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.
Missouri
Precipitation Rankings, May 1981
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1981 1-Month |
7.54" (191.52mm) | 4.66" (118.36mm) |
2.88" (73.16mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1901 |
| 11th Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 2019 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1981 2-Month |
10.71" (272.03mm) | 8.63" (219.20mm) |
2.08" (52.83mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1901 |
| 29th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 2010 | ||||||
|
Mar–May 1981 3-Month |
12.61" (320.29mm) | 11.84" (300.74mm) |
0.77" (19.55mm) | 75th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1936 |
| 53rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 1973 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1981 4-Month |
14.37" (365.00mm) | 13.86" (352.04mm) |
0.51" (12.96mm) | 71st Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1936 |
| 57th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 1945 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1981 5-Month |
14.85" (377.19mm) | 15.95" (405.13mm) |
-1.10" (-27.94mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1936 |
| 78th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 1973 | ||||
| Ties: 1917 | ||||||
|
Dec 1980–May 1981 6-Month |
16.64" (422.66mm) | 18.25" (463.55mm) |
-1.61" (-40.89mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1936 |
| 88th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 1973 | ||||
|
Nov 1980–May 1981 7-Month |
18.00" (457.20mm) | 21.16" (537.46mm) |
-3.16" (-80.26mm) | 26th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1934 |
| 101st Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 1973 | ||||
|
Oct 1980–May 1981 8-Month |
21.54" (547.12mm) | 24.37" (619.00mm) |
-2.83" (-71.88mm) | 35th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1934 |
| 92nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 1973 | ||||
|
Sep 1980–May 1981 9-Month |
24.54" (623.32mm) | 28.49" (723.65mm) |
-3.95" (-100.33mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1940 |
| 98th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 1927 | ||||
|
Aug 1980–May 1981 10-Month |
28.31" (719.07mm) | 32.21" (818.13mm) |
-3.90" (-99.06mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1954 |
| 97th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 1927 | ||||
|
Jul 1980–May 1981 11-Month |
30.24" (768.10mm) | 35.92" (912.37mm) |
-5.68" (-144.27mm) | 18th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1954 |
| 109th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 1927 | ||||
|
Jun 1980–May 1981 12-Month |
32.91" (835.91mm) | 40.52" (1,029.21mm) |
-7.61" (-193.30mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1954 |
| 111th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 1994 | ||||
|
Dec 1979–May 1981 18-Month |
45.17" (1,147.32mm) | 58.77" (1,492.76mm) |
-13.60" (-345.44mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1954 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2020 | ||||
|
Jun 1979–May 1981 24-Month |
65.76" (1,670.30mm) | 81.08" (2,059.43mm) |
-15.32" (-389.13mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1954 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1994 | ||||
|
Jun 1978–May 1981 36-Month |
108.65" (2,759.71mm) | 121.61" (3,088.89mm) |
-12.96" (-329.18mm) | 10th Driest | Driest since: 1965 | 1956 |
| 115th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1929 | ||||
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Jun 1977–May 1981 48-Month |
154.60" (3,926.84mm) | 162.17" (4,119.12mm) |
-7.57" (-192.28mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1956 |
| 95th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jun 1976–May 1981 60-Month |
183.54" (4,661.92mm) | 202.74" (5,149.60mm) |
-19.20" (-487.68mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1957 |
| 115th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1940 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 25, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/