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Precipitation Rankings, May 1956

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
May 1956 1-Month	2.99" (75.95mm)	4.74" (120.40mm)	-1.75" (-44.45mm)	32nd Driest	Driest since: 1951	1951
May 1956 1-Month	2.99" (75.95mm)	4.74" (120.40mm)	-1.75" (-44.45mm)	97th Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	1907
Apr–May 1956 2-Month	8.31" (211.07mm)	10.02" (254.51mm)	-1.71" (-43.44mm)	46th Driest	Driest since: 1951	1899
	8.31" (211.07mm)	10.02" (254.51mm)	-1.71" (-43.44mm)	83rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	1991
	Ties: 1950
Mar–May 1956 3-Month	14.23" (361.44mm)	15.99" (406.15mm)	-1.76" (-44.71mm)	51st Driest	Driest since: 1954	2007
Mar–May 1956 3-Month	14.23" (361.44mm)	15.99" (406.15mm)	-1.76" (-44.71mm)	78th Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	1991
Feb–May 1956 4-Month	23.15" (588.01mm)	21.00" (533.40mm)	2.15" (54.61mm)	85th Driest	Driest since: 1954	2007
Feb–May 1956 4-Month	23.15" (588.01mm)	21.00" (533.40mm)	2.15" (54.61mm)	44th Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	1991
Jan–May 1956 5-Month	25.84" (656.34mm)	26.28" (667.51mm)	-0.44" (-11.17mm)	67th Driest	Driest since: 1954	2007
Jan–May 1956 5-Month	25.84" (656.34mm)	26.28" (667.51mm)	-0.44" (-11.17mm)	62nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	1991
Dec 1955–May 1956 6-Month	28.84" (732.54mm)	31.85" (808.99mm)	-3.01" (-76.45mm)	40th Driest	Driest since: 1954	1963
Dec 1955–May 1956 6-Month	28.84" (732.54mm)	31.85" (808.99mm)	-3.01" (-76.45mm)	88th Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	1983
Nov 1955–May 1956 7-Month	32.26" (819.40mm)	36.07" (916.18mm)	-3.81" (-96.78mm)	38th Driest	Driest since: 1954	1904
Nov 1955–May 1956 7-Month	32.26" (819.40mm)	36.07" (916.18mm)	-3.81" (-96.78mm)	90th Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	1983
Oct 1955–May 1956 8-Month	33.96" (862.58mm)	39.03" (991.36mm)	-5.07" (-128.78mm)	32nd Driest	Driest since: 1954	1904
Oct 1955–May 1956 8-Month	33.96" (862.58mm)	39.03" (991.36mm)	-5.07" (-128.78mm)	96th Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	1983
Sep 1955–May 1956 9-Month	35.36" (898.14mm)	42.46" (1,078.48mm)	-7.10" (-180.34mm)	24th Driest	Driest since: 1954	1904
Sep 1955–May 1956 9-Month	35.36" (898.14mm)	42.46" (1,078.48mm)	-7.10" (-180.34mm)	104th Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	1983
Aug 1955–May 1956 10-Month	38.97" (989.84mm)	46.39" (1,178.31mm)	-7.42" (-188.47mm)	23rd Driest	Driest since: 1954	1904
Aug 1955–May 1956 10-Month	38.97" (989.84mm)	46.39" (1,178.31mm)	-7.42" (-188.47mm)	105th Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	1983
Jul 1955–May 1956 11-Month	46.11" (1,171.19mm)	51.40" (1,305.56mm)	-5.29" (-134.37mm)	31st Driest	Driest since: 1955	1925
Jul 1955–May 1956 11-Month	46.11" (1,171.19mm)	51.40" (1,305.56mm)	-5.29" (-134.37mm)	97th Wettest	Wettest since: 1953	1983
Jun 1955–May 1956 12-Month	49.22" (1,250.19mm)	55.57" (1,411.48mm)	-6.35" (-161.29mm)	26th Driest	Driest since: 1955	1904
Jun 1955–May 1956 12-Month	49.22" (1,250.19mm)	55.57" (1,411.48mm)	-6.35" (-161.29mm)	102nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1953	1983
Dec 1954–May 1956 18-Month	81.19" (2,062.23mm)	87.56" (2,224.02mm)	-6.37" (-161.79mm)	41st Driest	Driest since: 1955	1925
Dec 1954–May 1956 18-Month	81.19" (2,062.23mm)	87.56" (2,224.02mm)	-6.37" (-161.79mm)	86th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	1980
Jun 1954–May 1956 24-Month	95.84" (2,434.34mm)	111.26" (2,826.00mm)	-15.42" (-391.66mm)	16th Driest	Driest since: 1955	1926
Jun 1954–May 1956 24-Month	95.84" (2,434.34mm)	111.26" (2,826.00mm)	-15.42" (-391.66mm)	111th Wettest	Wettest since: 1953	1991
Jun 1953–May 1956 36-Month	139.20" (3,535.68mm)	166.96" (4,240.78mm)	-27.76" (-705.10mm)	1st Driest	Driest to Date	1956
Jun 1953–May 1956 36-Month	139.20" (3,535.68mm)	166.96" (4,240.78mm)	-27.76" (-705.10mm)	125th Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	1975
Jun 1952–May 1956 48-Month	191.49" (4,863.85mm)	222.49" (5,651.25mm)	-31.00" (-787.40mm)	2nd Driest	Driest to Date	1957
Jun 1952–May 1956 48-Month	191.49" (4,863.85mm)	222.49" (5,651.25mm)	-31.00" (-787.40mm)	123rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	1976
Jun 1951–May 1956 60-Month	240.96" (6,120.38mm)	277.83" (7,056.88mm)	-36.87" (-936.50mm)	2nd Driest	Driest to Date	1957
Jun 1951–May 1956 60-Month	240.96" (6,120.38mm)	277.83" (7,056.88mm)	-36.87" (-936.50mm)	122nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	2022

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on May 31, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings