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Precipitation Rankings, December 1957

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
December 1957 1-Month	2.40" (60.96mm)	2.35" (59.69mm)	0.05" (1.27mm)	63rd Driest	Driest since: 1956	1930
	2.40" (60.96mm)	2.35" (59.69mm)	0.05" (1.27mm)	66th Wettest	Wettest since: 1953	2015
	Ties: 2021
Nov–Dec 1957 2-Month	5.52" (140.21mm)	4.58" (116.33mm)	0.94" (23.88mm)	110th Driest	Driest since: 1956	1976
Nov–Dec 1957 2-Month	5.52" (140.21mm)	4.58" (116.33mm)	0.94" (23.88mm)	19th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2015
Oct–Dec 1957 3-Month	8.28" (210.31mm)	6.74" (171.20mm)	1.54" (39.11mm)	117th Driest	Driest since: 1956	1917
Oct–Dec 1957 3-Month	8.28" (210.31mm)	6.74" (171.20mm)	1.54" (39.11mm)	12th Wettest	Wettest since: 1941	2015
Sep–Dec 1957 4-Month	11.14" (282.96mm)	9.23" (234.44mm)	1.91" (48.52mm)	115th Driest	Driest since: 1956	1939
Sep–Dec 1957 4-Month	11.14" (282.96mm)	9.23" (234.44mm)	1.91" (48.52mm)	14th Wettest	Wettest since: 1941	2018
Aug–Dec 1957 5-Month	13.33" (338.58mm)	11.85" (300.99mm)	1.48" (37.59mm)	110th Driest	Driest since: 1956	1917
	13.33" (338.58mm)	11.85" (300.99mm)	1.48" (37.59mm)	19th Wettest	Wettest since: 1941	2018
	Ties: 1984
Jul–Dec 1957 6-Month	15.61" (396.49mm)	14.62" (371.35mm)	0.99" (25.14mm)	91st Driest	Driest since: 1956	1917
Jul–Dec 1957 6-Month	15.61" (396.49mm)	14.62" (371.35mm)	0.99" (25.14mm)	38th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2018
Jun–Dec 1957 7-Month	19.26" (489.20mm)	17.55" (445.77mm)	1.71" (43.43mm)	108th Driest	Driest since: 1956	1917
Jun–Dec 1957 7-Month	19.26" (489.20mm)	17.55" (445.77mm)	1.71" (43.43mm)	21st Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2018
May–Dec 1957 8-Month	23.50" (596.90mm)	20.46" (519.68mm)	3.04" (77.22mm)	120th Driest	Driest since: 1956	1917
May–Dec 1957 8-Month	23.50" (596.90mm)	20.46" (519.68mm)	3.04" (77.22mm)	9th Wettest	Wettest since: 1941	2015
Apr–Dec 1957 9-Month	27.15" (689.61mm)	22.98" (583.69mm)	4.17" (105.92mm)	126th Driest	Driest since: 1956	1956
Apr–Dec 1957 9-Month	27.15" (689.61mm)	22.98" (583.69mm)	4.17" (105.92mm)	3rd Wettest	Wettest to Date	2015
Mar–Dec 1957 10-Month	29.66" (753.36mm)	25.49" (647.45mm)	4.17" (105.91mm)	124th Driest	Driest since: 1956	1956
Mar–Dec 1957 10-Month	29.66" (753.36mm)	25.49" (647.45mm)	4.17" (105.91mm)	5th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2015
Feb–Dec 1957 11-Month	31.74" (806.20mm)	27.62" (701.55mm)	4.12" (104.65mm)	123rd Driest	Driest since: 1956	1910
Feb–Dec 1957 11-Month	31.74" (806.20mm)	27.62" (701.55mm)	4.12" (104.65mm)	6th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2018
Jan–Dec 1957 12-Month	33.87" (860.30mm)	29.94" (760.48mm)	3.93" (99.82mm)	122nd Driest	Driest since: 1956	1910
Jan–Dec 1957 12-Month	33.87" (860.30mm)	29.94" (760.48mm)	3.93" (99.82mm)	7th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1973
Jul 1956–Dec 1957 18-Month	45.66" (1,159.76mm)	44.58" (1,132.33mm)	1.08" (27.43mm)	79th Driest	Driest since: 1956	1954
Jul 1956–Dec 1957 18-Month	45.66" (1,159.76mm)	44.58" (1,132.33mm)	1.08" (27.43mm)	49th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2019
Jan 1956–Dec 1957 24-Month	59.25" (1,504.95mm)	59.90" (1,521.46mm)	-0.65" (-16.51mm)	47th Driest	Driest since: 1956	1931
Jan 1956–Dec 1957 24-Month	59.25" (1,504.95mm)	59.90" (1,521.46mm)	-0.65" (-16.51mm)	81st Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2019
Jan 1955–Dec 1957 36-Month	86.99" (2,209.55mm)	89.86" (2,282.44mm)	-2.87" (-72.89mm)	31st Driest	Driest since: 1956	1956
Jan 1955–Dec 1957 36-Month	86.99" (2,209.55mm)	89.86" (2,282.44mm)	-2.87" (-72.89mm)	96th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	2019
Jan 1954–Dec 1957 48-Month	113.14" (2,873.76mm)	119.78" (3,042.41mm)	-6.64" (-168.65mm)	9th Driest	Driest since: 1956	1956
Jan 1954–Dec 1957 48-Month	113.14" (2,873.76mm)	119.78" (3,042.41mm)	-6.64" (-168.65mm)	117th Wettest	Wettest since: 1953	2019
Jan 1953–Dec 1957 60-Month	141.45" (3,592.83mm)	149.68" (3,801.87mm)	-8.23" (-209.04mm)	8th Driest	Driest since: 1956	1956
Jan 1953–Dec 1957 60-Month	141.45" (3,592.83mm)	149.68" (3,801.87mm)	-8.23" (-209.04mm)	117th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	2019

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 29, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings