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.
Pennsylvania
Precipitation Rankings, May 1953
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1953 1-Month |
7.07" (179.58mm) | 3.93" (99.82mm) |
3.14" (79.76mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1964 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 1989 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1953 2-Month |
11.01" (279.65mm) | 7.57" (192.28mm) |
3.44" (87.37mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 1951 | 1926 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2011 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1953 3-Month |
15.51" (393.95mm) | 11.06" (280.92mm) |
4.45" (113.03mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1926 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest since: 1933 | 2011 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1953 4-Month |
17.63" (447.80mm) | 13.66" (346.96mm) |
3.97" (100.84mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 1951 | 1941 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1953 5-Month |
21.83" (554.48mm) | 16.71" (424.43mm) |
5.12" (130.05mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 1951 | 1941 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2011 | ||||
|
Dec 1952–May 1953 6-Month |
25.08" (637.03mm) | 19.81" (503.17mm) |
5.27" (133.86mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 1951 | 1941 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2011 | ||||
|
Nov 1952–May 1953 7-Month |
29.53" (750.06mm) | 23.02" (584.71mm) |
6.51" (165.35mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1951 | 1934 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1952 | ||||
|
Oct 1952–May 1953 8-Month |
30.93" (785.62mm) | 26.19" (665.23mm) |
4.74" (120.39mm) | 109th Driest | Driest since: 1950 | 1925 |
| 18th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2011 | ||||
|
Sep 1952–May 1953 9-Month |
34.76" (882.90mm) | 29.75" (755.65mm) |
5.01" (127.25mm) | 108th Driest | Driest since: 1950 | 1941 |
| 19th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1952–May 1953 10-Month |
38.94" (989.08mm) | 33.62" (853.95mm) |
5.32" (135.13mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1931 |
| 16th Wettest | Wettest since: 1943 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1952–May 1953 11-Month |
43.29" (1,099.57mm) | 37.82" (960.63mm) |
5.47" (138.94mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1931 |
| 16th Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1952–May 1953 12-Month |
45.34" (1,151.64mm) | 41.97" (1,066.04mm) |
3.37" (85.60mm) | 93rd Driest | Driest since: 1950 | 1931 |
| 34th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1951–May 1953 18-Month |
72.55" (1,842.77mm) | 61.76" (1,568.70mm) |
10.79" (274.07mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1931 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1951–May 1953 24-Month |
94.00" (2,387.60mm) | 83.91" (2,131.31mm) |
10.09" (256.29mm) | 108th Driest | Driest since: 1951 | 1931 |
| 18th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1950–May 1953 36-Month |
141.24" (3,587.50mm) | 125.93" (3,198.62mm) |
15.31" (388.88mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1965 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2020 | ||||
|
Jun 1949–May 1953 48-Month |
181.87" (4,619.50mm) | 167.92" (4,265.17mm) |
13.95" (354.33mm) | 104th Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1966 |
| 20th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2020 | ||||
|
Jun 1948–May 1953 60-Month |
224.57" (5,704.08mm) | 209.84" (5,329.94mm) |
14.73" (374.14mm) | 100th Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1967 |
| 23rd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 20, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/