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.
Washington
Precipitation Rankings, May 2022
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 2022 1-Month |
4.05" (102.87mm) | 2.25" (57.15mm) |
1.80" (45.72mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 2021 | 1924 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1948 | ||||
|
Apr–May 2022 2-Month |
8.58" (217.93mm) | 5.08" (129.03mm) |
3.50" (88.90mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 2021 | 1924 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1948 | ||||
|
Mar–May 2022 3-Month |
12.02" (305.31mm) | 9.23" (234.44mm) |
2.79" (70.87mm) | 110th Driest | Driest since: 2021 | 1924 |
| 19th Wettest | Wettest since: 2017 | 2011 | ||||
|
Feb–May 2022 4-Month |
15.20" (386.08mm) | 13.96" (354.58mm) |
1.24" (31.50mm) | 93rd Driest | Driest since: 2021 | 1973 |
| 36th Wettest | Wettest since: 2017 | 2017 | ||||
|
Jan–May 2022 5-Month |
21.78" (553.21mm) | 20.03" (508.76mm) |
1.75" (44.45mm) | 85th Driest | Driest since: 2021 | 1985 |
| 44th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1961 | ||||
|
Dec 2021–May 2022 6-Month |
28.16" (715.26mm) | 26.54" (674.12mm) |
1.62" (41.14mm) | 85th Driest | Driest since: 2021 | 1985 |
| 43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1997 | ||||
|
Nov 2021–May 2022 7-Month |
37.39" (949.71mm) | 32.67" (829.82mm) |
4.72" (119.89mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: 2021 | 1977 |
| 23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2017 | 1974 | ||||
|
Oct 2021–May 2022 8-Month |
42.65" (1,083.31mm) | 36.36" (923.54mm) |
6.29" (159.77mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 2021 | 1977 |
| 17th Wettest | Wettest since: 2017 | 1974 | ||||
|
Sep 2021–May 2022 9-Month |
45.77" (1,162.56mm) | 38.32" (973.33mm) |
7.45" (189.23mm) | 112th Driest | Driest since: 2021 | 1977 |
| 16th Wettest | Wettest since: 2017 | 1974 | ||||
|
Aug 2021–May 2022 10-Month |
46.45" (1,179.83mm) | 39.35" (999.49mm) |
7.10" (180.34mm) | 110th Driest | Driest since: 2021 | 1977 |
| 18th Wettest | Wettest since: 2017 | 1974 | ||||
|
Jul 2021–May 2022 11-Month |
46.51" (1,181.35mm) | 40.24" (1,022.10mm) |
6.27" (159.25mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 2021 | 1977 |
| 21st Wettest | Wettest since: 2017 | 1974 | ||||
|
Jun 2021–May 2022 12-Month |
47.92" (1,217.17mm) | 42.13" (1,070.10mm) |
5.79" (147.07mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: 2021 | 1977 |
| 23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2017 | 1974 | ||||
|
Dec 2020–May 2022 18-Month |
71.74" (1,822.20mm) | 68.67" (1,744.22mm) |
3.07" (77.98mm) | 79th Driest | Driest since: 2021 | 1930 |
| 48th Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 1997 | ||||
|
Jun 2020–May 2022 24-Month |
87.77" (2,229.36mm) | 84.30" (2,141.22mm) |
3.47" (88.14mm) | 81st Driest | Driest since: 2021 | 1930 |
| 46th Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 1997 | ||||
|
Jun 2019–May 2022 36-Month |
128.67" (3,268.22mm) | 126.40" (3,210.56mm) |
2.27" (57.66mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 2021 | 1931 |
| 54th Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 1998 | ||||
|
Jun 2018–May 2022 48-Month |
163.35" (4,149.09mm) | 168.49" (4,279.65mm) |
-5.14" (-130.56mm) | 44th Driest | Driest since: 2021 | 1931 |
| 81st Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1999 | ||||
|
Jun 2017–May 2022 60-Month |
207.41" (5,268.21mm) | 210.48" (5,346.19mm) |
-3.07" (-77.98mm) | 49th Driest | Driest since: 2009 | 1930 |
| 75th Wettest | Wettest since: 2021 | 1999 |
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/