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 October 2019. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Delaware
Precipitation Rankings, May 1950
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2019) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1950 1-Month |
4.22" (107.19mm) | 3.56" (90.42mm) |
0.66" (16.77mm) | 81st Driest | Driest since: 1949 | 1964 |
| 45th Wettest | Wettest since: 1948 | 1948 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1950 2-Month |
6.16" (156.46mm) | 7.04" (178.82mm) |
-0.88" (-22.36mm) | 44th Driest | Driest since: 1942 | 1942 |
| 82nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 1948 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1950 3-Month |
10.60" (269.24mm) | 11.01" (279.65mm) |
-0.41" (-10.41mm) | 60th Driest | Driest since: 1949 | 1986 |
| 66th Wettest | Wettest since: 1948 | 1983 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1950 4-Month |
13.38" (339.85mm) | 14.06" (357.12mm) |
-0.68" (-17.27mm) | 57th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 2006 |
| 69th Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1950 5-Month |
15.24" (387.10mm) | 17.55" (445.77mm) |
-2.31" (-58.67mm) | 35th Driest | Driest since: 1942 | 2012 |
| 91st Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 1948 | ||||
|
Dec 1949–May 1950 6-Month |
16.98" (431.29mm) | 21.01" (533.65mm) |
-4.03" (-102.36mm) | 24th Driest | Driest since: 1941 | 1986 |
| 101st Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 1984 | ||||
|
Nov 1949–May 1950 7-Month |
19.18" (487.17mm) | 24.08" (611.63mm) |
-4.90" (-124.46mm) | 17th Driest | Driest since: 1931 | 1977 |
| 108th Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 1984 | ||||
|
Oct 1949–May 1950 8-Month |
23.66" (600.96mm) | 27.23" (691.64mm) |
-3.57" (-90.68mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 2002 |
| 93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 1984 | ||||
|
Sep 1949–May 1950 9-Month |
27.25" (692.15mm) | 30.82" (782.83mm) |
-3.57" (-90.68mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 2002 |
| 86th Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 1984 | ||||
|
Aug 1949–May 1950 10-Month |
31.62" (803.15mm) | 35.40" (899.16mm) |
-3.78" (-96.01mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1985 |
| 93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 2010 | ||||
|
Jul 1949–May 1950 11-Month |
34.55" (877.57mm) | 39.69" (1,008.13mm) |
-5.14" (-130.56mm) | 28th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1931 |
| 97th Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1949–May 1950 12-Month |
35.48" (901.19mm) | 43.32" (1,100.33mm) |
-7.84" (-199.14mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: 1941 | 1965 |
| 112th Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 2010 | ||||
| Ties: 1963 | ||||||
|
Dec 1948–May 1950 18-Month |
60.41" (1,534.41mm) | 64.29" (1,632.97mm) |
-3.88" (-98.56mm) | 41st Driest | Driest since: 1944 | 1931 |
| 83rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 1949 | ||||
|
Jun 1948–May 1950 24-Month |
88.21" (2,240.53mm) | 86.54" (2,198.12mm) |
1.67" (42.41mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 1931 |
| 59th Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1947–May 1950 36-Month |
137.10" (3,482.34mm) | 129.85" (3,298.19mm) |
7.25" (184.15mm) | 86th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1967 |
| 37th Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 2005 | ||||
|
Jun 1946–May 1950 48-Month |
175.42" (4,455.67mm) | 173.12" (4,397.25mm) |
2.30" (58.42mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1966 |
| 60th Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 1939 | ||||
|
Jun 1945–May 1950 60-Month |
227.33" (5,774.18mm) | 216.25" (5,492.75mm) |
11.08" (281.43mm) | 88th Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 1967 |
| 33rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 1939 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published November 2019, retrieved on November 21, 2019 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/