Lead May Precipitation Totals

A time series of total precipitation in the month of May in Lead, South Dakota from 1909–2023.
Rainiest May in Lead History
The rainiest May in Lead, South Dakota history happened in 1965, with 14.84 inches of total precipitation.
Driest May in Lead History
The driest May in Lead, South Dakota history happened in 1934, with just 0.47 inches of total precipitation.
Lead Average May Precipitation by Year
Year Precipitation (inches)
2023 5.45
2022 5.13
2021 4.21
2020 2.98
2019 7.29
2018 5.34
2017 3.29
2016 1.64
2015 9.18
2014 3.29
2013 12.23
2012 2.87
2011 7.33
2010 5.90
2009 2.20
2007 6.27
2006 4.01
2005 6.97
2004 2.45
2003 4.64
2002 2.36
2001 3.35
2000 4.16
1999 3.79
1998 1.77
1997 4.33
1996 6.12
1995 10.73
1994 1.82
1993 4.50
1992 2.74
1991 5.39
1990 3.52
1989 3.09
1988 3.97
1987 4.80
1986 2.33
1985 3.05
1984 2.25
1983 4.02
1982 12.26
1981 6.36
1980 3.06
1979 2.20
1978 6.66
1977 1.42
1976 3.10
1975 2.66
1974 1.90
1973 4.54
1972 6.83
1971 5.51
1970 5.25
1969 2.36
1968 2.67
1967 2.66
1966 0.99
1965 14.84
1964 5.63
1963 2.21
1962 13.52
1961 0.63
1960 1.30
1959 2.95
1958 1.66
1957 6.03
1956 4.79
1955 3.70
1954 4.60
1953 4.28
1952 9.35
1951 2.57
1950 2.31
1949 3.03
1948 1.49
1947 1.00
1945 3.66
1944 2.37
1943 1.83
1942 7.06
1941 1.84
1940 2.52
1939 1.23
1938 4.59
1937 4.00
1936 0.84
1935 4.08
1934 0.47
1933 7.43
1932 5.70
1931 1.98
1930 2.12
1929 4.66
1928 3.23
1927 4.17
1926 3.73
1925 5.60
1924 1.36
1923 2.07
1922 10.99
1921 1.40
1920 4.60
1919 1.41
1918 3.06
1917 3.61
1915 4.67
1914 3.08
1913 1.99
1912 1.41
1911 0.84
1910 2.14
1909 12.38