West Virginia May Precipitation by Year

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

1996 was the wettest May in West Virginia history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 8.92 inches.

What Was the Driest May in West Virginia History?

1911 was the driest May in West Virginia history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 1.38 inches.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (in)
2023	83	3.65
2022	24	5.78
2021	98	3.12
2020	26	5.70
2019	30	5.54
2018	13	6.16
2017	14	6.16
2016	16	6.01
2015	116	2.36
2014	65	4.24
2013	74	3.98
2012	46	4.94
2011	37	5.15
2010	29	5.56
2009	4	7.07
2008	32	5.45
2007	122	2.03
2006	107	2.72
2005	91	3.34
2004	8	6.53
2003	2	7.25
2002	39	5.07
2001	9	6.49
2000	68	4.19
1999	105	2.79
1998	38	5.15
1997	67	4.20
1996	1	8.92
1995	11	6.25
1994	63	4.34
1993	115	2.44
1992	70	4.14
1991	119	2.17
1990	18	6.00
1989	17	6.01
1988	80	3.78
1987	100	3.03
1986	89	3.40
1985	10	6.28
1984	61	4.38
1983	19	5.98
1982	75	3.98
1981	27	5.61
1980	84	3.61
1979	41	5.03
1978	56	4.59
1977	124	1.94
1976	99	3.09
1975	28	5.58
1974	25	5.71
1973	54	4.65
1972	69	4.17
1971	23	5.80
1970	120	2.17
1969	114	2.49
1968	7	6.68
1967	3	7.08
1966	112	2.62
1965	123	2.01
1964	128	1.52
1963	102	2.93
1962	95	3.18
1961	79	3.80
1960	51	4.74
1959	81	3.70
1958	33	5.35
1957	106	2.78
1956	48	4.82
1955	92	3.33
1954	86	3.53
1953	55	4.62
1952	36	5.18
1951	66	4.22
1950	40	5.04
1949	76	3.97
1948	59	4.42
1947	85	3.55
1946	35	5.20
1945	44	4.96
1944	58	4.44
1943	53	4.66
1942	52	4.71
1941	121	2.08
1940	60	4.40
1939	127	1.66
1938	21	5.95
1937	93	3.29
1936	125	1.93
1935	15	6.15
1934	118	2.19
1933	6	6.89
1932	87	3.47
1931	42	5.01
1930	117	2.27
1929	22	5.87
1928	110	2.65
1927	73	3.99
1926	104	2.84
1925	97	3.15
1924	5	6.99
1923	113	2.62
1922	78	3.87
1921	62	4.37
1920	103	2.87
1919	31	5.48
1918	57	4.52
1917	45	4.96
1916	88	3.45
1915	64	4.30
1914	126	1.90
1913	34	5.22
1912	71	4.06
1911	129	1.38
1910	77	3.97
1909	82	3.69
1908	12	6.18
1907	72	4.01
1906	108	2.69
1905	43	4.97
1904	90	3.38
1903	109	2.68
1902	94	3.20
1901	20	5.97
1900	96	3.16
1899	47	4.91
1898	49	4.82
1897	50	4.76
1896	101	3.01
1895	111	2.63