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 January 2021. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Montana
Precipitation Rankings, May 2003
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 2003 1-Month |
2.33" (59.18mm) | 2.42" (61.47mm) |
-0.09" (-2.29mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1937 |
| 66th Wettest | Wettest since: 1999 | 1927 | ||||
|
Apr–May 2003 2-Month |
4.36" (110.74mm) | 3.93" (99.82mm) |
0.43" (10.92mm) | 80th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1934 |
| 47th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 2011 | ||||
|
Mar–May 2003 3-Month |
6.46" (164.08mm) | 5.20" (132.08mm) |
1.26" (32.00mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1931 |
| 25th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 2011 | ||||
|
Feb–May 2003 4-Month |
7.67" (194.82mm) | 6.26" (159.00mm) |
1.41" (35.82mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1931 |
| 21st Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jan–May 2003 5-Month |
9.04" (229.62mm) | 7.61" (193.29mm) |
1.43" (36.33mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1931 |
| 21st Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 2011 | ||||
| Ties: 1967 | ||||||
|
Dec 2002–May 2003 6-Month |
9.82" (249.43mm) | 8.90" (226.06mm) |
0.92" (23.37mm) | 88th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1931 |
| 38th Wettest | Wettest since: 1997 | 2011 | ||||
|
Nov 2002–May 2003 7-Month |
10.48" (266.19mm) | 10.19" (258.83mm) |
0.29" (7.36mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1931 |
| 58th Wettest | Wettest since: 1999 | 2011 | ||||
| Ties: 1969 | ||||||
|
Oct 2002–May 2003 8-Month |
11.16" (283.46mm) | 11.44" (290.58mm) |
-0.28" (-7.12mm) | 49th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1931 |
| 77th Wettest | Wettest since: 1999 | 2011 | ||||
|
Sep 2002–May 2003 9-Month |
12.53" (318.26mm) | 12.89" (327.41mm) |
-0.36" (-9.15mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1905 |
| 80th Wettest | Wettest since: 1999 | 2011 | ||||
| Ties: 2012 | ||||||
|
Aug 2002–May 2003 10-Month |
14.42" (366.27mm) | 14.22" (361.19mm) |
0.20" (5.08mm) | 64th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1905 |
| 62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1999 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jul 2002–May 2003 11-Month |
15.83" (402.08mm) | 15.80" (401.32mm) |
0.03" (0.76mm) | 59th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1905 |
| 67th Wettest | Wettest since: 1999 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jun 2002–May 2003 12-Month |
19.20" (487.68mm) | 18.65" (473.71mm) |
0.55" (13.97mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1905 |
| 54th Wettest | Wettest since: 1999 | 2011 | ||||
| Ties: 1909 | ||||||
|
Dec 2001–May 2003 18-Month |
27.00" (685.80mm) | 27.58" (700.53mm) |
-0.58" (-14.73mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1937 |
| 77th Wettest | Wettest since: 1999 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jun 2001–May 2003 24-Month |
36.44" (925.58mm) | 37.34" (948.44mm) |
-0.90" (-22.86mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1937 |
| 79th Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 1917 | ||||
|
Jun 2000–May 2003 36-Month |
50.00" (1,270.00mm) | 56.01" (1,422.65mm) |
-6.01" (-152.65mm) | 11th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1937 |
| 113th Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 1917 | ||||
| Ties: 1905 | ||||||
|
Jun 1999–May 2003 48-Month |
66.55" (1,690.37mm) | 74.74" (1,898.40mm) |
-8.19" (-208.03mm) | 10th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1937 |
| 113th Wettest | Wettest since: 2002 | 1899, 1910 | ||||
|
Jun 1998–May 2003 60-Month |
87.59" (2,224.79mm) | 93.47" (2,374.14mm) |
-5.88" (-149.35mm) | 20th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1938 |
| 102nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 1910 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published February 2021, retrieved on March 5, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/