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 July 2019. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Kansas
Precipitation Rankings, May 1972
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Amomaly | Rank (1895-2019) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1972 1-Month |
4.30" (109.22mm) | 3.85" (97.79mm) |
0.45" (11.43mm) | 85th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1966 |
| 41st Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2019 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1972 2-Month |
6.35" (161.29mm) | 6.33" (160.78mm) |
0.02" (0.51mm) | 66th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1966 |
| 60th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 2019 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1972 3-Month |
7.03" (178.56mm) | 8.02" (203.71mm) |
-0.99" (-25.15mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1966 |
| 80th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 2019 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1972 4-Month |
7.25" (184.15mm) | 8.91" (226.31mm) |
-1.66" (-42.16mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1966 |
| 92nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1972 5-Month |
7.48" (189.99mm) | 9.58" (243.33mm) |
-2.10" (-53.34mm) | 26th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1966 |
| 100th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1971–May 1972 6-Month |
8.62" (218.95mm) | 10.43" (264.92mm) |
-1.81" (-45.97mm) | 31st Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1956 |
| 94th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 2019 | ||||
|
Nov 1971–May 1972 7-Month |
11.18" (283.97mm) | 11.78" (299.21mm) |
-0.60" (-15.24mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1956 |
| 69th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1973 | ||||
| Ties: 1959 | ||||||
|
Oct 1971–May 1972 8-Month |
14.52" (368.81mm) | 13.76" (349.50mm) |
0.76" (19.31mm) | 77th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1956 |
| 48th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1971–May 1972 9-Month |
16.73" (424.94mm) | 16.62" (422.15mm) |
0.11" (2.79mm) | 64th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1953 |
| 61st Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1971–May 1972 10-Month |
17.93" (455.42mm) | 19.73" (501.14mm) |
-1.80" (-45.72mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1956 |
| 86th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1977 | ||||||
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Jul 1971–May 1972 11-Month |
22.90" (581.66mm) | 23.08" (586.23mm) |
-0.18" (-4.57mm) | 63rd Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1956 |
| 62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1971–May 1972 12-Month |
26.44" (671.58mm) | 27.08" (687.83mm) |
-0.64" (-16.25mm) | 58th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1953 |
| 67th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1970–May 1972 18-Month |
36.06" (915.92mm) | 37.51" (952.75mm) |
-1.45" (-36.83mm) | 47th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1937 |
| 77th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1974 | ||||
|
Jun 1970–May 1972 24-Month |
51.54" (1,309.12mm) | 54.17" (1,375.92mm) |
-2.63" (-66.80mm) | 40th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1954 |
| 84th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1994 | ||||
|
Jun 1969–May 1972 36-Month |
79.58" (2,021.33mm) | 81.15" (2,061.21mm) |
-1.57" (-39.88mm) | 49th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1955 |
| 74th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1995 | ||||
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Jun 1968–May 1972 48-Month |
110.39" (2,803.91mm) | 108.10" (2,745.74mm) |
2.29" (58.17mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1956 |
| 57th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1945 | ||||
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Jun 1967–May 1972 60-Month |
139.26" (3,537.20mm) | 135.02" (3,429.51mm) |
4.24" (107.69mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1957 |
| 49th Wettest | Wettest since: 1963 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1903 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published August 2019, retrieved on August 20, 2019 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/