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 May 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Texas
Precipitation Rankings, May 1959
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1959 1-Month |
3.54" (89.92mm) | 3.37" (85.60mm) |
0.17" (4.32mm) | 79th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1998 |
| 50th Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 2020 | ||||||
|
Apr–May 1959 2-Month |
6.15" (156.21mm) | 5.73" (145.54mm) |
0.42" (10.67mm) | 81st Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1998 |
| 48th Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 2015 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1959 3-Month |
6.74" (171.20mm) | 7.39" (187.71mm) |
-0.65" (-16.51mm) | 54th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2011 |
| 75th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2015 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1959 4-Month |
8.87" (225.30mm) | 8.99" (228.35mm) |
-0.12" (-3.05mm) | 66th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2011 |
| 63rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2015 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1959 5-Month |
9.32" (236.73mm) | 10.48" (266.19mm) |
-1.16" (-29.46mm) | 52nd Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1996 |
| 77th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2015 | ||||
|
Dec 1958–May 1959 6-Month |
10.16" (258.06mm) | 12.24" (310.90mm) |
-2.08" (-52.84mm) | 38th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2011 |
| 90th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1992 | ||||
|
Nov 1958–May 1959 7-Month |
11.36" (288.54mm) | 14.06" (357.12mm) |
-2.70" (-68.58mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1971 |
| 92nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1941 | ||||
|
Oct 1958–May 1959 8-Month |
14.37" (365.00mm) | 16.58" (421.13mm) |
-2.21" (-56.13mm) | 44th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2011 |
| 84th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1941 | ||||
|
Sep 1958–May 1959 9-Month |
20.23" (513.84mm) | 19.55" (496.57mm) |
0.68" (17.27mm) | 69th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1918 |
| 59th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1958–May 1959 10-Month |
22.34" (567.44mm) | 21.89" (556.01mm) |
0.45" (11.43mm) | 70th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1918, 2011 |
| 58th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1992 | ||||
|
Jul 1958–May 1959 11-Month |
24.86" (631.44mm) | 24.26" (616.20mm) |
0.60" (15.24mm) | 74th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1925 |
| 54th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1992 | ||||
| Ties: 1993 | ||||||
|
Jun 1958–May 1959 12-Month |
27.48" (697.99mm) | 27.09" (688.09mm) |
0.39" (9.90mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1918 |
| 63rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1992 | ||||
|
Dec 1957–May 1959 18-Month |
40.85" (1,037.59mm) | 39.41" (1,001.01mm) |
1.44" (36.58mm) | 74th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1918 |
| 53rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 2010 | ||||||
|
Jun 1957–May 1959 24-Month |
57.94" (1,471.68mm) | 54.31" (1,379.47mm) |
3.63" (92.21mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1918 |
| 37th Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 2016 | ||||
|
Jun 1956–May 1959 36-Month |
83.70" (2,125.98mm) | 81.45" (2,068.83mm) |
2.25" (57.15mm) | 76th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1918 |
| 50th Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 2017 | ||||
|
Jun 1955–May 1959 48-Month |
103.62" (2,631.95mm) | 108.56" (2,757.42mm) |
-4.94" (-125.47mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1956 |
| 96th Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1954–May 1959 60-Month |
122.52" (3,112.01mm) | 135.54" (3,442.72mm) |
-13.02" (-330.71mm) | 14th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1956 |
| 110th Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 2019 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on June 24, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/