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Precipitation Rankings, April 1956

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
April 1956 1-Month	5.32" (135.13mm)	5.28" (134.11mm)	0.04" (1.02mm)	72nd Driest	Driest since: 1954	1930
April 1956 1-Month	5.32" (135.13mm)	5.28" (134.11mm)	0.04" (1.02mm)	57th Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	1991
Mar–Apr 1956 2-Month	11.24" (285.50mm)	11.24" (285.50mm)	0.00" (0.00mm)	70th Driest	Driest since: 1954	1925
Mar–Apr 1956 2-Month	11.24" (285.50mm)	11.24" (285.50mm)	0.00" (0.00mm)	59th Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	1980
Feb–Apr 1956 3-Month	20.16" (512.06mm)	16.25" (412.75mm)	3.91" (99.31mm)	106th Driest	Driest since: 1955	2007
Feb–Apr 1956 3-Month	20.16" (512.06mm)	16.25" (412.75mm)	3.91" (99.31mm)	23rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1953	1991
Jan–Apr 1956 4-Month	22.85" (580.39mm)	21.54" (547.12mm)	1.31" (33.27mm)	80th Driest	Driest since: 1954	1986
Jan–Apr 1956 4-Month	22.85" (580.39mm)	21.54" (547.12mm)	1.31" (33.27mm)	49th Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	1991
Dec 1955–Apr 1956 5-Month	25.85" (656.59mm)	27.11" (688.59mm)	-1.26" (-32.00mm)	53rd Driest	Driest since: 1954	1986
Dec 1955–Apr 1956 5-Month	25.85" (656.59mm)	27.11" (688.59mm)	-1.26" (-32.00mm)	75th Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	1983
Nov 1955–Apr 1956 6-Month	29.27" (743.46mm)	31.32" (795.53mm)	-2.05" (-52.07mm)	49th Driest	Driest since: 1954	1986
Nov 1955–Apr 1956 6-Month	29.27" (743.46mm)	31.32" (795.53mm)	-2.05" (-52.07mm)	79th Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	1983
Oct 1955–Apr 1956 7-Month	30.97" (786.64mm)	34.28" (870.71mm)	-3.31" (-84.07mm)	38th Driest	Driest since: 1954	1904
Oct 1955–Apr 1956 7-Month	30.97" (786.64mm)	34.28" (870.71mm)	-3.31" (-84.07mm)	90th Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	1983
Sep 1955–Apr 1956 8-Month	32.37" (822.20mm)	37.71" (957.83mm)	-5.34" (-135.63mm)	25th Driest	Driest since: 1954	1904
Sep 1955–Apr 1956 8-Month	32.37" (822.20mm)	37.71" (957.83mm)	-5.34" (-135.63mm)	103rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	1983
Aug 1955–Apr 1956 9-Month	35.98" (913.89mm)	41.64" (1,057.66mm)	-5.66" (-143.77mm)	23rd Driest	Driest since: 1954	1904
Aug 1955–Apr 1956 9-Month	35.98" (913.89mm)	41.64" (1,057.66mm)	-5.66" (-143.77mm)	105th Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	1983
Jul 1955–Apr 1956 10-Month	43.12" (1,095.25mm)	46.66" (1,185.16mm)	-3.54" (-89.91mm)	36th Driest	Driest since: 1955	1925
Jul 1955–Apr 1956 10-Month	43.12" (1,095.25mm)	46.66" (1,185.16mm)	-3.54" (-89.91mm)	92nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1953	1983
Jun 1955–Apr 1956 11-Month	46.23" (1,174.24mm)	50.83" (1,291.08mm)	-4.60" (-116.84mm)	31st Driest	Driest since: 1955	1925
	46.23" (1,174.24mm)	50.83" (1,291.08mm)	-4.60" (-116.84mm)	97th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1983
	Ties: 1915
May 1955–Apr 1956 12-Month	50.88" (1,292.35mm)	55.59" (1,411.99mm)	-4.71" (-119.64mm)	38th Driest	Driest since: 1955	1925
May 1955–Apr 1956 12-Month	50.88" (1,292.35mm)	55.59" (1,411.99mm)	-4.71" (-119.64mm)	90th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1983
Nov 1954–Apr 1956 18-Month	81.12" (2,060.45mm)	87.03" (2,210.56mm)	-5.91" (-150.11mm)	43rd Driest	Driest since: 1955	1918
Nov 1954–Apr 1956 18-Month	81.12" (2,060.45mm)	87.03" (2,210.56mm)	-5.91" (-150.11mm)	84th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1980
May 1954–Apr 1956 24-Month	98.52" (2,502.41mm)	111.26" (2,826.00mm)	-12.74" (-323.59mm)	22nd Driest	Driest since: 1955	1926
May 1954–Apr 1956 24-Month	98.52" (2,502.41mm)	111.26" (2,826.00mm)	-12.74" (-323.59mm)	105th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	1980
May 1953–Apr 1956 36-Month	144.19" (3,662.43mm)	166.95" (4,240.53mm)	-22.76" (-578.10mm)	6th Driest	Driest since: 1955	1954
	144.19" (3,662.43mm)	166.95" (4,240.53mm)	-22.76" (-578.10mm)	120th Wettest	Wettest since: 1953	2020
	Ties: 2008
May 1952–Apr 1956 48-Month	193.77" (4,921.76mm)	222.43" (5,649.72mm)	-28.66" (-727.96mm)	3rd Driest	Driest since: 1955	1955
May 1952–Apr 1956 48-Month	193.77" (4,921.76mm)	222.43" (5,649.72mm)	-28.66" (-727.96mm)	122nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	2021
May 1951–Apr 1956 60-Month	238.94" (6,069.08mm)	277.77" (7,055.36mm)	-38.83" (-986.28mm)	1st Driest	Driest since: 1956	1956
May 1951–Apr 1956 60-Month	238.94" (6,069.08mm)	277.77" (7,055.36mm)	-38.83" (-986.28mm)	123rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	2022

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 1, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings