Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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Southwest Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, August 1956
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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August 1956 1-Month |
1.11" (28.19mm) | 2.02" (51.31mm) |
-0.91" (-23.12mm) | 10th Driest | Driest since: 1950 | 1962 |
| 119th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1963 | ||||
| Ties: 2019 | ||||||
|
Jul–Aug 1956 2-Month |
2.76" (70.10mm) | 3.89" (98.81mm) |
-1.13" (-28.71mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 2020 |
| 116th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1921 | ||||
| Ties: 1960 | ||||||
|
Jun–Aug 1956 3-Month |
3.28" (83.31mm) | 4.83" (122.68mm) |
-1.55" (-39.37mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 2020 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1921 | ||||
|
May–Aug 1956 4-Month |
3.99" (101.35mm) | 5.94" (150.88mm) |
-1.95" (-49.53mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 2020 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1921 | ||||
|
Apr–Aug 1956 5-Month |
4.68" (118.87mm) | 7.00" (177.80mm) |
-2.32" (-58.93mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 2020 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1999 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 1956 6-Month |
4.91" (124.71mm) | 8.15" (207.01mm) |
-3.24" (-82.30mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2002 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1941 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 1956 7-Month |
5.67" (144.02mm) | 9.16" (232.66mm) |
-3.49" (-88.64mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2002 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1941 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 1956 8-Month |
6.93" (176.02mm) | 10.14" (257.56mm) |
-3.21" (-81.54mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2002 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1941 | ||||
|
Dec 1955–Aug 1956 9-Month |
7.62" (193.55mm) | 11.15" (283.21mm) |
-3.53" (-89.66mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2002 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1941 | ||||
|
Nov 1955–Aug 1956 10-Month |
8.33" (211.58mm) | 12.04" (305.82mm) |
-3.71" (-94.24mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2002 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1941 | ||||
|
Oct 1955–Aug 1956 11-Month |
8.80" (223.52mm) | 13.17" (334.52mm) |
-4.37" (-111.00mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2002 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1941 | ||||
|
Sep 1955–Aug 1956 12-Month |
9.43" (239.52mm) | 14.54" (369.32mm) |
-5.11" (-129.80mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2002 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1941 | ||||
|
Mar 1955–Aug 1956 18-Month |
17.13" (435.10mm) | 22.69" (576.33mm) |
-5.56" (-141.23mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2002 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1942 | ||||
|
Sep 1954–Aug 1956 24-Month |
22.72" (577.09mm) | 29.09" (738.89mm) |
-6.37" (-161.80mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 2003 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1942 | ||||
| Ties: 1954 | ||||||
|
Sep 1953–Aug 1956 36-Month |
33.58" (852.93mm) | 43.58" (1,106.93mm) |
-10.00" (-254.00mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1956 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1907 | ||||
|
Sep 1952–Aug 1956 48-Month |
45.44" (1,154.18mm) | 58.05" (1,474.47mm) |
-12.61" (-320.29mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1956 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1986 | ||||
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Sep 1951–Aug 1956 60-Month |
60.51" (1,536.95mm) | 72.53" (1,842.26mm) |
-12.02" (-305.31mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1904 | 2004 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1987 | ||||
| Ties: 1904 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on October 2, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/