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.
Maryland
Precipitation Rankings, May 1947
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1947 1-Month |
4.97" (126.24mm) | 3.73" (94.74mm) |
1.24" (31.50mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: 1945 | 1964 |
| 29th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 2018 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1947 2-Month |
7.85" (199.39mm) | 7.21" (183.13mm) |
0.64" (16.26mm) | 80th Driest | Driest since: 1945 | 1963 |
| 48th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 1983 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1947 3-Month |
9.58" (243.33mm) | 10.99" (279.15mm) |
-1.41" (-35.82mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 1945 | 1986 |
| 92nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 1983 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1947 4-Month |
11.13" (282.70mm) | 13.88" (352.55mm) |
-2.75" (-69.85mm) | 20th Driest | Driest since: 1941 | 2006 |
| 108th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1947 5-Month |
15.29" (388.37mm) | 17.23" (437.64mm) |
-1.94" (-49.27mm) | 37th Driest | Driest since: 1946 | 1969 |
| 91st Wettest | Wettest since: 1945 | 1998 | ||||
|
Dec 1946–May 1947 6-Month |
17.55" (445.77mm) | 20.52" (521.21mm) |
-2.97" (-75.44mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1941 | 1986 |
| 97th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 1984 | ||||
|
Nov 1946–May 1947 7-Month |
19.05" (483.87mm) | 23.51" (597.15mm) |
-4.46" (-113.28mm) | 19th Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1977 |
| 108th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 1998 | ||||
|
Oct 1946–May 1947 8-Month |
21.78" (553.21mm) | 26.64" (676.66mm) |
-4.86" (-123.45mm) | 14th Driest | Driest since: 1931 | 1925 |
| 113th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 1984 | ||||
|
Sep 1946–May 1947 9-Month |
25.22" (640.59mm) | 30.19" (766.83mm) |
-4.97" (-126.24mm) | 20th Driest | Driest since: 1942 | 2002 |
| 107th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1946–May 1947 10-Month |
29.67" (753.62mm) | 34.56" (877.82mm) |
-4.89" (-124.20mm) | 23rd Driest | Driest since: 1942 | 1931 |
| 104th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1917 | ||||||
|
Jul 1946–May 1947 11-Month |
33.40" (848.36mm) | 38.72" (983.49mm) |
-5.32" (-135.13mm) | 19th Driest | Driest since: 1942 | 1931 |
| 108th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1915 | ||||||
|
Jun 1946–May 1947 12-Month |
37.68" (957.07mm) | 42.56" (1,081.02mm) |
-4.88" (-123.95mm) | 27th Driest | Driest since: 1944 | 1931 |
| 100th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1945–May 1947 18-Month |
58.19" (1,478.03mm) | 63.04" (1,601.22mm) |
-4.85" (-123.19mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1944 | 1931 |
| 96th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1945–May 1947 24-Month |
88.22" (2,240.79mm) | 85.05" (2,160.27mm) |
3.17" (80.52mm) | 76th Driest | Driest since: 1945 | 1931 |
| 50th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1944–May 1947 36-Month |
128.98" (3,276.09mm) | 127.65" (3,242.31mm) |
1.33" (33.78mm) | 60th Driest | Driest since: 1946 | 1967 |
| 65th Wettest | Wettest since: 1940 | 2021 | ||||
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Jun 1943–May 1947 48-Month |
165.46" (4,202.68mm) | 170.18" (4,322.57mm) |
-4.72" (-119.89mm) | 37th Driest | Driest since: 1945 | 1966 |
| 87th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 2021 | ||||
|
Jun 1942–May 1947 60-Month |
214.14" (5,439.16mm) | 212.57" (5,399.28mm) |
1.57" (39.88mm) | 59th Driest | Driest since: 1946 | 1969 |
| 64th Wettest | Wettest since: 1941 | 2021 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 21, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/