Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Arizona
Precipitation Rankings, May 1955
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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May 1955 1-Month |
0.16" (4.06mm) | 0.34" (8.64mm) |
-0.18" (-4.58mm) | 45th Driest | Driest since: 1953 | 1942, 1963, 2002, 2004 |
82nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1992 | ||||
Ties: 1906, 1936, 1975 | ||||||
Apr–May 1955 2-Month |
0.31" (7.87mm) | 0.91" (23.11mm) |
-0.60" (-15.24mm) | 20th Driest | Driest since: 1950 | 1991 |
107th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1926 | ||||
Ties: 1936, 1972, 2014 | ||||||
Mar–May 1955 3-Month |
0.40" (10.16mm) | 2.02" (51.31mm) |
-1.62" (-41.15mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest to Date | 1972 |
125th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1905 | ||||
Feb–May 1955 4-Month |
0.89" (22.61mm) | 3.17" (80.52mm) |
-2.28" (-57.91mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1899 | 1972 |
123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1905 | ||||
Jan–May 1955 5-Month |
2.80" (71.12mm) | 4.31" (109.47mm) |
-1.51" (-38.35mm) | 38th Driest | Driest since: 1953 | 1972 |
89th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1905 | ||||
Dec 1954–May 1955 6-Month |
3.11" (78.99mm) | 5.50" (139.70mm) |
-2.39" (-60.71mm) | 23rd Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 2002 |
103rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1905 | ||||
Ties: 1977 | ||||||
Nov 1954–May 1955 7-Month |
3.23" (82.04mm) | 6.35" (161.29mm) |
-3.12" (-79.25mm) | 14th Driest | Driest since: 1921 | 1904 |
112th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1941 | ||||
Oct 1954–May 1955 8-Month |
3.60" (91.44mm) | 7.22" (183.39mm) |
-3.62" (-91.95mm) | 10th Driest | Driest since: 1904 | 1904 |
116th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1941 | ||||
Sep 1954–May 1955 9-Month |
4.97" (126.24mm) | 8.41" (213.61mm) |
-3.44" (-87.37mm) | 11th Driest | Driest since: 1904 | 2002 |
115th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1941 | ||||
Aug 1954–May 1955 10-Month |
6.81" (172.97mm) | 10.50" (266.70mm) |
-3.69" (-93.73mm) | 12th Driest | Driest since: 1951 | 2018 |
114th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1941 | ||||
Jul 1954–May 1955 11-Month |
9.27" (235.46mm) | 12.30" (312.42mm) |
-3.03" (-76.96mm) | 22nd Driest | Driest since: 1951 | 1904 |
104th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1941 | ||||
Ties: 1946 | ||||||
Jun 1954–May 1955 12-Month |
9.79" (248.67mm) | 12.59" (319.79mm) |
-2.80" (-71.12mm) | 26th Driest | Driest since: 1951 | 2002 |
100th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1941 | ||||
Dec 1953–May 1955 18-Month |
14.76" (374.90mm) | 18.09" (459.49mm) |
-3.33" (-84.59mm) | 28th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1904 |
97th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 1993 | ||||
Jun 1953–May 1955 24-Month |
20.30" (515.62mm) | 25.16" (639.06mm) |
-4.86" (-123.44mm) | 18th Driest | Driest since: 1951 | 1904 |
107th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1993 | ||||
Ties: 1957 | ||||||
Jun 1952–May 1955 36-Month |
30.87" (784.10mm) | 37.71" (957.83mm) |
-6.84" (-173.73mm) | 18th Driest | Driest since: 1951 | 1904 |
106th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1907 | ||||
Jun 1951–May 1955 48-Month |
47.30" (1,201.42mm) | 50.21" (1,275.33mm) |
-2.91" (-73.91mm) | 45th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1904 |
78th Wettest | Wettest since: 1944 | 1908 | ||||
Jun 1950–May 1955 60-Month |
56.40" (1,432.56mm) | 62.76" (1,594.10mm) |
-6.36" (-161.54mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1951 | 1904 |
92nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1909 | ||||
Ties: 1974 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 24, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/