Nevada City May Precipitation Totals

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

Rainiest May in Nevada City History

The rainiest May in Nevada City, California history happened in 1915, with 10.83 inches of total precipitation.

Driest May in Nevada City History

There have been 4 times where no rain was recorded in Nevada City, California for the entire month of May. The most recent time this happened was 2021.

Nevada City Average May Precipitation by Year

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Year	Precipitation (inches)
2023	1.65
2022	0.22
2021	0.00
2019	5.83
2018	0.48
2017	0.11
2016	1.72
2015	0.27
2014	0.73
2013	1.25
2012	0.90
2011	4.24
2010	4.09
2009	5.77
2008	0.74
2007	1.91
2006	1.65
2005	9.32
2004	1.02
2003	2.84
2002	2.40
2001	0.02
2000	3.42
1999	1.40
1998	7.47
1997	1.03
1996	8.62
1995	5.07
1994	1.47
1993	2.92
1992	0.00
1991	3.30
1990	8.54
1989	0.89
1988	1.53
1987	0.50
1986	1.58
1985	0.11
1984	1.25
1983	1.57
1982	0.14
1981	1.81
1980	2.41
1979	2.45
1978	0.92
1977	4.33
1976	0.00
1975	0.72
1974	0.20
1973	0.39
1972	0.64
1971	2.68
1970	0.13
1969	0.03
1968	1.14
1967	1.35
1966	0.45
1965	0.86
1964	3.19
1963	2.60
1962	0.66
1961	1.31
1960	2.00
1959	0.96
1958	1.81
1957	8.30
1956	3.77
1955	1.05
1954	0.20
1953	3.35
1952	1.68
1951	4.01
1950	3.45
1949	1.26
1948	4.15
1947	0.41
1946	1.21
1945	3.49
1944	1.41
1943	0.70
1942	7.25
1941	3.89
1940	1.37
1939	3.12
1938	0.88
1937	0.55
1936	0.38
1935	0.32
1934	1.25
1933	4.46
1932	4.21
1931	1.59
1930	1.39
1928	0.73
1927	1.01
1926	1.62
1925	2.43
1924	0.08
1923	0.44
1922	3.28
1921	2.60
1920	0.00
1919	0.22
1918	0.45
1917	0.58
1916	0.98
1915	10.83
1914	1.72
1913	2.59
1912	3.38
1911	1.22
1910	0.27
1909	1.44
1908	4.51
1907	0.97
1906	7.47
1905	4.29
1904	0.29
1903	0.52
1902	1.47
1901	1.29
1900	1.90
1899	2.61
1898	2.73
1897	0.22
1896	4.88
1895	3.42
1894	3.54
1893	1.33

Notes

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