Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Delaware
Precipitation Rankings, May 1988
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1988 1-Month |
4.52" (114.81mm) | 3.56" (90.42mm) |
0.96" (24.39mm) | 96th Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 1964 |
| 32nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1948 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1988 2-Month |
7.47" (189.74mm) | 7.04" (178.82mm) |
0.43" (10.92mm) | 81st Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 1942 |
| 47th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1948 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1988 3-Month |
10.24" (260.10mm) | 11.01" (279.65mm) |
-0.77" (-19.55mm) | 54th Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 1986 |
| 74th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1983 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1988 4-Month |
14.36" (364.74mm) | 14.06" (357.12mm) |
0.30" (7.62mm) | 74th Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 2006 |
| 54th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1988 5-Month |
17.61" (447.29mm) | 17.55" (445.77mm) |
0.06" (1.52mm) | 73rd Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 2012 |
| 55th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1948 | ||||
|
Dec 1987–May 1988 6-Month |
20.34" (516.64mm) | 21.01" (533.65mm) |
-0.67" (-17.01mm) | 57th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1986 |
| 70th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1984 | ||||
|
Nov 1987–May 1988 7-Month |
23.86" (606.04mm) | 24.08" (611.63mm) |
-0.22" (-5.59mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1977 |
| 62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1984 | ||||
|
Oct 1987–May 1988 8-Month |
26.42" (671.07mm) | 27.23" (691.64mm) |
-0.81" (-20.57mm) | 58th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 2002 |
| 69th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1984 | ||||
|
Sep 1987–May 1988 9-Month |
30.15" (765.81mm) | 30.82" (782.83mm) |
-0.67" (-17.02mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 2002 |
| 62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1984 | ||||
|
Aug 1987–May 1988 10-Month |
31.78" (807.21mm) | 35.40" (899.16mm) |
-3.62" (-91.95mm) | 37th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1985 |
| 90th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2010 | ||||
|
Jul 1987–May 1988 11-Month |
35.12" (892.05mm) | 39.69" (1,008.13mm) |
-4.57" (-116.08mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1931 |
| 93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2021 | ||||
|
Jun 1987–May 1988 12-Month |
37.15" (943.61mm) | 43.32" (1,100.33mm) |
-6.17" (-156.72mm) | 22nd Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1965 |
| 105th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2010 | ||||
|
Dec 1986–May 1988 18-Month |
60.53" (1,537.46mm) | 64.29" (1,632.97mm) |
-3.76" (-95.51mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 1931 |
| 84th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1949 | ||||
|
Jun 1986–May 1988 24-Month |
79.15" (2,010.41mm) | 86.54" (2,198.12mm) |
-7.39" (-187.71mm) | 25th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1931 |
| 101st Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1985–May 1988 36-Month |
117.71" (2,989.83mm) | 129.85" (3,298.19mm) |
-12.14" (-308.36mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 1967 |
| 109th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 2005 | ||||
|
Jun 1984–May 1988 48-Month |
149.32" (3,792.73mm) | 173.12" (4,397.25mm) |
-23.80" (-604.52mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1966 |
| 119th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1939 | ||||
|
Jun 1983–May 1988 60-Month |
203.03" (5,156.96mm) | 216.25" (5,492.75mm) |
-13.22" (-335.79mm) | 17th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1967 |
| 106th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1939 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 21, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/