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 December 2020. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Delaware
Precipitation Rankings, May 1920
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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May 1920 1-Month |
2.18" (55.37mm) | 3.56" (90.42mm) |
-1.38" (-35.05mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 1914 | 1964 |
98th Wettest | Wettest since: 1919 | 1948 | ||||
Apr–May 1920 2-Month |
6.48" (164.59mm) | 7.04" (178.82mm) |
-0.56" (-14.23mm) | 51st Driest | Driest since: 1917 | 1942 |
76th Wettest | Wettest since: 1919 | 1948 | ||||
Mar–May 1920 3-Month |
10.43" (264.92mm) | 11.01" (279.65mm) |
-0.58" (-14.73mm) | 57th Driest | Driest since: 1915 | 1986 |
70th Wettest | Wettest since: 1919 | 1983 | ||||
Feb–May 1920 4-Month |
15.29" (388.37mm) | 14.06" (357.12mm) |
1.23" (31.25mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 1918 | 2006 |
37th Wettest | Wettest since: 1919 | 1983 | ||||
Jan–May 1920 5-Month |
18.27" (464.06mm) | 17.55" (445.77mm) |
0.72" (18.29mm) | 84th Driest | Driest since: 1917 | 2012 |
43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1919 | 1948 | ||||
Dec 1919–May 1920 6-Month |
21.42" (544.07mm) | 21.01" (533.65mm) |
0.41" (10.42mm) | 70th Driest | Driest since: 1918 | 1986 |
56th Wettest | Wettest since: 1919 | 1984 | ||||
Ties: 2016 | ||||||
Nov 1919–May 1920 7-Month |
24.87" (631.70mm) | 24.08" (611.63mm) |
0.79" (20.07mm) | 81st Driest | Driest since: 1918 | 1977 |
45th Wettest | Wettest since: 1919 | 1984 | ||||
Ties: 1913 | ||||||
Oct 1919–May 1920 8-Month |
28.05" (712.47mm) | 27.23" (691.64mm) |
0.82" (20.83mm) | 77th Driest | Driest since: 1919 | 2002 |
49th Wettest | Wettest since: 1918 | 1984 | ||||
Ties: 1902 | ||||||
Sep 1919–May 1920 9-Month |
29.99" (761.75mm) | 30.82" (782.83mm) |
-0.83" (-21.08mm) | 63rd Driest | Driest since: 1917 | 2002 |
63rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1919 | 1984 | ||||
Aug 1919–May 1920 10-Month |
38.92" (988.57mm) | 35.40" (899.16mm) |
3.52" (89.41mm) | 89th Driest | Driest since: 1919 | 1985 |
37th Wettest | Wettest since: 1912 | 2010 | ||||
Jul 1919–May 1920 11-Month |
48.54" (1,232.92mm) | 39.69" (1,008.13mm) |
8.85" (224.79mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 1919 | 1931 |
10th Wettest | Wettest since: 1912 | 2019 | ||||
Jun 1919–May 1920 12-Month |
50.92" (1,293.37mm) | 43.32" (1,100.33mm) |
7.60" (193.04mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 1919 | 1965 |
19th Wettest | Wettest since: 1912 | 2010 | ||||
Dec 1918–May 1920 18-Month |
75.34" (1,913.64mm) | 64.29" (1,632.97mm) |
11.05" (280.67mm) | 112th Driest | Driest since: 1919 | 1931 |
13th Wettest | Wettest since: 1903 | 1949 | ||||
Jun 1918–May 1920 24-Month |
89.94" (2,284.48mm) | 86.54" (2,198.12mm) |
3.40" (86.36mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 1919 | 1931 |
53rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1913 | 2019 | ||||
Jun 1917–May 1920 36-Month |
136.83" (3,475.48mm) | 129.85" (3,298.19mm) |
6.98" (177.29mm) | 83rd Driest | Driest since: 1919 | 1967 |
41st Wettest | Wettest since: 1909 | 2005 | ||||
Jun 1916–May 1920 48-Month |
177.78" (4,515.61mm) | 173.12" (4,397.25mm) |
4.66" (118.36mm) | 74th Driest | Driest since: 1919 | 1966 |
49th Wettest | Wettest since: 1909 | 1939 | ||||
Jun 1915–May 1920 60-Month |
220.73" (5,606.54mm) | 216.25" (5,492.75mm) |
4.48" (113.79mm) | 73rd Driest | Driest since: 1919 | 1967 |
49th Wettest | Wettest since: 1909 | 1939 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 25, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/