National Rankings
Contiguous U.S.
Precipitation Rankings, April 1957
Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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April 1957 1-Month |
3.65" (92.71mm) | 2.52" (64.01mm) |
1.13" (28.70mm) | 128th Driest | Driest since: |
1987 |
1st Wettest | Wettest to Date |
1957 | ||||
Mar– 2-Month |
6.16" (156.46mm) | 5.03" (127.76mm) |
1.13" (28.70mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: |
1910 |
9th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1973 | ||||
Feb– 3-Month |
8.24" (209.30mm) | 7.16" (181.86mm) |
1.08" (27.44mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: |
1910 |
18th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1983 | ||||
Ties: 1961 | ||||||
Jan– 4-Month |
10.37" (263.40mm) | 9.47" (240.54mm) |
0.90" (22.86mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: |
1910 |
22nd Wettest | Wettest since: |
1998 | ||||
Dec 1956– 5-Month |
12.37" (314.20mm) | 11.82" (300.23mm) |
0.55" (13.97mm) | 88th Driest | Driest since: |
1931 |
40th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1983 | ||||
Nov 1956– 6-Month |
13.73" (348.74mm) | 14.05" (356.87mm) |
-0.32" (-8.13mm) | 58th Driest | Driest since: |
1977 |
70th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1983 | ||||
Oct 1956– 7-Month |
15.73" (399.54mm) | 16.22" (411.99mm) |
-0.49" (-12.45mm) | 51st Driest | Driest since: |
1981 |
77th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1983 | ||||
Sep 1956– 8-Month |
17.17" (436.12mm) | 18.71" (475.23mm) |
-1.54" (-39.11mm) | 25th Driest | Driest since: |
1918 |
103rd Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Aug 1956– 9-Month |
19.38" (492.25mm) | 21.33" (541.78mm) |
-1.95" (-49.53mm) | 18th Driest | Driest since: |
1918 |
110th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Jul 1956– 10-Month |
22.16" (562.86mm) | 24.12" (612.65mm) |
-1.96" (-49.79mm) | 18th Driest | Driest since: |
1931 |
110th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Jun 1956– 11-Month |
24.37" (619.00mm) | 27.04" (686.82mm) |
-2.67" (-67.82mm) | 11th Driest | Driest since: |
1931 |
117th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
May 1956– 12-Month |
26.97" (685.04mm) | 29.95" (760.73mm) |
-2.98" (-75.69mm) | 14th Driest | Driest since: |
1918 |
114th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Nov 1955– 18-Month |
39.91" (1,013.71mm) | 44.02" (1,118.11mm) |
-4.11" (-104.40mm) | 11th Driest | Driest since: |
1931 |
116th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2020 | ||||
May 1955– 24-Month |
55.11" (1,399.79mm) | 59.92" (1,521.97mm) |
-4.81" (-122.18mm) | 11th Driest | Driest since: |
1955 |
116th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2020 | ||||
May 1954– 36-Month |
81.05" (2,058.67mm) | 89.88" (2,282.95mm) |
-8.83" (-224.28mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: |
1955 |
123rd Wettest | Wettest since: |
2020 | ||||
May 1953– 48-Month |
107.68" (2,735.07mm) | 119.77" (3,042.16mm) |
-12.09" (-307.09mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: |
1956 |
123rd Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
May 1952– 60-Month |
134.52" (3,416.81mm) | 149.63" (3,800.60mm) |
-15.11" (-383.79mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: |
1957 |
123rd Wettest | Wettest since: |
2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 30, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings