Ohio May Precipitation by Year

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

1968 was the wettest May in Ohio history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 7.73 inches.

What Was the Driest May in Ohio History?

1934 was the driest May in Ohio history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 0.87 inches.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (in)
2023	110	2.29
2022	18	5.39
2021	67	3.79
2020	25	5.11
2019	31	4.82
2018	58	4.00
2017	21	5.29
2016	79	3.40
2015	82	3.34
2014	60	3.98
2013	111	2.28
2012	72	3.68
2011	5	6.55
2010	19	5.37
2009	73	3.68
2008	37	4.68
2007	127	1.56
2006	52	4.18
2005	107	2.44
2004	3	6.89
2003	4	6.79
2002	22	5.19
2001	17	5.42
2000	33	4.80
1999	114	2.20
1998	85	3.29
1997	23	5.16
1996	8	6.44
1995	10	6.00
1994	105	2.50
1993	117	2.12
1992	89	3.13
1991	99	2.83
1990	2	7.11
1989	11	5.91
1988	124	1.72
1987	81	3.36
1986	90	3.09
1985	36	4.71
1984	32	4.81
1983	9	6.23
1982	55	4.06
1981	26	5.03
1980	65	3.81
1979	50	4.20
1978	59	3.99
1977	119	1.89
1976	112	2.23
1975	91	3.08
1974	28	4.96
1973	45	4.26
1972	61	3.92
1971	43	4.28
1970	68	3.79
1969	63	3.88
1968	1	7.73
1967	20	5.34
1966	97	3.00
1965	118	2.07
1964	115	2.20
1963	106	2.50
1962	84	3.30
1961	87	3.15
1960	41	4.41
1959	75	3.61
1958	69	3.79
1957	49	4.22
1956	16	5.47
1955	101	2.72
1954	116	2.14
1953	46	4.26
1952	76	3.60
1951	78	3.43
1950	98	2.88
1949	86	3.29
1948	70	3.79
1947	12	5.77
1946	13	5.67
1945	39	4.67
1944	71	3.69
1943	7	6.46
1942	57	4.02
1941	102	2.67
1940	42	4.41
1939	128	1.29
1938	24	5.13
1937	64	3.83
1936	123	1.76
1935	27	5.02
1934	129	0.87
1933	6	6.53
1932	125	1.72
1931	94	3.05
1930	121	1.81
1929	15	5.54
1928	122	1.80
1927	38	4.68
1926	109	2.38
1925	103	2.66
1924	47	4.24
1923	74	3.64
1922	30	4.83
1921	92	3.08
1920	108	2.44
1919	29	4.88
1918	40	4.50
1917	44	4.27
1916	48	4.23
1915	62	3.89
1914	88	3.15
1913	80	3.38
1912	96	3.01
1911	126	1.66
1910	66	3.80
1909	34	4.79
1908	35	4.79
1907	83	3.32
1906	113	2.23
1905	14	5.63
1904	77	3.57
1903	100	2.73
1902	93	3.08
1901	51	4.20
1900	104	2.63
1899	54	4.14
1898	56	4.06
1897	53	4.17
1896	95	3.04
1895	120	1.82