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 1959
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1959 1-Month |
2.48" (62.99mm) | 2.32" (58.93mm) |
0.16" (4.06mm) | 77th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1901 |
| 51st Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 1927 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1959 2-Month |
2.92" (74.17mm) | 3.70" (93.98mm) |
-0.78" (-19.81mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1934 |
| 89th Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 1896 | ||||
| Ties: 1997 | ||||||
|
Mar–May 1959 3-Month |
3.11" (78.99mm) | 4.43" (112.52mm) |
-1.32" (-33.53mm) | 23rd Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1934 |
| 105th Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 1896 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1959 4-Month |
3.61" (91.69mm) | 4.89" (124.21mm) |
-1.28" (-32.52mm) | 23rd Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1934 |
| 105th Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 1896 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1959 5-Month |
3.86" (98.04mm) | 5.39" (136.91mm) |
-1.53" (-38.87mm) | 21st Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1934 |
| 107th Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 1896 | ||||
|
Dec 1958–May 1959 6-Month |
4.11" (104.39mm) | 5.88" (149.35mm) |
-1.77" (-44.96mm) | 17th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1934 |
| 110th Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 1896 | ||||
|
Nov 1958–May 1959 7-Month |
5.58" (141.73mm) | 6.48" (164.59mm) |
-0.90" (-22.86mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1980 |
| 93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 1896 | ||||
|
Oct 1958–May 1959 8-Month |
6.32" (160.53mm) | 7.56" (192.02mm) |
-1.24" (-31.49mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1980 |
| 98th Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 1999 | ||||
| Ties: 1924 | ||||||
|
Sep 1958–May 1959 9-Month |
6.98" (177.29mm) | 9.21" (233.93mm) |
-2.23" (-56.64mm) | 17th Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1980 |
| 110th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2011 | ||||
|
Aug 1958–May 1959 10-Month |
8.00" (203.20mm) | 11.35" (288.29mm) |
-3.35" (-85.09mm) | 10th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1934 |
| 117th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1999 | ||||
|
Jul 1958–May 1959 11-Month |
11.21" (284.73mm) | 13.93" (353.82mm) |
-2.72" (-69.09mm) | 14th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1934 |
| 113th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jun 1958–May 1959 12-Month |
14.48" (367.79mm) | 17.33" (440.18mm) |
-2.85" (-72.39mm) | 20th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1934 |
| 107th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2011 | ||||
|
Dec 1957–May 1959 18-Month |
17.86" (453.64mm) | 23.19" (589.03mm) |
-5.33" (-135.39mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1937 |
| 118th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jun 1957–May 1959 24-Month |
32.04" (813.82mm) | 34.63" (879.60mm) |
-2.59" (-65.78mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1935 |
| 94th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1995 | ||||
|
Jun 1956–May 1959 36-Month |
49.03" (1,245.36mm) | 51.85" (1,316.99mm) |
-2.82" (-71.63mm) | 26th Driest | Driest since: 1953 | 1936 |
| 99th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jun 1955–May 1959 48-Month |
65.53" (1,664.46mm) | 69.06" (1,754.12mm) |
-3.53" (-89.66mm) | 24th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1937 |
| 100th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jun 1954–May 1959 60-Month |
84.70" (2,151.38mm) | 86.26" (2,191.00mm) |
-1.56" (-39.62mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1938 |
| 87th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2013 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 26, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/