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Precipitation Rankings, January 1955

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2023)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
January 1955 1-Month	0.84" (21.34mm)	3.64" (92.46mm)	-2.80" (-71.12mm)	1st Driest	Driest to Date	1955
January 1955 1-Month	0.84" (21.34mm)	3.64" (92.46mm)	-2.80" (-71.12mm)	129th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	1979
Dec 1954–Jan 1955 2-Month	5.77" (146.56mm)	7.46" (189.48mm)	-1.69" (-42.92mm)	24th Driest	Driest since: 1944	1981
Dec 1954–Jan 1955 2-Month	5.77" (146.56mm)	7.46" (189.48mm)	-1.69" (-42.92mm)	105th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	1979
Nov 1954–Jan 1955 3-Month	11.38" (289.05mm)	11.49" (291.85mm)	-0.11" (-2.80mm)	69th Driest	Driest since: 1950	1981
Nov 1954–Jan 1955 3-Month	11.38" (289.05mm)	11.49" (291.85mm)	-0.11" (-2.80mm)	60th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	1978
Oct 1954–Jan 1955 4-Month	13.93" (353.82mm)	15.00" (381.00mm)	-1.07" (-27.18mm)	54th Driest	Driest since: 1953	2002
Oct 1954–Jan 1955 4-Month	13.93" (353.82mm)	15.00" (381.00mm)	-1.07" (-27.18mm)	75th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	2006
Sep 1954–Jan 1955 5-Month	22.12" (561.85mm)	18.79" (477.27mm)	3.33" (84.58mm)	102nd Driest	Driest since: 1954	2002
Sep 1954–Jan 1955 5-Month	22.12" (561.85mm)	18.79" (477.27mm)	3.33" (84.58mm)	27th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	2006
Aug 1954–Jan 1955 6-Month	27.27" (692.66mm)	22.68" (576.07mm)	4.59" (116.59mm)	108th Driest	Driest since: 1954	1985
Aug 1954–Jan 1955 6-Month	27.27" (692.66mm)	22.68" (576.07mm)	4.59" (116.59mm)	21st Wettest	Wettest since: 1938	2019
Jul 1954–Jan 1955 7-Month	30.06" (763.52mm)	26.34" (669.04mm)	3.72" (94.48mm)	100th Driest	Driest since: 1954	1981
Jul 1954–Jan 1955 7-Month	30.06" (763.52mm)	26.34" (669.04mm)	3.72" (94.48mm)	29th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	2019
Jun 1954–Jan 1955 8-Month	32.99" (837.95mm)	29.96" (760.98mm)	3.03" (76.97mm)	91st Driest	Driest since: 1954	1965
	32.99" (837.95mm)	29.96" (760.98mm)	3.03" (76.97mm)	38th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	2019
	Ties: 1943
May 1954–Jan 1955 9-Month	39.57" (1,005.08mm)	33.55" (852.17mm)	6.02" (152.91mm)	108th Driest	Driest since: 1954	1965
May 1954–Jan 1955 9-Month	39.57" (1,005.08mm)	33.55" (852.17mm)	6.02" (152.91mm)	21st Wettest	Wettest since: 1946	2019
Apr 1954–Jan 1955 10-Month	44.08" (1,119.63mm)	37.41" (950.21mm)	6.67" (169.42mm)	107th Driest	Driest since: 1954	1966
Apr 1954–Jan 1955 10-Month	44.08" (1,119.63mm)	37.41" (950.21mm)	6.67" (169.42mm)	22nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1946	2019
Mar 1954–Jan 1955 11-Month	47.74" (1,212.60mm)	41.36" (1,050.54mm)	6.38" (162.06mm)	107th Driest	Driest since: 1954	1966
Mar 1954–Jan 1955 11-Month	47.74" (1,212.60mm)	41.36" (1,050.54mm)	6.38" (162.06mm)	22nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2019
Feb 1954–Jan 1955 12-Month	50.44" (1,281.18mm)	44.61" (1,133.09mm)	5.83" (148.09mm)	103rd Driest	Driest since: 1954	1966
Feb 1954–Jan 1955 12-Month	50.44" (1,281.18mm)	44.61" (1,133.09mm)	5.83" (148.09mm)	26th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	2019
Aug 1953–Jan 1955 18-Month	72.80" (1,849.12mm)	67.22" (1,707.39mm)	5.58" (141.73mm)	86th Driest	Driest since: 1953	1966
Aug 1953–Jan 1955 18-Month	72.80" (1,849.12mm)	67.22" (1,707.39mm)	5.58" (141.73mm)	42nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	2006
Feb 1953–Jan 1955 24-Month	100.67" (2,557.02mm)	89.20" (2,265.68mm)	11.47" (291.34mm)	104th Driest	Driest since: 1954	1966
Feb 1953–Jan 1955 24-Month	100.67" (2,557.02mm)	89.20" (2,265.68mm)	11.47" (291.34mm)	24th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	1974
Feb 1952–Jan 1955 36-Month	145.72" (3,701.29mm)	133.81" (3,398.77mm)	11.91" (302.52mm)	96th Driest	Driest since: 1953	1967
Feb 1952–Jan 1955 36-Month	145.72" (3,701.29mm)	133.81" (3,398.77mm)	11.91" (302.52mm)	31st Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	2011
Feb 1951–Jan 1955 48-Month	196.21" (4,983.73mm)	178.50" (4,533.90mm)	17.71" (449.83mm)	102nd Driest	Driest since: 1954	1967
Feb 1951–Jan 1955 48-Month	196.21" (4,983.73mm)	178.50" (4,533.90mm)	17.71" (449.83mm)	24th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2012
Feb 1950–Jan 1955 60-Month	236.69" (6,011.93mm)	223.05" (5,665.47mm)	13.64" (346.46mm)	85th Driest	Driest since: 1954	1967
Feb 1950–Jan 1955 60-Month	236.69" (6,011.93mm)	223.05" (5,665.47mm)	13.64" (346.46mm)	40th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2012

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 22, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings