Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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West Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, May 1955
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1955 1-Month |
0.88" (22.35mm) | 0.92" (23.37mm) |
-0.04" (-1.02mm) | 70th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1924 |
| 57th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 1998 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1955 2-Month |
2.52" (64.01mm) | 2.26" (57.40mm) |
0.26" (6.61mm) | 83rd Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1909 |
| 44th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 1896 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1955 3-Month |
3.05" (77.47mm) | 4.59" (116.59mm) |
-1.54" (-39.12mm) | 26th Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 2008 |
| 101st Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1995 | ||||
| Ties: 1916 | ||||||
|
Feb–May 1955 4-Month |
4.18" (106.17mm) | 7.31" (185.67mm) |
-3.13" (-79.50mm) | 12th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1997 |
| 115th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1998 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1955 5-Month |
6.80" (172.72mm) | 10.29" (261.37mm) |
-3.49" (-88.65mm) | 22nd Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 2013 |
| 105th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1998 | ||||
|
Dec 1954–May 1955 6-Month |
9.36" (237.74mm) | 12.84" (326.14mm) |
-3.48" (-88.40mm) | 23rd Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1924 |
| 103rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1995 | ||||
|
Nov 1954–May 1955 7-Month |
11.27" (286.26mm) | 14.71" (373.63mm) |
-3.44" (-87.37mm) | 28th Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 1977 |
| 98th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1995 | ||||
|
Oct 1954–May 1955 8-Month |
11.54" (293.12mm) | 15.74" (399.80mm) |
-4.20" (-106.68mm) | 20th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1977 |
| 106th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 2020 | ||||||
|
Sep 1954–May 1955 9-Month |
11.83" (300.48mm) | 16.23" (412.24mm) |
-4.40" (-111.76mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1924 |
| 110th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1983 | ||||
|
Aug 1954–May 1955 10-Month |
12.04" (305.82mm) | 16.62" (422.15mm) |
-4.58" (-116.33mm) | 15th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1924 |
| 111th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jul 1954–May 1955 11-Month |
12.40" (314.96mm) | 16.95" (430.53mm) |
-4.55" (-115.57mm) | 15th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1924 |
| 111th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jun 1954–May 1955 12-Month |
13.14" (333.76mm) | 17.44" (442.98mm) |
-4.30" (-109.22mm) | 24th Driest | Driest since: 1950 | 1924 |
| 102nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1983 | ||||
|
Dec 1953–May 1955 18-Month |
24.59" (624.59mm) | 30.25" (768.35mm) |
-5.66" (-143.76mm) | 24th Driest | Driest since: 1950 | 1977 |
| 101st Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jun 1953–May 1955 24-Month |
28.48" (723.39mm) | 34.89" (886.21mm) |
-6.41" (-162.82mm) | 23rd Driest | Driest since: 1950 | 1977 |
| 102nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jun 1952–May 1955 36-Month |
44.89" (1,140.21mm) | 52.30" (1,328.42mm) |
-7.41" (-188.21mm) | 27th Driest | Driest since: 1950 | 2014 |
| 97th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1984 | ||||
|
Jun 1951–May 1955 48-Month |
67.59" (1,716.79mm) | 69.56" (1,766.82mm) |
-1.97" (-50.03mm) | 58th Driest | Driest since: 1951 | 2015 |
| 65th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1998 | ||||
|
Jun 1950–May 1955 60-Month |
85.44" (2,170.18mm) | 86.83" (2,205.48mm) |
-1.39" (-35.30mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1933 |
| 57th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 1999 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 24, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/