Tennessee May Precipitation by Year

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

1983 was the wettest May in Tennessee history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 10.09 inches.

What Was the Driest May in Tennessee History?

1941 was the driest May in Tennessee history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 1.05 inches.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (in)
2023	72	3.99
2022	61	4.46
2021	67	4.28
2020	57	4.56
2019	85	3.71
2018	44	4.99
2017	21	5.95
2016	81	3.80
2015	87	3.68
2014	108	2.91
2013	25	5.66
2012	95	3.25
2011	42	5.02
2010	4	9.01
2009	5	8.36
2008	45	4.99
2007	125	1.80
2006	71	4.13
2005	126	1.62
2004	35	5.28
2003	2	9.71
2002	29	5.55
2001	63	4.42
2000	56	4.59
1999	70	4.23
1998	51	4.72
1997	33	5.33
1996	46	4.94
1995	18	6.07
1994	78	3.86
1993	48	4.85
1992	100	3.18
1991	12	6.56
1990	34	5.33
1989	41	5.04
1988	118	2.45
1987	98	3.21
1986	50	4.77
1985	91	3.52
1984	3	9.27
1983	1	10.09
1982	89	3.66
1981	65	4.38
1980	59	4.48
1979	9	7.11
1978	20	5.96
1977	116	2.58
1976	23	5.77
1975	37	5.24
1974	11	6.85
1973	6	7.50
1972	66	4.31
1971	64	4.42
1970	111	2.83
1969	105	2.98
1968	36	5.28
1967	7	7.50
1966	55	4.60
1965	86	3.71
1964	96	3.24
1963	74	3.97
1962	120	2.26
1961	62	4.45
1960	101	3.16
1959	69	4.24
1958	60	4.47
1957	31	5.36
1956	102	3.09
1955	40	5.05
1954	83	3.75
1953	15	6.15
1952	94	3.30
1951	127	1.42
1950	17	6.09
1949	76	3.89
1948	109	2.91
1947	47	4.91
1946	32	5.36
1945	30	5.46
1944	103	3.07
1943	77	3.88
1942	106	2.96
1941	129	1.05
1940	99	3.21
1939	90	3.56
1938	24	5.77
1937	52	4.69
1936	128	1.27
1935	53	4.69
1934	115	2.64
1933	10	6.95
1932	122	2.04
1931	113	2.70
1930	27	5.58
1929	8	7.30
1928	58	4.56
1927	43	5.01
1926	114	2.68
1925	123	1.95
1924	28	5.56
1923	13	6.56
1922	49	4.80
1921	119	2.35
1920	68	4.26
1919	14	6.42
1918	75	3.97
1917	93	3.34
1916	39	5.13
1915	26	5.61
1914	121	2.11
1913	79	3.86
1912	73	3.99
1911	124	1.82
1910	38	5.16
1909	19	6.00
1908	80	3.83
1907	16	6.13
1906	97	3.23
1905	22	5.83
1904	84	3.74
1903	54	4.69
1902	110	2.86
1901	88	3.68
1900	117	2.54
1899	92	3.50
1898	104	3.00
1897	112	2.78
1896	82	3.80
1895	107	2.93