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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	5.60" (142.24mm)	4.06" (103.12mm)	1.54" (39.12mm)	105th Driest	Driest since: 1956	1965
December 1957 1-Month	5.60" (142.24mm)	4.06" (103.12mm)	1.54" (39.12mm)	24th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1990
Nov–Dec 1957 2-Month	13.58" (344.93mm)	7.63" (193.80mm)	5.95" (151.13mm)	126th Driest	Driest since: 1956	1976
Nov–Dec 1957 2-Month	13.58" (344.93mm)	7.63" (193.80mm)	5.95" (151.13mm)	3rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1978
Oct–Dec 1957 3-Month	16.31" (414.27mm)	10.42" (264.67mm)	5.89" (149.60mm)	122nd Driest	Driest since: 1956	1963
Oct–Dec 1957 3-Month	16.31" (414.27mm)	10.42" (264.67mm)	5.89" (149.60mm)	7th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1919
Sep–Dec 1957 4-Month	20.77" (527.56mm)	13.65" (346.71mm)	7.12" (180.85mm)	123rd Driest	Driest since: 1956	1963
Sep–Dec 1957 4-Month	20.77" (527.56mm)	13.65" (346.71mm)	7.12" (180.85mm)	6th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2018
Aug–Dec 1957 5-Month	22.55" (572.77mm)	17.39" (441.71mm)	5.16" (131.06mm)	112th Driest	Driest since: 1956	1953
Aug–Dec 1957 5-Month	22.55" (572.77mm)	17.39" (441.71mm)	5.16" (131.06mm)	17th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2018
Jul–Dec 1957 6-Month	25.63" (651.00mm)	21.73" (551.94mm)	3.90" (99.06mm)	99th Driest	Driest since: 1956	1953
Jul–Dec 1957 6-Month	25.63" (651.00mm)	21.73" (551.94mm)	3.90" (99.06mm)	30th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1979
Jun–Dec 1957 7-Month	30.94" (785.88mm)	25.98" (659.89mm)	4.96" (125.99mm)	105th Driest	Driest since: 1956	1930
Jun–Dec 1957 7-Month	30.94" (785.88mm)	25.98" (659.89mm)	4.96" (125.99mm)	24th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2018
May–Dec 1957 8-Month	36.49" (926.85mm)	30.32" (770.13mm)	6.17" (156.72mm)	108th Driest	Driest since: 1956	1930
May–Dec 1957 8-Month	36.49" (926.85mm)	30.32" (770.13mm)	6.17" (156.72mm)	21st Wettest	Wettest since: 1950	2018
Apr–Dec 1957 9-Month	42.01" (1,067.05mm)	34.42" (874.27mm)	7.59" (192.78mm)	114th Driest	Driest since: 1956	1930
Apr–Dec 1957 9-Month	42.01" (1,067.05mm)	34.42" (874.27mm)	7.59" (192.78mm)	15th Wettest	Wettest since: 1915	2011
Mar–Dec 1957 10-Month	44.38" (1,127.25mm)	39.13" (993.90mm)	5.25" (133.35mm)	102nd Driest	Driest since: 1956	1930
Mar–Dec 1957 10-Month	44.38" (1,127.25mm)	39.13" (993.90mm)	5.25" (133.35mm)	27th Wettest	Wettest since: 1950	2011
Feb–Dec 1957 11-Month	48.71" (1,237.23mm)	42.74" (1,085.60mm)	5.97" (151.63mm)	105th Driest	Driest since: 1956	1930
Feb–Dec 1957 11-Month	48.71" (1,237.23mm)	42.74" (1,085.60mm)	5.97" (151.63mm)	24th Wettest	Wettest since: 1950	2011
Jan–Dec 1957 12-Month	55.13" (1,400.30mm)	46.94" (1,192.28mm)	8.19" (208.02mm)	112th Driest	Driest since: 1956	1930
Jan–Dec 1957 12-Month	55.13" (1,400.30mm)	46.94" (1,192.28mm)	8.19" (208.02mm)	17th Wettest	Wettest since: 1950	2011
Jul 1956–Dec 1957 18-Month	75.56" (1,919.22mm)	68.70" (1,744.98mm)	6.86" (174.24mm)	97th Driest	Driest since: 1956	1930
Jul 1956–Dec 1957 18-Month	75.56" (1,919.22mm)	68.70" (1,744.98mm)	6.86" (174.24mm)	31st Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1979
Jan 1956–Dec 1957 24-Month	105.64" (2,683.26mm)	93.88" (2,384.55mm)	11.76" (298.71mm)	110th Driest	Driest since: 1956	1931
Jan 1956–Dec 1957 24-Month	105.64" (2,683.26mm)	93.88" (2,384.55mm)	11.76" (298.71mm)	18th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2019
Jan 1955–Dec 1957 36-Month	150.96" (3,834.38mm)	140.90" (3,578.86mm)	10.06" (255.52mm)	95th Driest	Driest since: 1956	1954
Jan 1955–Dec 1957 36-Month	150.96" (3,834.38mm)	140.90" (3,578.86mm)	10.06" (255.52mm)	32nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	2020
Jan 1954–Dec 1957 48-Month	192.16" (4,880.86mm)	187.95" (4,773.93mm)	4.21" (106.93mm)	70th Driest	Driest since: 1956	1904
Jan 1954–Dec 1957 48-Month	192.16" (4,880.86mm)	187.95" (4,773.93mm)	4.21" (106.93mm)	56th Wettest	Wettest since: 1953	2021
Jan 1953–Dec 1957 60-Month	228.67" (5,808.22mm)	235.00" (5,969.00mm)	-6.33" (-160.78mm)	35th Driest	Driest since: 1956	1944
Jan 1953–Dec 1957 60-Month	228.67" (5,808.22mm)	235.00" (5,969.00mm)	-6.33" (-160.78mm)	90th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	2021

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published June 2023, retrieved on June 8, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings