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 October 2019. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Illinois
Precipitation Rankings, May 2005
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2019) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 2005 1-Month |
1.74" (44.20mm) | 4.08" (103.63mm) |
-2.34" (-59.43mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1992 | 1934 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 2004 | 1995 | ||||
|
Apr–May 2005 2-Month |
4.31" (109.47mm) | 7.80" (198.12mm) |
-3.49" (-88.65mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1992 | 1934 |
| 118th Wettest | Wettest since: 2004 | 1927 | ||||
|
Mar–May 2005 3-Month |
5.87" (149.10mm) | 10.89" (276.61mm) |
-5.02" (-127.51mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1934 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2004 | 1927 | ||||
|
Feb–May 2005 4-Month |
7.75" (196.85mm) | 12.75" (323.85mm) |
-5.00" (-127.00mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1934 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2004 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jan–May 2005 5-Month |
13.09" (332.49mm) | 14.87" (377.70mm) |
-1.78" (-45.21mm) | 31st Driest | Driest since: 1992 | 1934 |
| 95th Wettest | Wettest since: 2004 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1972 | ||||||
|
Dec 2004–May 2005 6-Month |
14.89" (378.21mm) | 17.20" (436.88mm) |
-2.31" (-58.67mm) | 26th Driest | Driest since: 1994 | 1934 |
| 99th Wettest | Wettest since: 2004 | 2019 | ||||
|
Nov 2004–May 2005 7-Month |
19.65" (499.11mm) | 19.95" (506.73mm) |
-0.30" (-7.62mm) | 54th Driest | Driest since: 2003 | 1934 |
| 71st Wettest | Wettest since: 2004 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1988 | ||||||
|
Oct 2004–May 2005 8-Month |
24.49" (622.05mm) | 22.74" (577.60mm) |
1.75" (44.45mm) | 82nd Driest | Driest since: 2003 | 1934 |
| 43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2004 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 2004–May 2005 9-Month |
25.17" (639.32mm) | 26.24" (666.50mm) |
-1.07" (-27.18mm) | 47th Driest | Driest since: 2003 | 1934 |
| 78th Wettest | Wettest since: 2004 | 1927 | ||||
|
Aug 2004–May 2005 10-Month |
30.25" (768.35mm) | 29.74" (755.40mm) |
0.51" (12.95mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 2003 | 1934 |
| 63rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2004 | 1927 | ||||
|
Jul 2004–May 2005 11-Month |
34.38" (873.25mm) | 33.37" (847.60mm) |
1.01" (25.65mm) | 69th Driest | Driest since: 2003 | 1934 |
| 56th Wettest | Wettest since: 2004 | 1927 | ||||
|
Jun 2004–May 2005 12-Month |
37.55" (953.77mm) | 37.43" (950.72mm) |
0.12" (3.05mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 2003 | 1934 |
| 63rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2004 | 1927 | ||||
|
Dec 2003–May 2005 18-Month |
55.62" (1,412.75mm) | 54.62" (1,387.35mm) |
1.00" (25.40mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 2004 | 1902 |
| 62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2002 | 2009 | ||||
|
Jun 2003–May 2005 24-Month |
77.70" (1,973.58mm) | 74.85" (1,901.19mm) |
2.85" (72.39mm) | 75th Driest | Driest since: 2004 | 1941 |
| 49th Wettest | Wettest since: 2003 | 1974 | ||||
|
Jun 2002–May 2005 36-Month |
110.04" (2,795.02mm) | 112.24" (2,850.90mm) |
-2.20" (-55.88mm) | 44th Driest | Driest since: 1990 | 1902 |
| 79th Wettest | Wettest since: 2004 | 2011 | ||||
| Ties: 1969 | ||||||
|
Jun 2001–May 2005 48-Month |
156.23" (3,968.24mm) | 149.63" (3,800.60mm) |
6.60" (167.64mm) | 86th Driest | Driest since: 2003 | 1956 |
| 36th Wettest | Wettest since: 2004 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jun 2000–May 2005 60-Month |
195.84" (4,974.34mm) | 187.07" (4,751.58mm) |
8.77" (222.76mm) | 85th Driest | Driest since: 2004 | 1934 |
| 36th Wettest | Wettest since: 2002 | 2011 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published November 2019, retrieved on November 15, 2019 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/