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.
Nebraska
Precipitation Rankings, May 1938
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1938 1-Month |
4.84" (122.94mm) | 3.50" (88.90mm) |
1.34" (34.04mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1966 |
| 25th Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 1995 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1938 2-Month |
7.91" (200.91mm) | 5.75" (146.05mm) |
2.16" (54.86mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1934 |
| 22nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 1995 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1938 3-Month |
9.36" (237.74mm) | 7.04" (178.82mm) |
2.32" (58.92mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1934 |
| 20th Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 1977 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1938 4-Month |
10.04" (255.02mm) | 7.69" (195.33mm) |
2.35" (59.69mm) | 108th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1934 |
| 19th Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 1977 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1938 5-Month |
10.39" (263.91mm) | 8.19" (208.03mm) |
2.20" (55.88mm) | 103rd Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1934 |
| 24th Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 1915 | ||||
|
Dec 1937–May 1938 6-Month |
10.71" (272.03mm) | 8.79" (223.27mm) |
1.92" (48.76mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1989 |
| 27th Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 2007 | ||||
|
Nov 1937–May 1938 7-Month |
10.93" (277.62mm) | 9.64" (244.86mm) |
1.29" (32.76mm) | 88th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1934 |
| 38th Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 2016 | ||||
|
Oct 1937–May 1938 8-Month |
12.49" (317.25mm) | 11.05" (280.67mm) |
1.44" (36.58mm) | 85th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1934 |
| 41st Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1985 | ||||||
|
Sep 1937–May 1938 9-Month |
14.05" (356.87mm) | 13.21" (335.53mm) |
0.84" (21.34mm) | 79th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1934 |
| 47th Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1937–May 1938 10-Month |
15.98" (405.89mm) | 15.90" (403.86mm) |
0.08" (2.03mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1956 |
| 64th Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 2007 | ||||
|
Jul 1937–May 1938 11-Month |
18.58" (471.93mm) | 18.96" (481.58mm) |
-0.38" (-9.65mm) | 54th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1956 |
| 72nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1937–May 1938 12-Month |
21.88" (555.75mm) | 22.65" (575.31mm) |
-0.77" (-19.56mm) | 52nd Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1937 |
| 74th Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1936–May 1938 18-Month |
28.92" (734.57mm) | 31.46" (799.08mm) |
-2.54" (-64.51mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1937 |
| 96th Wettest | Wettest since: 1936 | 1916 | ||||
| Ties: 1965 | ||||||
|
Jun 1936–May 1938 24-Month |
35.41" (899.41mm) | 45.30" (1,150.62mm) |
-9.89" (-251.21mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1937 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1936 | 2020 | ||||
|
Jun 1935–May 1938 36-Month |
53.70" (1,363.98mm) | 67.85" (1,723.39mm) |
-14.15" (-359.41mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest to Date | 1956 |
| 122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1937 | 1995 | ||||
|
Jun 1934–May 1938 48-Month |
76.00" (1,930.40mm) | 90.40" (2,296.16mm) |
-14.40" (-365.76mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1937 |
| 116th Wettest | Wettest since: 1936 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1933–May 1938 60-Month |
91.33" (2,319.78mm) | 112.95" (2,868.93mm) |
-21.62" (-549.15mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1940 |
| 118th Wettest | Wettest since: 1936 | 2019 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published February 2021, retrieved on February 25, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/