Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Arizona
Precipitation Rankings, May 1974
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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May 1974 1-Month |
0.02" (0.51mm) | 0.34" (8.64mm) |
-0.32" (-8.13mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1963 | 1942, 1963, 2002, 2004 |
122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1992 | ||||
Ties: 1899, 1911, 2000 | ||||||
Apr–May 1974 2-Month |
0.18" (4.57mm) | 0.91" (23.11mm) |
-0.73" (-18.54mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1962 | 1991 |
120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1926 | ||||
Mar–May 1974 3-Month |
0.98" (24.89mm) | 2.02" (51.31mm) |
-1.04" (-26.42mm) | 19th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1972 |
108th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1905 | ||||
Feb–May 1974 4-Month |
1.12" (28.45mm) | 3.17" (80.52mm) |
-2.05" (-52.07mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1972 |
121st Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1905 | ||||
Ties: 1956 | ||||||
Jan–May 1974 5-Month |
2.88" (73.15mm) | 4.31" (109.47mm) |
-1.43" (-36.32mm) | 40th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1972 |
87th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1905 | ||||
Dec 1973–May 1974 6-Month |
2.93" (74.42mm) | 5.50" (139.70mm) |
-2.57" (-65.28mm) | 18th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 2002 |
108th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1905 | ||||
Nov 1973–May 1974 7-Month |
3.81" (96.77mm) | 6.35" (161.29mm) |
-2.54" (-64.52mm) | 24th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1904 |
102nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1941 | ||||
Oct 1973–May 1974 8-Month |
3.84" (97.54mm) | 7.22" (183.39mm) |
-3.38" (-85.85mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1904 |
113th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1941 | ||||
Sep 1973–May 1974 9-Month |
3.95" (100.33mm) | 8.41" (213.61mm) |
-4.46" (-113.28mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2002 |
119th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1941 | ||||
Aug 1973–May 1974 10-Month |
5.01" (127.25mm) | 10.50" (266.70mm) |
-5.49" (-139.45mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1904 | 2018 |
122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1941 | ||||
Jul 1973–May 1974 11-Month |
6.34" (161.04mm) | 12.30" (312.42mm) |
-5.96" (-151.38mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1904 | 1904 |
123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1941 | ||||
Jun 1973–May 1974 12-Month |
6.87" (174.50mm) | 12.59" (319.79mm) |
-5.72" (-145.29mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1904 | 2002 |
121st Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1941 | ||||
Dec 1972–May 1974 18-Month |
15.09" (383.29mm) | 18.09" (459.49mm) |
-3.00" (-76.20mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1904 |
91st Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1993 | ||||
Jun 1972–May 1974 24-Month |
25.39" (644.91mm) | 25.16" (639.06mm) |
0.23" (5.85mm) | 74th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1904 |
51st Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1993 | ||||
Jun 1971–May 1974 36-Month |
35.72" (907.29mm) | 37.71" (957.83mm) |
-1.99" (-50.54mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1904 |
68th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1907 | ||||
Jun 1970–May 1974 48-Month |
44.83" (1,138.68mm) | 50.21" (1,275.33mm) |
-5.38" (-136.65mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1904 |
91st Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1908 | ||||
Jun 1969–May 1974 60-Month |
56.40" (1,432.56mm) | 62.76" (1,594.10mm) |
-6.36" (-161.54mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1964 | 1904 |
92nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1909 | ||||
Ties: 1955 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published March 2021, retrieved on March 8, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/