Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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West Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, March 1956
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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March 1956 1-Month |
0.30" (7.62mm) | 2.33" (59.18mm) |
-2.03" (-51.56mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1956 |
| 128th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1995 | ||||
|
Feb–Mar 1956 2-Month |
2.37" (60.20mm) | 5.05" (128.27mm) |
-2.68" (-68.07mm) | 14th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1923 |
| 115th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1938 | ||||
|
Jan–Mar 1956 3-Month |
7.25" (184.15mm) | 8.03" (203.96mm) |
-0.78" (-19.81mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 2022 |
| 67th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1995 | ||||
|
Dec 1955–Mar 1956 4-Month |
14.54" (369.32mm) | 10.58" (268.73mm) |
3.96" (100.59mm) | 110th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1977 |
| 18th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1907 | ||||
|
Nov 1955–Mar 1956 5-Month |
16.42" (417.07mm) | 12.46" (316.48mm) |
3.96" (100.59mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1977 |
| 17th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1983 | ||||
|
Oct 1955–Mar 1956 6-Month |
16.69" (423.93mm) | 13.48" (342.39mm) |
3.21" (81.54mm) | 101st Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1977 |
| 27th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1983 | ||||
|
Sep 1955–Mar 1956 7-Month |
17.07" (433.58mm) | 13.98" (355.09mm) |
3.09" (78.49mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1977 |
| 26th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1983 | ||||
|
Aug 1955–Mar 1956 8-Month |
17.75" (450.85mm) | 14.37" (365.00mm) |
3.38" (85.85mm) | 104th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1977 |
| 24th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jul 1955–Mar 1956 9-Month |
18.19" (462.03mm) | 14.69" (373.13mm) |
3.50" (88.90mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 2021 |
| 23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jun 1955–Mar 1956 10-Month |
18.43" (468.12mm) | 15.19" (385.83mm) |
3.24" (82.29mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 2021 |
| 23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1983 | ||||
|
May 1955–Mar 1956 11-Month |
19.31" (490.47mm) | 16.11" (409.19mm) |
3.20" (81.28mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1977 |
| 26th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1983 | ||||
|
Apr 1955–Mar 1956 12-Month |
20.95" (532.13mm) | 17.45" (443.23mm) |
3.50" (88.90mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1977 |
| 23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1983 | ||||
|
Oct 1954–Mar 1956 18-Month |
29.97" (761.24mm) | 30.93" (785.62mm) |
-0.96" (-24.38mm) | 57th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1977 |
| 70th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 1983 | ||||
|
Apr 1954–Mar 1956 24-Month |
32.99" (837.95mm) | 34.89" (886.21mm) |
-1.90" (-48.26mm) | 55th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 2022 |
| 72nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 1983 | ||||
|
Apr 1953–Mar 1956 36-Month |
49.90" (1,267.46mm) | 52.29" (1,328.17mm) |
-2.39" (-60.71mm) | 53rd Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 2022 |
| 73rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1984 | ||||
|
Apr 1952–Mar 1956 48-Month |
65.30" (1,658.62mm) | 69.54" (1,766.32mm) |
-4.24" (-107.70mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 1951 | 2015 |
| 79th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1998 | ||||
|
Apr 1951–Mar 1956 60-Month |
88.37" (2,244.60mm) | 86.83" (2,205.48mm) |
1.54" (39.12mm) | 77th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1933 |
| 47th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 1999 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on September 30, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/