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Contiguous U.S.

May 1993 Precipitation Rankings

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PeriodValue
1901-2000
Mean
AnomalyRank
(1895-2025)
Driest/Wettest
Since
Record
May 1993
1-Month
2.94in
(74.68mm)
2.91in
(73.91mm)
0.03in66th Driest
Driest since:
1934
65th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Apr–May 1993
2-Month
5.85in
(148.59mm)
5.42in
(137.67mm)
0.43in91st Driest
Driest since:
1934
40th Wettest
Wettest since:
1957
Mar–May 1993
3-Month
8.70in
(220.98mm)
7.93in
(201.42mm)
0.77in102nd Driest
Driest since:
1925
29th Wettest
Wettest since:
1957, 1991
Feb–May 1993
4-Month
10.87in
(276.10mm)
10.07in
(255.78mm)
0.80in98th Driest
Driest since:
1925
33rd Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Ties: 1953
Jan–May 1993
5-Month
14.07in
(357.38mm)
12.38in
(314.45mm)
1.69in117th Driest
Driest since:
1934
14th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Dec 1992–May 1993
6-Month
16.86in
(428.24mm)
14.72in
(373.89mm)
2.14in118th Driest
Driest since:
1931
12th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Nov 1992–May 1993
7-Month
20.13in
(511.30mm)
16.95in
(430.53mm)
3.18in125th Driest
Driest since:
1934
5th Wettest
Wettest since:
1983
Oct 1992–May 1993
8-Month
21.80in
(553.72mm)
19.12in
(485.65mm)
2.68in120th Driest
Driest since:
1934
10th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Sep 1992–May 1993
9-Month
24.13in
(612.90mm)
21.61in
(548.89mm)
2.52in116th Driest
Driest since:
1934
14th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Aug 1992–May 1993
10-Month
27.03in
(686.56mm)
24.23in
(615.44mm)
2.80in117th Driest
Driest since:
1918
13th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Jul 1992–May 1993
11-Month
30.68in
(779.27mm)
27.02in
(686.31mm)
3.66in123rd Driest
Driest since:
1931
7th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Jun 1992–May 1993
12-Month
34.07in
(865.38mm)
29.94in
(760.48mm)
4.13in124th Driest
Driest since:
1934
6th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Dec 1991–May 1993
18-Month
48.09in
(1,221.49mm)
44.67in3.42in114th Driest
Driest since:
1931
15th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Jun 1991–May 1993
24-Month
63.35in
(1,609.09mm)
59.89in3.46in104th Driest
Driest since:
1931
25th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Jun 1990–May 1993
36-Month
95.43in
(2,423.92mm)
89.83in5.60in110th Driest
Driest since:
1955
18th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Jun 1989–May 1993
48-Month
126.95in
(3,224.53mm)
119.71in7.24in110th Driest
Driest since:
1956
17th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Jun 1988–May 1993
60-Month
154.94in
(3,935.48mm)
149.56in5.38in98th Driest
Driest since:
1957
28th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020

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