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 September 2019. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Montana
Precipitation Rankings, May 2019
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2019) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 2019 1-Month |
2.66" (67.56mm) | 2.42" (61.47mm) |
0.24" (6.09mm) | 81st Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1937 |
| 45th Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 1927 | ||||
|
Apr–May 2019 2-Month |
4.84" (122.94mm) | 3.93" (99.82mm) |
0.91" (23.12mm) | 96th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1934 |
| 30th Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 2011 | ||||
|
Mar–May 2019 3-Month |
5.47" (138.94mm) | 5.20" (132.08mm) |
0.27" (6.86mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1931 |
| 59th Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 2011 | ||||
|
Feb–May 2019 4-Month |
7.39" (187.71mm) | 6.26" (159.00mm) |
1.13" (28.71mm) | 95th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1931 |
| 31st Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jan–May 2019 5-Month |
8.43" (214.12mm) | 7.61" (193.29mm) |
0.82" (20.83mm) | 83rd Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1931 |
| 43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 2011 | ||||
|
Dec 2018–May 2019 6-Month |
9.41" (239.01mm) | 8.90" (226.06mm) |
0.51" (12.95mm) | 73rd Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1931 |
| 52nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 2011 | ||||
|
Nov 2018–May 2019 7-Month |
10.85" (275.59mm) | 10.19" (258.83mm) |
0.66" (16.76mm) | 75th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1931 |
| 50th Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 2011 | ||||
|
Oct 2018–May 2019 8-Month |
12.19" (309.63mm) | 11.44" (290.58mm) |
0.75" (19.05mm) | 73rd Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1931 |
| 52nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 2011 | ||||
| Ties: 1928 | ||||||
|
Sep 2018–May 2019 9-Month |
13.28" (337.31mm) | 12.89" (327.41mm) |
0.39" (9.90mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1905 |
| 60th Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 2011 | ||||
|
Aug 2018–May 2019 10-Month |
14.33" (363.98mm) | 14.22" (361.19mm) |
0.11" (2.79mm) | 58th Driest | Driest since: 2013 | 1905 |
| 67th Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 2011 | ||||
| Ties: 1960 | ||||||
|
Jul 2018–May 2019 11-Month |
15.10" (383.54mm) | 15.80" (401.32mm) |
-0.70" (-17.78mm) | 45th Driest | Driest since: 2013 | 1905 |
| 80th Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jun 2018–May 2019 12-Month |
18.73" (475.74mm) | 18.66" (473.96mm) |
0.07" (1.78mm) | 59th Driest | Driest since: 2013 | 1905 |
| 66th Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 2011 | ||||
|
Dec 2017–May 2019 18-Month |
30.21" (767.33mm) | 27.58" (700.53mm) |
2.63" (66.80mm) | 101st Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1937 |
| 23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2017 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jun 2017–May 2019 24-Month |
37.69" (957.33mm) | 37.34" (948.44mm) |
0.35" (8.89mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 2014 | 1937 |
| 57th Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 1917 | ||||
|
Jun 2016–May 2019 36-Month |
58.44" (1,484.38mm) | 56.01" (1,422.65mm) |
2.43" (61.73mm) | 83rd Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1937 |
| 40th Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 1917 | ||||
|
Jun 2015–May 2019 48-Month |
77.30" (1,963.42mm) | 74.74" (1,898.40mm) |
2.56" (65.02mm) | 77th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1937 |
| 45th Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 1899, 1910 | ||||
|
Jun 2014–May 2019 60-Month |
96.91" (2,461.51mm) | 93.47" (2,374.14mm) |
3.44" (87.37mm) | 82nd Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1938 |
| 39th Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 1910 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published October 2019, retrieved on October 18, 2019 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/