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Precipitation Rankings, December 1955

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
December 1955 1-Month	0.66" (16.76mm)	1.78" (45.21mm)	-1.12" (-28.45mm)	11th Driest	Driest since: 1950	1917
December 1955 1-Month	0.66" (16.76mm)	1.78" (45.21mm)	-1.12" (-28.45mm)	118th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	1991
Nov–Dec 1955 2-Month	1.30" (33.02mm)	3.63" (92.20mm)	-2.33" (-59.18mm)	8th Driest	Driest since: 1950	1950
Nov–Dec 1955 2-Month	1.30" (33.02mm)	3.63" (92.20mm)	-2.33" (-59.18mm)	121st Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	1940
Oct–Dec 1955 3-Month	2.59" (65.79mm)	6.16" (156.46mm)	-3.57" (-90.67mm)	6th Driest	Driest since: 1950	1950
Oct–Dec 1955 3-Month	2.59" (65.79mm)	6.16" (156.46mm)	-3.57" (-90.67mm)	123rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	2015
Sep–Dec 1955 4-Month	5.57" (141.48mm)	9.09" (230.89mm)	-3.52" (-89.41mm)	14th Driest	Driest since: 1950	1917
Sep–Dec 1955 4-Month	5.57" (141.48mm)	9.09" (230.89mm)	-3.52" (-89.41mm)	115th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	2018
Aug–Dec 1955 5-Month	8.11" (205.99mm)	11.41" (289.81mm)	-3.30" (-83.82mm)	19th Driest	Driest since: 1954	1917
Aug–Dec 1955 5-Month	8.11" (205.99mm)	11.41" (289.81mm)	-3.30" (-83.82mm)	110th Wettest	Wettest since: 1953	2018
Jul–Dec 1955 6-Month	10.55" (267.97mm)	13.74" (349.00mm)	-3.19" (-81.03mm)	23rd Driest	Driest since: 1954	1956
Jul–Dec 1955 6-Month	10.55" (267.97mm)	13.74" (349.00mm)	-3.19" (-81.03mm)	106th Wettest	Wettest since: 1953	2018
Jun–Dec 1955 7-Month	12.96" (329.18mm)	16.60" (421.64mm)	-3.64" (-92.46mm)	22nd Driest	Driest since: 1954	1917
Jun–Dec 1955 7-Month	12.96" (329.18mm)	16.60" (421.64mm)	-3.64" (-92.46mm)	107th Wettest	Wettest since: 1953	1919
May–Dec 1955 8-Month	16.65" (422.91mm)	19.97" (507.24mm)	-3.32" (-84.33mm)	27th Driest	Driest since: 1954	1917
	16.65" (422.91mm)	19.97" (507.24mm)	-3.32" (-84.33mm)	102nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1953	1919
	Ties: 1947
Apr–Dec 1955 9-Month	18.10" (459.74mm)	22.33" (567.18mm)	-4.23" (-107.44mm)	23rd Driest	Driest since: 1954	1917
Apr–Dec 1955 9-Month	18.10" (459.74mm)	22.33" (567.18mm)	-4.23" (-107.44mm)	106th Wettest	Wettest since: 1953	2015
Mar–Dec 1955 10-Month	18.86" (479.04mm)	23.99" (609.35mm)	-5.13" (-130.31mm)	15th Driest	Driest since: 1954	1956
Mar–Dec 1955 10-Month	18.86" (479.04mm)	23.99" (609.35mm)	-5.13" (-130.31mm)	114th Wettest	Wettest since: 1953	2015
Feb–Dec 1955 11-Month	20.63" (524.00mm)	25.59" (649.99mm)	-4.96" (-125.99mm)	20th Driest	Driest since: 1954	2011
Feb–Dec 1955 11-Month	20.63" (524.00mm)	25.59" (649.99mm)	-4.96" (-125.99mm)	109th Wettest	Wettest since: 1953	1941
Jan–Dec 1955 12-Month	22.11" (561.59mm)	27.08" (687.83mm)	-4.97" (-126.24mm)	18th Driest	Driest since: 1954	1917
Jan–Dec 1955 12-Month	22.11" (561.59mm)	27.08" (687.83mm)	-4.97" (-126.24mm)	111th Wettest	Wettest since: 1953	2015
Jul 1954–Dec 1955 18-Month	30.13" (765.30mm)	40.86" (1,037.84mm)	-10.73" (-272.54mm)	5th Driest	Driest since: 1917	1917
Jul 1954–Dec 1955 18-Month	30.13" (765.30mm)	40.86" (1,037.84mm)	-10.73" (-272.54mm)	123rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	1941
Jan 1954–Dec 1955 24-Month	40.06" (1,017.52mm)	54.23" (1,377.44mm)	-14.17" (-359.92mm)	6th Driest	Driest since: 1918	1917
Jan 1954–Dec 1955 24-Month	40.06" (1,017.52mm)	54.23" (1,377.44mm)	-14.17" (-359.92mm)	122nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	2016
Jan 1953–Dec 1955 36-Month	62.91" (1,597.91mm)	81.41" (2,067.81mm)	-18.50" (-469.90mm)	4th Driest	Driest since: 1954	1956
Jan 1953–Dec 1955 36-Month	62.91" (1,597.91mm)	81.41" (2,067.81mm)	-18.50" (-469.90mm)	123rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1953	2017
Jan 1952–Dec 1955 48-Month	84.52" (2,146.81mm)	108.56" (2,757.42mm)	-24.04" (-610.61mm)	3rd Driest	Driest since: 1954	1956
Jan 1952–Dec 1955 48-Month	84.52" (2,146.81mm)	108.56" (2,757.42mm)	-24.04" (-610.61mm)	123rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1953	2018
Jan 1951–Dec 1955 60-Month	104.87" (2,663.70mm)	135.60" (3,444.24mm)	-30.73" (-780.54mm)	2nd Driest	Driest since: 1955	1956
Jan 1951–Dec 1955 60-Month	104.87" (2,663.70mm)	135.60" (3,444.24mm)	-30.73" (-780.54mm)	123rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	2019

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 28, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings