Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Washington
Precipitation Rankings, May 1980
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1980 1-Month |
2.61" (66.29mm) | 2.25" (57.15mm) |
0.36" (9.14mm) | 80th Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 1924 |
| 47th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 1948 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1980 2-Month |
5.75" (146.05mm) | 5.08" (129.03mm) |
0.67" (17.02mm) | 87th Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 1924 |
| 40th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 1948 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1980 3-Month |
9.52" (241.81mm) | 9.23" (234.44mm) |
0.29" (7.37mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 1924 |
| 55th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 2011 | ||||
| Ties: 1978 | ||||||
|
Feb–May 1980 4-Month |
15.35" (389.89mm) | 13.96" (354.58mm) |
1.39" (35.31mm) | 93rd Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 1973 |
| 34th Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 2017 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1980 5-Month |
20.69" (525.53mm) | 20.03" (508.76mm) |
0.66" (16.77mm) | 74th Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 1985 |
| 53rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 1961 | ||||
|
Dec 1979–May 1980 6-Month |
30.07" (763.78mm) | 26.54" (674.12mm) |
3.53" (89.66mm) | 97th Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 1985 |
| 29th Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 1997 | ||||
|
Nov 1979–May 1980 7-Month |
32.76" (832.10mm) | 32.67" (829.82mm) |
0.09" (2.28mm) | 58th Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 1977 |
| 68th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 1974 | ||||
|
Oct 1979–May 1980 8-Month |
37.15" (943.61mm) | 36.36" (923.54mm) |
0.79" (20.07mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 1977 |
| 58th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 1974 | ||||
|
Sep 1979–May 1980 9-Month |
39.18" (995.17mm) | 38.32" (973.33mm) |
0.86" (21.84mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 1977 |
| 58th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 1974 | ||||
|
Aug 1979–May 1980 10-Month |
40.52" (1,029.21mm) | 39.35" (999.49mm) |
1.17" (29.72mm) | 70th Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 1977 |
| 56th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 1974 | ||||
|
Jul 1979–May 1980 11-Month |
41.62" (1,057.15mm) | 40.24" (1,022.10mm) |
1.38" (35.05mm) | 70th Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 1977 |
| 56th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 1974 | ||||
|
Jun 1979–May 1980 12-Month |
42.56" (1,081.02mm) | 42.13" (1,070.10mm) |
0.43" (10.92mm) | 64th Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 1977 |
| 62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 1974 | ||||
|
Dec 1978–May 1980 18-Month |
62.49" (1,587.25mm) | 68.67" (1,744.22mm) |
-6.18" (-156.97mm) | 26th Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 1930 |
| 99th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 1997 | ||||
|
Jun 1978–May 1980 24-Month |
76.81" (1,950.97mm) | 84.30" (2,141.22mm) |
-7.49" (-190.25mm) | 28th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1930 |
| 97th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 1997 | ||||
|
Jun 1977–May 1980 36-Month |
122.07" (3,100.58mm) | 126.40" (3,210.56mm) |
-4.33" (-109.98mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 1931 |
| 78th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 1998 | ||||
|
Jun 1976–May 1980 48-Month |
148.75" (3,778.25mm) | 168.49" (4,279.65mm) |
-19.74" (-501.40mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1944 | 1931 |
| 116th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 1999 | ||||
|
Jun 1975–May 1980 60-Month |
198.62" (5,044.95mm) | 210.48" (5,346.19mm) |
-11.86" (-301.24mm) | 28th Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 1930 |
| 94th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 1999 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 17, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/