Michigan May Precipitation by Year

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

2004 was the wettest May in Michigan history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 6.64 inches.

What Was the Driest May in Michigan History?

1925 was the driest May in Michigan history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 1.08 inches.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (in)
2023	121	1.76
2022	54	3.25
2021	116	2.03
2020	22	4.06
2019	9	4.73
2018	17	4.26
2017	49	3.36
2016	88	2.63
2015	20	4.14
2014	43	3.53
2013	39	3.59
2012	70	3.00
2011	18	4.26
2010	45	3.52
2009	74	2.95
2008	104	2.38
2007	110	2.31
2006	13	4.63
2005	114	2.05
2004	1	6.64
2003	24	3.99
2002	32	3.83
2001	10	4.71
2000	11	4.64
1999	61	3.13
1998	113	2.11
1997	38	3.69
1996	85	2.76
1995	82	2.78
1994	117	1.95
1993	79	2.81
1992	125	1.38
1991	33	3.83
1990	26	3.95
1989	30	3.86
1988	128	1.10
1987	109	2.32
1986	111	2.26
1985	72	2.97
1984	51	3.31
1983	3	5.24
1982	89	2.62
1981	83	2.78
1980	112	2.20
1979	93	2.49
1978	60	3.16
1977	127	1.17
1976	46	3.51
1975	57	3.17
1974	36	3.75
1973	8	4.74
1972	97	2.46
1971	101	2.40
1970	34	3.80
1969	62	3.13
1968	40	3.59
1967	115	2.04
1966	122	1.67
1965	68	3.02
1964	56	3.20
1963	64	3.10
1962	75	2.95
1961	119	1.90
1960	14	4.55
1959	55	3.21
1958	123	1.61
1957	42	3.57
1956	19	4.24
1955	81	2.80
1954	105	2.36
1953	65	3.07
1952	71	3.00
1951	94	2.49
1950	120	1.86
1949	80	2.81
1948	92	2.55
1947	6	4.83
1946	48	3.44
1945	4	5.23
1944	58	3.17
1943	5	4.88
1942	16	4.37
1941	78	2.82
1940	29	3.88
1939	95	2.48
1938	37	3.75
1937	106	2.33
1936	107	2.33
1935	96	2.47
1934	126	1.26
1933	25	3.97
1932	27	3.94
1931	63	3.11
1930	59	3.17
1929	31	3.84
1928	102	2.40
1927	7	4.79
1926	103	2.40
1925	129	1.08
1924	41	3.58
1923	76	2.95
1922	69	3.02
1921	118	1.95
1920	124	1.40
1919	52	3.31
1918	21	4.08
1917	84	2.77
1916	23	4.04
1915	77	2.91
1914	66	3.05
1913	90	2.57
1912	2	5.69
1911	44	3.53
1910	73	2.97
1909	108	2.33
1908	12	4.64
1907	98	2.46
1906	86	2.65
1905	15	4.38
1904	28	3.94
1903	50	3.34
1902	47	3.51
1901	99	2.43
1900	100	2.43
1899	35	3.78
1898	87	2.64
1897	67	3.04
1896	53	3.27
1895	91	2.57