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Modesto May Precipitation Totals

A time series of total precipitation in the month of May in Modesto, California from 1906–2023.

Rainiest May in Modesto History

The rainiest May in Modesto, California history happened in 1998, with 3.95 inches of total precipitation.

Driest May in Modesto History

There have been 23 times where no rain was recorded in Modesto, California for the entire month of May. The most recent time this happened was 2022.

Modesto Average May Precipitation by Year

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Year	Precipitation (inches)
2023	0.40
2022	0.00
2021	0.00
2020	0.02
2019	1.29
2018	0.17
2017	0.15
2016	0.25
2015	0.27
2014	0.01
2013	0.14
2012	0.19
2011	0.84
2010	0.84
2009	0.41
2008	0.09
2007	0.06
2006	0.99
2005	1.11
2004	0.16
2003	0.28
2002	0.13
2001	0.00
2000	1.45
1999	0.21
1998	3.95
1997	0.10
1996	2.06
1995	1.59
1994	1.80
1993	1.03
1992	0.00
1991	0.02
1990	1.62
1989	0.04
1988	0.37
1987	0.00
1986	0.28
1985	0.00
1984	0.00
1983	0.12
1982	0.00
1981	0.09
1980	0.31
1979	0.14
1978	0.00
1977	1.12
1976	0.00
1975	0.00
1974	0.04
1973	0.00
1972	0.01
1971	0.43
1970	0.00
1969	0.00
1968	0.17
1967	0.15
1966	0.22
1965	0.00
1964	0.11
1963	0.32
1962	0.04
1961	0.64
1960	0.08
1959	0.21
1958	1.17
1957	1.43
1956	0.81
1955	0.46
1954	0.27
1953	0.42
1952	0.00
1951	0.27
1950	0.39
1949	0.69
1948	1.64
1947	0.22
1946	0.84
1945	0.17
1944	0.04
1943	0.00
1942	0.58
1941	0.00
1940	0.01
1939	0.66
1938	0.24
1937	0.00
1936	0.84
1935	0.00
1934	0.36
1933	0.96
1932	0.94
1931	1.14
1930	0.32
1929	0.00
1928	0.20
1916	0.03
1915	1.94
1913	0.45
1912	0.25
1911	0.18
1910	0.00
1909	0.00
1908	0.33
1907	0.18
1906	1.24

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