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.
New Jersey
Precipitation Rankings, May 1921
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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May 1921 1-Month |
3.92" (99.57mm) | 3.72" (94.49mm) |
0.20" (5.08mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 1920 | 1903 |
49th Wettest | Wettest since: 1919 | 1989 | ||||
Ties: 1954 | ||||||
Apr–May 1921 2-Month |
7.56" (192.02mm) | 7.47" (189.74mm) |
0.09" (2.28mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 1920 | 1963 |
55th Wettest | Wettest since: 1919 | 1983 | ||||
Mar–May 1921 3-Month |
10.42" (264.67mm) | 11.37" (288.80mm) |
-0.95" (-24.13mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 1916 | 1926 |
79th Wettest | Wettest since: 1920 | 1983 | ||||
Feb–May 1921 4-Month |
14.05" (356.87mm) | 14.42" (366.27mm) |
-0.37" (-9.40mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 1918 | 2006 |
65th Wettest | Wettest since: 1920 | 1983 | ||||
Jan–May 1921 5-Month |
16.58" (421.13mm) | 17.91" (454.91mm) |
-1.33" (-33.78mm) | 49th Driest | Driest since: 1917 | 1985 |
78th Wettest | Wettest since: 1920 | 1983 | ||||
Dec 1920–May 1921 6-Month |
21.53" (546.86mm) | 21.60" (548.64mm) |
-0.07" (-1.78mm) | 66th Driest | Driest since: 1920 | 1959 |
60th Wettest | Wettest since: 1919 | 1984 | ||||
Nov 1920–May 1921 7-Month |
25.90" (657.86mm) | 25.00" (635.00mm) |
0.90" (22.86mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 1920 | 1985 |
48th Wettest | Wettest since: 1919 | 1984 | ||||
Oct 1920–May 1921 8-Month |
27.87" (707.90mm) | 28.35" (720.09mm) |
-0.48" (-12.19mm) | 59th Driest | Driest since: 1919 | 2002 |
67th Wettest | Wettest since: 1920 | 1984 | ||||
Sep 1920–May 1921 9-Month |
31.38" (797.05mm) | 32.09" (815.09mm) |
-0.71" (-18.04mm) | 59th Driest | Driest since: 1920 | 1985 |
67th Wettest | Wettest since: 1918 | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1906, 1918 | ||||||
Aug 1920–May 1921 10-Month |
37.53" (953.26mm) | 36.72" (932.69mm) |
0.81" (20.57mm) | 69th Driest | Driest since: 1919 | 1985 |
57th Wettest | Wettest since: 1920 | 2019 | ||||
Jul 1920–May 1921 11-Month |
42.54" (1,080.52mm) | 41.19" (1,046.23mm) |
1.35" (34.29mm) | 70th Driest | Driest since: 1919 | 2002 |
56th Wettest | Wettest since: 1920 | 2019 | ||||
Jun 1920–May 1921 12-Month |
49.33" (1,252.98mm) | 44.91" (1,140.71mm) |
4.42" (112.27mm) | 92nd Driest | Driest since: 1919 | 1966 |
34th Wettest | Wettest since: 1920 | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1899 | ||||||
Dec 1919–May 1921 18-Month |
70.19" (1,782.83mm) | 66.52" (1,689.61mm) |
3.67" (93.22mm) | 85th Driest | Driest since: 1919 | 1966 |
40th Wettest | Wettest since: 1920 | 2019 | ||||
Jun 1919–May 1921 24-Month |
98.91" (2,512.31mm) | 89.82" (2,281.43mm) |
9.09" (230.88mm) | 96th Driest | Driest since: 1920 | 1966 |
29th Wettest | Wettest since: 1913 | 1973 | ||||
Jun 1918–May 1921 36-Month |
139.52" (3,543.81mm) | 134.84" (3,424.94mm) |
4.68" (118.87mm) | 75th Driest | Driest since: 1920 | 1966 |
49th Wettest | Wettest since: 1914 | 2012 | ||||
Jun 1917–May 1921 48-Month |
182.68" (4,640.07mm) | 179.91" (4,569.71mm) |
2.77" (70.36mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 1920 | 1966 |
62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1915 | 2007 | ||||
Jun 1916–May 1921 60-Month |
221.39" (5,623.31mm) | 224.83" (5,710.68mm) |
-3.44" (-87.37mm) | 41st Driest | Driest since: 1920 | 1966 |
81st Wettest | Wettest since: 1916 | 1976 |
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/