Climate at a Glance
National Rankings
Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of May 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 to Date | 1955 |
| 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 to Date | 1955 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 117th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 4, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/