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.
New Jersey
Precipitation Rankings, May 1939
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1939 1-Month |
1.25" (31.75mm) | 3.72" (94.49mm) |
-2.47" (-62.74mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1903 | 1903 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1989 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1939 2-Month |
6.42" (163.07mm) | 7.47" (189.74mm) |
-1.05" (-26.67mm) | 45th Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1963 |
| 82nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1937 | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 2013 | ||||||
|
Mar–May 1939 3-Month |
11.34" (288.04mm) | 11.37" (288.80mm) |
-0.03" (-0.76mm) | 71st Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1926 |
| 56th Wettest | Wettest since: 1934 | 1983 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1939 4-Month |
16.90" (429.26mm) | 14.42" (366.27mm) |
2.48" (62.99mm) | 100th Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 2006 |
| 27th Wettest | Wettest since: 1933 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1939 5-Month |
21.02" (533.91mm) | 17.91" (454.91mm) |
3.11" (79.00mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1985 |
| 22nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1924 | 1983 | ||||
|
Dec 1938–May 1939 6-Month |
23.92" (607.57mm) | 21.60" (548.64mm) |
2.32" (58.93mm) | 94th Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1959 |
| 32nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1937 | 1984 | ||||
|
Nov 1938–May 1939 7-Month |
27.29" (693.17mm) | 25.00" (635.00mm) |
2.29" (58.17mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1985 |
| 36th Wettest | Wettest since: 1936 | 1984 | ||||
|
Oct 1938–May 1939 8-Month |
29.82" (757.43mm) | 28.35" (720.09mm) |
1.47" (37.34mm) | 81st Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 2002 |
| 45th Wettest | Wettest since: 1937 | 1984 | ||||
|
Sep 1938–May 1939 9-Month |
39.20" (995.68mm) | 32.09" (815.09mm) |
7.11" (180.59mm) | 110th Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1985 |
| 16th Wettest | Wettest since: 1936 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1938–May 1939 10-Month |
42.33" (1,075.18mm) | 36.72" (932.69mm) |
5.61" (142.49mm) | 103rd Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1985 |
| 23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1928 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1938–May 1939 11-Month |
51.26" (1,302.00mm) | 41.19" (1,046.23mm) |
10.07" (255.77mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 2002 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1938–May 1939 12-Month |
59.11" (1,501.39mm) | 44.91" (1,140.71mm) |
14.20" (360.68mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1966 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1937–May 1939 18-Month |
74.59" (1,894.59mm) | 66.52" (1,689.61mm) |
8.07" (204.98mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1966 |
| 23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1908 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1937–May 1939 24-Month |
100.53" (2,553.46mm) | 89.82" (2,281.43mm) |
10.71" (272.03mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1966 |
| 23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1913 | 1973 | ||||
|
Jun 1936–May 1939 36-Month |
146.82" (3,729.23mm) | 134.84" (3,424.94mm) |
11.98" (304.29mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1966 |
| 22nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1905 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jun 1935–May 1939 48-Month |
197.94" (5,027.68mm) | 179.91" (4,569.71mm) |
18.03" (457.97mm) | 108th Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1966 |
| 15th Wettest | Wettest since: 1905 | 2007 | ||||
|
Jun 1934–May 1939 60-Month |
240.34" (6,104.64mm) | 224.83" (5,710.68mm) |
15.51" (393.96mm) | 98th Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1966 |
| 24th Wettest | Wettest since: 1906 | 1976 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published February 2021, retrieved on March 4, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/