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Contiguous U.S.

May 2014 Precipitation Rankings

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PeriodValue
1901-2000
Mean
AnomalyRank
(1895-2025)
Driest/Wettest
Since
Record
May 2014
1-Month
2.81in
(71.37mm)
2.91in
(73.91mm)
-0.10in54th Driest
Driest since:
1934
77th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Apr–May 2014
2-Month
5.68in
(144.27mm)
5.42in
(137.67mm)
0.26in82nd Driest
Driest since:
1934
49th Wettest
Wettest since:
1957
Mar–May 2014
3-Month
8.05in
(204.47mm)
7.93in
(201.42mm)
0.12in74th Driest
Driest since:
1925
57th Wettest
Wettest since:
1957, 1991
Feb–May 2014
4-Month
10.29in
(261.37mm)
10.07in
(255.78mm)
0.22in80th Driest
Driest since:
1925
51st Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Ties: 2004
Jan–May 2014
5-Month
11.66in
(296.16mm)
12.38in
(314.45mm)
-0.72in37th Driest
Driest since:
1934
94th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Dec 2013–May 2014
6-Month
13.87in
(352.30mm)
14.72in
(373.89mm)
-0.85in39th Driest
Driest since:
1931
91st Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Nov 2013–May 2014
7-Month
15.91in
(404.11mm)
16.95in
(430.53mm)
-1.04in36th Driest
Driest since:
1934
94th Wettest
Wettest since:
1983
Oct 2013–May 2014
8-Month
18.14in
(460.76mm)
19.12in
(485.65mm)
-0.98in33rd Driest
Driest since:
1934
97th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Sep 2013–May 2014
9-Month
21.12in
(536.45mm)
21.61in
(548.89mm)
-0.49in52nd Driest
Driest since:
1934
78th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Aug 2013–May 2014
10-Month
23.68in
(601.47mm)
24.23in
(615.44mm)
-0.55in47th Driest
Driest since:
1918
83rd Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Ties: 1989
Jul 2013–May 2014
11-Month
27.02in
(686.31mm)
27.02in
(686.31mm)
0.00in63rd Driest
Driest since:
1931
67th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Jun 2013–May 2014
12-Month
30.36in
(771.14mm)
29.94in
(760.48mm)
0.42in73rd Driest
Driest since:
1934
57th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Dec 2012–May 2014
18-Month
45.58in
(1,157.73mm)
44.67in0.91in75th Driest
Driest since:
1931
54th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Jun 2012–May 2014
24-Month
58.69in
(1,490.73mm)
59.89in-1.20in39th Driest
Driest since:
1931
90th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Jun 2011–May 2014
36-Month
86.93in
(2,208.02mm)
89.83in-2.90in32nd Driest
Driest since:
1955
96th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Jun 2010–May 2014
48-Month
119.05in
(3,023.87mm)
119.71in-0.66in52nd Driest
Driest since:
1956
75th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Jun 2009–May 2014
60-Month
151.98in
(3,860.29mm)
149.56in2.42in76th Driest
Driest since:
1957
50th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020

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