Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Utah
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 |
1.06" (26.92mm) | 1.15" (29.21mm) |
-0.09" (-2.29mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1974 |
| 67th Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1982 | ||||||
|
Apr–May 1956 2-Month |
2.02" (51.31mm) | 2.37" (60.20mm) |
-0.35" (-8.89mm) | 52nd Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1910 |
| 77th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 1957 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1956 3-Month |
2.15" (54.61mm) | 3.73" (94.74mm) |
-1.58" (-40.13mm) | 10th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1934, 1955 |
| 119th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1906 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1956 4-Month |
2.84" (72.14mm) | 4.95" (125.73mm) |
-2.11" (-53.59mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1972 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1956 5-Month |
4.72" (119.89mm) | 6.16" (156.46mm) |
-1.44" (-36.57mm) | 33rd Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1972 |
| 96th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1980 | ||||
|
Dec 1955–May 1956 6-Month |
5.98" (151.89mm) | 7.27" (184.66mm) |
-1.29" (-32.77mm) | 35th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1931, 2002 |
| 93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2019 | ||||
|
Nov 1955–May 1956 7-Month |
7.10" (180.34mm) | 8.34" (211.84mm) |
-1.24" (-31.50mm) | 41st Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1977 |
| 87th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1980 | ||||
|
Oct 1955–May 1956 8-Month |
7.40" (187.96mm) | 9.55" (242.57mm) |
-2.15" (-54.61mm) | 18th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1977 |
| 110th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 2005 | ||||
| Ties: 1960, 1972 | ||||||
|
Sep 1955–May 1956 9-Month |
8.01" (203.45mm) | 10.61" (269.49mm) |
-2.60" (-66.04mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 2021 |
| 112th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2005 | ||||
|
Aug 1955–May 1956 10-Month |
9.95" (252.73mm) | 11.81" (299.97mm) |
-1.86" (-47.24mm) | 35th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 2021 |
| 93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2005 | ||||
|
Jul 1955–May 1956 11-Month |
10.78" (273.81mm) | 12.80" (325.12mm) |
-2.02" (-51.31mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 2021 |
| 96th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jun 1955–May 1956 12-Month |
11.50" (292.10mm) | 13.53" (343.66mm) |
-2.03" (-51.56mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 2021 |
| 96th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1983 | ||||
|
Dec 1954–May 1956 18-Month |
16.71" (424.43mm) | 20.79" (528.07mm) |
-4.08" (-103.64mm) | 17th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 2021 |
| 110th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 1907 | ||||
|
Jun 1954–May 1956 24-Month |
22.47" (570.74mm) | 27.05" (687.07mm) |
-4.58" (-116.33mm) | 19th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 2021 |
| 108th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 1984 | ||||
|
Jun 1953–May 1956 36-Month |
33.32" (846.33mm) | 40.51" (1,028.95mm) |
-7.19" (-182.62mm) | 11th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 2022 |
| 115th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1985 | ||||
|
Jun 1952–May 1956 48-Month |
43.66" (1,108.96mm) | 53.95" (1,370.33mm) |
-10.29" (-261.37mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1902 | 1902 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1986 | ||||
|
Jun 1951–May 1956 60-Month |
59.73" (1,517.14mm) | 67.39" (1,711.71mm) |
-7.66" (-194.57mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1903 |
| 108th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1986 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on September 30, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/