Contiguous U.S. May 1956 Precipitation Rankings
1901-2000
Inches
1
2.60
2.91
-0.31
33
97
1934
2019
1951
1955
bottom-third
2
4.67
5.43
-0.76
16
114
1934
1957
1939
1955
bottom-third
3
6.49
7.94
-1.45
8
122
1925
1957,1991
1939
1955
bottom-tenth
4
9.11
10.07
-0.96
22
108
1925
2019
1954
1955
bottom-third
5
11.38
12.39
-1.01
23
107
1934
2019
1955
1953
bottom-third
6
13.62
14.73
-1.11
29
100
1931
2019
1955
1954
bottom-third
1936
7
15.54
16.96
-1.42
21
108
1934
1983
1955
1954
bottom-third
8
17.58
19.13
-1.55
23
106
1934
2019
1955
1953
bottom-third
9
19.69
21.62
-1.93
19
110
1934
2019
1955
1953
bottom-third
10
22.43
24.25
-1.82
24
105
1918
2019
1955
1953
bottom-third
11
25.35
27.03
-1.68
27
102
1931
2019
1955
1952
bottom-third
12
27.82
29.95
-2.13
18
111
1934
2019
1955
1952
bottom-third
1930
18
41.12
44.70
-3.58
15
113
1931
2019
1955
1954
bottom-third
24
53.99
59.92
-5.93
6
122
1931
2020
1955
1953
bottom-tenth
1935
36
80.05
89.88
-9.83
2
125
1955
2019
1955
1954
bottom-tenth
48
107.46
119.78
-12.32
1
125
1956
2019
1956
1955
lowest
60
139.24
149.64
-10.40
4
121
1957
2020
1935
1955
bottom-tenth