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Precipitation Rankings, January 1956

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2023)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
January 1956 1-Month	0.82" (20.83mm)	0.79" (20.07mm)	0.03" (0.76mm)	82nd Driest	Driest since: 1955	1981
January 1956 1-Month	0.82" (20.83mm)	0.79" (20.07mm)	0.03" (0.76mm)	48th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	1969
Dec 1955–Jan 1956 2-Month	1.81" (45.97mm)	1.60" (40.64mm)	0.21" (5.33mm)	84th Driest	Driest since: 1955	1931
	1.81" (45.97mm)	1.60" (40.64mm)	0.21" (5.33mm)	45th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	1969
	Ties: 1971, 1973
Nov 1955–Jan 1956 3-Month	2.94" (74.68mm)	2.88" (73.15mm)	0.06" (1.53mm)	71st Driest	Driest since: 1955	1940
Nov 1955–Jan 1956 3-Month	2.94" (74.68mm)	2.88" (73.15mm)	0.06" (1.53mm)	58th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	1997
Oct 1955–Jan 1956 4-Month	4.21" (106.93mm)	4.81" (122.17mm)	-0.60" (-15.24mm)	50th Driest	Driest since: 1955	1977
Oct 1955–Jan 1956 4-Month	4.21" (106.93mm)	4.81" (122.17mm)	-0.60" (-15.24mm)	79th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	1972
Sep 1955–Jan 1956 5-Month	6.64" (168.66mm)	7.73" (196.34mm)	-1.09" (-27.68mm)	37th Driest	Driest since: 1955	1977
Sep 1955–Jan 1956 5-Month	6.64" (168.66mm)	7.73" (196.34mm)	-1.09" (-27.68mm)	92nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	2020
Aug 1955–Jan 1956 6-Month	9.93" (252.22mm)	11.20" (284.48mm)	-1.27" (-32.26mm)	40th Driest	Driest since: 1955	1977
	9.93" (252.22mm)	11.20" (284.48mm)	-1.27" (-32.26mm)	89th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	1901
	Ties: 1939
Jul 1955–Jan 1956 7-Month	15.67" (398.02mm)	14.80" (375.92mm)	0.87" (22.10mm)	81st Driest	Driest since: 1955	1977
Jul 1955–Jan 1956 7-Month	15.67" (398.02mm)	14.80" (375.92mm)	0.87" (22.10mm)	48th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	2017
Jun 1955–Jan 1956 8-Month	19.13" (485.90mm)	18.88" (479.55mm)	0.25" (6.35mm)	66th Driest	Driest since: 1955	1977
Jun 1955–Jan 1956 8-Month	19.13" (485.90mm)	18.88" (479.55mm)	0.25" (6.35mm)	63rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	2011
May 1955–Jan 1956 9-Month	21.34" (542.04mm)	21.98" (558.29mm)	-0.64" (-16.25mm)	55th Driest	Driest since: 1955	1977
May 1955–Jan 1956 9-Month	21.34" (542.04mm)	21.98" (558.29mm)	-0.64" (-16.25mm)	74th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	2011
Apr 1955–Jan 1956 10-Month	23.11" (586.99mm)	24.03" (610.36mm)	-0.92" (-23.37mm)	51st Driest	Driest since: 1955	1977
Apr 1955–Jan 1956 10-Month	23.11" (586.99mm)	24.03" (610.36mm)	-0.92" (-23.37mm)	78th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	1969
Mar 1955–Jan 1956 11-Month	23.96" (608.58mm)	25.29" (642.37mm)	-1.33" (-33.79mm)	41st Driest	Driest since: 1955	1911
Mar 1955–Jan 1956 11-Month	23.96" (608.58mm)	25.29" (642.37mm)	-1.33" (-33.79mm)	88th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	1969
Feb 1955–Jan 1956 12-Month	25.22" (640.59mm)	25.98" (659.89mm)	-0.76" (-19.30mm)	48th Driest	Driest since: 1955	1911
Feb 1955–Jan 1956 12-Month	25.22" (640.59mm)	25.98" (659.89mm)	-0.76" (-19.30mm)	81st Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	2020
Aug 1954–Jan 1956 18-Month	34.51" (876.55mm)	37.20" (944.88mm)	-2.69" (-68.33mm)	30th Driest	Driest since: 1941	1977
Aug 1954–Jan 1956 18-Month	34.51" (876.55mm)	37.20" (944.88mm)	-2.69" (-68.33mm)	98th Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	2020
Feb 1954–Jan 1956 24-Month	49.65" (1,261.11mm)	51.96" (1,319.78mm)	-2.31" (-58.67mm)	36th Driest	Driest since: 1949	1931
	49.65" (1,261.11mm)	51.96" (1,319.78mm)	-2.31" (-58.67mm)	92nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	2020
	Ties: 1981
Feb 1953–Jan 1956 36-Month	79.60" (2,021.84mm)	77.90" (1,978.66mm)	1.70" (43.18mm)	60th Driest	Driest since: 1955	1935
Feb 1953–Jan 1956 36-Month	79.60" (2,021.84mm)	77.90" (1,978.66mm)	1.70" (43.18mm)	67th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	2020
Feb 1952–Jan 1956 48-Month	101.98" (2,590.29mm)	103.84" (2,637.54mm)	-1.86" (-47.25mm)	39th Driest	Driest since: 1951	1937
Feb 1952–Jan 1956 48-Month	101.98" (2,590.29mm)	103.84" (2,637.54mm)	-1.86" (-47.25mm)	87th Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	2020
Feb 1951–Jan 1956 60-Month	133.06" (3,379.72mm)	129.83" (3,297.68mm)	3.23" (82.04mm)	62nd Driest	Driest since: 1955	1934
Feb 1951–Jan 1956 60-Month	133.06" (3,379.72mm)	129.83" (3,297.68mm)	3.23" (82.04mm)	63rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	2020

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published June 2023, retrieved on June 10, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings