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.
Texas
Precipitation Rankings, May 1970
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1970 1-Month |
3.38" (85.85mm) | 3.37" (85.60mm) |
0.01" (0.25mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1998 |
| 56th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2015 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1970 2-Month |
5.18" (131.57mm) | 5.73" (145.54mm) |
-0.55" (-13.97mm) | 58th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1998 |
| 70th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2015 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1970 3-Month |
7.76" (197.10mm) | 7.39" (187.71mm) |
0.37" (9.39mm) | 82nd Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 2011 |
| 46th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2015 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1970 4-Month |
9.95" (252.73mm) | 8.99" (228.35mm) |
0.96" (24.38mm) | 88th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 2011 |
| 40th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2015 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1970 5-Month |
10.79" (274.07mm) | 10.48" (266.19mm) |
0.31" (7.88mm) | 71st Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1996 |
| 57th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2015 | ||||
|
Dec 1969–May 1970 6-Month |
13.07" (331.98mm) | 12.24" (310.90mm) |
0.83" (21.08mm) | 77th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 2011 |
| 50th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1992 | ||||
|
Nov 1969–May 1970 7-Month |
14.90" (378.46mm) | 14.06" (357.12mm) |
0.84" (21.34mm) | 74th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1971 |
| 53rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1941 | ||||
|
Oct 1969–May 1970 8-Month |
19.06" (484.12mm) | 16.58" (421.13mm) |
2.48" (62.99mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 2011 |
| 37th Wettest | Wettest since: 1968 | 1941 | ||||
|
Sep 1969–May 1970 9-Month |
22.06" (560.32mm) | 19.55" (496.57mm) |
2.51" (63.75mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1918 |
| 37th Wettest | Wettest since: 1968 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1969–May 1970 10-Month |
24.69" (627.13mm) | 21.89" (556.01mm) |
2.80" (71.12mm) | 94th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1918, 2011 |
| 33rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1968 | 1992 | ||||
|
Jul 1969–May 1970 11-Month |
26.03" (661.16mm) | 24.26" (616.20mm) |
1.77" (44.96mm) | 81st Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1925 |
| 46th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1992 | ||||
|
Jun 1969–May 1970 12-Month |
27.84" (707.14mm) | 27.09" (688.09mm) |
0.75" (19.05mm) | 69th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1918 |
| 58th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1992 | ||||
|
Dec 1968–May 1970 18-Month |
41.77" (1,060.96mm) | 39.41" (1,001.01mm) |
2.36" (59.95mm) | 83rd Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1918 |
| 43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 2007 | ||||||
|
Jun 1968–May 1970 24-Month |
58.67" (1,490.22mm) | 54.31" (1,379.47mm) |
4.36" (110.75mm) | 95th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1918 |
| 31st Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2016 | ||||
|
Jun 1967–May 1970 36-Month |
91.29" (2,318.77mm) | 81.45" (2,068.83mm) |
9.84" (249.94mm) | 104th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1918 |
| 21st Wettest | Wettest since: 1943 | 2017 | ||||
|
Jun 1966–May 1970 48-Month |
113.46" (2,881.88mm) | 108.56" (2,757.42mm) |
4.90" (124.46mm) | 83rd Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1956 |
| 41st Wettest | Wettest since: 1962 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1965–May 1970 60-Month |
140.25" (3,562.35mm) | 135.54" (3,442.72mm) |
4.71" (119.63mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1956 |
| 45th Wettest | Wettest since: 1962 | 2019 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 17, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/