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 August 2019. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Montana
Precipitation Rankings, May 1938
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Amomaly | Rank (1895-2019) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1938 1-Month |
3.48" (88.39mm) | 2.42" (61.47mm) |
1.06" (26.92mm) | 108th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1937 |
| 18th Wettest | Wettest since: 1927 | 1927 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1938 2-Month |
4.40" (111.76mm) | 3.93" (99.82mm) |
0.47" (11.94mm) | 82nd Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1934 |
| 44th Wettest | Wettest since: 1933 | 2011 | ||||
| Ties: 1901, 2012 | ||||||
|
Mar–May 1938 3-Month |
6.31" (160.27mm) | 5.20" (132.08mm) |
1.11" (28.19mm) | 96th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1931 |
| 30th Wettest | Wettest since: 1927 | 2011 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1938 4-Month |
7.40" (187.96mm) | 6.26" (159.00mm) |
1.14" (28.96mm) | 96th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1931 |
| 30th Wettest | Wettest since: 1927 | 2011 | ||||
| Ties: 2019 | ||||||
|
Jan–May 1938 5-Month |
8.28" (210.31mm) | 7.61" (193.29mm) |
0.67" (17.02mm) | 77th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1931 |
| 49th Wettest | Wettest since: 1927 | 2011 | ||||
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Dec 1937–May 1938 6-Month |
9.99" (253.75mm) | 8.90" (226.06mm) |
1.09" (27.69mm) | 92nd Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1931 |
| 33rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1927 | 2011 | ||||
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Nov 1937–May 1938 7-Month |
11.09" (281.69mm) | 10.19" (258.83mm) |
0.90" (22.86mm) | 83rd Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1931 |
| 42nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1927 | 2011 | ||||
|
Oct 1937–May 1938 8-Month |
12.23" (310.64mm) | 11.44" (290.58mm) |
0.79" (20.06mm) | 74th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1931 |
| 51st Wettest | Wettest since: 1933 | 2011 | ||||
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Sep 1937–May 1938 9-Month |
13.89" (352.81mm) | 12.89" (327.41mm) |
1.00" (25.40mm) | 81st Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1905 |
| 44th Wettest | Wettest since: 1928 | 2011 | ||||
|
Aug 1937–May 1938 10-Month |
14.41" (366.01mm) | 14.22" (361.19mm) |
0.19" (4.82mm) | 63rd Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1905 |
| 62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1933 | 2011 | ||||
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Jul 1937–May 1938 11-Month |
16.20" (411.48mm) | 15.80" (401.32mm) |
0.40" (10.16mm) | 69th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1905 |
| 56th Wettest | Wettest since: 1928 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jun 1937–May 1938 12-Month |
19.10" (485.14mm) | 18.66" (473.96mm) |
0.44" (11.18mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1905 |
| 57th Wettest | Wettest since: 1933 | 2011 | ||||
|
Dec 1936–May 1938 18-Month |
25.86" (656.84mm) | 27.58" (700.53mm) |
-1.72" (-43.69mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1937 |
| 95th Wettest | Wettest since: 1933 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jun 1936–May 1938 24-Month |
31.90" (810.26mm) | 37.34" (948.44mm) |
-5.44" (-138.18mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1937 |
| 115th Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 1917 | ||||
|
Jun 1935–May 1938 36-Month |
45.42" (1,153.67mm) | 56.01" (1,422.65mm) |
-10.59" (-268.98mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1937 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 1936 | 1917 | ||||
|
Jun 1934–May 1938 48-Month |
61.82" (1,570.23mm) | 74.74" (1,898.40mm) |
-12.92" (-328.17mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1937 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1936 | 1899, 1910 | ||||
|
Jun 1933–May 1938 60-Month |
78.30" (1,988.82mm) | 93.47" (2,374.14mm) |
-15.17" (-385.32mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 1938 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1937 | 1910 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published September 2019, retrieved on September 20, 2019 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/