||||
|
Oct 1973–May 1974 8-Month |
31.11" (790.19mm) | 22.74" (577.60mm) |
8.37" (212.59mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1934 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1973–May 1974 9-Month |
35.03" (889.76mm) | 26.24" (666.50mm) |
8.79" (223.26mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1934 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1927 | ||||
|
Aug 1973–May 1974 10-Month |
37.09" (942.09mm) | 29.74" (755.40mm) |
7.35" (186.69mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1934 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1927 | ||||
|
Jul 1973–May 1974 11-Month |
41.54" (1,055.12mm) | 33.37" (847.60mm) |
8.17" (207.52mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1934 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1927 | ||||
|
Jun 1973–May 1974 12-Month |
47.62" (1,209.55mm) | 37.43" (950.72mm) |
10.19" (258.83mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1934 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1927 | ||||
|
Dec 1972–May 1974 18-Month |
70.98" (1,802.89mm) | 54.62" (1,387.35mm) |
16.36" (415.54mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1902 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2009 | ||||
|
Jun 1972–May 1974 24-Month |
96.02" (2,438.91mm) | 74.85" (1,901.19mm) |
21.17" (537.72mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1941 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2020 | ||||
|
Jun 1971–May 1974 36-Month |
130.77" (3,321.56mm) | 112.24" (2,850.90mm) |
18.53" (470.66mm) | 113th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1902 |
| 11th Wettest | Wettest since: 1929 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jun 1970–May 1974 48-Month |
167.77" (4,261.36mm) | 149.63" (3,800.60mm) |
18.14" (460.76mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1956 |
| 17th Wettest | Wettest since: 1930 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jun 1969–May 1974 60-Month |
209.91" (5,331.71mm) | 187.07" (4,751.58mm) |
22.84" (580.13mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1934 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 22, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/