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Precipitation Rankings, January 1955

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
January 1955 1-Month	1.69" (42.93mm)	2.31" (58.67mm)	-0.62" (-15.74mm)	17th Driest	Driest since: 1942	1981
January 1955 1-Month	1.69" (42.93mm)	2.31" (58.67mm)	-0.62" (-15.74mm)	112th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	1916
Dec 1954–Jan 1955 2-Month	3.69" (93.73mm)	4.66" (118.36mm)	-0.97" (-24.63mm)	14th Driest	Driest since: 1944	1981
Dec 1954–Jan 1955 2-Month	3.69" (93.73mm)	4.66" (118.36mm)	-0.97" (-24.63mm)	114th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	1932
Nov 1954–Jan 1955 3-Month	5.23" (132.84mm)	6.89" (175.01mm)	-1.66" (-42.17mm)	10th Driest	Driest since: 1944	1977
Nov 1954–Jan 1955 3-Month	5.23" (132.84mm)	6.89" (175.01mm)	-1.66" (-42.17mm)	118th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	2016
Oct 1954–Jan 1955 4-Month	7.58" (192.53mm)	9.06" (230.12mm)	-1.48" (-37.59mm)	17th Driest	Driest since: 1944	1981
Oct 1954–Jan 1955 4-Month	7.58" (192.53mm)	9.06" (230.12mm)	-1.48" (-37.59mm)	111th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	2016
Sep 1954–Jan 1955 5-Month	9.53" (242.06mm)	11.55" (293.37mm)	-2.02" (-51.31mm)	11th Driest	Driest since: 1953	1940
Sep 1954–Jan 1955 5-Month	9.53" (242.06mm)	11.55" (293.37mm)	-2.02" (-51.31mm)	117th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	2019
Aug 1954–Jan 1955 6-Month	12.05" (306.07mm)	14.17" (359.92mm)	-2.12" (-53.85mm)	13th Driest	Driest since: 1953	1940
Aug 1954–Jan 1955 6-Month	12.05" (306.07mm)	14.17" (359.92mm)	-2.12" (-53.85mm)	115th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	2019
Jul 1954–Jan 1955 7-Month	14.06" (357.12mm)	16.96" (430.78mm)	-2.90" (-73.66mm)	8th Driest	Driest since: 1944	1940
Jul 1954–Jan 1955 7-Month	14.06" (357.12mm)	16.96" (430.78mm)	-2.90" (-73.66mm)	120th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	2019
Jun 1954–Jan 1955 8-Month	16.56" (420.62mm)	19.88" (504.95mm)	-3.32" (-84.33mm)	8th Driest	Driest since: 1953	1981
Jun 1954–Jan 1955 8-Month	16.56" (420.62mm)	19.88" (504.95mm)	-3.32" (-84.33mm)	120th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	2019
May 1954–Jan 1955 9-Month	19.25" (488.95mm)	22.79" (578.87mm)	-3.54" (-89.92mm)	7th Driest	Driest since: 1953	1918
May 1954–Jan 1955 9-Month	19.25" (488.95mm)	22.79" (578.87mm)	-3.54" (-89.92mm)	121st Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	2016
Apr 1954–Jan 1955 10-Month	21.65" (549.91mm)	25.32" (643.13mm)	-3.67" (-93.22mm)	7th Driest	Driest since: 1953	1940
Apr 1954–Jan 1955 10-Month	21.65" (549.91mm)	25.32" (643.13mm)	-3.67" (-93.22mm)	121st Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	2016
Mar 1954–Jan 1955 11-Month	23.81" (604.77mm)	27.83" (706.88mm)	-4.02" (-102.11mm)	6th Driest	Driest since: 1940	1957
Mar 1954–Jan 1955 11-Month	23.81" (604.77mm)	27.83" (706.88mm)	-4.02" (-102.11mm)	122nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	1974
Feb 1954–Jan 1955 12-Month	25.30" (642.62mm)	29.96" (760.98mm)	-4.66" (-118.36mm)	4th Driest	Driest since: 1931	1931
Feb 1954–Jan 1955 12-Month	25.30" (642.62mm)	29.96" (760.98mm)	-4.66" (-118.36mm)	124th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	1974
Aug 1953–Jan 1955 18-Month	37.43" (950.72mm)	44.14" (1,121.16mm)	-6.71" (-170.44mm)	1st Driest	Driest since: 1955	1955
Aug 1953–Jan 1955 18-Month	37.43" (950.72mm)	44.14" (1,121.16mm)	-6.71" (-170.44mm)	126th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	2020
Feb 1953–Jan 1955 24-Month	53.51" (1,359.15mm)	59.93" (1,522.22mm)	-6.42" (-163.07mm)	3rd Driest	Driest since: 1935	1918
Feb 1953–Jan 1955 24-Month	53.51" (1,359.15mm)	59.93" (1,522.22mm)	-6.42" (-163.07mm)	124th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	2020
Feb 1952–Jan 1955 36-Month	80.05" (2,033.27mm)	89.86" (2,282.44mm)	-9.81" (-249.17mm)	2nd Driest	Driest since: 1955	1957
Feb 1952–Jan 1955 36-Month	80.05" (2,033.27mm)	89.86" (2,282.44mm)	-9.81" (-249.17mm)	124th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	2020
Feb 1951–Jan 1955 48-Month	111.40" (2,829.56mm)	119.76" (3,041.90mm)	-8.36" (-212.34mm)	4th Driest	Driest since: 1934	1957
Feb 1951–Jan 1955 48-Month	111.40" (2,829.56mm)	119.76" (3,041.90mm)	-8.36" (-212.34mm)	121st Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	2020
Feb 1950–Jan 1955 60-Month	141.25" (3,587.75mm)	149.63" (3,800.60mm)	-8.38" (-212.85mm)	8th Driest	Driest since: 1938	1957
Feb 1950–Jan 1955 60-Month	141.25" (3,587.75mm)	149.63" (3,800.60mm)	-8.38" (-212.85mm)	116th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 6, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings