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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
0.35"
(8.89mm)
0.24"
(6.10mm)
0.11"
(2.79mm)
104th Driest
Driest since:
1937, 2002
25th Wettest
Wettest since:
1983
Ties: 1922, 1925, 1935, 1951
Jul–Aug 1955
2-Month
0.61"
(15.49mm)
0.42"
(10.67mm)
0.19"
(4.82mm)
106th Driest
Driest since:
1940
23rd Wettest
Wettest since:
1983
Ties: 1931
Jun–Aug 1955
3-Month
0.71"
(18.03mm)
0.77"
(19.56mm)
-0.06"
(-1.53mm)
64th Driest
Driest since:
2002
65th Wettest
Wettest since:
1913
May–Aug 1955
4-Month
1.38"
(35.05mm)
1.65"
(41.91mm)
-0.27"
(-6.86mm)
54th Driest
Driest since:
1924
75th Wettest
Wettest since:
1998
Ties: 1992
Apr–Aug 1955
5-Month
3.80"
(96.52mm)
3.29"
(83.57mm)
0.51"
(12.95mm)
94th Driest
Driest since:
2021
35th Wettest
Wettest since:
1896
Mar–Aug 1955
6-Month
4.50"
(114.30mm)
6.50"
(165.10mm)
-2.00"
(-50.80mm)
32nd Driest
Driest since:
2008
97th Wettest
Wettest since:
1995
Feb–Aug 1955
7-Month
6.00"
(152.40mm)
10.35"
(262.89mm)
-4.35"
(-110.49mm)
15th Driest
Driest since:
1997, 2021
114th Wettest
Wettest since:
1998
Jan–Aug 1955
8-Month
9.61"
(244.09mm)
14.60"
(370.84mm)
-4.99"
(-126.75mm)
23rd Driest
Driest since:
2022
106th Wettest
Wettest since:
1995
Dec 1954–Aug 1955
9-Month
13.28"
(337.31mm)
18.22"
(462.79mm)
-4.94"
(-125.48mm)
27th Driest
Driest since:
1924
101st Wettest
Wettest since:
1998
Nov 1954–Aug 1955
10-Month
16.03"
(407.16mm)
20.80"
(528.32mm)
-4.77"
(-121.16mm)
35th Driest
Driest since:
1924
93rd Wettest
Wettest since:
1983
Oct 1954–Aug 1955
11-Month
16.32"
(414.53mm)
22.00"
(558.80mm)
-5.68"
(-144.27mm)
26th Driest
Driest since:
1924
102nd Wettest
Wettest since:
1983
Sep 1954–Aug 1955
12-Month
16.54"
(420.12mm)
22.44"
(569.98mm)
-5.90"
(-149.86mm)
23rd Driest
Driest since:
2021
105th Wettest
Wettest since:
1983
Mar 1954–Aug 1955
18-Month
23.66"
(600.96mm)
28.96"
(735.58mm)
-5.30"
(-134.62mm)
36th Driest
Driest since:
1977
92nd Wettest
Wettest since:
1983
Sep 1953–Aug 1955
24-Month
37.53"
(953.26mm)
44.90"
(1,140.46mm)
-7.37"
(-187.20mm)
33rd Driest
Driest since:
1977
94th Wettest
Wettest since:
1983
Sep 1952–Aug 1955
36-Month
59.88"
(1,520.95mm)
67.31"
(1,709.67mm)
-7.43"
(-188.72mm)
37th Driest
Driest since:
2022
89th Wettest
Wettest since:
1984
Sep 1951–Aug 1955
48-Month
90.37"
(2,295.40mm)
89.50"
(2,273.30mm)
0.87"
(22.10mm)
74th Driest
Driest since:
2015
51st Wettest
Wettest since:
1998
Sep 1950–Aug 1955
60-Month
113.73"
(2,888.74mm)
111.68"
(2,836.67mm)
2.05"
(52.07mm)
75th Driest
Driest since:
1991
49th Wettest
Wettest since:
1999

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