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.
Louisiana
Precipitation Rankings, May 1949
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1949 1-Month |
2.28" (57.91mm) | 5.16" (131.06mm) |
-2.88" (-73.15mm) | 17th Driest | Driest since: 1940 | 1998 |
| 111th Wettest | Wettest since: 1948 | 1907 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1949 2-Month |
8.72" (221.49mm) | 10.00" (254.00mm) |
-1.28" (-32.51mm) | 58th Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 1925 |
| 70th Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 1991 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1949 3-Month |
17.01" (432.05mm) | 14.95" (379.73mm) |
2.06" (52.32mm) | 96th Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 1963 |
| 32nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 1991 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1949 4-Month |
21.77" (552.96mm) | 19.58" (497.33mm) |
2.19" (55.63mm) | 88th Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 1925 |
| 40th Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 1991 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1949 5-Month |
27.93" (709.42mm) | 24.72" (627.89mm) |
3.21" (81.53mm) | 93rd Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 1963 |
| 35th Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 1991 | ||||
|
Dec 1948–May 1949 6-Month |
32.19" (817.63mm) | 30.20" (767.08mm) |
1.99" (50.55mm) | 79th Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 2011 |
| 48th Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 1991 | ||||
|
Nov 1948–May 1949 7-Month |
43.38" (1,101.85mm) | 34.46" (875.28mm) |
8.92" (226.57mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 1963 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 1991 | ||||
|
Oct 1948–May 1949 8-Month |
44.67" (1,134.62mm) | 37.89" (962.41mm) |
6.78" (172.21mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 1904 |
| 22nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 1983 | ||||
|
Sep 1948–May 1949 9-Month |
49.42" (1,255.27mm) | 42.00" (1,066.80mm) |
7.42" (188.47mm) | 108th Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 1904 |
| 19th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 1983 | ||||
|
Aug 1948–May 1949 10-Month |
53.18" (1,350.77mm) | 46.66" (1,185.16mm) |
6.52" (165.61mm) | 101st Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 1925 |
| 26th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jul 1948–May 1949 11-Month |
56.51" (1,435.35mm) | 52.34" (1,329.44mm) |
4.17" (105.91mm) | 86th Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 1925 |
| 41st Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jun 1948–May 1949 12-Month |
58.52" (1,486.41mm) | 56.94" (1,446.28mm) |
1.58" (40.13mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 1925 |
| 60th Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 1983 | ||||
|
Dec 1947–May 1949 18-Month |
88.43" (2,246.12mm) | 87.29" (2,217.17mm) |
1.14" (28.95mm) | 70th Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 1925 |
| 56th Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 1992 | ||||
|
Jun 1947–May 1949 24-Month |
112.54" (2,858.52mm) | 114.02" (2,896.11mm) |
-1.48" (-37.59mm) | 60th Driest | Driest since: 1943 | 1918 |
| 66th Wettest | Wettest since: 1948 | 1991 | ||||
|
Jun 1946–May 1949 36-Month |
180.08" (4,574.03mm) | 171.14" (4,346.96mm) |
8.94" (227.07mm) | 89th Driest | Driest since: 1945 | 1918 |
| 36th Wettest | Wettest since: 1948 | 1975 | ||||
|
Jun 1945–May 1949 48-Month |
251.99" (6,400.55mm) | 228.16" (5,795.26mm) |
23.83" (605.29mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 1918 |
| 13th Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 1993 | ||||
|
Jun 1944–May 1949 60-Month |
309.78" (7,868.41mm) | 284.97" (7,238.24mm) |
24.81" (630.17mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: 1946 | 1918 |
| 18th Wettest | Wettest since: 1948 | 1993 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 18, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/