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Precipitation Rankings, March 1955

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
March 1955 1-Month	1.98" (50.29mm)	2.51" (63.75mm)	-0.53" (-13.46mm)	12th Driest	Driest since: 1930	1910
	1.98" (50.29mm)	2.51" (63.75mm)	-0.53" (-13.46mm)	117th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	1973
	Ties: 1930, 1986
Feb–Mar 1955 2-Month	4.20" (106.68mm)	4.64" (117.86mm)	-0.44" (-11.18mm)	32nd Driest	Driest since: 1954	1910
	4.20" (106.68mm)	4.64" (117.86mm)	-0.44" (-11.18mm)	97th Wettest	Wettest since: 1953	1998
	Ties: 1963
Jan–Mar 1955 3-Month	5.89" (149.61mm)	6.96" (176.78mm)	-1.07" (-27.17mm)	15th Driest	Driest since: 1947	1910
Jan–Mar 1955 3-Month	5.89" (149.61mm)	6.96" (176.78mm)	-1.07" (-27.17mm)	114th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	1998
Dec 1954–Mar 1955 4-Month	7.89" (200.41mm)	9.30" (236.22mm)	-1.41" (-35.81mm)	9th Driest	Driest since: 1947	1981
Dec 1954–Mar 1955 4-Month	7.89" (200.41mm)	9.30" (236.22mm)	-1.41" (-35.81mm)	119th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	1983, 1998
Nov 1954–Mar 1955 5-Month	9.43" (239.52mm)	11.53" (292.86mm)	-2.10" (-53.34mm)	7th Driest	Driest since: 1931	1977
Nov 1954–Mar 1955 5-Month	9.43" (239.52mm)	11.53" (292.86mm)	-2.10" (-53.34mm)	121st Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	1983
Oct 1954–Mar 1955 6-Month	11.78" (299.21mm)	13.70" (347.98mm)	-1.92" (-48.77mm)	13th Driest	Driest since: 1940	1918
Oct 1954–Mar 1955 6-Month	11.78" (299.21mm)	13.70" (347.98mm)	-1.92" (-48.77mm)	115th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	1983
Sep 1954–Mar 1955 7-Month	13.73" (348.74mm)	16.19" (411.23mm)	-2.46" (-62.49mm)	8th Driest	Driest since: 1954	1918
Sep 1954–Mar 1955 7-Month	13.73" (348.74mm)	16.19" (411.23mm)	-2.46" (-62.49mm)	120th Wettest	Wettest since: 1953	2019
Aug 1954–Mar 1955 8-Month	16.25" (412.75mm)	18.82" (478.03mm)	-2.57" (-65.28mm)	9th Driest	Driest since: 1954	1918
Aug 1954–Mar 1955 8-Month	16.25" (412.75mm)	18.82" (478.03mm)	-2.57" (-65.28mm)	119th Wettest	Wettest since: 1953	2019
Jul 1954–Mar 1955 9-Month	18.26" (463.80mm)	21.60" (548.64mm)	-3.34" (-84.84mm)	5th Driest	Driest since: 1931	1918
Jul 1954–Mar 1955 9-Month	18.26" (463.80mm)	21.60" (548.64mm)	-3.34" (-84.84mm)	123rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	2019
Jun 1954–Mar 1955 10-Month	20.76" (527.30mm)	24.53" (623.06mm)	-3.77" (-95.76mm)	6th Driest	Driest since: 1934	1918
Jun 1954–Mar 1955 10-Month	20.76" (527.30mm)	24.53" (623.06mm)	-3.77" (-95.76mm)	122nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	2019
May 1954–Mar 1955 11-Month	23.45" (595.63mm)	27.43" (696.72mm)	-3.98" (-101.09mm)	5th Driest	Driest since: 1931	1918
May 1954–Mar 1955 11-Month	23.45" (595.63mm)	27.43" (696.72mm)	-3.98" (-101.09mm)	123rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	2019
Apr 1954–Mar 1955 12-Month	25.85" (656.59mm)	29.96" (760.98mm)	-4.11" (-104.39mm)	5th Driest	Driest since: 1931	1918
Apr 1954–Mar 1955 12-Month	25.85" (656.59mm)	29.96" (760.98mm)	-4.11" (-104.39mm)	123rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	2016
Oct 1953–Mar 1955 18-Month	37.84" (961.14mm)	43.68" (1,109.47mm)	-5.84" (-148.33mm)	2nd Driest	Driest since: 1918	1918
Oct 1953–Mar 1955 18-Month	37.84" (961.14mm)	43.68" (1,109.47mm)	-5.84" (-148.33mm)	125th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	2020
Apr 1953–Mar 1955 24-Month	53.04" (1,347.22mm)	59.92" (1,521.97mm)	-6.88" (-174.75mm)	1st Driest	Driest since: 1955	1955
Apr 1953–Mar 1955 24-Month	53.04" (1,347.22mm)	59.92" (1,521.97mm)	-6.88" (-174.75mm)	126th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	2020
Apr 1952–Mar 1955 36-Month	79.32" (2,014.73mm)	89.87" (2,282.70mm)	-10.55" (-267.97mm)	1st Driest	Driest since: 1955	1955
Apr 1952–Mar 1955 36-Month	79.32" (2,014.73mm)	89.87" (2,282.70mm)	-10.55" (-267.97mm)	125th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	2020
Apr 1951–Mar 1955 48-Month	110.73" (2,812.54mm)	119.76" (3,041.90mm)	-9.03" (-229.36mm)	4th Driest	Driest since: 1934	1957
Apr 1951–Mar 1955 48-Month	110.73" (2,812.54mm)	119.76" (3,041.90mm)	-9.03" (-229.36mm)	121st Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	2019
Apr 1950–Mar 1955 60-Month	140.73" (3,574.54mm)	149.62" (3,800.35mm)	-8.89" (-225.81mm)	7th Driest	Driest since: 1937	1957
Apr 1950–Mar 1955 60-Month	140.73" (3,574.54mm)	149.62" (3,800.35mm)	-8.89" (-225.81mm)	117th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published February 2023, retrieved on February 8, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings