Indiana May Precipitation by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide precipitation in the month of May in Indiana 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 Indiana History?

1943 was the wettest May in Indiana history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 8.62 inches.

What Was the Driest May in Indiana History?

1934 was the driest May in Indiana history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 1.13 inches.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (in)
2023	112	2.56
2022	33	5.14
2021	73	3.77
2020	36	5.07
2019	19	6.02
2018	87	3.42
2017	12	6.90
2016	82	3.53
2015	66	3.98
2014	60	4.23
2013	75	3.71
2012	107	2.75
2011	16	6.51
2010	27	5.49
2009	26	5.67
2008	25	5.68
2007	122	1.75
2006	31	5.25
2005	111	2.57
2004	7	7.17
2003	15	6.56
2002	8	7.09
2001	56	4.32
2000	48	4.53
1999	98	3.12
1998	46	4.59
1997	24	5.71
1996	3	7.65
1995	6	7.26
1994	108	2.68
1993	81	3.55
1992	114	2.46
1991	65	4.03
1990	4	7.49
1989	32	5.23
1988	125	1.54
1987	88	3.38
1986	37	4.93
1985	68	3.94
1984	38	4.93
1983	14	6.58
1982	45	4.60
1981	5	7.32
1980	96	3.25
1979	97	3.19
1978	62	4.17
1977	116	2.45
1976	86	3.44
1975	77	3.66
1974	17	6.37
1973	80	3.57
1972	89	3.36
1971	64	4.11
1970	85	3.49
1969	93	3.29
1968	11	6.98
1967	40	4.79
1966	91	3.33
1965	115	2.46
1964	124	1.60
1963	104	2.85
1962	50	4.48
1961	30	5.35
1960	54	4.35
1959	55	4.34
1958	76	3.70
1957	23	5.72
1956	28	5.42
1955	74	3.77
1954	106	2.78
1953	70	3.92
1952	61	4.23
1951	90	3.34
1950	100	3.06
1949	92	3.33
1948	71	3.91
1947	34	5.12
1946	20	5.82
1945	44	4.61
1944	57	4.31
1943	1	8.62
1942	69	3.94
1941	119	2.21
1940	59	4.27
1939	126	1.49
1938	29	5.42
1937	79	3.58
1936	120	2.06
1935	13	6.78
1934	129	1.13
1933	2	8.10
1932	127	1.36
1931	101	2.92
1930	121	1.79
1929	9	7.08
1928	102	2.89
1927	10	7.08
1926	105	2.81
1925	128	1.27
1924	63	4.12
1923	35	5.11
1922	78	3.61
1921	118	2.32
1920	83	3.52
1919	43	4.63
1918	42	4.70
1917	39	4.85
1916	49	4.51
1915	21	5.78
1914	110	2.60
1913	103	2.88
1912	53	4.39
1911	113	2.53
1910	72	3.80
1909	47	4.58
1908	18	6.07
1907	84	3.51
1906	117	2.35
1905	22	5.76
1904	95	3.26
1903	94	3.27
1902	52	4.43
1901	109	2.61
1900	58	4.28
1899	67	3.95
1898	51	4.45
1897	99	3.11
1896	41	4.77
1895	123	1.68