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 1971
View Period (Months):All1234567891011121824364860
Download:
| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1971 1-Month |
4.32" (109.73mm) | 3.72" (94.49mm) |
0.60" (15.24mm) | 84th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1903 |
| 43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1968 | 1989 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1971 2-Month |
6.90" (175.26mm) | 7.47" (189.74mm) |
-0.57" (-14.48mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1963 |
| 71st Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 1964 | ||||||
|
Mar–May 1971 3-Month |
9.86" (250.44mm) | 11.37" (288.80mm) |
-1.51" (-38.36mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1926 |
| 88th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1983 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1971 4-Month |
15.29" (388.37mm) | 14.42" (366.27mm) |
0.87" (22.10mm) | 80th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 2006 |
| 47th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1971 5-Month |
17.85" (453.39mm) | 17.91" (454.91mm) |
-0.06" (-1.52mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1985 |
| 60th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 1983 | ||||
|
Dec 1970–May 1971 6-Month |
20.76" (527.30mm) | 21.60" (548.64mm) |
-0.84" (-21.34mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1959 |
| 76th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1984 | ||||
| Ties: 1918, 2013 | ||||||
|
Nov 1970–May 1971 7-Month |
26.07" (662.18mm) | 25.00" (635.00mm) |
1.07" (27.18mm) | 81st Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1985 |
| 45th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1984 | ||||
|
Oct 1970–May 1971 8-Month |
29.88" (758.95mm) | 28.35" (720.09mm) |
1.53" (38.86mm) | 82nd Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 2002 |
| 44th Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 1984 | ||||
|
Sep 1970–May 1971 9-Month |
31.58" (802.13mm) | 32.09" (815.09mm) |
-0.51" (-12.96mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1985 |
| 64th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1970–May 1971 10-Month |
34.96" (887.98mm) | 36.72" (932.69mm) |
-1.76" (-44.71mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1985 |
| 76th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1970–May 1971 11-Month |
38.47" (977.14mm) | 41.19" (1,046.23mm) |
-2.72" (-69.09mm) | 37th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 2002 |
| 89th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1970–May 1971 12-Month |
42.40" (1,076.96mm) | 44.91" (1,140.71mm) |
-2.51" (-63.75mm) | 41st Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1966 |
| 85th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1935 | ||||||
|
Dec 1969–May 1971 18-Month |
65.30" (1,658.62mm) | 66.52" (1,689.61mm) |
-1.22" (-30.99mm) | 54th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1966 |
| 71st Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1969–May 1971 24-Month |
91.34" (2,320.04mm) | 89.82" (2,281.43mm) |
1.52" (38.61mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1966 |
| 58th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 1973 | ||||
|
Jun 1968–May 1971 36-Month |
127.42" (3,236.47mm) | 134.84" (3,424.94mm) |
-7.42" (-188.47mm) | 26th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1966 |
| 98th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jun 1967–May 1971 48-Month |
174.15" (4,423.41mm) | 179.91" (4,569.71mm) |
-5.76" (-146.30mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1966 |
| 93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1963 | 2007 | ||||
|
Jun 1966–May 1971 60-Month |
214.53" (5,449.06mm) | 224.83" (5,710.68mm) |
-10.30" (-261.62mm) | 23rd Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1966 |
| 99th Wettest | Wettest since: 1964 | 1976 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published February 2021, retrieved on March 5, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/