Alaska May Precipitation by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide precipitation in the month of May in Alaska for each year from 1895–2023. It is a statewide average over the entire territory of the state, based on data from the NOAA.

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What Was the Rainiest May in Alaska History?

1944 was the wettest May in Alaska history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 3.39 inches.

What Was the Driest May in Alaska History?

2010 was the driest May in Alaska history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 1.16 inches.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (in)
2023	5	2.87
2022	96	1.30
2021	47	2.15
2020	90	1.49
2019	27	2.37
2018	4	2.98
2017	11	2.76
2016	13	2.68
2015	71	1.82
2014	74	1.79
2013	26	2.39
2012	14	2.63
2011	94	1.39
2010	99	1.16
2009	86	1.54
2008	61	1.95
2007	64	1.91
2006	70	1.83
2005	42	2.18
2004	22	2.46
2003	31	2.31
2002	35	2.28
2001	37	2.27
2000	92	1.48
1999	30	2.32
1998	2	3.09
1997	68	1.85
1996	95	1.38
1995	20	2.51
1994	21	2.49
1993	85	1.62
1992	38	2.27
1991	32	2.31
1990	79	1.74
1989	9	2.78
1988	6	2.86
1987	33	2.31
1986	83	1.65
1985	45	2.16
1984	88	1.52
1983	53	2.03
1982	43	2.18
1981	82	1.68
1980	46	2.16
1979	81	1.69
1978	62	1.94
1977	29	2.35
1976	17	2.58
1975	75	1.78
1974	98	1.27
1973	41	2.26
1972	72	1.82
1971	18	2.56
1970	73	1.80
1969	76	1.77
1968	24	2.40
1967	87	1.54
1966	3	3.07
1965	16	2.59
1964	34	2.30
1963	69	1.85
1962	28	2.37
1961	51	2.08
1960	78	1.76
1959	55	2.00
1958	10	2.78
1957	89	1.51
1956	8	2.82
1955	25	2.40
1954	91	1.49
1953	59	1.96
1952	56	2.00
1951	97	1.29
1950	50	2.09
1949	77	1.77
1948	93	1.45
1947	49	2.10
1946	15	2.63
1945	65	1.91
1944	1	3.39
1943	67	1.89
1942	80	1.73
1941	23	2.43
1940	39	2.27
1939	58	1.98
1938	12	2.73
1937	60	1.96
1936	36	2.28
1935	52	2.04
1934	44	2.18
1933	54	2.03
1932	63	1.92
1931	7	2.85
1930	66	1.91
1929	19	2.54
1928	48	2.11
1927	84	1.63
1926	40	2.27
1925	57	2.00