Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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South Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, May 1956
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1956 1-Month |
2.94" (74.68mm) | 4.05" (102.87mm) |
-1.11" (-28.19mm) | 27th Driest | Driest since: 1945 | 1998 |
| 101st Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2015 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1956 2-Month |
5.07" (128.78mm) | 7.26" (184.40mm) |
-2.19" (-55.62mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1998 |
| 115th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2015 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1956 3-Month |
6.51" (165.35mm) | 9.96" (252.98mm) |
-3.45" (-87.63mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1925 | 1925 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2015 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1956 4-Month |
9.70" (246.38mm) | 12.19" (309.63mm) |
-2.49" (-63.25mm) | 22nd Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1925 |
| 106th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2015 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1956 5-Month |
11.24" (285.50mm) | 14.42" (366.27mm) |
-3.18" (-80.77mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1963 |
| 112th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2015 | ||||
|
Dec 1955–May 1956 6-Month |
12.27" (311.66mm) | 16.92" (429.77mm) |
-4.65" (-118.11mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1925 | 1963 |
| 119th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2015 | ||||
|
Nov 1955–May 1956 7-Month |
13.37" (339.60mm) | 19.34" (491.24mm) |
-5.97" (-151.64mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1925 | 1971 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2016 | ||||
|
Oct 1955–May 1956 8-Month |
15.07" (382.78mm) | 22.04" (559.82mm) |
-6.97" (-177.04mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1925 | 1925 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1955–May 1956 9-Month |
18.16" (461.26mm) | 25.25" (641.35mm) |
-7.09" (-180.09mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1925 | 1918 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1955–May 1956 10-Month |
21.07" (535.18mm) | 28.19" (716.03mm) |
-7.12" (-180.85mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1925 | 1925 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1955–May 1956 11-Month |
24.38" (619.25mm) | 31.39" (797.31mm) |
-7.01" (-178.06mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1925 | 1925 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1955–May 1956 12-Month |
27.33" (694.18mm) | 34.90" (886.46mm) |
-7.57" (-192.28mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1925 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1954–May 1956 18-Month |
43.18" (1,096.77mm) | 51.87" (1,317.50mm) |
-8.69" (-220.73mm) | 11th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1918 |
| 115th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 2016 | ||||
|
Jun 1954–May 1956 24-Month |
54.15" (1,375.41mm) | 69.89" (1,775.21mm) |
-15.74" (-399.80mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1918 | 1918 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2020 | ||||
|
Jun 1953–May 1956 36-Month |
82.34" (2,091.44mm) | 104.83" (2,662.68mm) |
-22.49" (-571.24mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 1956 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1975 | ||||
|
Jun 1952–May 1956 48-Month |
110.83" (2,815.08mm) | 139.71" (3,548.63mm) |
-28.88" (-733.55mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 1956 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1975 | ||||
|
Jun 1951–May 1956 60-Month |
144.88" (3,679.95mm) | 174.45" (4,431.03mm) |
-29.57" (-751.08mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest to Date | 1957 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2019 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 18, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/