Maryland May Precipitation by Year

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

2018 was the wettest May in Maryland history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 7.61 inches.

What Was the Driest May in Maryland History?

1964 was the driest May in Maryland history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 0.82 inches.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (in)
2023	119	1.84
2022	19	5.69
2021	73	3.40
2020	83	3.06
2019	25	5.19
2018	1	7.61
2017	14	5.85
2016	11	5.93
2015	99	2.46
2014	26	5.18
2013	80	3.20
2012	63	3.69
2011	81	3.20
2010	82	3.11
2009	12	5.93
2008	5	6.86
2007	126	1.37
2006	105	2.29
2005	61	3.75
2004	59	3.88
2003	7	6.53
2002	76	3.30
2001	44	4.44
2000	78	3.27
1999	124	1.53
1998	36	4.74
1997	100	2.43
1996	18	5.70
1995	42	4.51
1994	79	3.23
1993	90	2.93
1992	60	3.86
1991	122	1.78
1990	4	6.93
1989	2	7.31
1988	17	5.71
1987	72	3.41
1986	125	1.45
1985	27	5.15
1984	15	5.84
1983	20	5.60
1982	93	2.81
1981	39	4.56
1980	67	3.56
1979	46	4.38
1978	10	6.02
1977	115	2.02
1976	56	3.98
1975	45	4.42
1974	48	4.29
1973	58	3.92
1972	31	4.96
1971	6	6.64
1970	94	2.79
1969	110	2.17
1968	29	4.99
1967	41	4.52
1966	75	3.35
1965	123	1.63
1964	129	0.82
1963	107	2.23
1962	101	2.40
1961	65	3.63
1960	16	5.82
1959	104	2.33
1958	52	4.21
1957	120	1.82
1956	92	2.90
1955	109	2.22
1954	86	2.99
1953	13	5.88
1952	35	4.87
1951	91	2.93
1950	37	4.65
1949	43	4.49
1948	3	7.31
1947	30	4.97
1946	8	6.48
1945	51	4.27
1944	113	2.03
1943	38	4.61
1942	64	3.65
1941	106	2.28
1940	47	4.37
1939	127	1.11
1938	50	4.28
1937	70	3.49
1936	118	1.94
1935	68	3.54
1934	33	4.90
1933	24	5.37
1932	28	5.14
1931	49	4.29
1930	108	2.23
1929	87	2.99
1928	102	2.39
1927	88	2.96
1926	112	2.08
1925	117	1.95
1924	9	6.29
1923	121	1.81
1922	89	2.95
1921	23	5.38
1920	114	2.03
1919	22	5.49
1918	66	3.58
1917	85	3.01
1916	57	3.94
1915	62	3.72
1914	111	2.10
1913	55	4.08
1912	53	4.21
1911	128	1.03
1910	95	2.79
1909	69	3.51
1908	21	5.50
1907	34	4.90
1906	96	2.73
1905	77	3.30
1904	98	2.50
1903	97	2.64
1902	116	2.02
1901	54	4.15
1900	103	2.38
1899	74	3.38
1898	40	4.54
1897	32	4.91
1896	84	3.06
1895	71	3.42