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 September 2020. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Florida
Precipitation Rankings, May 1972
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1972 1-Month |
5.05" (128.27mm) | 3.99" (101.35mm) |
1.06" (26.92mm) | 98th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1965 |
| 29th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 2020 | ||||||
|
Apr–May 1972 2-Month |
7.24" (183.90mm) | 7.00" (177.80mm) |
0.24" (6.10mm) | 74th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1927 |
| 53rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1966 | 2018 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1972 3-Month |
11.83" (300.48mm) | 10.69" (271.53mm) |
1.14" (28.95mm) | 83rd Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1967 |
| 44th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1991 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1972 4-Month |
16.02" (406.91mm) | 13.84" (351.54mm) |
2.18" (55.37mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1898 |
| 37th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1959 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1972 5-Month |
19.04" (483.62mm) | 16.80" (426.72mm) |
2.24" (56.90mm) | 85th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1898 |
| 42nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1991 | ||||
|
Dec 1971–May 1972 6-Month |
22.12" (561.85mm) | 19.53" (496.06mm) |
2.59" (65.79mm) | 85th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1927 |
| 41st Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1991 | ||||
|
Nov 1971–May 1972 7-Month |
24.08" (611.63mm) | 21.85" (554.99mm) |
2.23" (56.64mm) | 84th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1898 |
| 42nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1998 | ||||
|
Oct 1971–May 1972 8-Month |
28.90" (734.06mm) | 25.72" (653.29mm) |
3.18" (80.77mm) | 85th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1927 |
| 41st Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1998 | ||||
|
Sep 1971–May 1972 9-Month |
33.99" (863.35mm) | 32.22" (818.39mm) |
1.77" (44.96mm) | 76th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1910 |
| 50th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1948 | ||||
|
Aug 1971–May 1972 10-Month |
41.64" (1,057.66mm) | 39.39" (1,000.51mm) |
2.25" (57.15mm) | 81st Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1985 |
| 45th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1948 | ||||
|
Jul 1971–May 1972 11-Month |
48.89" (1,241.81mm) | 46.80" (1,188.72mm) |
2.09" (53.09mm) | 77th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1962 |
| 49th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1948 | ||||
|
Jun 1971–May 1972 12-Month |
54.54" (1,385.32mm) | 53.71" (1,364.23mm) |
0.83" (21.09mm) | 66th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1932 |
| 60th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1948 | ||||
|
Dec 1970–May 1972 18-Month |
69.17" (1,756.92mm) | 73.40" (1,864.36mm) |
-4.23" (-107.44mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 2007 |
| 86th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1960 | ||||
|
Jun 1970–May 1972 24-Month |
98.56" (2,503.42mm) | 107.54" (2,731.52mm) |
-8.98" (-228.10mm) | 25th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1956 |
| 100th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1948 | ||||
|
Jun 1969–May 1972 36-Month |
163.47" (4,152.14mm) | 161.55" (4,103.37mm) |
1.92" (48.77mm) | 75th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 2001 |
| 49th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1948 | ||||
|
Jun 1968–May 1972 48-Month |
221.22" (5,618.99mm) | 215.38" (5,470.65mm) |
5.84" (148.34mm) | 96th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 2002 |
| 27th Wettest | Wettest since: 1967 | 1961 | ||||
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Jun 1967–May 1972 60-Month |
270.19" (6,862.83mm) | 269.23" (6,838.44mm) |
0.96" (24.39mm) | 69th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1918 |
| 53rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1950 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published October 2020, retrieved on October 22, 2020 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/