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 June 2020. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Louisiana
Precipitation Rankings, May 1959
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1959 1-Month |
6.05" (153.67mm) | 5.16" (131.06mm) |
0.89" (22.61mm) | 92nd Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1998 |
| 35th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1907 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1959 2-Month |
11.00" (279.40mm) | 10.00" (254.00mm) |
1.00" (25.40mm) | 79th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1925 |
| 48th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1991 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1959 3-Month |
14.33" (363.98mm) | 14.95" (379.73mm) |
-0.62" (-15.75mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1963 |
| 60th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1991 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1959 4-Month |
21.45" (544.83mm) | 19.58" (497.33mm) |
1.87" (47.50mm) | 86th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1925 |
| 41st Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 1991 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1959 5-Month |
24.94" (633.48mm) | 24.72" (627.89mm) |
0.22" (5.59mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1963 |
| 55th Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 1991 | ||||
|
Dec 1958–May 1959 6-Month |
26.49" (672.85mm) | 30.20" (767.08mm) |
-3.71" (-94.23mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2011 |
| 80th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1991 | ||||
| Ties: 1938 | ||||||
|
Nov 1958–May 1959 7-Month |
28.88" (733.55mm) | 34.46" (875.28mm) |
-5.58" (-141.73mm) | 33rd Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1963 |
| 93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1991 | ||||
|
Oct 1958–May 1959 8-Month |
30.50" (774.70mm) | 37.89" (962.41mm) |
-7.39" (-187.71mm) | 20th Driest | Driest since: 1951 | 1904 |
| 106th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1983 | ||||
|
Sep 1958–May 1959 9-Month |
39.88" (1,012.95mm) | 42.00" (1,066.80mm) |
-2.12" (-53.85mm) | 43rd Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1904 |
| 83rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1983 | ||||
|
Aug 1958–May 1959 10-Month |
46.29" (1,175.77mm) | 46.66" (1,185.16mm) |
-0.37" (-9.39mm) | 55th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1925 |
| 71st Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jul 1958–May 1959 11-Month |
52.44" (1,331.98mm) | 52.34" (1,329.44mm) |
0.10" (2.54mm) | 64th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1925 |
| 62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jun 1958–May 1959 12-Month |
58.02" (1,473.71mm) | 56.94" (1,446.28mm) |
1.08" (27.43mm) | 64th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1925 |
| 62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1983 | ||||
|
Dec 1957–May 1959 18-Month |
86.13" (2,187.70mm) | 87.29" (2,217.17mm) |
-1.16" (-29.47mm) | 58th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1925 |
| 67th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1992 | ||||
|
Jun 1957–May 1959 24-Month |
124.27" (3,156.46mm) | 114.02" (2,896.11mm) |
10.25" (260.35mm) | 96th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1918 |
| 29th Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 1991 | ||||
|
Jun 1956–May 1959 36-Month |
176.43" (4,481.32mm) | 171.14" (4,346.96mm) |
5.29" (134.36mm) | 80th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1918 |
| 44th Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 1975 | ||||
|
Jun 1955–May 1959 48-Month |
229.28" (5,823.71mm) | 228.16" (5,795.26mm) |
1.12" (28.45mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1918 |
| 55th Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 1993 | ||||
|
Jun 1954–May 1959 60-Month |
277.34" (7,044.44mm) | 284.97" (7,238.24mm) |
-7.63" (-193.80mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1918 |
| 74th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 1993 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published July 2020, retrieved on July 10, 2020 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/