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 January 2021. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Utah
Precipitation Rankings, May 1953
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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May 1953 1-Month |
0.86" (21.84mm) | 1.15" (29.21mm) |
-0.29" (-7.37mm) | 51st Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1974 |
76th Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1989 | ||||||
Apr–May 1953 2-Month |
2.06" (52.32mm) | 2.37" (60.20mm) |
-0.31" (-7.88mm) | 53rd Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1910 |
74th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1957 | ||||
Ties: 1952 | ||||||
Mar–May 1953 3-Month |
2.91" (73.91mm) | 3.73" (94.74mm) |
-0.82" (-20.83mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 1950 | 1934, 1955 |
98th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1906 | ||||
Ties: 1901 | ||||||
Feb–May 1953 4-Month |
3.47" (88.14mm) | 4.95" (125.73mm) |
-1.48" (-37.59mm) | 15th Driest | Driest since: 1950 | 1972 |
112th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2019 | ||||
Jan–May 1953 5-Month |
4.49" (114.05mm) | 6.16" (156.46mm) |
-1.67" (-42.41mm) | 20th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1972 |
107th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1980 | ||||
Dec 1952–May 1953 6-Month |
5.60" (142.24mm) | 7.27" (184.66mm) |
-1.67" (-42.42mm) | 22nd Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1931, 2002 |
104th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1954 | ||||||
Nov 1952–May 1953 7-Month |
6.38" (162.05mm) | 8.34" (211.84mm) |
-1.96" (-49.79mm) | 19th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1977 |
107th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1980 | ||||
Oct 1952–May 1953 8-Month |
6.38" (162.05mm) | 9.55" (242.57mm) |
-3.17" (-80.52mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1977 |
119th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2005 | ||||
Sep 1952–May 1953 9-Month |
7.07" (179.58mm) | 10.61" (269.49mm) |
-3.54" (-89.91mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1977 |
122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2005 | ||||
Aug 1952–May 1953 10-Month |
8.34" (211.84mm) | 11.81" (299.97mm) |
-3.47" (-88.13mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1977 |
120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2005 | ||||
Jul 1952–May 1953 11-Month |
9.25" (234.95mm) | 12.80" (325.12mm) |
-3.55" (-90.17mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1977 |
119th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1983 | ||||
Ties: 1989 | ||||||
Jun 1952–May 1953 12-Month |
10.34" (262.64mm) | 13.53" (343.66mm) |
-3.19" (-81.02mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: 1951 | 1977 |
110th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1983 | ||||
Dec 1951–May 1953 18-Month |
19.65" (499.11mm) | 20.79" (528.07mm) |
-1.14" (-28.96mm) | 45th Driest | Driest since: 1951 | 1977 |
80th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1907 | ||||
Jun 1951–May 1953 24-Month |
26.41" (670.81mm) | 27.05" (687.07mm) |
-0.64" (-16.26mm) | 55th Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1977 |
70th Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 1984 | ||||
Jun 1950–May 1953 36-Month |
36.71" (932.43mm) | 40.51" (1,028.95mm) |
-3.80" (-96.52mm) | 28th Driest | Driest since: 1945 | 1961 |
96th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1985 | ||||
Jun 1949–May 1953 48-Month |
48.98" (1,244.09mm) | 53.95" (1,370.33mm) |
-4.97" (-126.24mm) | 27th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1902 |
96th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1986 | ||||
Jun 1948–May 1953 60-Month |
63.31" (1,608.07mm) | 67.39" (1,711.71mm) |
-4.08" (-103.64mm) | 33rd Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1903 |
89th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1986 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published February 2021, retrieved on February 25, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/