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 2001
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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May 2001 1-Month |
3.08" (78.23mm) | 3.93" (99.82mm) |
-0.85" (-21.59mm) | 33rd Driest | Driest since: 1999 | 1964 |
95th Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 1989 | ||||
Apr–May 2001 2-Month |
5.87" (149.10mm) | 7.57" (192.28mm) |
-1.70" (-43.18mm) | 28th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1926 |
100th Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 2011 | ||||
Mar–May 2001 3-Month |
9.91" (251.71mm) | 11.06" (280.92mm) |
-1.15" (-29.21mm) | 43rd Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1926 |
85th Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 2011 | ||||
Feb–May 2001 4-Month |
11.46" (291.08mm) | 13.66" (346.96mm) |
-2.20" (-55.88mm) | 22nd Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1941 |
106th Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 2011 | ||||
Ties: 1930 | ||||||
Jan–May 2001 5-Month |
13.34" (338.84mm) | 16.71" (424.43mm) |
-3.37" (-85.59mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1941 |
121st Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 2011 | ||||
Ties: 2013 | ||||||
Dec 2000–May 2001 6-Month |
16.28" (413.51mm) | 19.81" (503.17mm) |
-3.53" (-89.66mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1941 |
119th Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 2011 | ||||
Ties: 1977 | ||||||
Nov 2000–May 2001 7-Month |
18.40" (467.36mm) | 23.02" (584.71mm) |
-4.62" (-117.35mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1934 |
118th Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 1952 | ||||
Oct 2000–May 2001 8-Month |
20.77" (527.56mm) | 26.19" (665.23mm) |
-5.42" (-137.67mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1941 | 1925 |
122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 2011 | ||||
Sep 2000–May 2001 9-Month |
24.71" (627.63mm) | 29.75" (755.65mm) |
-5.04" (-128.02mm) | 10th Driest | Driest since: 1965 | 1941 |
117th Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 2019 | ||||
Aug 2000–May 2001 10-Month |
28.36" (720.34mm) | 33.62" (853.95mm) |
-5.26" (-133.61mm) | 11th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1931 |
116th Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 2019 | ||||
Jul 2000–May 2001 11-Month |
31.70" (805.18mm) | 37.82" (960.63mm) |
-6.12" (-155.45mm) | 10th Driest | Driest since: 1999 | 1931 |
117th Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 2019 | ||||
Jun 2000–May 2001 12-Month |
37.00" (939.80mm) | 41.97" (1,066.04mm) |
-4.97" (-126.24mm) | 19th Driest | Driest since: 1999 | 1931 |
108th Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 2019 | ||||
Dec 1999–May 2001 18-Month |
57.16" (1,451.86mm) | 61.76" (1,568.70mm) |
-4.60" (-116.84mm) | 20th Driest | Driest since: 1992 | 1931 |
106th Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 2019 | ||||
Jun 1999–May 2001 24-Month |
78.12" (1,984.25mm) | 83.91" (2,131.31mm) |
-5.79" (-147.06mm) | 22nd Driest | Driest since: 2000 | 1931 |
104th Wettest | Wettest since: 1999 | 2019 | ||||
Jun 1998–May 2001 36-Month |
114.65" (2,912.11mm) | 125.93" (3,198.62mm) |
-11.28" (-286.51mm) | 11th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1965 |
114th Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 2020 | ||||
Jun 1997–May 2001 48-Month |
160.72" (4,082.29mm) | 167.92" (4,265.17mm) |
-7.20" (-182.88mm) | 21st Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1966 |
103rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 2020 | ||||
Jun 1996–May 2001 60-Month |
210.53" (5,347.46mm) | 209.84" (5,329.94mm) |
0.69" (17.52mm) | 52nd Driest | Driest since: 1993 | 1967 |
71st Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 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/