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 1962
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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May 1962 1-Month |
1.13" (28.70mm) | 3.37" (85.60mm) |
-2.24" (-56.90mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1998 |
126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2015 | ||||
Apr–May 1962 2-Month |
3.73" (94.74mm) | 5.73" (145.54mm) |
-2.00" (-50.80mm) | 18th Driest | Driest since: 1961 | 1998 |
111th Wettest | Wettest since: 1959 | 2015 | ||||
Mar–May 1962 3-Month |
4.58" (116.33mm) | 7.39" (187.71mm) |
-2.81" (-71.38mm) | 11th Driest | Driest since: 1961 | 2011 |
118th Wettest | Wettest since: 1959 | 2015 | ||||
Feb–May 1962 4-Month |
5.31" (134.87mm) | 8.99" (228.35mm) |
-3.68" (-93.48mm) | 4th Driest | Driest to Date | 2011 |
125th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2015 | ||||
Jan–May 1962 5-Month |
6.28" (159.51mm) | 10.48" (266.19mm) |
-4.20" (-106.68mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1909 | 1996 |
124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2015 | ||||
Dec 1961–May 1962 6-Month |
7.65" (194.31mm) | 12.24" (310.90mm) |
-4.59" (-116.59mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2011 |
120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 1992 | ||||
Nov 1961–May 1962 7-Month |
10.36" (263.14mm) | 14.06" (357.12mm) |
-3.70" (-93.98mm) | 20th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1971 |
108th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 1941 | ||||
Oct 1961–May 1962 8-Month |
11.93" (303.02mm) | 16.58" (421.13mm) |
-4.65" (-118.11mm) | 17th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2011 |
111th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 1941 | ||||
Sep 1961–May 1962 9-Month |
15.30" (388.62mm) | 19.55" (496.57mm) |
-4.25" (-107.95mm) | 27th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1918 |
101st Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2019 | ||||
Aug 1961–May 1962 10-Month |
16.89" (429.01mm) | 21.89" (556.01mm) |
-5.00" (-127.00mm) | 21st Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1918, 2011 |
107th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 1992 | ||||
Jul 1961–May 1962 11-Month |
20.72" (526.29mm) | 24.26" (616.20mm) |
-3.54" (-89.91mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1925 |
94th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 1992 | ||||
Jun 1961–May 1962 12-Month |
26.22" (665.99mm) | 27.09" (688.09mm) |
-0.87" (-22.10mm) | 55th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1918 |
73rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 1992 | ||||
Dec 1960–May 1962 18-Month |
38.79" (985.27mm) | 39.41" (1,001.01mm) |
-0.62" (-15.74mm) | 57th Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1918 |
70th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2016 | ||||
Jun 1960–May 1962 24-Month |
58.47" (1,485.14mm) | 54.31" (1,379.47mm) |
4.16" (105.67mm) | 93rd Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1918 |
34th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1946 | ||||||
Jun 1959–May 1962 36-Month |
86.66" (2,201.16mm) | 81.45" (2,068.83mm) |
5.21" (132.33mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1918 |
36th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2017 | ||||
Jun 1958–May 1962 48-Month |
114.14" (2,899.16mm) | 108.56" (2,757.42mm) |
5.58" (141.74mm) | 87th Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1956 |
38th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2019 | ||||
Jun 1957–May 1962 60-Month |
144.60" (3,672.84mm) | 135.54" (3,442.72mm) |
9.06" (230.12mm) | 100th Driest | Driest since: 1961 | 1956 |
24th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 2019 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on June 28, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/