Climate at a Glance
National Rankings
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Contiguous U.S.
Precipitation Rankings, May 1955
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1955 1-Month |
2.92" (74.17mm) | 2.91" (73.91mm) |
0.01" (0.26mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1934 |
| 67th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1971 | ||||||
|
Apr–May 1955 2-Month |
5.41" (137.41mm) | 5.43" (137.92mm) |
-0.02" (-0.51mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1934 |
| 61st Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 1957 | ||||
| Ties: 1918, 1946 | ||||||
|
Mar–May 1955 3-Month |
7.39" (187.71mm) | 7.94" (201.68mm) |
-0.55" (-13.97mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1925 |
| 95th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 1957, 1991 | ||||
| Ties: 1965 | ||||||
|
Feb–May 1955 4-Month |
9.61" (244.09mm) | 10.07" (255.78mm) |
-0.46" (-11.69mm) | 43rd Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1925 |
| 86th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1901, 1917, 2021 | ||||||
|
Jan–May 1955 5-Month |
11.30" (287.02mm) | 12.39" (314.71mm) |
-1.09" (-27.69mm) | 21st Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1934 |
| 108th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1930 | ||||||
|
Dec 1954–May 1955 6-Month |
13.30" (337.82mm) | 14.73" (374.14mm) |
-1.43" (-36.32mm) | 18th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1931 |
| 110th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 2019 | ||||
|
Nov 1954–May 1955 7-Month |
14.84" (376.94mm) | 16.96" (430.78mm) |
-2.12" (-53.84mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1934 |
| 119th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1983 | ||||
|
Oct 1954–May 1955 8-Month |
17.19" (436.63mm) | 19.13" (485.90mm) |
-1.94" (-49.27mm) | 18th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1934 |
| 110th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1954–May 1955 9-Month |
19.14" (486.16mm) | 21.62" (549.15mm) |
-2.48" (-62.99mm) | 12th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1934 |
| 116th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1954–May 1955 10-Month |
21.66" (550.16mm) | 24.25" (615.95mm) |
-2.59" (-65.79mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1918 |
| 115th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1981 | ||||||
|
Jul 1954–May 1955 11-Month |
23.67" (601.22mm) | 27.03" (686.56mm) |
-3.36" (-85.34mm) | 10th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1931 |
| 118th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1954–May 1955 12-Month |
26.17" (664.72mm) | 29.95" (760.73mm) |
-3.78" (-96.01mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1934 |
| 119th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1953–May 1955 18-Month |
39.95" (1,014.73mm) | 44.70" (1,135.38mm) |
-4.75" (-120.65mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1931 |
| 119th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1953–May 1955 24-Month |
52.23" (1,326.64mm) | 59.92" (1,521.97mm) |
-7.69" (-195.33mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1931 | 1931 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 2020 | ||||
|
Jun 1952–May 1955 36-Month |
79.64" (2,022.86mm) | 89.88" (2,282.95mm) |
-10.24" (-260.09mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1955 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1951–May 1955 48-Month |
111.42" (2,830.07mm) | 119.78" (3,042.41mm) |
-8.36" (-212.34mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1956 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1950–May 1955 60-Month |
141.18" (3,585.97mm) | 149.64" (3,800.86mm) |
-8.46" (-214.89mm) | 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, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on September 25, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/