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Precipitation Rankings, December 1956

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
December 1956 1-Month	0.52" (13.21mm)	1.11" (28.19mm)	-0.59" (-14.98mm)	17th Driest	Driest since: 1955	2002
	0.52" (13.21mm)	1.11" (28.19mm)	-0.59" (-14.98mm)	112th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	2015
	Ties: 1943
Nov–Dec 1956 2-Month	2.55" (64.77mm)	2.87" (72.90mm)	-0.32" (-8.13mm)	56th Driest	Driest since: 1955	1976
Nov–Dec 1956 2-Month	2.55" (64.77mm)	2.87" (72.90mm)	-0.32" (-8.13mm)	73rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1953	2015
Oct–Dec 1956 3-Month	3.95" (100.33mm)	5.16" (131.06mm)	-1.21" (-30.73mm)	38th Driest	Driest since: 1955	1910
Oct–Dec 1956 3-Month	3.95" (100.33mm)	5.16" (131.06mm)	-1.21" (-30.73mm)	91st Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	1931
Sep–Dec 1956 4-Month	5.49" (139.45mm)	8.83" (224.28mm)	-3.34" (-84.83mm)	15th Driest	Driest since: 1955	1939, 1976
Sep–Dec 1956 4-Month	5.49" (139.45mm)	8.83" (224.28mm)	-3.34" (-84.83mm)	114th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	1931
Aug–Dec 1956 5-Month	9.98" (253.49mm)	12.67" (321.82mm)	-2.69" (-68.33mm)	25th Driest	Driest since: 1955	1976
Aug–Dec 1956 5-Month	9.98" (253.49mm)	12.67" (321.82mm)	-2.69" (-68.33mm)	104th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	2018
Jul–Dec 1956 6-Month	14.50" (368.30mm)	16.52" (419.61mm)	-2.02" (-51.31mm)	41st Driest	Driest since: 1955	1976
Jul–Dec 1956 6-Month	14.50" (368.30mm)	16.52" (419.61mm)	-2.02" (-51.31mm)	88th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	2018
Jun–Dec 1956 7-Month	17.10" (434.34mm)	21.15" (537.21mm)	-4.05" (-102.87mm)	21st Driest	Driest since: 1955	1976
Jun–Dec 1956 7-Month	17.10" (434.34mm)	21.15" (537.21mm)	-4.05" (-102.87mm)	108th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	2018
May–Dec 1956 8-Month	20.38" (517.65mm)	25.20" (640.08mm)	-4.82" (-122.43mm)	18th Driest	Driest since: 1955	1976
May–Dec 1956 8-Month	20.38" (517.65mm)	25.20" (640.08mm)	-4.82" (-122.43mm)	111th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	1993
Apr–Dec 1956 9-Month	22.36" (567.94mm)	28.15" (715.01mm)	-5.79" (-147.07mm)	15th Driest	Driest since: 1955	1910
Apr–Dec 1956 9-Month	22.36" (567.94mm)	28.15" (715.01mm)	-5.79" (-147.07mm)	114th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	1993
Mar–Dec 1956 10-Month	23.29" (591.57mm)	30.10" (764.54mm)	-6.81" (-172.97mm)	10th Driest	Driest since: 1955	1910
Mar–Dec 1956 10-Month	23.29" (591.57mm)	30.10" (764.54mm)	-6.81" (-172.97mm)	119th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	1993
Feb–Dec 1956 11-Month	23.83" (605.28mm)	31.12" (790.45mm)	-7.29" (-185.17mm)	9th Driest	Driest since: 1955	1910
Feb–Dec 1956 11-Month	23.83" (605.28mm)	31.12" (790.45mm)	-7.29" (-185.17mm)	120th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	1993
Jan–Dec 1956 12-Month	24.28" (616.71mm)	32.09" (815.09mm)	-7.81" (-198.38mm)	5th Driest	Driest since: 1955	1910
Jan–Dec 1956 12-Month	24.28" (616.71mm)	32.09" (815.09mm)	-7.81" (-198.38mm)	124th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	1993
Jul 1955–Dec 1956 18-Month	34.88" (885.95mm)	48.69" (1,236.73mm)	-13.81" (-350.78mm)	1st Driest	Driest since: 1956	1956
Jul 1955–Dec 1956 18-Month	34.88" (885.95mm)	48.69" (1,236.73mm)	-13.81" (-350.78mm)	127th Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	1993
Jan 1955–Dec 1956 24-Month	47.25" (1,200.15mm)	64.24" (1,631.70mm)	-16.99" (-431.55mm)	2nd Driest	Driest since: 1956	1989
Jan 1955–Dec 1956 24-Month	47.25" (1,200.15mm)	64.24" (1,631.70mm)	-16.99" (-431.55mm)	126th Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	2019
Jan 1954–Dec 1956 36-Month	81.43" (2,068.32mm)	96.36" (2,447.54mm)	-14.93" (-379.22mm)	5th Driest	Driest since: 1912	1957
Jan 1954–Dec 1956 36-Month	81.43" (2,068.32mm)	96.36" (2,447.54mm)	-14.93" (-379.22mm)	122nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	2010
Jan 1953–Dec 1956 48-Month	107.22" (2,723.39mm)	128.37" (3,260.60mm)	-21.15" (-537.21mm)	2nd Driest	Driest since: 1956	1958
Jan 1953–Dec 1956 48-Month	107.22" (2,723.39mm)	128.37" (3,260.60mm)	-21.15" (-537.21mm)	124th Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	2010
Jan 1952–Dec 1956 60-Month	136.73" (3,472.94mm)	160.36" (4,073.14mm)	-23.63" (-600.20mm)	1st Driest	Driest since: 1956	1956
Jan 1952–Dec 1956 60-Month	136.73" (3,472.94mm)	160.36" (4,073.14mm)	-23.63" (-600.20mm)	124th Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	2010

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 26, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings