National Rankings
Contiguous U.S.
Precipitation Rankings, May 1956
Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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May 1956 1-Month |
2.60" (66.04mm) | 2.91" (73.91mm) |
-0.31" (-7.87mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: |
1934 |
97th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Apr– 2-Month |
4.67" (118.62mm) | 5.43" (137.92mm) |
-0.76" (-19.30mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: |
1934 |
113th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1957 | ||||
Mar– 3-Month |
6.49" (164.85mm) | 7.94" (201.68mm) |
-1.45" (-36.83mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: |
1925 |
121st Wettest | Wettest since: |
1957, 1991 | ||||
Feb– 4-Month |
9.11" (231.39mm) | 10.07" (255.78mm) |
-0.96" (-24.39mm) | 22nd Driest | Driest since: |
1925 |
107th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Jan– 5-Month |
11.38" (289.05mm) | 12.39" (314.71mm) |
-1.01" (-25.66mm) | 23rd Driest | Driest since: |
1934 |
106th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Dec 1955– 6-Month |
13.62" (345.95mm) | 14.73" (374.14mm) |
-1.11" (-28.19mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: |
1931 |
99th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Ties: 1936 | ||||||
Nov 1955– 7-Month |
15.54" (394.72mm) | 16.96" (430.78mm) |
-1.42" (-36.06mm) | 21st Driest | Driest since: |
1934 |
107th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1983 | ||||
Oct 1955– 8-Month |
17.58" (446.53mm) | 19.13" (485.90mm) |
-1.55" (-39.37mm) | 23rd Driest | Driest since: |
1934 |
105th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Sep 1955– 9-Month |
19.69" (500.13mm) | 21.62" (549.15mm) |
-1.93" (-49.02mm) | 19th Driest | Driest since: |
1934 |
109th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Aug 1955– 10-Month |
22.43" (569.72mm) | 24.25" (615.95mm) |
-1.82" (-46.23mm) | 24th Driest | Driest since: |
1918 |
104th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Jul 1955– 11-Month |
25.35" (643.89mm) | 27.03" (686.56mm) |
-1.68" (-42.67mm) | 27th Driest | Driest since: |
1931 |
101st Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Jun 1955– 12-Month |
27.82" (706.63mm) | 29.95" (760.73mm) |
-2.13" (-54.10mm) | 18th Driest | Driest since: |
1934 |
110th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Ties: 1930 | ||||||
Dec 1954– 18-Month |
41.12" (1,044.45mm) | 44.70" (1,135.38mm) |
-3.58" (-90.93mm) | 15th Driest | Driest since: |
1931 |
112th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Jun 1954– 24-Month |
53.99" (1,371.35mm) | 59.92" (1,521.97mm) |
-5.93" (-150.62mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: |
1931 |
121st Wettest | Wettest since: |
2020 | ||||
Ties: 1935 | ||||||
Jun 1953– 36-Month |
80.05" (2,033.27mm) | 89.88" (2,282.95mm) |
-9.83" (-249.68mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: |
1955 |
124th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Jun 1952– 48-Month |
107.46" (2,729.48mm) | 119.78" (3,042.41mm) |
-12.32" (-312.93mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date |
1956 |
124th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Jun 1951– 60-Month |
139.24" (3,536.70mm) | 149.64" (3,800.86mm) |
-10.40" (-264.16mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: |
1957 |
120th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 26, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings