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Iowa, Climate Division 9. Southeast

Precipitation Rankings, March 1956

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
March 1956 1-Month	0.53" (13.46mm)	2.35" (59.69mm)	-1.82" (-46.23mm)	6th Driest	Driest since: 1918	1918
March 1956 1-Month	0.53" (13.46mm)	2.35" (59.69mm)	-1.82" (-46.23mm)	123rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	1990
Feb–Mar 1956 2-Month	1.63" (41.40mm)	3.58" (90.93mm)	-1.95" (-49.53mm)	6th Driest	Driest since: 1941	1958
Feb–Mar 1956 2-Month	1.63" (41.40mm)	3.58" (90.93mm)	-1.95" (-49.53mm)	123rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	1998
Jan–Mar 1956 3-Month	1.93" (49.02mm)	4.91" (124.71mm)	-2.98" (-75.69mm)	1st Driest	Driest since: 1956	1956
Jan–Mar 1956 3-Month	1.93" (49.02mm)	4.91" (124.71mm)	-2.98" (-75.69mm)	128th Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	1998
Dec 1955–Mar 1956 4-Month	2.22" (56.39mm)	6.40" (162.56mm)	-4.18" (-106.17mm)	1st Driest	Driest since: 1956	1956
Dec 1955–Mar 1956 4-Month	2.22" (56.39mm)	6.40" (162.56mm)	-4.18" (-106.17mm)	127th Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	1998
Nov 1955–Mar 1956 5-Month	2.50" (63.50mm)	8.52" (216.41mm)	-6.02" (-152.91mm)	1st Driest	Driest since: 1956	1956
Nov 1955–Mar 1956 5-Month	2.50" (63.50mm)	8.52" (216.41mm)	-6.02" (-152.91mm)	127th Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	1993
Oct 1955–Mar 1956 6-Month	4.75" (120.65mm)	11.15" (283.21mm)	-6.40" (-162.56mm)	1st Driest	Driest since: 1956	1956
Oct 1955–Mar 1956 6-Month	4.75" (120.65mm)	11.15" (283.21mm)	-6.40" (-162.56mm)	127th Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	1985
Sep 1955–Mar 1956 7-Month	8.44" (214.38mm)	15.07" (382.78mm)	-6.63" (-168.40mm)	4th Driest	Driest since: 1954	1957
	8.44" (214.38mm)	15.07" (382.78mm)	-6.63" (-168.40mm)	124th Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	1962
	Ties: 1954
Aug 1955–Mar 1956 8-Month	10.83" (275.08mm)	18.81" (477.77mm)	-7.98" (-202.69mm)	4th Driest	Driest since: 1954	1954
Aug 1955–Mar 1956 8-Month	10.83" (275.08mm)	18.81" (477.77mm)	-7.98" (-202.69mm)	124th Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	2019
Jul 1955–Mar 1956 9-Month	13.13" (333.50mm)	22.79" (578.87mm)	-9.66" (-245.37mm)	4th Driest	Driest since: 1954	1954
Jul 1955–Mar 1956 9-Month	13.13" (333.50mm)	22.79" (578.87mm)	-9.66" (-245.37mm)	124th Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	1993
Jun 1955–Mar 1956 10-Month	16.48" (418.59mm)	27.34" (694.44mm)	-10.86" (-275.85mm)	3rd Driest	Driest since: 1954	1902
Jun 1955–Mar 1956 10-Month	16.48" (418.59mm)	27.34" (694.44mm)	-10.86" (-275.85mm)	125th Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	1903
May 1955–Mar 1956 11-Month	20.50" (520.70mm)	31.40" (797.56mm)	-10.90" (-276.86mm)	4th Driest	Driest since: 1954	1902
May 1955–Mar 1956 11-Month	20.50" (520.70mm)	31.40" (797.56mm)	-10.90" (-276.86mm)	124th Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	2011
Apr 1955–Mar 1956 12-Month	25.25" (641.35mm)	34.74" (882.40mm)	-9.49" (-241.05mm)	5th Driest	Driest since: 1954	1902
Apr 1955–Mar 1956 12-Month	25.25" (641.35mm)	34.74" (882.40mm)	-9.49" (-241.05mm)	123rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	2011
Oct 1954–Mar 1956 18-Month	37.69" (957.33mm)	45.91" (1,166.11mm)	-8.22" (-208.78mm)	11th Driest	Driest since: 1954	1957
Oct 1954–Mar 1956 18-Month	37.69" (957.33mm)	45.91" (1,166.11mm)	-8.22" (-208.78mm)	116th Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	2011
Apr 1954–Mar 1956 24-Month	60.01" (1,524.25mm)	69.47" (1,764.54mm)	-9.46" (-240.29mm)	18th Driest	Driest since: 1955	1957
Apr 1954–Mar 1956 24-Month	60.01" (1,524.25mm)	69.47" (1,764.54mm)	-9.46" (-240.29mm)	109th Wettest	Wettest since: 1953	2011
Apr 1953–Mar 1956 36-Month	79.16" (2,010.66mm)	104.12" (2,644.65mm)	-24.96" (-633.99mm)	1st Driest	Driest since: 1956	1956
Apr 1953–Mar 1956 36-Month	79.16" (2,010.66mm)	104.12" (2,644.65mm)	-24.96" (-633.99mm)	125th Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	2011
Apr 1952–Mar 1956 48-Month	113.75" (2,889.25mm)	138.67" (3,522.22mm)	-24.92" (-632.97mm)	2nd Driest	Driest since: 1956	1957
Apr 1952–Mar 1956 48-Month	113.75" (2,889.25mm)	138.67" (3,522.22mm)	-24.92" (-632.97mm)	123rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	2011
Apr 1951–Mar 1956 60-Month	154.13" (3,914.90mm)	173.27" (4,401.06mm)	-19.14" (-486.16mm)	9th Driest	Driest since: 1941	1958
Apr 1951–Mar 1956 60-Month	154.13" (3,914.90mm)	173.27" (4,401.06mm)	-19.14" (-486.16mm)	115th Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	2012

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Divisional Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 31, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/divisional/rankings