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Watertown May Precipitation Totals

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

Rainiest May in Watertown History

The rainiest May in Watertown, South Dakota history happened in 1962, with 8.75 inches of total precipitation.

Driest May in Watertown History

The driest May in Watertown, South Dakota history happened in 1992, with just 0.41 inches of total precipitation.

Watertown Average May Precipitation by Year

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Year	Precipitation (inches)
2023	1.47
2022	4.89
2021	1.84
2020	2.34
2019	3.99
2018	1.67
2017	2.10
2016	2.10
2015	4.61
2014	1.88
2013	3.23
2012	3.08
2011	4.13
2010	3.02
2009	1.48
2008	2.42
2007	2.96
2006	1.75
2005	4.00
2004	5.16
2003	2.61
2002	2.27
2001	2.60
2000	2.51
1999	2.41
1998	3.19
1995	3.55
1994	1.83
1993	2.28
1992	0.41
1991	5.77
1990	2.08
1989	1.27
1988	2.66
1987	1.28
1986	4.41
1985	1.27
1984	2.30
1983	1.56
1982	5.11
1981	0.87
1980	1.56
1979	2.17
1978	5.15
1977	0.89
1976	1.26
1975	2.18
1974	3.37
1973	2.87
1972	8.25
1971	2.12
1970	3.12
1969	4.77
1968	2.67
1967	0.41
1966	1.10
1965	6.41
1964	1.28
1963	4.18
1962	8.75
1961	5.58
1960	2.49
1959	3.77
1958	1.34
1957	5.68
1956	2.88
1955	1.23
1954	3.10
1953	1.77
1952	1.15
1951	2.55
1950	3.21
1949	3.31
1948	0.51
1947	0.99
1946	2.74
1945	5.22
1944	2.25
1943	3.15
1942	6.80
1941	3.36
1940	0.60
1939	3.91
1938	4.05
1937	2.30
1936	1.81
1935	1.83
1934	0.99
1933	2.65
1932	2.37
1931	8.16
1930	2.93
1929	1.35
1928	0.60
1927	3.49
1926	3.58
1925	0.68
1924	1.72
1923	1.77
1922	3.49
1921	2.27
1919	2.64
1918	4.73
1917	0.46
1916	3.62
1915	3.01
1914	3.69
1913	3.86
1912	4.30
1911	2.14
1909	4.56
1908	3.06
1907	2.71
1906	4.30
1905	2.53
1904	1.34
1903	3.73
1900	0.56
1899	3.79
1898	3.25
1897	1.13
1893	2.47

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