Bakersfield May Precipitation Totals

A time series of total precipitation in the month of May in Bakersfield, California from 1893–2023.

Rainiest May in Bakersfield History

The rainiest May in Bakersfield, California history happened in 1971, with 2.39 inches of total precipitation.

Driest May in Bakersfield History

There have been 33 times where no rain was recorded in Bakersfield, California for the entire month of May. The most recent time this happened was 2022.

Bakersfield Average May Precipitation by Year

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Year	Precipitation (inches)
2023	0.15
2022	0.00
2021	0.00
2020	0.16
2019	1.57
2018	0.02
2017	0.06
2016	0.55
2015	0.68
2014	0.04
2013	0.05
2012	0.00
2011	0.23
2010	0.27
2009	0.35
2008	0.08
2007	0.00
2006	0.30
2005	0.74
2004	0.00
2003	0.16
2002	0.13
2001	0.00
2000	0.08
1999	0.00
1998	1.33
1997	0.00
1996	0.02
1995	0.35
1994	0.27
1993	0.00
1992	0.08
1991	0.00
1990	0.29
1989	0.45
1988	0.12
1987	0.04
1986	0.02
1985	0.14
1984	0.00
1983	0.01
1982	0.00
1981	0.18
1980	0.21
1979	0.00
1978	0.02
1977	0.59
1976	0.55
1975	0.00
1974	0.00
1973	0.00
1972	0.02
1971	2.39
1970	0.00
1969	0.08
1968	0.06
1967	0.28
1966	0.00
1965	0.02
1964	0.20
1963	0.26
1962	0.07
1961	0.02
1960	0.00
1959	0.03
1958	0.88
1957	0.23
1956	0.40
1955	0.16
1954	0.00
1953	0.53
1952	0.00
1951	0.06
1950	0.02
1949	0.66
1948	0.18
1947	0.00
1946	0.42
1945	0.26
1944	0.23
1943	0.25
1942	0.19
1941	0.06
1940	0.00
1939	0.35
1938	0.63
1937	0.00
1936	0.01
1935	0.04
1934	0.13
1933	0.21
1932	0.63
1931	0.03
1930	1.59
1929	0.00
1928	1.70
1927	0.05
1926	0.16
1925	0.10
1919	0.82
1917	0.56
1916	0.04
1915	1.48
1914	0.00
1913	0.20
1911	0.00
1910	0.00
1909	0.00
1908	0.00
1907	0.00
1906	1.56
1905	1.08
1904	0.33
1903	0.00
1902	0.91
1900	0.48
1893	0.00

Notes

Its possible for precipitation totals to include both rain and melted snowfall
Months with more than 10% missing data are excluded