Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of May 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
New Jersey
Precipitation Rankings, May 1956
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1956 1-Month |
2.63" (66.80mm) | 3.72" (94.49mm) |
-1.09" (-27.69mm) | 37th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1903 |
| 92nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1989 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1956 2-Month |
5.97" (151.64mm) | 7.47" (189.74mm) |
-1.50" (-38.10mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1963 |
| 95th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1983 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1956 3-Month |
10.81" (274.57mm) | 11.37" (288.80mm) |
-0.56" (-14.23mm) | 58th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1926 |
| 71st Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1983 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1956 4-Month |
15.49" (393.45mm) | 14.42" (366.27mm) |
1.07" (27.18mm) | 85th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 2006 |
| 44th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1956 5-Month |
17.89" (454.41mm) | 17.91" (454.91mm) |
-0.02" (-0.50mm) | 70th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1985 |
| 59th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 1918 | ||||||
|
Dec 1955–May 1956 6-Month |
18.29" (464.57mm) | 21.60" (548.64mm) |
-3.31" (-84.07mm) | 26th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1959 |
| 102nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1984 | ||||
|
Nov 1955–May 1956 7-Month |
20.59" (522.99mm) | 25.00" (635.00mm) |
-4.41" (-112.01mm) | 21st Driest | Driest since: 1950 | 1985 |
| 107th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1984 | ||||
|
Oct 1955–May 1956 8-Month |
27.61" (701.29mm) | 28.35" (720.09mm) |
-0.74" (-18.80mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 2002 |
| 72nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 1984 | ||||
|
Sep 1955–May 1956 9-Month |
30.13" (765.30mm) | 32.09" (815.09mm) |
-1.96" (-49.79mm) | 45th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1985 |
| 83rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1955–May 1956 10-Month |
41.78" (1,061.21mm) | 36.72" (932.69mm) |
5.06" (128.52mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1985 |
| 26th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1955–May 1956 11-Month |
43.25" (1,098.55mm) | 41.19" (1,046.23mm) |
2.06" (52.32mm) | 75th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 2002 |
| 53rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1955–May 1956 12-Month |
47.58" (1,208.53mm) | 44.91" (1,140.71mm) |
2.67" (67.82mm) | 79th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1966 |
| 49th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1954–May 1956 18-Month |
63.24" (1,606.30mm) | 66.52" (1,689.61mm) |
-3.28" (-83.31mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1966 |
| 91st Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1954–May 1956 24-Month |
85.16" (2,163.06mm) | 89.82" (2,281.43mm) |
-4.66" (-118.37mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1966 |
| 91st Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1973 | ||||
|
Jun 1953–May 1956 36-Month |
122.85" (3,120.39mm) | 134.84" (3,424.94mm) |
-11.99" (-304.55mm) | 14th Driest | Driest since: 1942 | 1966 |
| 112th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jun 1952–May 1956 48-Month |
177.92" (4,519.17mm) | 179.91" (4,569.71mm) |
-1.99" (-50.54mm) | 43rd Driest | Driest since: 1950 | 1966 |
| 82nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2022 | ||||
|
Jun 1951–May 1956 60-Month |
232.29" (5,900.17mm) | 224.83" (5,710.68mm) |
7.46" (189.49mm) | 79th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1966 |
| 45th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 1976 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 5, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/