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Columbus May Precipitation Totals

A time series of total precipitation in the month of May in Columbus, Ohio from 1896–2023.

Rainiest May in Columbus History

The rainiest May in Columbus, Ohio history happened in 1933, with 9.53 inches of total precipitation.

Driest May in Columbus History

The driest May in Columbus, Ohio history happened in 1902, with just 0.91 inches of total precipitation.

Columbus Average May Precipitation by Year

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Year	Precipitation (inches)
2023	3.67
2022	8.69
2021	3.46
2020	6.29
2019	3.80
2018	4.55
2017	5.24
2016	2.74
2015	3.56
2014	4.00
2013	1.62
2012	2.30
2011	5.90
2010	3.89
2009	2.42
2008	3.14
2007	1.40
2006	3.25
2005	3.36
2004	5.93
2003	5.92
2002	6.60
2001	7.03
2000	5.42
1999	1.80
1998	3.09
1997	5.58
1996	5.81
1995	4.86
1994	1.69
1993	2.47
1992	3.40
1991	2.47
1990	7.01
1989	4.69
1988	2.27
1987	2.85
1986	2.47
1985	4.96
1984	4.93
1983	5.06
1982	4.68
1981	6.50
1980	4.56
1979	3.27
1978	4.15
1977	0.95
1976	1.41
1975	3.17
1974	3.29
1973	3.36
1972	6.56
1971	3.66
1970	5.37
1969	3.04
1968	9.11
1967	4.59
1966	3.13
1965	4.00
1964	1.95
1963	1.61
1962	2.31
1961	2.90
1960	5.82
1959	4.15
1958	3.54
1957	5.41
1956	4.85
1955	3.56
1954	2.56
1953	3.05
1952	4.33
1951	3.18
1950	2.90
1949	2.25
1948	4.47
1947	8.05
1946	4.94
1945	3.97
1944	4.98
1943	4.91
1942	4.20
1941	2.73
1940	4.77
1939	1.75
1938	5.84
1937	3.37
1936	2.66
1935	4.59
1934	1.12
1933	9.53
1932	1.45
1931	4.34
1930	1.29
1929	5.98
1928	1.29
1927	7.63
1926	1.72
1925	2.63
1924	3.83
1923	2.69
1922	5.94
1921	2.57
1920	2.20
1919	5.46
1918	4.53
1917	3.58
1916	4.72
1915	3.39
1914	1.24
1913	2.47
1912	2.99
1911	1.00
1910	3.51
1909	4.78
1908	4.65
1907	4.55
1906	2.92
1905	4.50
1904	4.16
1903	2.64
1902	0.91
1901	4.46
1900	1.64
1899	3.35
1896	2.97

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