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Precipitation Rankings, March 1957

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
March 1957 1-Month	2.51" (63.75mm)	2.51" (63.75mm)	0.00" (0.00mm)	74th Driest	Driest since: 1956	1910
	2.51" (63.75mm)	2.51" (63.75mm)	0.00" (0.00mm)	55th Wettest	Wettest since: 1953	1973
	Ties: 1982, 1992, 2021
Feb–Mar 1957 2-Month	4.59" (116.59mm)	4.64" (117.86mm)	-0.05" (-1.27mm)	68th Driest	Driest since: 1956	1910
	4.59" (116.59mm)	4.64" (117.86mm)	-0.05" (-1.27mm)	61st Wettest	Wettest since: 1953	1998
	Ties: 1995
Jan–Mar 1957 3-Month	6.72" (170.69mm)	6.96" (176.78mm)	-0.24" (-6.09mm)	55th Driest	Driest since: 1956	1910
	6.72" (170.69mm)	6.96" (176.78mm)	-0.24" (-6.09mm)	74th Wettest	Wettest since: 1953	1998
	Ties: 1895, 1923, 1926
Dec 1956–Mar 1957 4-Month	8.72" (221.49mm)	9.30" (236.22mm)	-0.58" (-14.73mm)	38th Driest	Driest since: 1955	1981
Dec 1956–Mar 1957 4-Month	8.72" (221.49mm)	9.30" (236.22mm)	-0.58" (-14.73mm)	90th Wettest	Wettest since: 1956	1983, 1998
Nov 1956–Mar 1957 5-Month	10.08" (256.03mm)	11.53" (292.86mm)	-1.45" (-36.83mm)	14th Driest	Driest since: 1955	1977
Nov 1956–Mar 1957 5-Month	10.08" (256.03mm)	11.53" (292.86mm)	-1.45" (-36.83mm)	114th Wettest	Wettest since: 1956	1983
Oct 1956–Mar 1957 6-Month	12.08" (306.83mm)	13.70" (347.98mm)	-1.62" (-41.15mm)	17th Driest	Driest since: 1955	1918
Oct 1956–Mar 1957 6-Month	12.08" (306.83mm)	13.70" (347.98mm)	-1.62" (-41.15mm)	111th Wettest	Wettest since: 1956	1983
Sep 1956–Mar 1957 7-Month	13.52" (343.41mm)	16.19" (411.23mm)	-2.67" (-67.82mm)	6th Driest	Driest since: 1954	1918
Sep 1956–Mar 1957 7-Month	13.52" (343.41mm)	16.19" (411.23mm)	-2.67" (-67.82mm)	122nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1956	2019
Aug 1956–Mar 1957 8-Month	15.73" (399.54mm)	18.82" (478.03mm)	-3.09" (-78.49mm)	3rd Driest	Driest since: 1918	1918
Aug 1956–Mar 1957 8-Month	15.73" (399.54mm)	18.82" (478.03mm)	-3.09" (-78.49mm)	125th Wettest	Wettest since: 1956	2019
Jul 1956–Mar 1957 9-Month	18.51" (470.15mm)	21.60" (548.64mm)	-3.09" (-78.49mm)	8th Driest	Driest since: 1955	1918
Jul 1956–Mar 1957 9-Month	18.51" (470.15mm)	21.60" (548.64mm)	-3.09" (-78.49mm)	120th Wettest	Wettest since: 1956	2019
Jun 1956–Mar 1957 10-Month	20.72" (526.29mm)	24.53" (623.06mm)	-3.81" (-96.77mm)	4th Driest	Driest since: 1934	1918
	20.72" (526.29mm)	24.53" (623.06mm)	-3.81" (-96.77mm)	124th Wettest	Wettest since: 1956	2019
	Ties: 1934
May 1956–Mar 1957 11-Month	23.32" (592.33mm)	27.43" (696.72mm)	-4.11" (-104.39mm)	4th Driest	Driest since: 1931	1918
May 1956–Mar 1957 11-Month	23.32" (592.33mm)	27.43" (696.72mm)	-4.11" (-104.39mm)	124th Wettest	Wettest since: 1956	2019
Apr 1956–Mar 1957 12-Month	25.39" (644.91mm)	29.96" (760.98mm)	-4.57" (-116.07mm)	3rd Driest	Driest since: 1931	1918
Apr 1956–Mar 1957 12-Month	25.39" (644.91mm)	29.96" (760.98mm)	-4.57" (-116.07mm)	125th Wettest	Wettest since: 1956	2016
Oct 1955–Mar 1957 18-Month	38.30" (972.82mm)	43.68" (1,109.47mm)	-5.38" (-136.65mm)	6th Driest	Driest since: 1955	1918
Oct 1955–Mar 1957 18-Month	38.30" (972.82mm)	43.68" (1,109.47mm)	-5.38" (-136.65mm)	121st Wettest	Wettest since: 1956	2020
Apr 1955–Mar 1957 24-Month	53.95" (1,370.33mm)	59.92" (1,521.97mm)	-5.97" (-151.64mm)	5th Driest	Driest since: 1955	1955
Apr 1955–Mar 1957 24-Month	53.95" (1,370.33mm)	59.92" (1,521.97mm)	-5.97" (-151.64mm)	122nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1956	2020
Apr 1954–Mar 1957 36-Month	79.80" (2,026.92mm)	89.87" (2,282.70mm)	-10.07" (-255.78mm)	2nd Driest	Driest since: 1955	1955
Apr 1954–Mar 1957 36-Month	79.80" (2,026.92mm)	89.87" (2,282.70mm)	-10.07" (-255.78mm)	124th Wettest	Wettest since: 1956	2020
Apr 1953–Mar 1957 48-Month	106.99" (2,717.55mm)	119.76" (3,041.90mm)	-12.77" (-324.35mm)	1st Driest	Driest since: 1957	1957
Apr 1953–Mar 1957 48-Month	106.99" (2,717.55mm)	119.76" (3,041.90mm)	-12.77" (-324.35mm)	124th Wettest	Wettest since: 1956	2019
Apr 1952–Mar 1957 60-Month	133.27" (3,385.06mm)	149.62" (3,800.35mm)	-16.35" (-415.29mm)	1st Driest	Driest since: 1957	1957
Apr 1952–Mar 1957 60-Month	133.27" (3,385.06mm)	149.62" (3,800.35mm)	-16.35" (-415.29mm)	123rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1956	2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published February 2023, retrieved on February 8, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings