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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	5.63" (143.00mm)	3.53" (89.66mm)	2.10" (53.34mm)	119th Driest	Driest since: 1956	1943
December 1957 1-Month	5.63" (143.00mm)	3.53" (89.66mm)	2.10" (53.34mm)	10th Wettest	Wettest since: 1901	1973
Nov–Dec 1957 2-Month	10.95" (278.13mm)	7.42" (188.47mm)	3.53" (89.66mm)	119th Driest	Driest since: 1956	1904
Nov–Dec 1957 2-Month	10.95" (278.13mm)	7.42" (188.47mm)	3.53" (89.66mm)	10th Wettest	Wettest since: 1950	1983
Oct–Dec 1957 3-Month	13.09" (332.49mm)	11.12" (282.45mm)	1.97" (50.04mm)	92nd Driest	Driest since: 1956	2001
	13.09" (332.49mm)	11.12" (282.45mm)	1.97" (50.04mm)	37th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	2005
	Ties: 2012
Sep–Dec 1957 4-Month	16.06" (407.92mm)	14.81" (376.17mm)	1.25" (31.75mm)	79th Driest	Driest since: 1956	1955
Sep–Dec 1957 4-Month	16.06" (407.92mm)	14.81" (376.17mm)	1.25" (31.75mm)	50th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	2005
Aug–Dec 1957 5-Month	18.09" (459.49mm)	18.32" (465.33mm)	-0.23" (-5.84mm)	59th Driest	Driest since: 1956	1947
	18.09" (459.49mm)	18.32" (465.33mm)	-0.23" (-5.84mm)	70th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	2005
	Ties: 1945
Jul–Dec 1957 6-Month	21.86" (555.24mm)	22.11" (561.59mm)	-0.25" (-6.35mm)	57th Driest	Driest since: 1956	1978
Jul–Dec 1957 6-Month	21.86" (555.24mm)	22.11" (561.59mm)	-0.25" (-6.35mm)	72nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	2005
Jun–Dec 1957 7-Month	25.20" (640.08mm)	25.84" (656.34mm)	-0.64" (-16.26mm)	54th Driest	Driest since: 1956	2001
Jun–Dec 1957 7-Month	25.20" (640.08mm)	25.84" (656.34mm)	-0.64" (-16.26mm)	75th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	2005
May–Dec 1957 8-Month	27.72" (704.09mm)	29.24" (742.70mm)	-1.52" (-38.61mm)	44th Driest	Driest since: 1956	2001
	27.72" (704.09mm)	29.24" (742.70mm)	-1.52" (-38.61mm)	85th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	2005
	Ties: 1915
Apr–Dec 1957 9-Month	30.16" (766.06mm)	32.58" (827.53mm)	-2.42" (-61.47mm)	36th Driest	Driest since: 1956	2001
Apr–Dec 1957 9-Month	30.16" (766.06mm)	32.58" (827.53mm)	-2.42" (-61.47mm)	93rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	2005
Mar–Dec 1957 10-Month	32.21" (818.13mm)	35.90" (911.86mm)	-3.69" (-93.73mm)	31st Driest	Driest since: 1956	2001
Mar–Dec 1957 10-Month	32.21" (818.13mm)	35.90" (911.86mm)	-3.69" (-93.73mm)	98th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	2005
Feb–Dec 1957 11-Month	33.87" (860.30mm)	38.68" (982.47mm)	-4.81" (-122.17mm)	20th Driest	Driest since: 1949	2001
Feb–Dec 1957 11-Month	33.87" (860.30mm)	38.68" (982.47mm)	-4.81" (-122.17mm)	109th Wettest	Wettest since: 1956	2005
Jan–Dec 1957 12-Month	35.94" (912.88mm)	41.98" (1,066.29mm)	-6.04" (-153.41mm)	14th Driest	Driest since: 1949	2001
Jan–Dec 1957 12-Month	35.94" (912.88mm)	41.98" (1,066.29mm)	-6.04" (-153.41mm)	115th Wettest	Wettest since: 1956	2005
Jul 1956–Dec 1957 18-Month	55.32" (1,405.13mm)	64.10" (1,628.14mm)	-8.78" (-223.01mm)	12th Driest	Driest since: 1949	2001
Jul 1956–Dec 1957 18-Month	55.32" (1,405.13mm)	64.10" (1,628.14mm)	-8.78" (-223.01mm)	116th Wettest	Wettest since: 1956	2006
Jan 1956–Dec 1957 24-Month	75.36" (1,914.14mm)	84.04" (2,134.62mm)	-8.68" (-220.48mm)	17th Driest	Driest since: 1949	1965
Jan 1956–Dec 1957 24-Month	75.36" (1,914.14mm)	84.04" (2,134.62mm)	-8.68" (-220.48mm)	111th Wettest	Wettest since: 1956	2006
Jan 1955–Dec 1957 36-Month	111.63" (2,835.40mm)	125.98" (3,199.89mm)	-14.35" (-364.49mm)	6th Driest	Driest since: 1949	1966
Jan 1955–Dec 1957 36-Month	111.63" (2,835.40mm)	125.98" (3,199.89mm)	-14.35" (-364.49mm)	121st Wettest	Wettest since: 1956	2007
Jan 1954–Dec 1957 48-Month	170.18" (4,322.57mm)	167.93" (4,265.42mm)	2.25" (57.15mm)	63rd Driest	Driest since: 1952	1967
Jan 1954–Dec 1957 48-Month	170.18" (4,322.57mm)	167.93" (4,265.42mm)	2.25" (57.15mm)	63rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1956	2008
Jan 1953–Dec 1957 60-Month	216.73" (5,504.94mm)	209.92" (5,331.97mm)	6.81" (172.97mm)	74th Driest	Driest since: 1953	1968
Jan 1953–Dec 1957 60-Month	216.73" (5,504.94mm)	209.92" (5,331.97mm)	6.81" (172.97mm)	51st Wettest	Wettest since: 1956	2009

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on May 28, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings