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 March 2021. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Montana
Precipitation Rankings, May 2019
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 2019 1-Month |
2.67" (67.82mm) | 2.42" (61.47mm) |
0.25" (6.35mm) | 82nd Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1937 |
| 45th Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 1927 | ||||
|
Apr–May 2019 2-Month |
4.85" (123.19mm) | 3.93" (99.82mm) |
0.92" (23.37mm) | 97th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1934 |
| 30th Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 2011 | ||||
|
Mar–May 2019 3-Month |
5.48" (139.19mm) | 5.20" (132.08mm) |
0.28" (7.11mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1931 |
| 59th Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 2011 | ||||
|
Feb–May 2019 4-Month |
7.40" (187.96mm) | 6.26" (159.00mm) |
1.14" (28.96mm) | 97th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1931 |
| 30th Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 2011 | ||||
| Ties: 1938 | ||||||
|
Jan–May 2019 5-Month |
8.44" (214.38mm) | 7.61" (193.29mm) |
0.83" (21.09mm) | 85th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1931 |
| 42nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 2011 | ||||
| Ties: 1917 | ||||||
|
Dec 2018–May 2019 6-Month |
9.43" (239.52mm) | 8.90" (226.06mm) |
0.53" (13.46mm) | 74th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1931 |
| 52nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 2011 | ||||
|
Nov 2018–May 2019 7-Month |
10.87" (276.10mm) | 10.19" (258.83mm) |
0.68" (17.27mm) | 76th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1931 |
| 50th Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 2011 | ||||
|
Oct 2018–May 2019 8-Month |
12.21" (310.13mm) | 11.44" (290.58mm) |
0.77" (19.55mm) | 74th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1931 |
| 52nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 2011 | ||||
|
Sep 2018–May 2019 9-Month |
13.30" (337.82mm) | 12.90" (327.66mm) |
0.40" (10.16mm) | 66th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1905 |
| 60th Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 2011 | ||||
|
Aug 2018–May 2019 10-Month |
14.35" (364.49mm) | 14.22" (361.19mm) |
0.13" (3.30mm) | 59th Driest | Driest since: 2013 | 1905 |
| 67th Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 2011 | ||||
| Ties: 1910, 1953 | ||||||
|
Jul 2018–May 2019 11-Month |
15.11" (383.79mm) | 15.80" (401.32mm) |
-0.69" (-17.53mm) | 45th Driest | Driest since: 2013 | 1905 |
| 81st Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 2011 | ||||
| Ties: 1929 | ||||||
|
Jun 2018–May 2019 12-Month |
18.73" (475.74mm) | 18.65" (473.71mm) |
0.08" (2.03mm) | 59th Driest | Driest since: 2013 | 1905 |
| 67th Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 2011 | ||||
|
Dec 2017–May 2019 18-Month |
30.23" (767.84mm) | 27.58" (700.53mm) |
2.65" (67.31mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1937 |
| 23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2017 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jun 2017–May 2019 24-Month |
37.71" (957.83mm) | 37.34" (948.44mm) |
0.37" (9.39mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 2014 | 1937 |
| 58th Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 1917 | ||||
|
Jun 2016–May 2019 36-Month |
58.46" (1,484.88mm) | 56.01" (1,422.65mm) |
2.45" (62.23mm) | 84th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1937 |
| 40th Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 1917 | ||||
|
Jun 2015–May 2019 48-Month |
77.32" (1,963.93mm) | 74.74" (1,898.40mm) |
2.58" (65.53mm) | 77th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1937 |
| 46th Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 1899, 1910 | ||||
|
Jun 2014–May 2019 60-Month |
96.93" (2,462.02mm) | 93.47" (2,374.14mm) |
3.46" (87.88mm) | 82nd Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1938 |
| 40th Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 1910 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published April 2021, retrieved on April 12, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/