Statewide Rankings

Statewide Data Info
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New York

May 2016 Precipitation Rankings

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PeriodValue
1901-2000
Mean
AnomalyRank
(1895-2025)
Driest/Wettest
Since
Record
May 2016
1-Month
2.53in
(64.26mm)
3.57in
(90.68mm)
-1.04in26th Driest
Driest since:
1903
105th Wettest
Wettest since:
1984
Apr–May 2016
2-Month
5.09in
(129.29mm)
6.91in
(175.51mm)
-1.82in20th Driest
Driest since:
1903
111th Wettest
Wettest since:
2011
Ties: 2008
Mar–May 2016
3-Month
7.22in
(183.39mm)
9.97in
(253.24mm)
-2.75in8th Driest
Driest since:
1915
123rd Wettest
Wettest since:
2011
Feb–May 2016
4-Month
11.58in
(294.13mm)
12.50in
(317.50mm)
-0.92in46th Driest
Driest since:
1941
85th Wettest
Wettest since:
2011
Ties: 1964
Jan–May 2016
5-Month
13.31in
(338.07mm)
15.38in
(390.65mm)
-2.07in23rd Driest
Driest since:
1941
108th Wettest
Wettest since:
2011
Dec 2015–May 2016
6-Month
17.37in
(441.20mm)
18.49in
(469.65mm)
-1.12in48th Driest
Driest since:
1941
82nd Wettest
Wettest since:
2011
Nov 2015–May 2016
7-Month
19.42in
(493.27mm)
21.94in
(557.28mm)
-2.52in33rd Driest
Driest since:
1905
97th Wettest
Wettest since:
1984
Oct 2015–May 2016
8-Month
23.12in
(587.25mm)
25.34in
(643.64mm)
-2.22in33rd Driest
Driest since:
1905
97th Wettest
Wettest since:
2011
Sep 2015–May 2016
9-Month
27.87in
(707.90mm)
29.03in
(737.36mm)
-1.16in46th Driest
Driest since:
1965
84th Wettest
Wettest since:
2011
Aug 2015–May 2016
10-Month
30.94in
(785.88mm)
32.73in
(831.34mm)
-1.79in42nd Driest
Driest since:
1965
88th Wettest
Wettest since:
2011
Jul 2015–May 2016
11-Month
34.54in
(877.32mm)
36.53in
(927.86mm)
-1.99in37th Driest
Driest since:
1965
93rd Wettest
Wettest since:
2011
Jun 2015–May 2016
12-Month
42.23in
(1,072.64mm)
40.27in1.96in81st Driest
Driest since:
1965
49th Wettest
Wettest since:
2011
Dec 2014–May 2016
18-Month
57.44in
(1,458.98mm)
58.73in-1.29in48th Driest
Driest since:
1965
81st Wettest
Wettest since:
2012
Jun 2014–May 2016
24-Month
80.40in
(2,042.16mm)
80.47in-0.07in53rd Driest
Driest since:
1965
76th Wettest
Wettest since:
2012
Jun 2013–May 2016
36-Month
127.46in
(3,237.48mm)
120.71in6.75in89th Driest
Driest since:
1966
39th Wettest
Wettest since:
1978
Jun 2012–May 2016
48-Month
167.18in
(4,246.37mm)
160.96in6.22in78th Driest
Driest since:
1967
49th Wettest
Wettest since:
2007
Jun 2011–May 2016
60-Month
213.44in
(5,421.38mm)
201.12in12.32in97th Driest
Driest since:
1967
29th Wettest
Wettest since:
2008

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