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 May 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Nebraska
Precipitation Rankings, May 1988
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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May 1988 1-Month |
4.41" (112.01mm) | 3.50" (88.90mm) |
0.91" (23.11mm) | 94th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1966 |
35th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1995 | ||||
Apr–May 1988 2-Month |
6.48" (164.59mm) | 5.75" (146.05mm) |
0.73" (18.54mm) | 86th Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 1934 |
43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1995 | ||||
Mar–May 1988 3-Month |
6.92" (175.77mm) | 7.04" (178.82mm) |
-0.12" (-3.05mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1934 |
68th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1977 | ||||
Feb–May 1988 4-Month |
7.16" (181.86mm) | 7.69" (195.33mm) |
-0.53" (-13.47mm) | 52nd Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1934 |
77th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1977 | ||||
Jan–May 1988 5-Month |
8.05" (204.47mm) | 8.19" (208.03mm) |
-0.14" (-3.56mm) | 59th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1934 |
70th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1915 | ||||
Ties: 1998 | ||||||
Dec 1987–May 1988 6-Month |
8.99" (228.35mm) | 8.79" (223.27mm) |
0.20" (5.08mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1989 |
61st Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2007 | ||||
Nov 1987–May 1988 7-Month |
10.36" (263.14mm) | 9.64" (244.86mm) |
0.72" (18.28mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1934 |
50th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2016 | ||||
Oct 1987–May 1988 8-Month |
10.98" (278.89mm) | 11.05" (280.67mm) |
-0.07" (-1.78mm) | 57th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1934 |
71st Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2019 | ||||
Sep 1987–May 1988 9-Month |
12.92" (328.17mm) | 13.21" (335.53mm) |
-0.29" (-7.36mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1934 |
67th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1979 | ||||||
Aug 1987–May 1988 10-Month |
16.31" (414.27mm) | 15.90" (403.86mm) |
0.41" (10.41mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1956 |
56th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2007 | ||||
Jul 1987–May 1988 11-Month |
19.02" (483.11mm) | 18.96" (481.58mm) |
0.06" (1.53mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1956 |
67th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2019 | ||||
Jun 1987–May 1988 12-Month |
22.00" (558.80mm) | 22.65" (575.31mm) |
-0.65" (-16.51mm) | 57th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1937 |
71st Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2019 | ||||
Dec 1986–May 1988 18-Month |
33.84" (859.54mm) | 31.46" (799.08mm) |
2.38" (60.46mm) | 89th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1937 |
38th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1916 | ||||
Jun 1986–May 1988 24-Month |
50.89" (1,292.61mm) | 45.30" (1,150.62mm) |
5.59" (141.99mm) | 104th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1937 |
23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2020 | ||||
Jun 1985–May 1988 36-Month |
75.02" (1,905.51mm) | 67.85" (1,723.39mm) |
7.17" (182.12mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 1956 |
21st Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1995 | ||||
Jun 1984–May 1988 48-Month |
96.86" (2,460.24mm) | 90.40" (2,296.16mm) |
6.46" (164.08mm) | 97th Driest | Driest since: 1983 | 1937 |
28th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1917 | ||||||
Jun 1983–May 1988 60-Month |
123.66" (3,140.96mm) | 112.95" (2,868.93mm) |
10.71" (272.03mm) | 104th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1940 |
20th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2019 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on June 28, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/