Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Tennessee
Precipitation Rankings, May 1951
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1951 1-Month |
1.42" (36.07mm) | 4.44" (112.78mm) |
-3.02" (-76.71mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1941 | 1941 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 1983 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1951 2-Month |
6.24" (158.50mm) | 8.96" (227.58mm) |
-2.72" (-69.08mm) | 18th Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 1941 |
| 109th Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 1983 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1951 3-Month |
12.26" (311.40mm) | 14.40" (365.76mm) |
-2.14" (-54.36mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1941 |
| 91st Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 1973 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1951 4-Month |
17.73" (450.34mm) | 18.86" (479.04mm) |
-1.13" (-28.70mm) | 54th Driest | Driest since: 1949 | 1941 |
| 73rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 1973 | ||||
| Ties: 1905 | ||||||
|
Jan–May 1951 5-Month |
25.10" (637.54mm) | 23.75" (603.25mm) |
1.35" (34.29mm) | 75th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1941 |
| 52nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 2020 | ||||
|
Dec 1950–May 1951 6-Month |
28.08" (713.23mm) | 28.69" (728.73mm) |
-0.61" (-15.50mm) | 59th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1941 |
| 67th Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 1991 | ||||
|
Nov 1950–May 1951 7-Month |
32.88" (835.15mm) | 32.75" (831.85mm) |
0.13" (3.30mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 1941 |
| 59th Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 1973 | ||||
|
Oct 1950–May 1951 8-Month |
34.35" (872.49mm) | 35.82" (909.83mm) |
-1.47" (-37.34mm) | 52nd Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1941 |
| 74th Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 2020 | ||||
|
Sep 1950–May 1951 9-Month |
38.66" (981.96mm) | 39.22" (996.19mm) |
-0.56" (-14.23mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 1941 |
| 65th Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 1973 | ||||
|
Aug 1950–May 1951 10-Month |
44.60" (1,132.84mm) | 43.06" (1,093.72mm) |
1.54" (39.12mm) | 71st Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 1941 |
| 55th Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 1973 | ||||
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Jul 1950–May 1951 11-Month |
51.49" (1,307.85mm) | 47.46" (1,205.48mm) |
4.03" (102.37mm) | 88th Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 1941 |
| 38th Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 1973 | ||||
| Ties: 2005 | ||||||
|
Jun 1950–May 1951 12-Month |
56.12" (1,425.45mm) | 51.76" (1,314.70mm) |
4.36" (110.75mm) | 87th Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 1941 |
| 39th Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 1973 | ||||
|
Dec 1949–May 1951 18-Month |
95.19" (2,417.83mm) | 80.43" (2,042.92mm) |
14.76" (374.91mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 1949 | 1941 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 2020 | ||||
|
Jun 1949–May 1951 24-Month |
121.84" (3,094.74mm) | 103.48" (2,628.39mm) |
18.36" (466.35mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 1949 | 1941 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 2020 | ||||
|
Jun 1948–May 1951 36-Month |
179.51" (4,559.55mm) | 155.23" (3,942.84mm) |
24.28" (616.71mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 1950 | 1942 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2020 | ||||
|
Jun 1947–May 1951 48-Month |
227.34" (5,774.44mm) | 206.86" (5,254.24mm) |
20.48" (520.20mm) | 108th Driest | Driest since: 1950 | 1943 |
| 15th Wettest | Wettest since: 1930 | 2020 | ||||
|
Jun 1946–May 1951 60-Month |
275.49" (6,997.45mm) | 258.41" (6,563.61mm) |
17.08" (433.84mm) | 95th Driest | Driest since: 1949 | 1944 |
| 27th Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 24, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/