Precipitation in Maryland Counties
as of May 31, 2003
		Normal Rainfall, Actual Rainfall and Rainfall Departure from Normal in Inches
		Three Month			Six Month			Twelve Month			WY To Date			Since Sept 1, 2001
	COUNTY	Normal	Actual	Depart	Normal	Actual	Depart	Normal	Actual	Depart	Normal	Actual	Depart	Normal	Actual	Depart
WESTERN REGION	ALLEGANY	10.7	13.6	2.9	18.7	24.5	5.8	37.4	44.8	7.4	24.4	32.6	8.2	63.4	64.5	1.1
	GARRETT	12.1	11.9	-0.2	21.5	18.8	-2.7	42.7	38.1	-4.6	27.3	25.1	-2.2	73.4	66.3	-7.1
	WASHINGTON	10.8	14.2	3.4	19	25.6	6.6	39.2	47.2	8	25.3	33.8	8.5	67.6	66.4	-1.2
	Regional Average	11.2	13.2	2	19.7	23	3.2	39.8	43.4	3.6	25.7	30.5	4.8	68.1	65.7	-2.4
CENTRAL REGION	BALTIMORE COUNTY	11.7	13.9	2.2	21.5	28.1	6.6	44	53.7	9.7	28.5	39.6	11.1	76.7	76.2	-0.5
	CARROLL	11.4	13.3	1.9	20.6	26.3	5.7	41.7	49.8	8.1	27.2	36.8	9.6	72.1	71.2	-0.9
	CECIL	11.2	11.9	0.7	20.7	25.1	4.4	43.2	47.9	4.7	27.1	37.1	10	74.4	69.4	-5
	FREDERICK	11.6	15	3.4	20.6	28	7.4	41.4	51.6	10.2	27.3	37.8	10.5	71.5	74.6	3.1
	HARFORD	12.2	14.2	2	22.2	28.2	6	45.8	53.6	7.8	29.2	40.2	11	78.1	76	-2.1
	HOWARD	11.5	13.1	1.6	21	26.6	5.6	42.3	47.2	4.9	27.7	36.7	9	73.6	66.4	-7.2
	MONTGOMERY	11.2	14.5	3.3	20.2	28.7	8.5	41.4	51.5	10.1	26.7	38.5	11.8	70.6	73.2	2.6
	Regional Average	11.5	13.7	2.2	21	27.3	6.3	42.8	50.8	7.9	27.7	38.1	10.4	73.9	72.4	-1.4
SOUTHERN REGION	ANNE ARUNDEL	11.2	14	2.8	21	28	7	42	49.8	7.8	27.5	38.5	11	72.5	68.4	-4.1
	CALVERT	11.1	15.1	4	20.3	30.2	9.9	41.8	52.6	10.8	26.8	41.6	14.8	73.1	69.4	-3.7
	CHARLES	10.8	15.1	4.3	20.1	30	9.9	41.6	51.8	10.2	26.6	40.8	14.2	71.8	69.1	-2.7
	PRINCE GEORGES	10.9	15.4	4.5	20	30.5	10.5	41.8	52.7	10.9	26.4	41.7	15.3	71.8	70.5	-1.3
	ST MARYS	11.1	15.3	4.2	20.2	30	9.8	42.2	53.9	11.7	26.5	41.9	15.4	73.2	72.1	-1.1
	Regional Average	11	15	4	20.3	29.7	9.4	41.9	52.2	10.3	26.8	40.9	14.1	72.5	69.9	-2.6
EASTERN REGION	CAROLINE	10.6	13.6	3	20.4	26.9	6.5	42.3	53.9	11.6	26.9	39.8	12.9	73	74	1
	DORCHESTER	10.5	14.1	3.6	20.6	27.6	7	42.6	54	11.4	26.9	40.2	13.3	73.6	73.4	-0.2
	KENT	11.3	13.5	2.2	21.3	27.3	6	43.4	50.2	6.8	27.9	38.9	11	74.3	72.2	-2.1
	QUEEN ANNES	10.8	13.7	2.9	20.7	28.1	7.4	42.5	51.4	8.9	27.3	39.6	12.3	73.4	72.3	-1.1
	SOMERSET	11.2	13.8	2.6	21.3	25.1	3.8	42.5	51.3	8.8	27.7	37.8	10.1	72	71.9	-0.1
	TALBOT	11.3	14.4	3.1	21.4	29.3	7.9	43.3	55.8	12.5	28.1	40.7	12.6	74.9	73.5	-1.4
	WICOMICO	11.1	13.9	2.8	21.7	26	4.3	44.4	54.8	10.4	28.2	39.6	11.4	75.7	75.8	0.1
	WORCESTER	11	15.7	4.7	21.5	27.5	6	44	50.7	6.7	28.1	38.8	10.7	75.3	72	-3.3
	Regional Average	11	14.1	3.1	21.1	27.2	6.1	43.1	52.8	9.6	27.6	39.4	11.8	74	73.1	-0.9
INDEPENDENT CITY OF BALTIMORE		11.4	13.5	2.1	21.5	27.7	6.2	43.5	51.7	8.2	28.2	38.4	10.2	75.6	70.1	-5.5
Statewide Average		11.2	14	2.8	20.8	27.3	6.5	42.4	50.8	8.5	27.2	38.2	10.9	73	71.2	-1.8