National Rankings
Contiguous U.S.
Precipitation Rankings, October 1956
Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
October 1956 1-Month |
2.00" (50.80mm) | 2.16" (54.86mm) |
-0.16" (-4.06mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: |
1952 |
87th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2009 | ||||
Ties: 1945 | ||||||
Sep– 2-Month |
3.44" (87.38mm) | 4.65" (118.11mm) |
-1.21" (-30.73mm) | 10th Driest | Driest since: |
1952 |
119th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2018 | ||||
Aug– 3-Month |
5.65" (143.51mm) | 7.27" (184.66mm) |
-1.62" (-41.15mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: |
1952 |
122nd Wettest | Wettest since: |
2018 | ||||
Jul– 4-Month |
8.43" (214.12mm) | 10.05" (255.27mm) |
-1.62" (-41.15mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: |
1952 |
121st Wettest | Wettest since: |
1941 | ||||
Jun– 5-Month |
10.64" (270.26mm) | 12.97" (329.44mm) |
-2.33" (-59.18mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: |
1952 |
126th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1941 | ||||
May– 6-Month |
13.24" (336.30mm) | 15.88" (403.35mm) |
-2.64" (-67.05mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: |
1952 |
126th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1941 | ||||
Apr– 7-Month |
15.31" (388.87mm) | 18.40" (467.36mm) |
-3.09" (-78.49mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: |
1952 |
126th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1941 | ||||
Mar– 8-Month |
17.13" (435.10mm) | 20.91" (531.11mm) |
-3.78" (-96.01mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: |
1956 |
128th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Feb– 9-Month |
19.75" (501.65mm) | 23.04" (585.22mm) |
-3.29" (-83.57mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: |
1934 |
122nd Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Jan– 10-Month |
22.02" (559.31mm) | 25.36" (644.14mm) |
-3.34" (-84.83mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: |
1934 |
122nd Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Ties: 1930 | ||||||
Dec 1955– 11-Month |
24.26" (616.20mm) | 27.70" (703.58mm) |
-3.44" (-87.38mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: |
1931 |
121st Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Nov 1955– 12-Month |
26.18" (664.97mm) | 29.93" (760.22mm) |
-3.75" (-95.25mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: |
1934 |
124th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
May 1955– 18-Month |
41.38" (1,051.05mm) | 45.83" (1,164.08mm) |
-4.45" (-113.03mm) | 10th Driest | Driest since: |
1931 |
118th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Nov 1954– 24-Month |
53.30" (1,353.82mm) | 59.90" (1,521.46mm) |
-6.60" (-167.64mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: |
1931 |
124th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Nov 1953– 36-Month |
80.20" (2,037.08mm) | 89.86" (2,282.44mm) |
-9.66" (-245.36mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: |
1956 |
125th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Nov 1952– 48-Month |
108.82" (2,764.03mm) | 119.78" (3,042.41mm) |
-10.96" (-278.38mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: |
1956 |
124th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Nov 1951– 60-Month |
136.11" (3,457.19mm) | 149.66" (3,801.36mm) |
-13.55" (-344.17mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: |
1934 |
122nd Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 2, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings