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 1972
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1972 1-Month |
5.51" (139.95mm) | 3.72" (94.49mm) |
1.79" (45.46mm) | 109th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1903 |
| 19th Wettest | Wettest since: 1968 | 1989 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1972 2-Month |
9.32" (236.73mm) | 7.47" (189.74mm) |
1.85" (46.99mm) | 103rd Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1963 |
| 25th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 1913, 1918 | ||||||
|
Mar–May 1972 3-Month |
12.80" (325.12mm) | 11.37" (288.80mm) |
1.43" (36.32mm) | 92nd Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1926 |
| 36th Wettest | Wettest since: 1968 | 1983 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1972 4-Month |
17.73" (450.34mm) | 14.42" (366.27mm) |
3.31" (84.07mm) | 109th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 2006 |
| 19th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1972 5-Month |
20.38" (517.65mm) | 17.91" (454.91mm) |
2.47" (62.74mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1985 |
| 29th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 1983 | ||||
|
Dec 1971–May 1972 6-Month |
22.33" (567.18mm) | 21.60" (548.64mm) |
0.73" (18.54mm) | 77th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1959 |
| 50th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1984 | ||||
|
Nov 1971–May 1972 7-Month |
27.49" (698.25mm) | 25.00" (635.00mm) |
2.49" (63.25mm) | 92nd Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1985 |
| 35th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1984 | ||||
|
Oct 1971–May 1972 8-Month |
32.07" (814.58mm) | 28.35" (720.09mm) |
3.72" (94.49mm) | 96th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 2002 |
| 31st Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1984 | ||||
|
Sep 1971–May 1972 9-Month |
38.03" (965.96mm) | 32.09" (815.09mm) |
5.94" (150.87mm) | 104th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1985 |
| 23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1971–May 1972 10-Month |
48.26" (1,225.80mm) | 36.72" (932.69mm) |
11.54" (293.11mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1985 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1971–May 1972 11-Month |
52.50" (1,333.50mm) | 41.19" (1,046.23mm) |
11.31" (287.27mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 2002 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1971–May 1972 12-Month |
53.91" (1,369.31mm) | 44.91" (1,140.71mm) |
9.00" (228.60mm) | 110th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1966 |
| 17th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1970–May 1972 18-Month |
74.67" (1,896.62mm) | 66.52" (1,689.61mm) |
8.15" (207.01mm) | 104th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1966 |
| 22nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1970–May 1972 24-Month |
96.31" (2,446.27mm) | 89.82" (2,281.43mm) |
6.49" (164.84mm) | 88th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1966 |
| 38th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 1973 | ||||
|
Jun 1969–May 1972 36-Month |
145.25" (3,689.35mm) | 134.84" (3,424.94mm) |
10.41" (264.41mm) | 95th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1966 |
| 30th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jun 1968–May 1972 48-Month |
181.33" (4,605.78mm) | 179.91" (4,569.71mm) |
1.42" (36.07mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1966 |
| 68th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2021 | ||||
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Jun 1967–May 1972 60-Month |
228.06" (5,792.72mm) | 224.83" (5,710.68mm) |
3.23" (82.04mm) | 60th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1966 |
| 63rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 1976 | ||||
| Ties: 1938 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published January 2022, retrieved on January 26, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/