Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Arizona
Precipitation Rankings, May 1972
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1972 1-Month |
0.20" (5.08mm) | 0.34" (8.64mm) |
-0.14" (-3.56mm) | 53rd Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1942, 1963, 2002, 2004 |
| 74th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1992 | ||||
| Ties: 1900 | ||||||
|
Apr–May 1972 2-Month |
0.31" (7.87mm) | 0.91" (23.11mm) |
-0.60" (-15.24mm) | 20th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1991 |
| 107th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1926 | ||||
| Ties: 1936, 1955, 2014 | ||||||
|
Mar–May 1972 3-Month |
0.32" (8.13mm) | 2.02" (51.31mm) |
-1.70" (-43.18mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 1972 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1905 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1972 4-Month |
0.33" (8.38mm) | 3.17" (80.52mm) |
-2.84" (-72.14mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 1972 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1905 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1972 5-Month |
0.35" (8.89mm) | 4.31" (109.47mm) |
-3.96" (-100.58mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 1972 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1905 | ||||
|
Dec 1971–May 1972 6-Month |
1.79" (45.47mm) | 5.50" (139.70mm) |
-3.71" (-94.23mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1904 | 2002 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1905 | ||||
|
Nov 1971–May 1972 7-Month |
2.22" (56.39mm) | 6.35" (161.29mm) |
-4.13" (-104.90mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1904 | 1904 |
| 122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1941 | ||||
|
Oct 1971–May 1972 8-Month |
4.03" (102.36mm) | 7.22" (183.39mm) |
-3.19" (-81.03mm) | 15th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1904 |
| 111th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1941 | ||||
|
Sep 1971–May 1972 9-Month |
5.53" (140.46mm) | 8.41" (213.61mm) |
-2.88" (-73.15mm) | 19th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 2002 |
| 107th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1941 | ||||
|
Aug 1971–May 1972 10-Month |
9.10" (231.14mm) | 10.50" (266.70mm) |
-1.40" (-35.56mm) | 53rd Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 2018 |
| 73rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1941 | ||||
|
Jul 1971–May 1972 11-Month |
10.30" (261.62mm) | 12.30" (312.42mm) |
-2.00" (-50.80mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1904 |
| 84th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1941 | ||||
|
Jun 1971–May 1972 12-Month |
10.33" (262.38mm) | 12.59" (319.79mm) |
-2.26" (-57.41mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 2002 |
| 90th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1941 | ||||
|
Dec 1970–May 1972 18-Month |
12.65" (321.31mm) | 18.09" (459.49mm) |
-5.44" (-138.18mm) | 12th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1904 |
| 113th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1993 | ||||
|
Jun 1970–May 1972 24-Month |
19.44" (493.78mm) | 25.16" (639.06mm) |
-5.72" (-145.28mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: 1951 | 1904 |
| 112th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1993 | ||||
|
Jun 1969–May 1972 36-Month |
31.01" (787.65mm) | 37.71" (957.83mm) |
-6.70" (-170.18mm) | 20th Driest | Driest since: 1963 | 1904 |
| 104th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1907 | ||||
|
Jun 1968–May 1972 48-Month |
42.65" (1,083.31mm) | 50.21" (1,275.33mm) |
-7.56" (-192.02mm) | 20th Driest | Driest since: 1964 | 1904 |
| 103rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1908 | ||||
|
Jun 1967–May 1972 60-Month |
57.98" (1,472.69mm) | 62.76" (1,594.10mm) |
-4.78" (-121.41mm) | 43rd Driest | Driest since: 1965 | 1904 |
| 79th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1909 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 22, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/