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 April 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
North Dakota
Precipitation Rankings, May 1952
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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May 1952 1-Month |
0.72" (18.29mm) | 2.32" (58.93mm) |
-1.60" (-40.64mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1901 |
122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 1927 | ||||
Ties: 1897, 1936 | ||||||
Apr–May 1952 2-Month |
0.85" (21.59mm) | 3.70" (93.98mm) |
-2.85" (-72.39mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1934 |
126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 1896 | ||||
Mar–May 1952 3-Month |
1.35" (34.29mm) | 4.43" (112.52mm) |
-3.08" (-78.23mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1934 |
126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 1896 | ||||
Feb–May 1952 4-Month |
1.94" (49.28mm) | 4.89" (124.21mm) |
-2.95" (-74.93mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1934 |
125th Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 1896 | ||||
Jan–May 1952 5-Month |
2.64" (67.06mm) | 5.39" (136.91mm) |
-2.75" (-69.85mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1934 |
124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 1896 | ||||
Dec 1951–May 1952 6-Month |
3.38" (85.85mm) | 5.88" (149.35mm) |
-2.50" (-63.50mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1934 |
123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 1896 | ||||
Ties: 1958 | ||||||
Nov 1951–May 1952 7-Month |
3.66" (92.96mm) | 6.48" (164.59mm) |
-2.82" (-71.63mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1980 |
122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 1896 | ||||
Oct 1951–May 1952 8-Month |
4.70" (119.38mm) | 7.56" (192.02mm) |
-2.86" (-72.64mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1980 |
120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 1999 | ||||
Sep 1951–May 1952 9-Month |
6.37" (161.80mm) | 9.21" (233.93mm) |
-2.84" (-72.13mm) | 10th Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1980 |
117th Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 2011 | ||||
Aug 1951–May 1952 10-Month |
10.47" (265.94mm) | 11.35" (288.29mm) |
-0.88" (-22.35mm) | 44th Driest | Driest since: 1951 | 1934 |
83rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 1999 | ||||
Ties: 1957 | ||||||
Jul 1951–May 1952 11-Month |
12.46" (316.48mm) | 13.93" (353.82mm) |
-1.47" (-37.34mm) | 33rd Driest | Driest since: 1951 | 1934 |
94th Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 2011 | ||||
Jun 1951–May 1952 12-Month |
15.38" (390.65mm) | 17.33" (440.18mm) |
-1.95" (-49.53mm) | 27th Driest | Driest since: 1951 | 1934 |
100th Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 2011 | ||||
Dec 1950–May 1952 18-Month |
19.86" (504.44mm) | 23.19" (589.03mm) |
-3.33" (-84.59mm) | 17th Driest | Driest since: 1946 | 1937 |
109th Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 2011 | ||||
Jun 1950–May 1952 24-Month |
30.08" (764.03mm) | 34.63" (879.60mm) |
-4.55" (-115.57mm) | 15th Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1935 |
111th Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 1995 | ||||
Jun 1949–May 1952 36-Month |
49.19" (1,249.43mm) | 51.85" (1,316.99mm) |
-2.66" (-67.56mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 1941 | 1936 |
96th Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 2011 | ||||
Jun 1948–May 1952 48-Month |
66.40" (1,686.56mm) | 69.06" (1,754.12mm) |
-2.66" (-67.56mm) | 26th Driest | Driest since: 1940 | 1937 |
98th Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 2012 | ||||
Jun 1947–May 1952 60-Month |
86.44" (2,195.58mm) | 86.26" (2,191.00mm) |
0.18" (4.58mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 1941 | 1938 |
77th Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 2013 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 23, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/