National Rankings
Contiguous U.S.
Precipitation Rankings, May 1955
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: |
1934 |
67th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Ties: 1971 | ||||||
Apr– 2-Month |
5.41" (137.41mm) | 5.43" (137.92mm) |
-0.02" (-0.51mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: |
1934 |
61st Wettest | Wettest since: |
1957 | ||||
Ties: 1918, 1946 | ||||||
Mar– 3-Month |
7.39" (187.71mm) | 7.94" (201.68mm) |
-0.55" (-13.97mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: |
1925 |
95th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1957, 1991 | ||||
Ties: 1965 | ||||||
Feb– 4-Month |
9.61" (244.09mm) | 10.07" (255.78mm) |
-0.46" (-11.69mm) | 44th Driest | Driest since: |
1925 |
85th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Ties: 1901, 1917 | ||||||
Jan– 5-Month |
11.30" (287.02mm) | 12.39" (314.71mm) |
-1.09" (-27.69mm) | 21st Driest | Driest since: |
1934 |
108th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Ties: 1930 | ||||||
Dec 1954– 6-Month |
13.30" (337.82mm) | 14.73" (374.14mm) |
-1.43" (-36.32mm) | 18th Driest | Driest since: |
1931 |
110th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Nov 1954– 7-Month |
14.84" (376.94mm) | 16.96" (430.78mm) |
-2.12" (-53.84mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: |
1934 |
119th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1983 | ||||
Oct 1954– 8-Month |
17.19" (436.63mm) | 19.13" (485.90mm) |
-1.94" (-49.27mm) | 18th Driest | Driest since: |
1934 |
110th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Sep 1954– 9-Month |
19.14" (486.16mm) | 21.62" (549.15mm) |
-2.48" (-62.99mm) | 12th Driest | Driest since: |
1934 |
116th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Aug 1954– 10-Month |
21.66" (550.16mm) | 24.25" (615.95mm) |
-2.59" (-65.79mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: |
1918 |
115th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Ties: 1981 | ||||||
Jul 1954– 11-Month |
23.67" (601.22mm) | 27.03" (686.56mm) |
-3.36" (-85.34mm) | 10th Driest | Driest since: |
1931 |
118th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Jun 1954– 12-Month |
26.17" (664.72mm) | 29.95" (760.73mm) |
-3.78" (-96.01mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: |
1934 |
119th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Dec 1953– 18-Month |
39.95" (1,014.73mm) | 44.70" (1,135.38mm) |
-4.75" (-120.65mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: |
1931 |
119th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Jun 1953– 24-Month |
52.23" (1,326.64mm) | 59.92" (1,521.97mm) |
-7.69" (-195.33mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: |
1931 |
125th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2020 | ||||
Jun 1952– 36-Month |
79.64" (2,022.86mm) | 89.88" (2,282.95mm) |
-10.24" (-260.09mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: |
1955 |
125th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Jun 1951– 48-Month |
111.42" (2,830.07mm) | 119.78" (3,042.41mm) |
-8.36" (-212.34mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: |
1956 |
120th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Jun 1950– 60-Month |
141.18" (3,585.97mm) | 149.64" (3,800.86mm) |
-8.46" (-214.89mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: |
1957 |
117th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 3, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings