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Precipitation Rankings, August 1955

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
August 1955 1-Month	3.07" (77.98mm)	4.34" (110.24mm)	-1.27" (-32.26mm)	27th Driest	Driest since: 1954	1925
	3.07" (77.98mm)	4.34" (110.24mm)	-1.27" (-32.26mm)	102nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	1939
	Ties: 1945, 1983
Jul–Aug 1955 2-Month	10.24" (260.10mm)	9.79" (248.67mm)	0.45" (11.43mm)	73rd Driest	Driest since: 1954	2000
Jul–Aug 1955 2-Month	10.24" (260.10mm)	9.79" (248.67mm)	0.45" (11.43mm)	56th Wettest	Wettest since: 1950	1916
Jun–Aug 1955 3-Month	13.36" (339.34mm)	14.07" (357.38mm)	-0.71" (-18.04mm)	56th Driest	Driest since: 1954	1902
Jun–Aug 1955 3-Month	13.36" (339.34mm)	14.07" (357.38mm)	-0.71" (-18.04mm)	73rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1950	1916
May–Aug 1955 4-Month	19.04" (483.62mm)	18.31" (465.07mm)	0.73" (18.55mm)	71st Driest	Driest since: 1954	2000
May–Aug 1955 4-Month	19.04" (483.62mm)	18.31" (465.07mm)	0.73" (18.55mm)	58th Wettest	Wettest since: 1950	2003
Apr–Aug 1955 5-Month	26.43" (671.32mm)	23.11" (586.99mm)	3.32" (84.33mm)	99th Driest	Driest since: 1954	1902
Apr–Aug 1955 5-Month	26.43" (671.32mm)	23.11" (586.99mm)	3.32" (84.33mm)	30th Wettest	Wettest since: 1949	2003
Mar–Aug 1955 6-Month	29.68" (753.87mm)	29.28" (743.71mm)	0.40" (10.16mm)	75th Driest	Driest since: 1954	1925
Mar–Aug 1955 6-Month	29.68" (753.87mm)	29.28" (743.71mm)	0.40" (10.16mm)	54th Wettest	Wettest since: 1950	2021
Feb–Aug 1955 7-Month	35.14" (892.56mm)	34.46" (875.28mm)	0.68" (17.28mm)	76th Driest	Driest since: 1954	2007
Feb–Aug 1955 7-Month	35.14" (892.56mm)	34.46" (875.28mm)	0.68" (17.28mm)	53rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1953	2003
Jan–Aug 1955 8-Month	39.57" (1,005.08mm)	39.64" (1,006.86mm)	-0.07" (-1.78mm)	70th Driest	Driest since: 1954	2007
Jan–Aug 1955 8-Month	39.57" (1,005.08mm)	39.64" (1,006.86mm)	-0.07" (-1.78mm)	59th Wettest	Wettest since: 1953	1975
Dec 1954–Aug 1955 9-Month	44.28" (1,124.71mm)	44.80" (1,137.92mm)	-0.52" (-13.21mm)	63rd Driest	Driest since: 1954	2007
Dec 1954–Aug 1955 9-Month	44.28" (1,124.71mm)	44.80" (1,137.92mm)	-0.52" (-13.21mm)	65th Wettest	Wettest since: 1953	1975
Nov 1954–Aug 1955 10-Month	47.33" (1,202.18mm)	48.61" (1,234.69mm)	-1.28" (-32.51mm)	59th Driest	Driest since: 1954	2000
Nov 1954–Aug 1955 10-Month	47.33" (1,202.18mm)	48.61" (1,234.69mm)	-1.28" (-32.51mm)	69th Wettest	Wettest since: 1953	1949
Oct 1954–Aug 1955 11-Month	48.86" (1,241.04mm)	51.49" (1,307.85mm)	-2.63" (-66.81mm)	46th Driest	Driest since: 1954	2000
Oct 1954–Aug 1955 11-Month	48.86" (1,241.04mm)	51.49" (1,307.85mm)	-2.63" (-66.81mm)	82nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1953	2020
Sep 1954–Aug 1955 12-Month	50.02" (1,270.51mm)	55.27" (1,403.86mm)	-5.25" (-133.35mm)	31st Driest	Driest since: 1954	2000
Sep 1954–Aug 1955 12-Month	50.02" (1,270.51mm)	55.27" (1,403.86mm)	-5.25" (-133.35mm)	97th Wettest	Wettest since: 1953	2003
Mar 1954–Aug 1955 18-Month	67.65" (1,718.31mm)	84.71" (2,151.63mm)	-17.06" (-433.32mm)	5th Driest	Driest since: 1925	2007
Mar 1954–Aug 1955 18-Month	67.65" (1,718.31mm)	84.71" (2,151.63mm)	-17.06" (-433.32mm)	123rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	1949
Sep 1953–Aug 1955 24-Month	93.30" (2,369.82mm)	110.77" (2,813.56mm)	-17.47" (-443.74mm)	7th Driest	Driest since: 1925	2007
Sep 1953–Aug 1955 24-Month	93.30" (2,369.82mm)	110.77" (2,813.56mm)	-17.47" (-443.74mm)	120th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	1920
Sep 1952–Aug 1955 36-Month	147.44" (3,744.98mm)	166.25" (4,222.75mm)	-18.81" (-477.77mm)	9th Driest	Driest since: 1942	2008
Sep 1952–Aug 1955 36-Month	147.44" (3,744.98mm)	166.25" (4,222.75mm)	-18.81" (-477.77mm)	117th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	1975
Sep 1951–Aug 1955 48-Month	199.86" (5,076.44mm)	221.53" (5,626.86mm)	-21.67" (-550.42mm)	11th Driest	Driest since: 1954	1899
Sep 1951–Aug 1955 48-Month	199.86" (5,076.44mm)	221.53" (5,626.86mm)	-21.67" (-550.42mm)	114th Wettest	Wettest since: 1953	1976
Sep 1950–Aug 1955 60-Month	245.44" (6,234.18mm)	276.69" (7,027.93mm)	-31.25" (-793.75mm)	1st Driest	Driest since: 1955	1955
Sep 1950–Aug 1955 60-Month	245.44" (6,234.18mm)	276.69" (7,027.93mm)	-31.25" (-793.75mm)	123rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	1977

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 1, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings