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Mitchell May Precipitation Totals

A time series of total precipitation in the month of May in Mitchell, South Dakota from 1894–2023.

Rainiest May in Mitchell History

The rainiest May in Mitchell, South Dakota history happened in 1942, with 10.58 inches of total precipitation.

Driest May in Mitchell History

The driest May in Mitchell, South Dakota history happened in 1940, with just 0.11 inches of total precipitation.

Mitchell Average May Precipitation by Year

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Year	Precipitation (inches)
2023	1.12
2022	2.42
2021	1.75
2020	1.79
2019	4.26
2018	0.64
2017	2.35
2016	4.56
2015	4.77
2014	2.66
2013	4.92
2012	6.82
2011	3.38
2010	1.14
2009	0.52
2008	2.59
2007	4.89
2006	0.74
2005	2.53
2004	6.89
2003	2.56
2002	0.72
2001	2.02
2000	3.28
1999	3.58
1998	2.05
1997	4.59
1996	4.33
1995	5.43
1994	0.65
1993	4.09
1992	1.23
1991	6.22
1990	4.80
1989	1.94
1988	3.70
1987	1.03
1986	3.00
1985	6.89
1984	2.53
1983	1.35
1982	6.10
1981	1.13
1980	1.88
1979	3.76
1978	2.89
1977	3.10
1976	1.44
1975	0.72
1974	2.48
1972	10.03
1971	2.18
1970	1.50
1969	4.41
1968	1.72
1967	1.44
1966	1.36
1965	3.51
1964	1.43
1963	1.95
1962	7.19
1961	5.65
1960	5.72
1959	3.56
1958	2.18
1957	6.26
1956	1.20
1955	2.49
1954	2.42
1953	3.23
1952	1.16
1951	4.56
1950	3.07
1949	2.90
1948	2.78
1947	1.56
1946	2.07
1945	2.17
1944	3.25
1943	2.18
1942	10.58
1941	1.11
1940	0.11
1939	2.58
1938	5.27
1937	1.26
1936	3.12
1935	2.74
1934	1.15
1933	2.45
1932	2.80
1931	1.24
1930	4.07
1929	2.03
1928	0.84
1927	5.54
1926	3.10
1925	0.82
1924	1.29
1923	1.32
1922	2.59
1921	3.56
1920	6.42
1919	1.89
1918	5.11
1917	4.70
1916	5.40
1915	3.80
1914	4.49
1913	4.45
1912	1.56
1911	2.05
1910	1.38
1909	6.17
1908	9.53
1907	2.21
1906	3.15
1905	5.01
1904	2.45
1903	4.39
1902	1.62
1901	1.92
1900	1.86
1899	3.47
1898	4.82
1897	1.36
1896	1.50
1894	0.81

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