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, April 2017
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
April 2017 1-Month |
2.63" (66.80mm) | 3.48" (88.39mm) |
-0.85" (-21.59mm) | 31st Driest | Driest since: 2010 | 1985 |
96th Wettest | Wettest since: 2016 | 1983 | ||||
Mar–Apr 2017 2-Month |
7.09" (180.09mm) | 7.46" (189.48mm) |
-0.37" (-9.39mm) | 57th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1985 |
70th Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 1983 | ||||
Feb–Apr 2017 3-Month |
8.33" (211.58mm) | 10.50" (266.70mm) |
-2.17" (-55.12mm) | 23rd Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 2006 |
104th Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 1983 | ||||
Jan–Apr 2017 4-Month |
11.33" (287.78mm) | 13.99" (355.35mm) |
-2.66" (-67.57mm) | 28th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1985 |
99th Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 1994 | ||||
Dec 2016–Apr 2017 5-Month |
14.28" (362.71mm) | 17.46" (443.48mm) |
-3.18" (-80.77mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 2012 | 1985 |
97th Wettest | Wettest since: 2016 | 1994 | ||||
Nov 2016–Apr 2017 6-Month |
15.07" (382.78mm) | 20.52" (521.21mm) |
-5.45" (-138.43mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 2012 | 1985 |
117th Wettest | Wettest since: 2016 | 1952 | ||||
Oct 2016–Apr 2017 7-Month |
17.94" (455.68mm) | 23.67" (601.22mm) |
-5.73" (-145.54mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 2012 | 1985 |
117th Wettest | Wettest since: 2016 | 2010 | ||||
Sep 2016–Apr 2017 8-Month |
27.92" (709.17mm) | 27.27" (692.66mm) |
0.65" (16.51mm) | 77th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1985 |
49th Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 1936 | ||||
Aug 2016–Apr 2017 9-Month |
30.95" (786.13mm) | 31.85" (808.99mm) |
-0.90" (-22.86mm) | 59th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1985 |
67th Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 2010 | ||||
Jul 2016–Apr 2017 10-Month |
36.48" (926.59mm) | 36.13" (917.70mm) |
0.35" (8.89mm) | 66th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1985 |
60th Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 1939 | ||||
Ties: 1987 | ||||||
Jun 2016–Apr 2017 11-Month |
40.20" (1,021.08mm) | 39.76" (1,009.90mm) |
0.44" (11.18mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 2012 | 1985 |
61st Wettest | Wettest since: 2016 | 2010 | ||||
May 2016–Apr 2017 12-Month |
46.08" (1,170.43mm) | 43.32" (1,100.33mm) |
2.76" (70.10mm) | 84th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1931 |
42nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 2010 | ||||
Nov 2015–Apr 2017 18-Month |
64.64" (1,641.86mm) | 63.79" (1,620.27mm) |
0.85" (21.59mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: 2013 | 1931 |
57th Wettest | Wettest since: 2016 | 1949 | ||||
May 2015–Apr 2017 24-Month |
88.33" (2,243.58mm) | 86.54" (2,198.12mm) |
1.79" (45.46mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1966 |
57th Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 2019 | ||||
May 2014–Apr 2017 36-Month |
132.37" (3,362.20mm) | 129.85" (3,298.19mm) |
2.52" (64.01mm) | 66th Driest | Driest since: 2013 | 1967 |
58th Wettest | Wettest since: 2016 | 1936 | ||||
May 2013–Apr 2017 48-Month |
186.10" (4,726.94mm) | 173.13" (4,397.50mm) |
12.97" (329.44mm) | 104th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1966 |
19th Wettest | Wettest since: 2010 | 1939 | ||||
May 2012–Apr 2017 60-Month |
230.23" (5,847.84mm) | 216.24" (5,492.50mm) |
13.99" (355.34mm) | 96th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1967 |
26th Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 1939 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 18, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/