Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Washington
Precipitation Rankings, May 1916
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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May 1916 1-Month |
2.32" (58.93mm) | 2.25" (57.15mm) |
0.07" (1.78mm) | 71st Driest | Driest since: 1914 | 1924 |
56th Wettest | Wettest since: 1915 | 1948 | ||||
Apr–May 1916 2-Month |
5.12" (130.05mm) | 5.08" (129.03mm) |
0.04" (1.02mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 1914 | 1924 |
66th Wettest | Wettest since: 1915 | 1948 | ||||
Mar–May 1916 3-Month |
13.78" (350.01mm) | 9.23" (234.44mm) |
4.55" (115.57mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 1915 | 1924 |
6th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2011 | ||||
Feb–May 1916 4-Month |
21.06" (534.92mm) | 13.96" (354.58mm) |
7.10" (180.34mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 1915 | 1973 |
3rd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2017 | ||||
Jan–May 1916 5-Month |
25.47" (646.94mm) | 20.03" (508.76mm) |
5.44" (138.18mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: 1915 | 1985 |
13th Wettest | Wettest since: 1904 | 1961 | ||||
Dec 1915–May 1916 6-Month |
33.83" (859.28mm) | 26.54" (674.12mm) |
7.29" (185.16mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 1915 | 1985 |
8th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1997 | ||||
Nov 1915–May 1916 7-Month |
41.78" (1,061.21mm) | 32.67" (829.82mm) |
9.11" (231.39mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 1915 | 1977 |
5th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1974 | ||||
Oct 1915–May 1916 8-Month |
46.28" (1,175.51mm) | 36.36" (923.54mm) |
9.92" (251.97mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1915 | 1977 |
6th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1974 | ||||
Sep 1915–May 1916 9-Month |
47.24" (1,199.90mm) | 38.32" (973.33mm) |
8.92" (226.57mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: 1915 | 1977 |
11th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1974 | ||||
Aug 1915–May 1916 10-Month |
47.34" (1,202.44mm) | 39.35" (999.49mm) |
7.99" (202.95mm) | 112th Driest | Driest since: 1915 | 1977 |
14th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1974 | ||||
Jul 1915–May 1916 11-Month |
49.03" (1,245.36mm) | 40.24" (1,022.10mm) |
8.79" (223.26mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: 1915 | 1977 |
11th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1974 | ||||
Jun 1915–May 1916 12-Month |
50.05" (1,271.27mm) | 42.13" (1,070.10mm) |
7.92" (201.17mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 1915 | 1977 |
15th Wettest | Wettest since: 1904 | 1974 | ||||
Dec 1914–May 1916 18-Month |
69.82" (1,773.43mm) | 68.67" (1,744.22mm) |
1.15" (29.21mm) | 71st Driest | Driest since: 1915 | 1930 |
54th Wettest | Wettest since: 1907 | 1997 | ||||
Jun 1914–May 1916 24-Month |
86.35" (2,193.29mm) | 84.30" (2,141.22mm) |
2.05" (52.07mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 1915 | 1930 |
53rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1908 | 1997 | ||||
Ties: 1965 | ||||||
Jun 1913–May 1916 36-Month |
128.41" (3,261.61mm) | 126.40" (3,210.56mm) |
2.01" (51.05mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 1915 | 1931 |
57th Wettest | Wettest since: 1908 | 1998 | ||||
Jun 1912–May 1916 48-Month |
169.42" (4,303.27mm) | 168.49" (4,279.65mm) |
0.93" (23.62mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 1915 | 1931 |
61st Wettest | Wettest since: 1910 | 1999 | ||||
Jun 1911–May 1916 60-Month |
207.15" (5,261.61mm) | 210.48" (5,346.19mm) |
-3.33" (-84.58mm) | 47th Driest | Driest since: 1915 | 1930 |
75th Wettest | Wettest since: 1911 | 1999 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 23, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/