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Pierre May Precipitation Totals

A time series of total precipitation in the month of May in Pierre, South Dakota from 1893–2023.

Rainiest May in Pierre History

The rainiest May in Pierre, South Dakota history happened in 1982, with 7.24 inches of total precipitation.

Driest May in Pierre History

The driest May in Pierre, South Dakota history happened in 1940, with just 0.05 inches of total precipitation.

Pierre Average May Precipitation by Year

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Year	Precipitation (inches)
2023	1.60
2022	1.10
2021	1.15
2020	3.45
2019	6.78
2018	2.78
2017	1.10
2016	1.20
2015	6.18
2014	4.40
2013	4.17
2012	2.04
2011	3.24
2010	3.72
2009	0.80
2008	3.71
2007	4.47
2006	0.85
2005	3.28
2004	2.80
2003	3.78
2002	0.65
2001	2.51
2000	2.90
1999	4.67
1998	2.78
1997	5.28
1996	5.65
1995	4.50
1994	2.21
1993	2.00
1992	0.54
1991	5.10
1990	1.72
1989	1.24
1988	2.76
1987	4.34
1986	3.35
1985	1.41
1984	3.25
1983	2.98
1982	7.24
1981	4.00
1980	1.44
1979	1.36
1978	2.69
1977	2.02
1976	0.76
1975	2.99
1974	5.25
1973	2.46
1972	5.77
1971	1.57
1970	1.27
1969	1.90
1968	2.25
1967	2.41
1966	0.84
1965	3.28
1964	3.09
1963	2.90
1962	6.47
1961	3.24
1960	3.85
1959	4.50
1958	2.13
1957	4.28
1956	2.78
1955	2.80
1954	1.25
1953	1.43
1952	1.39
1951	2.92
1950	2.42
1949	3.72
1948	2.63
1947	0.79
1946	3.48
1945	1.66
1944	4.02
1943	1.73
1942	5.50
1941	4.34
1940	0.05
1939	3.05
1938	2.28
1937	2.80
1936	1.82
1935	1.80
1934	0.38
1933	2.16
1932	4.84
1931	2.11
1930	1.79
1929	1.66
1928	1.30
1927	5.15
1926	3.32
1925	0.54
1924	0.24
1923	1.62
1922	3.50
1921	4.68
1920	5.05
1919	2.66
1918	2.80
1915	2.56
1914	3.54
1913	3.75
1912	1.67
1911	1.66
1910	0.81
1909	2.77
1908	3.98
1907	3.42
1906	4.58
1905	4.34
1904	0.61
1903	1.72
1902	0.83
1901	0.63
1900	0.16
1899	5.39
1898	3.66
1897	0.45
1893	2.02

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