Kansas May Precipitation by Year

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

2019 was the wettest May in Kansas history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 10.51 inches.

What Was the Driest May in Kansas History?

1966 was the driest May in Kansas history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 0.94 inches.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (in)
2023	64	3.62
2022	22	5.38
2021	19	5.56
2020	48	4.09
2019	1	10.51
2018	46	4.10
2017	31	4.83
2016	36	4.58
2015	3	8.28
2014	124	1.98
2013	52	3.96
2012	128	1.47
2011	71	3.44
2010	50	4.06
2009	98	2.74
2008	25	5.13
2007	17	5.98
2006	96	2.76
2005	83	3.18
2004	108	2.47
2003	70	3.47
2002	57	3.90
2001	24	5.26
2000	100	2.67
1999	41	4.42
1998	123	2.06
1997	78	3.31
1996	28	4.98
1995	2	8.79
1994	127	1.50
1993	16	6.05
1992	114	2.40
1991	51	4.05
1990	20	5.51
1989	49	4.09
1988	106	2.58
1987	21	5.49
1986	62	3.66
1985	68	3.49
1984	103	2.60
1983	56	3.92
1982	8	6.63
1981	10	6.43
1980	101	2.65
1979	72	3.40
1978	26	5.13
1977	14	6.17
1976	82	3.23
1975	32	4.82
1974	94	2.80
1973	89	2.99
1972	43	4.30
1971	45	4.12
1970	88	3.07
1969	53	3.95
1968	61	3.69
1967	86	3.11
1966	129	0.94
1965	76	3.32
1964	60	3.75
1963	111	2.43
1962	84	3.17
1961	15	6.12
1960	87	3.09
1959	33	4.72
1958	59	3.85
1957	9	6.52
1956	110	2.46
1955	34	4.71
1954	44	4.25
1953	107	2.55
1952	112	2.43
1951	12	6.37
1950	65	3.58
1949	23	5.31
1948	104	2.59
1947	39	4.48
1946	77	3.32
1945	85	3.16
1944	55	3.93
1943	37	4.55
1942	117	2.20
1941	69	3.49
1940	66	3.57
1939	115	2.33
1938	6	7.22
1937	90	2.97
1936	30	4.84
1935	5	7.35
1934	105	2.59
1933	63	3.63
1932	120	2.16
1931	95	2.78
1930	42	4.36
1929	35	4.61
1928	67	3.56
1927	125	1.70
1926	119	2.18
1925	121	2.16
1924	122	2.08
1923	18	5.82
1922	54	3.94
1921	109	2.47
1920	81	3.25
1919	92	2.94
1918	47	4.10
1917	79	3.28
1916	80	3.28
1915	7	6.71
1914	74	3.37
1913	93	2.89
1912	97	2.75
1911	102	2.65
1910	38	4.51
1909	73	3.38
1908	29	4.87
1907	116	2.26
1906	113	2.42
1905	58	3.90
1904	27	5.09
1903	4	7.78
1902	13	6.28
1901	126	1.67
1900	91	2.95
1899	75	3.33
1898	11	6.43
1897	118	2.20
1896	40	4.46
1895	99	2.69