Nebraska May Precipitation by Year

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

1995 was the wettest May in Nebraska history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 6.72 inches.

What Was the Driest May in Nebraska History?

1966 was the driest May in Nebraska history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 0.89 inches.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (in)
2023	34	4.44
2022	57	3.63
2021	59	3.57
2020	45	4.06
2019	2	6.59
2018	30	4.66
2017	28	4.71
2016	37	4.39
2015	7	5.89
2014	96	2.63
2013	24	4.86
2012	115	2.04
2011	12	5.43
2010	78	3.03
2009	109	2.18
2008	8	5.87
2007	15	5.19
2006	126	1.16
2005	67	3.31
2004	69	3.29
2003	71	3.24
2002	105	2.43
2001	38	4.34
2000	84	2.82
1999	53	3.69
1998	81	2.95
1997	87	2.80
1996	6	6.12
1995	1	6.72
1994	125	1.39
1993	65	3.45
1992	120	1.83
1991	21	5.05
1990	42	4.22
1989	119	1.99
1988	36	4.41
1987	33	4.45
1986	72	3.21
1985	68	3.31
1984	70	3.26
1983	35	4.42
1982	4	6.34
1981	39	4.34
1980	106	2.34
1979	80	3.02
1978	49	3.79
1977	13	5.36
1976	88	2.80
1975	85	2.82
1974	92	2.74
1973	51	3.73
1972	40	4.31
1971	41	4.23
1970	97	2.63
1969	74	3.17
1968	100	2.56
1967	60	3.55
1966	129	0.89
1965	19	5.06
1964	117	2.01
1963	113	2.09
1962	11	5.52
1961	20	5.06
1960	32	4.47
1959	23	4.89
1958	95	2.65
1957	10	5.54
1956	118	2.00
1955	73	3.20
1954	79	3.03
1953	103	2.45
1952	48	3.85
1951	29	4.67
1950	46	4.00
1949	27	4.74
1948	116	2.03
1947	82	2.92
1946	43	4.15
1945	55	3.67
1944	47	3.95
1943	110	2.18
1942	31	4.60
1941	107	2.29
1940	128	0.97
1939	99	2.59
1938	25	4.84
1937	101	2.56
1936	75	3.12
1935	5	6.16
1934	127	1.12
1933	77	3.04
1932	90	2.77
1931	114	2.08
1930	17	5.12
1929	86	2.81
1928	62	3.53
1927	94	2.68
1926	89	2.78
1925	111	2.11
1924	122	1.80
1923	14	5.30
1922	83	2.85
1921	50	3.75
1920	64	3.48
1919	104	2.45
1918	44	4.11
1917	26	4.80
1916	63	3.51
1915	18	5.11
1914	98	2.63
1913	58	3.60
1912	123	1.75
1911	108	2.26
1910	93	2.72
1909	66	3.37
1908	22	4.93
1907	76	3.08
1906	91	2.77
1905	9	5.76
1904	61	3.55
1903	3	6.53
1902	56	3.64
1901	121	1.82
1900	112	2.11
1899	54	3.68
1898	16	5.18
1897	124	1.64
1896	52	3.72
1895	102	2.56