New York City May Precipitation Totals

A time series of total precipitation in the month of May in New York City from 1869–2023.
Rainiest May in New York City History
The rainiest May in New York City history happened in 1989, with 10.24 inches of total precipitation.
Driest May in New York City History
The driest May in New York City history happened in 1903, with just 0.30 inches of total precipitation.
New York City Average May Precipitation by Year
Year Precipitation (inches)
2023 1.28
2022 4.52
2021 4.36
2020 1.65
2019 6.82
2018 3.53
2017 6.38
2016 3.75
2015 1.86
2014 4.37
2013 8.00
2012 5.38
2011 5.11
2010 3.01
2009 5.17
2008 4.01
2007 1.88
2006 4.62
2005 1.48
2004 5.76
2003 3.40
2002 3.69
2001 2.03
2000 4.50
1999 4.04
1998 6.94
1997 3.05
1996 2.64
1995 2.84
1994 4.26
1993 1.56
1992 4.02
1991 3.11
1990 9.10
1989 10.24
1988 5.27
1987 1.45
1986 1.68
1985 5.72
1984 9.74
1983 4.60
1982 2.43
1981 3.56
1980 2.33
1979 6.23
1978 9.15
1977 1.71
1976 4.77
1975 3.38
1974 4.29
1973 4.51
1972 8.39
1971 4.24
1970 3.34
1969 2.67
1968 7.06
1967 4.08
1966 4.26
1965 1.58
1964 0.57
1963 2.16
1962 1.26
1961 3.60
1960 2.97
1959 1.33
1958 3.25
1957 3.67
1956 2.20
1955 2.64
1954 3.10
1953 4.35
1952 4.78
1951 4.93
1950 2.66
1949 3.41
1948 7.58
1947 4.25
1946 6.80
1945 5.34
1944 1.18
1943 5.04
1942 1.78
1941 2.25
1940 7.61
1939 0.89
1938 3.36
1937 2.91
1936 2.97
1935 1.05
1934 5.19
1933 5.20
1932 2.95
1931 4.38
1930 3.43
1929 4.01
1928 2.07
1927 4.77
1926 2.42
1925 3.36
1924 6.34
1923 1.84
1922 3.76
1921 4.14
1920 3.23
1919 4.15
1918 4.83
1917 3.83
1916 4.35
1915 3.27
1914 2.25
1913 2.95
1912 5.40
1911 1.25
1910 1.49
1909 1.47
1908 8.51
1907 5.48
1906 5.53
1905 0.72
1904 1.88
1903 0.30
1902 1.35
1901 6.43
1900 3.72
1899 1.09
1898 6.72
1897 5.77
1896 2.51
1895 2.02
1894 3.73
1893 4.77
1892 4.22
1891 2.45
1890 3.45
1889 2.89
1888 5.62
1887 0.34
1886 5.40
1885 1.86
1884 3.74
1883 2.83
1882 4.20
1881 3.20
1880 0.62
1879 2.02
1878 3.19
1877 0.95
1876 3.03
1875 1.33
1874 2.24
1873 3.69
1872 2.68
1871 4.04
1870 1.83
1869 4.15