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 December 2021. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
New Jersey
Precipitation Rankings, May 1940
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1940 1-Month |
6.07" (154.18mm) | 3.72" (94.49mm) |
2.35" (59.69mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1903 |
| 13th Wettest | Wettest since: 1908 | 1989 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1940 2-Month |
11.64" (295.66mm) | 7.47" (189.74mm) |
4.17" (105.92mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1963 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1983 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1940 3-Month |
16.53" (419.86mm) | 11.37" (288.80mm) |
5.16" (131.06mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1926 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1983 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1940 4-Month |
19.54" (496.32mm) | 14.42" (366.27mm) |
5.12" (130.05mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 2006 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1983 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1940 5-Month |
21.38" (543.05mm) | 17.91" (454.91mm) |
3.47" (88.14mm) | 110th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1985 |
| 18th Wettest | Wettest since: 1924 | 1983 | ||||
|
Dec 1939–May 1940 6-Month |
22.88" (581.15mm) | 21.60" (548.64mm) |
1.28" (32.51mm) | 84th Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1959 |
| 43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1984 | ||||
|
Nov 1939–May 1940 7-Month |
24.58" (624.33mm) | 25.00" (635.00mm) |
-0.42" (-10.67mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1985 |
| 65th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1984 | ||||
| Ties: 1980 | ||||||
|
Oct 1939–May 1940 8-Month |
28.95" (735.33mm) | 28.35" (720.09mm) |
0.60" (15.24mm) | 75th Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 2002 |
| 52nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1984 | ||||
|
Sep 1939–May 1940 9-Month |
30.38" (771.65mm) | 32.09" (815.09mm) |
-1.71" (-43.44mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1985 |
| 79th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1939–May 1940 10-Month |
37.60" (955.04mm) | 36.72" (932.69mm) |
0.88" (22.35mm) | 70th Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1985 |
| 57th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1939–May 1940 11-Month |
39.96" (1,014.98mm) | 41.19" (1,046.23mm) |
-1.23" (-31.25mm) | 53rd Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 2002 |
| 74th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1939–May 1940 12-Month |
43.50" (1,104.90mm) | 44.91" (1,140.71mm) |
-1.41" (-35.81mm) | 54th Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1966 |
| 73rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1938–May 1940 18-Month |
67.42" (1,712.47mm) | 66.52" (1,689.61mm) |
0.90" (22.86mm) | 66th Driest | Driest since: 1935 | 1966 |
| 60th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1938–May 1940 24-Month |
102.61" (2,606.29mm) | 89.82" (2,281.43mm) |
12.79" (324.86mm) | 109th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1966 |
| 17th Wettest | Wettest since: 1904 | 1973 | ||||
|
Jun 1937–May 1940 36-Month |
144.03" (3,658.36mm) | 134.84" (3,424.94mm) |
9.19" (233.42mm) | 92nd Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1966 |
| 33rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jun 1936–May 1940 48-Month |
190.32" (4,834.13mm) | 179.91" (4,569.71mm) |
10.41" (264.42mm) | 93rd Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1966 |
| 31st Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2021 | ||||
|
Jun 1935–May 1940 60-Month |
241.44" (6,132.58mm) | 224.83" (5,710.68mm) |
16.61" (421.90mm) | 103rd Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1966 |
| 20th Wettest | Wettest since: 1906 | 1976 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published January 2022, retrieved on January 22, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/